The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-22
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"A new PAPER In BALTIMORE WOULD
have BARE SUCCESS.
Democrats Need Have No Fear OF
Their Record in the Past
General Assembly.
Baltimore, April 20, 1910.

April AOy lJ1Us
Governor Crothers made the most
important Of his appointments this
week, when he gave out the names Of
Judge James Alfred Pearce, and
Messrs. Walter w. Abell and James M.
Amber as Public Utilities Commission
ers, Mr.. John E. George as Automobile
Commissioner and Mr.. II. Arthur
Stump as Judge of the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City. ALI these gentle
men are eminently qualified for the
places to which they are assigned,
stand high in the esteem of the gen.
eral public, and their appointment
gives general satisfaction, except to
the mugWump papers Of Baltimore,
who would not be satisfied with any
one named by a Democratic governor.
The passing of the Sun over the mug
Wump-Republican ranks, takes away
the last friend the local and State
Democracy had among the daily Eng
lish newspapers of the city, and leaves
the party helpless so far as journal
istic support is concerned in Balti-
more.
In this connection it is we'll to recall
the fact that the Sun was responsible
for the defeat Of Senator Prices
Amendment to the Public Utilities bill
which would have permitted the estab-
lishment of a real Democratic paper
in the city. Under the law as it stands
now every public or quasi public Or
ganizatiOn or association is subject TO
it's provisions, except the Associated
Press and kindred organizations, and
these close corporations are in no
wise under the control of the Commits
sion or the regulations of that body.
AS result, no newly established pa
per will be able to secure any press
service, and the old monopoly of pub
lie news will be more firmly entrench-
ed than ever. Senator Prices Amend
ment, which was rejected, would have
placed the Press Association under the
regulation of the Public Utilities Com
mission, and would have enabled any
newspaper in the State to have OBJ
tanned telegraphic service at the same
rates now paid by the other members
of the Press Association. The only
monopoly not subject to regulation by
the Utilities Commission is the monop-
oily Of news by wire, and this prevents
the establishment of any paper in
Baltimore with any reasonable pros
pect Of success. The Sun wanted ev-
erything regulated by the Commission
except the monopoly in which it was
interested, and in this, as in all other
matters bulldozed the General Assem-
bly, into obedience.
The outlook Is bright for the cleo
tion of Democratic Congress this
year, and in this Maryland will prob
ably contribute full delegation of
six Democratic members. All the
signs from every section of the State
point to Democratic landslide, and
the same signs from all sections of
the country indicate that the next
House Of Representatives will be DEM
ocratic by large majority, and that
Maryland will once more have a solid
Democratic delegation in Congress.
People are just beginning to real
iZe the Importance of the laws passed
at Annapolis during the recent session.
Among the important bills of general
moment were the Public Utilities, the
Primary Election Law, the new as
sessment law, the Automobile law, the
Pure Food Law, the new laws for
the care Of the Insane and other in
digent people-al1 Of which are al
most revolutionary in their character,
and will be far-reaching in their effect.
Under these laws the whole system
will be changed and new and radical
methods will prevail. How these
changes will work when carried into
practical effect, cannot be foretold-
but any defects can be remedied at
the next session in 1912. At that time
the ineffective parts can be eliminated
from the laws and the good parts left
in operation. As it is, men who are
good judges assert that Maryland is
now in the vanguard of the States in
all matters pertaining to up-to-date
and modern legislation-especially in
the way OF care for the afflicted both
mentally and physically. Notwith-
standing the criticism of the General
Assembly on. the part of the hostile
papers, the Democrats need have no
fear to 60 before the people on the
record of the last four months for the
good so far predominates that there
can be very little just criticism made
by any reasonable person
PAUL WINCHESTER