The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-07-15

sary sequel Of a water system is
means BY which to carry away the
polluted waste water or disease as
inevitably follows as does night
follow the day.
But there is no reason why sewer
system should not be constructed be
cause OF it's heavy burden on the
municipality. for it is just as reason.
able to charge a householder for
carrying away his waste water as it
is to charge him for conveying to
him a supply Of pure water.
Practically such a system ofcharges
does exist in thrifty towns we could
point out which have a sewer system,
and not only is the charge cheerfully
paid but the revenue is sufficient to
create sinking fund for the gradual
extinguishment OF the debt.
THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE HOUR.
1t is almost by-word that Demo-
cratic leaders are unusually successful
in failing to take advantage Of their
opportunities, thus often turning a
possible victory into a real failure.
This may be taunt from the scorn-
ful, it may contain some elements OF
truth. In view OF the fact that for
fifty years-with exceptions for short
but widely-separated intervals--the
Democratic has been the minority
party in national politics, it is not
strange that in the number and
astuteness OF its leaders it compares
unfavorably with party whose
many victories at the polls tend to
lure into it's ranks the ambitious
youth Of the country.
Today our chances are such as the
party has not seen for many years,
fever With the opposition hope
lessly split. the factions drifting so
widely asunder that a new party is
confidently predicted; with the clap.
trap Democratic shibboleths thrown
to the winds which were used as
temporary bats to draw any and
everybody into its ranks the party
stands today on the fundamental
principles which gave it being and
won every victory it has ever gained.
And it has the man who to an I'M
usual degree embodies it's ideals and
who from a geographical standpoint
has everything in his favor.
The outlook, a conservative Re-
publican journal of exceptional
strength in a recent issue said edi.
torially;
THE Democratic platform reteutly
promulgated In Ohio Is regarded by many
| as q forecast Of the next Democratic
| National platform. and it's candidate for
Governor as a not improbable Presiden.
tial candidate, one perhaps mole Of the
| Parker than the Bryan type
The candidate 10 the Hon. Judson Har.
mon, formerly Attorney General in the
Cleveland Cabinet. and at prest Mt Cover.
nor Of Ohio. His political weight Is
shown by the fact that he a Democrat,
was elected Governor by no less than
10 900 mEj JIity on the same day Judge
Taft. the Republican Presidential candi.
date carried the state by 60. 900 ma ority.
| Judge Harmon has been an honest and
vigorous executive. lie has long since
| shown that IA ruling idea with him is
personal responsibility. To use the
words Of his party's platform. He
believes that guilt is personal-be 10 act.
ing On that belief at home. and would
act upon 1t in wider field. Ahighsense
of duty provides his only motive for OF
fetal action, and bis sense of justice alone
compels Judgment
In National affairs the platform "a yors
the application Of business methods to
the administration Of the Federal Govern.
mcnt In order to reduce its enormous
and fastgro wing expenses; revision OF
the present tariff; the conservation OF
our natural resources. The platform de.
nounces the Republican Administration.
and especially that Of Secretary BALM.
ger" for diminishing from public service
tried and true officers, whose only aim
was the preservation to the people OF
such resources
The principal point at issue in the
convention was a contest between
the Harmon and the Bryan elements,
the former winning by over eight
hundred.
Conditions, then, in the ranks of
both parties seem most favorable for
Democrats, and hungry and dissatis.
fed millions of citizens are demand
ing relief from existing high prices
which are the offspring of Republican
legislation. A safe and sane candi-
date who has shown he can carry
one Of the most important pivotal
states in the Union, it looks to the
uninitiated as though Governor
Harmon is the man to carry the
party to victory.
So much depends upon the skirmish
fight of the coming congressional
election that too much stress cannot
be laid on making it a clean cut con-