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Governor CrOther's Good Advice.

Numerous attempts have been
made by the representatives of the
different Baltimore papers to ascer-
tain from Governor Crothers whe-
Their or not he contemplates being
a candidate for denomination. The
Governor has not, as yet, given
them any direct answer upon the
question, and many persons are of
the impression that he is seriously
considering entering the race.
Should he do SO, it will be upon
his record, which is acknowledged
by all to be an unusually strong
one. No better proof of this can
be found than the recent statement
that whether or not the Governor
is a candidate for reelection, the
State campaign will be made this
fall upon the record of his admins
tration, which has been a very pro-
gressive one.
Recently when interviewed by
one of the reporters the Governor
told him that tthere is too much
politics in the newspapers. You
pick up a paper and it's politics pol
itics, everywhere. The editors talk
more politics than the politicians.
They talk politics in the season
when there is no politics as well
as when there is. And they talk
what? Politics? Plans for the bet
terment of Government? Plans for
the reduction of the cost of govern
ment? Suggestions whereby the
usefulness of the government may
be improved? Ideas for adding to
> the prosperity of the people of the
State? Not at all. 1t is all men,
men, men.
''The idea in the newspapers
seems to be who will get this place
and who will get that? Will A get
this office or will B be able to
knock him out and get it himself ?
Will c be a candidate? Can D carry
that county? Is a fat man better
official than lean one?
eff the newspapers want to dis
cuss politics, let them talk about
policies. Let them suggest some
thing that those at the head of the
department of the government can
take up with profit to the people.
Is it a matter to the voters that an
office is held by A or B? How many
people ever hold an office? Is not
the voter and taxpayer more vitality
interested in the policies that ought
to be followed? Are not principles
of government better than mem"
The aforegoing remarks contain
good, sound advice. They furnish
much food for honest and profitable
reflection. So many campaigns are
conducted, both for nominations and
performances
the candidates, without regard tc
their fitness for the positions that
they seek, or without regard to the
public welfare that is to be com
mitted to their care. Instead OF
campaigns being conducted upon
specific declarations of how expen-
ses are to be reduced or better
ments to be secured, there is, as a
rule, no mention made of these mat
tiers except the vague promises OF
party platforms that contain decla-
rations to the effect that this par
ty pledges itself to economy, etc,
What we need badly at this time
is for men of intelligence to give
some thought to the matters OF
government; to advance suggestions
that will tend to effect those econo-
mics which every business man ap-
plies to his own business; to see
that every dollar of public money
that is expended is so expended as
to not only receive a full dollars
worth, but to give a full dollar
worth of public service and public
hetterment. There are hundreds OF
questions arising every day in the
matter of the administering of pub
lie affairs that require the best
judgment of the public. The right
way to bring about these reforms
II to agitate them, find out what
We want and then pledge the candi-
dates, whoever they may be, to
them, and to use good judgment in
the selection of the candidates.