Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-28

gressive Legislation the Governor
pointed to legi.lation now on the
statute books which he advocated.
including less hours for women, pro
lection Of child labor, direct primary
votes for candidates loi president and
promotion OF movement for good
roads.
In his speech Governor Sold :
borough said
q am county hoy, and think
| nave absorbed some ideas respect.
i Y country life | have been ask d
this evening to speak on the nesds
of the Maryland Agricultural College
[ have some ileas respecting the .
angemsnts of the college. Wiz
President Wilson, | stand for al.
sanceuient Of measures. | have nc
crit eisIn to make Of til past man
ageu ent OF our agricultural college
1t is incumbent upon the trustees Oil
that college to ele t All executive
head who will place the Institution
upon au equality with similar institu-
tons OF a high grade in other states.
Ii was my pleasure recently to visi;
Cornell College, and while there !
asked lis president how many Mary
land sti dents it carried en- its rolls.
| was surprised when was told that
the number was 115.
aft is my aim, my hope, that these
Maryland students viii stay at home
and gain their edneation here; that
the Marylf nd Agricultural College
will take a stand as high as that now
occupied BY Cornell. Applause.
'ln order to gain this end we must
have the best president whose SER
vices We can secure. The board OF
trustees has this proposition under
consideration. / do not desire the
honor or credit Of suggesting the
man who in my opinion is best fitted
70 be president. | am not consider
ing men. | am considering policies.
/ have consulted the farmers of the
state, who tell me that they want the
Agricultural College to be distine-
lively devoted to training of farmers
and that other courses be subordi-
nate or relegaIed to other colleges.
We are backward, not only in az
ricultural training, but in all lines o.
education. If l had my wa would
have bill pass. d by tie legislature
consolidating every academic colleg.
in the state into one large, usefLi
institution.
| tell you that this movement
back to tie farm means something.
II means the feeding of the world.
| beseecp you men aud you woms
to take up this question and study i,
You will solve the problem just a.
the progressive farmer of the Eastern
Shore are solving it. Look at what
the Eastern Shore has done 1t has
no realth under its soil, but it has
gone forward. Our state is free oil
those devasta ;iug storms v hich have
recently swept TIE Wset. We hay.
uucl 10 learn.
Hue Governor raia'ed his exper..
snce a director Ia a country bank.
lie SAID that ~ approved the appi
'adJ"s VI f4lmvrs FOR loans viii
which 10 buy automobile, ii thns,
farm rs were Tree Il debt, beraus,
the autor pbiles ad 20 tn eai,,
ment 81 farmers alA arr iae.ors i
keep s. t ,sand gills Oh tns fam
/ 70 Governor gave his AeniA
approval 70 the movement for go
road, movement, ne said. whel
ne Is trying to promote. lie civ,
instances in VIII d vslaes of farm
lands bad oeen icrea.i d fiom Il,
10 S35 per ass- SJaih~rn VI .tylAu,
an@ ssnie.e BY ODD rod.
'Wait naiii tie s"stem Of 20 a
raads j Southern Maryland is coo
pleted," continued Governai
"fhen watch great advances in l,nd
values. Th,s4 values viii e greatly
accelerated by the cua,liucrion OF !
railroad throus Southsr, Marylana.
Almost every governor rom Hami.-
ton down, fxceptiAg myself, ha-
promised Inc paop'e OF Southern
Maryland railroad. I have mad
no such promise, but l have the
promises of New York capitalists
that they will aid the enterprise.
Applause.
Il promise you my aid IN givina
legislation if you will
give me your aid. l am a progress
siye. / certainly did my duty in re-
incing the hours of work for women,
n protecting child labor and in 9th.
directions. | shall do all in my
power to have the next Legislature 4
'nact workingmen's compensation 1
az, and, with this object in view, |
hall appoint, in a few days, com
mission 70 take up the question and
rovide the requisite bill totbe sub
litted IN the legislature.