Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-09-19

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the health laws of the State in all sue
respects as experience has shown to b
: desirable for the fullest protection of tn
health of the people.
Second-The welfare and permanence o
the institutions of free people depend
upon the intelligence of the masses, anC
the education of the children of the people
is therefore a supreme duty of the State
We pledge ourselves to the ample support
of and to all possible improvement in the
public school system of Maryland
Third-We would foster the interests Of
agriculture by introducing into our public
schools in the counties modern and adj
vanced training in agriculture and farm
ing. by improving and enlarging the pres
ent plan of farmers institutes and by i'm
proving the curriculum and equipment OF
the Maryland Agricultural College so as
to extend its practical usefulness through
the rural sections of the State.
Fourth-We pledge ourselves to the en-
actment of workmen's compensation act
under which justice shall be done to in
jured workmen and laboring men and
women and their families. And we fur
ther pledge the Democracy to the passage
of such legislation for the due protection
of the lives and health of the miners of
Maryland in their hazardous occupation.
Fifth-We favor the passage of the
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tuition providing that hereafter only the
buyer of a vote at elections shall be pun
ishable.
Sixth-We pledge ourselves to the enact
ment of Senatorial Primary and Election
laws and law making provision for the
temporary appointment of United States
Senator in the event of vacancy in such
office until the people shall have OppOrtu-
nifty to fill such vacancy. so as to bring
the law of Maryland in harmony with the
recently adopted Seventeenth Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States.
Seventh-We declare that Baltimore city
and the counties of the State should enjoy
the largest measure of local self-govern-
ment, and we pledge our representatives
in the General Assembly to the enactment
of such laws as will confer upon the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore and the
County Commissioners of the several coun-
ties Jurisdiction in local matters now I'M
der the exclusive control of the Legislature.
Eighth-We pledge the passage of an
act providing for the appointment by the
Governor of a non-partisan commission to
consider and report to the General Assem-
bly, appropriate plans for bringing into
closer trade and social relationship the
Eastern and Western Shores and also the
counties Of Southern Maryland with Balti-
more city and other sections of the State.
And we pledge the Democratic party to
do all that may be constitutiOnally possible
for the development of the resources of
the counties of Southern Maryland and for
their improvement cOmmensurately with
other parts of Maryland.
Ninth-We pledge reform in legislative
procedure in order to enforce prompt and
proper consideration of all bills the abO-
lition of the fee system wherever practical
of system of uniform accounting through
out the State Offices and institutions and
the several administrative subdivisions of
the State; constructive penal legislation.
including provision for the abolition of
contract labor, and the employment of con-
victs in useful and appropriate occupations
under direct State authority and the bring
ing of State and county penal institutions
under the authority of non-partisan State
penal board; revision of the State game
laws, harmOnizing them as far as possible
with regulations of the general govern
ment upon the subject and providing for
their better enforcement scientific treat
ment and conduct of educational and char
liable institutions supported or aided by
the State with view to the further CEN
tralization of the authority of the State
over them and a more businesslike control
over the expenditures of the States funds.
Tenth-We recommend a non-political
consideration and study of the good roads
situation in Maryland. with a view to de-
termining and providing for the cost of
completing the proposed system and of ap-
prOpriately maintaining it, and we pledge
ourselves to the continued extension of the
good roads system.
Eleventh-We commend the conspicu-
ously successful and progressive admins
tration Of the public affairs of Baltimore
city by city government Democratic in
all its branches.
Twelfth-The party approves and sup
ports the pending amendment to the Con-
stitution permitting the printing of bills
in lieu of engrOssment, and we promise the
prompt enactment of legislation to carry
the same into effect.
Thirteenth-Whena bill or amendment
which repeats and re-enacts with amend
ments any section Of the existing law is
printed all new words proposed to be added
to the existing law shall be printed in
italics and all words proposed TO be stricken
from the existing law shall be indicated
by Cancelled type or some other appropriate
method. so that proposed changes in a law
can be readily seen and understood.
Fourteenth-We declare our firm adhe-
renee to the policy regulating the public
service corporations through Public Utili-
ties Commission. Said commission, being
a quasi judicial body. should be entirely
free from corporate and partisan political
control. and the provisions Of the law
tending to make it peoples court" for
the expeditions redress Of grievances. with
out formality or technicality. should be
strengthened and maintained.
Fifteenth-The Democratic party pledges
itself to guard zealOusly the rights Of the
oystermen and all Of those who earn their
livelihood out Of the waters Of Our State.
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