The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-10

will enable the commission to make the
law effective
The ramifcalions of the lobby led
into the very organization of the Legsla-
ture itself.
"A fruitful source of lrregularity and
graft was the use of public funds as sal
aries to employees and purported EN-
ploves, whose names never reached the
light of day and whose appointments
were made by star-made methods, with
out the knowledge of the public or the
members Of the General Assembly as to
who were appointed and what, if any,
services were rendered to the State.
Senator Lee earnestly supported. from
its inception, the movement to destroy
this evil by substituting a roll open to
daily public inspection and the pubca-
ton IN the Comptroller's report of the
names and addresses of the employees,
the amount of money they received and
the duration of their services. This def
nitely fixed the responsibility for the APP
pointment Of every man enabled the
members themselves. the press and the
public to know exactly who was being
appointed, their affiliations and the serv-
ices required Of them
''ln State as well as national affairs
Senator Lee has consistently stood
against special privileges of every kind.
Like the PreSident-elect. Lee regards
compensation for employees injured or
killed in the perilous industries of i'm
portance to all classes, particularly the
laboring classes and their families. AT
the last session of the Legislature the Iu-
dicial Proceedings Committee, of which
Senator Lee was chairman, held many
hearings on this subject, and finally re-
ported and the Senate passed positive
compulsory compensation law, which
failed 10 pass the House
To protect the health and safety of
employees and to save the public from
railroad wrecks, he secured the passage
OF the Eight-Hour law for telegraph OPP
orators and earnestly supported the law
requiring full crew on railroad trains.
He led the fight to pass the resolu-
ton giving Maryland's assent to the In
come Tax amendment to the Federal
Constitution, as pledged by the national
Democratic platform.
Senator Lee supported the Corrupt
Practices act and amendments, the auto.
iiCD'N wa oilO ldN, lllG ldWS
for the State care of the insane, bank
supervision, Pure Food law and the State
Normal School
AS student OF practical road con-
structlon and one familiar with conditions
throughout the State, he has constantly
labored for the perfection of system of
State and State aid roads, under which
roads could be constructed of perma-
nent character and at a cost which would
enable the State and counties to macada-
mlze and maintain all the main arteries of
travel.
THE distinguishing features of Senator
Lees career as public man are his de-
votlon to public duty. irrespective of the
effect upon his personal advancement;
his willingness at all times to go down to
defeat, if necessary, for principle in
which he believes, and his refusal to en-
ter into deals and entangling political al
lances to secure prelerment. Evidently
he never thinks of himself
But Southern pride and generosity
will not forget that he bears the name
and, in generosity and honor, sustains the
character of the greatest recent examplar
OF Southern virtues. There is room now
for his selection to high public service.
believe the party, when it fully considers
his relations to Its State and national
welfare, will agree on his selection"