The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-08-13

notice. with much interest,
.,a public statement made by
ysyor Preston on the I'D, to
.So effect that be has had no
'areement or understanding
- anv kind with Senator Lee
With reference to the United
states senatorship.
knowing Senator Lee as l do,
.bere was no need of such as
snrance from Mr.. Preston-or
anyone else-to satisfy me
hat Senator Lee had never en-
tered into any agreement-or
ss if is usually called deal
of this or any other kind.
II has not been Senator Lees
habit to make deals of any
kind in public matters. He
declined absolutely to make any
deal last year with reference to
the Selatorship or to the dis
tribution of Federal patronage
in this State-in fact he was
very severely criticized by some
state organization people for
his refusal to make such a deal.
Pint a man cannot stand by
his principles in politics and at
the same time make deals by
which those principles or the
men who stand for them are
sacrificed. These so-called
deals are made usually in the
interest of what is called thar
mony' by that, generally means
smoothing things out for the
individuals at the expense OF
the public.
! have been a supporter Of
Senator Lee for the same rea-
son that / supported Governor
Crothers. Not on personal
grounds merely, but because OF
the conclusion which l had
and still have-that these men
relied mainly for their advance
ment in political life upon the
services which they could rem
der to the public, and not upon
the favors which they could
confer upon private persons or
private interests.
There are two schools of pol
itics in this country-the rep
resentatives of one school rely
mainly upon the activity of the
individuals upon whom they
have conferred favors for their
political advancement. The
members of the other school
place their main confidence in
the appreciation of the general
public for services rendered to
the general public.
The late Governor Crothers
and Senator Lee always belong
ed to the latter school.
Of course they have had oc-
casions to render favors to their
friends, from time to time, that
is inevitable in politics, but
that has always been a second
airy consideration with them
both.
l remember during the time
when l was campaigning with
Governor Crothers-in support
of Senator Lees candidacy for
nomination of Governor some
one was twitting the old man
with the fact that some of his
appointees were opposing him
in that contest. The Governor
smiled good-naturedly and re-
marked: yes, / know that. OF
course | could have appointed
to the various offices in the
State men who would have stuck
by me through thick and thin,
but under the circumstances
then existing that would have
caused a great deal OF trouble
in tue Legislature, and l think
il is worth more to be able to
snow the people of Maryland
that through my efforts they got
legislation an which all of the
people are interested-the Di-
rect Primary law the law reg
nlating public service corpora
uons-the law by which means
are provided for the construc-
tlon Of splendid system OF
state roads, etc.-than to be
able to say that | got this, that
or the other Office for my per-
sonal friends"
Now, Blair Lee fought should
er to shoulder against the OPP
position of many of the same
men who are opposing him now
along with Governor Crothers
ior these great measures. 1t
IS because of his record on
these lines that he received
Ihe greatest majority, when he
was a can lidaLe for tine Senate
mat any man has received in
Maryland in the last 40 years.
believe for that reason that
ne is the safest candidate the
democrats can nominate for
Governor, if they want to re-
cover this State from the Re-
publican party.
notice our good friend, Mr..
eurst, gives as one of his rea-
sons for opposing Senator Lees
lon nstion that he thinks thu.
Lees object in being a can
liuate for Governor is to be-
come the leader Of the Demo-