The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-15

earnest appear Co all party men TO sup
port the nominees and praised thu
platform as expressing the best wishes
best thought and best hopes of all thu
Democrats in the State.
Mr.. Richie was introduced as thu
first speaker and made the best speech
he has made since the campaign start
ed. He referred to MIR. Weller's as.
sertion that the Democrats cannot be
trusted to keep their promises, coupled
this with the general admission thai
the next Legislature will be Democratic
and then showed Mr.. Weller's incon.
sistency in making promises of reform
for the ful6llment of which he must
depend upon the party in which he as
serts faith cannot be placed.
Mr.. McMullen discussed the lack of
knowledge concerning Mr.. Weller 8
business ability; praised, as did all of
the other speakers, the economy and
efficiency commission named by the
State convention; explained how the
State tax rate was fixed, how the run
ming expenses of the State were paid
out of funds derived from miscellaneous
sources in no way connected with the
tax rate and then promised to do every
thing in his powerful elected, to pro-
mote the agricultural interests of the
State.
In this connection he suggested the
creation of & central bureau for the
making of experiments and the dis
semination of knowledge, with a
representative of the bureau in each
county. so that the benefits derived
from any experiments made could be
passed along to the farmers.
Mr.. Harrington declared that the
crying needs of the State were efficiency
and economy to insure the best govern
ment at the least expense, and the
adoption Of the budget system. In
making this statement he insisted that
he had no apology to make for the
Democratic party, which, he said, had
given to Maryland the most advanced
and progressive legislation existing in
any State in the Union.
The Gubernatorial candidate then
urged the repeal of all continuing ap-
preparations and closed with an appeal
to all Democrats to stand by the ticket,
both State and local, and thus prove to
the county that they endorse the ad
of President Wilson. who,
he declared, had experienced the most
trying time of any national Executive
since Abraham Lincoln. Every men
ton of the Presidents name elected |
applause.
Congressman Lewis made ,one of
those bang-up speeches which are no
novelty when he has the floor. He |
praised the State ticket and asked if |
a single person had suggested one
thought that would disqualify any of
the candidates.
81 want to see each of them elected"
said Mr.. Lewis. because then we can
go to sleep at nights confident that the
treasures of the State and the honor of
the party are in safekeeping.
Referring to the claims of Mr.. Wei
ler's superior business ability. Mr..
Lewis said that for so years the country
had an administration eat Washington
made up of Republican business men
which so catered to the special inter-
ests that finally the whole country re-
yolted. Then he asked Maryland to
ndorse President Wilson and thereby
back his reelection, SO that the Demo.
cratic national program, now but half
because it was too big to be
in one term, could be carried
out in full.