The midland journal., 1915-09-10
To The Democratic Voters OF Cecil
County.

Having announced myself as candidate
| for nomination by the Democratic Party, as
1 delegate to the House of Delegates, con-
slider 1t proper for me to state that have
| been voter in Cecil county for twenty years,
having regularly supported the Democratic
| Party during that period of time and also to
| state to the people Of the county my prin-
ciples and views in regard to certain public
policies and questions which have been the
subject of public and private discussions
during the Primary Campaign, realizing
| however, that such discussion as shall be
| able to give them in this letter must, Of
/ necessity, be of blief and superficial nature.
The duty of formulating platform for the
Democratic Party will devolve upon the Dele
gates to the State Convention and it would be
manifestly improper for candidate indivi-
dually, to attempt to forestall their actions.
The construction and maintenance of the
Good Roads system will be of lasting benefit
to the county and am in hearty sympathy
with the work but am however, of the opin-
ion that in the further extension of the sya-
tenn more economic manner of construction
should be adopted, and that roads constructed
of gravel, where the same is available, would
give greater service to the people of the
County thtn the more costly materials, by
reason of the fact that more mileage could be
constructed for the same cost, and that in any
neutrality-suspicious. of money for the State
Roads, sufficient sum thereof should be
applied to the completion of the unfinished
sections In Cecil County of the roads laid out
by the commission, crossing the Snsquehanna
River by way Of the bridge, purchased by the
state, at Conowingo, and passing through
Cecil County by way of Rising Sun, Calvert,
Fair Hill and Elkton, so that the system as
whole may be serviceable to the citizens of
Cecil County.
believe that the people of any county or
the city of Baltimore should have the right to
say whether or not intoxicating LIQUORS
should be sold within its limits and If elected.
will support any proper law to that effect
when the people of any county or city shall
express their desire for the same, and think
that the present local option law for Cecil
county should remain as it now is.
am opposed to gambling on horse races or
any other form of gambling and would oppose
its establishment in this or any other county
in the state.
The administration of the affairs of the
state should be reduced to a more economic
basis and such offices as may be dispensed
with. without impairing the efficiency of the
government, should be abolished and II elect
ed shall endeavor to aid in bringing about
such economic reform.
The great number of persons in the county
engaged in fishing. with the large amount of
capital invested. form an important industry
and should not be destroyed or impaired by
hostile legislation.
believe that at the present 1t Is of great
Importance that Democratic Legislature
should be elected with a sufficient majority
to insure Democratic administration of
state affairs, as we'll as to be ready to aid and
support President Wilson in the settlement OF
the critical and momentous questions now
pending of national and international
import.
In the performance of duty as your repre-.
sentative would welcome any discussion or
suggestion from the people of the county and
state to the best of my ability With this
brief statement of my views and PRINCIPLES
respectfully solicit your support at the
Primaries.
CECIL CLYDE SQUIRE.
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