Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-09-13

HON. A. THEODORE BRADY.
In announcing my candidacy forlthe
| House of Delegates,I feel It incumbent
upon me " make clear my position, end
the things / hope to accomplish and
take especial interest in, provided my
| people see fit TO do me the honor by
voting for and electing me to that
office.
| / take IL ror grated that every vo-
ter has at heart the civic welfare of
] his county, and therefore. deems it his
| first duty to think well and study the
character. the integrity, and ability OF
the men who seek to represent the
people in the various Offices, etc.
On going over the personnel Of the
ticket submitted by the Progressive
wing of the Democratic party i am
convinced and satisfied that each can
didate measures up to the Office he
/ seeks, and | am proud to be associ-
ated with them.
AS for myown integrity. character,
ability and trustworthiness. invite
every man to view we'll my record
both in private and public life, and es-
pecially my record while serving as a
member of the House and Senate from
teh year 1898 to 1912
II elected, it is my intention to make
every effort TO dispose of the costly
and worthless (Haman) Oyster Law,
now on the Statute Books. even so far
as repeating the same-it has been
proven a failure, and as it stands to-
day it is nothing more than a graft for
few politicians and a continuous
source of expense and annoyance to
these who earn their livelihood by
hard work on the oyster bars.
/ As To The question Of the annexation
of a part of the Fifth district of our
county to Baltimore city. That ques-
tion has been used by the local polite
| ians to prejudice the minds OF the peo-
pie against the Honorable Blair Lee
| candidate for Governor, on the Pro-
| gressive wing of the Democratic tick
| ct ,anG the local candidates. / viii try
to enlighten those who may be affect
| cd by fear that annexation of any part
/ of our county TO Baltimore city will be
prejudicial to our county, etc. Accord
ing to the Constitution of the State OF
| MARYLAND. Article IS, Section !. "No
lines of aay CoUntv can be changed
without the consent of a majority OF
the legal voters, residing within the
| district, which, under said proposed
change would form q part of the coun-
ty different from that to which it be
longed prior to said change"
So YOU see that question is for the
voters determination-and no one else
has that power-and, as I, il elected
/ would be the representative of the
whole county, I would fight to the last
ditch any act that would be prejudical
to our county's interest-and knowing
] the honesty of purpose of the Honor
able Blair Lee-I know that he would
be Of the same frame of mind.
I am in favor of paying the Treas.
urer OF the county and the Treasurer
4 of the City of Annapolis q fiat sal
ary for the duties they are reQuir'
ed to perform, but am opposed to the
present law. allowing the said Treas
urer to charge n fee Of one COLLAR anc
twenty-five cents for serving a notic'
on delinquent taxpayers-(which sale
fee is applied to the greater portion o
his salary and defraying the expenses
Of his office)-for the man who canno
nay his taxes within the time required
bv law. has it hard enough as it is
without that additional burden and eX
pense.
While / favor the ownership of tn,
Anna apolis Water Company" Ivy tn
city, am opposed to the method b,
which it is operated and conducted un
der the present law-and l favor tn
repeating of the present law. re-enac
ing the same so that the management
of the said Water Company would b
by the city directly, and thereby d.
away with the additional expense o
an extra corps Of employees. Wh,
should the citizens be required to pa,
an extra corps of employees, when tn
city's present employees could easil
perform the same duties, without ex
ira expense, aud the money thus save
would tend materially TO lessen tn
water rent, and could be used to in
crease the efficiency of the service.
1 favor an amendment to the Pri
mary Election Law, 50 far as doin
away with the present method Q
marking of ballots on the outside c
the Polling House, or the "Envelop
System" as it IS called, will take fror
the hand of the practical politician hi
main weapon Of power, and place tn
nominating power in the hands of tn
PEOPLE,