The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-09-30

IFt'I-aLtODS 10 tle hSpupllCailS VI
Mary and, upon the harmony ard good
feeling which now prevails in the party.
?. We commend with pride the
splendid administration of Gov. Phillips
Lee Coldsborough, which has been con-
Quoted under the guidance of high ideals
and with the sole regard to the best
interests of the state and its people,
whereby he has been able to accomplish
much good, despite the handicap Of
hostile legislatures.
3. We deplore the system of extra
vagarce, waste and inetficiency which
has grown up through the long-con-
tinue5 exercise Of control by the Demo-
cratic machine in this state and submit
that The paramount issue of the ap-
preaching campaign is that Of economy.
efficiency and honesty.
/. We demand the elimination Of all
silent and secret influences, well de-
scriDed as the invisible government. 3"
which have insidiousiy dominated the
legislative department of Maryland,
through the Democratic machine, and
by which honest and conscientious
public servants have been prevented
from faithfully and truthfully repre-
senting their constituents.
;. We recognize and respectfully
submit that the promises made by the
Democratic party in its recent conven-
ton, or made or to be made by the
Democratic candidates during this cam
paIgn, are not promises or pledges
which can be kept as long as the Dem
ocrat;c State machine, again triumph
ant in the recent Democratic primar-
les, continues to exercise its traditional
influence and despotic power over the
General Assembly of the state.
IS, We emphaticaIly condemn the
expenditure of enormous sums for the
expenses of the legislatures of 1912
and 1914. Thousands of dollars, during
said sessions, were wasted that might
have been saved 70 the people or used
for public improvements had not the
Democratic party, in control of the
Senate and House, ignoring the public
plea for retrenchment and repudating
the Ian of common honesty in the ex-
penditure of public funds. knowingly
created a large number of useless posi-
tons tor employees in the Senate and
House and paid them unearned salar-
les with the money of the taxpayers.
2. The people of Maryland VIII re-
ceive with distrust the fulsome and
belated promises of the Democratic
platform adopted at its recent State
Convention to pass such laws and con-
stitutional amendments as may be rec
commended by a commission OF certain
citizens for the abolition of certain
useless Offices and the prevention of
waste and duplication. The people of
the state will recall that the late
Governor Crothers during his. admins
tration appointed a commission for a
similar purpose, whose recommended
tons for economy and efficiency in the
administration of the states affairs
were entirely ignored by the Demo-
cratic Legislature under the domination
of the same machine.
The Republican party pledges itself,
in the event of its success, to abolish at
the earliest possible moment every IN
necessary office; to rearrange and re-
adjust and coordinate the powers of
the several departments, bureaus,
commissions and divisions of the civil
government, so as to couple power with
responsibility and to eliminate ex-
travagance in all forms. We pledge
that the Republican candidate for
governor will Immediately designate
Fstrong unpaid commission of the
highest business and professional
character to fully investigate these
questions and to incorporate their find
ings and recommendations in bills to be
presented to the next General Assembly,
and we pledge ourselves to the passage
of such bills.
8. The Republican party believes
primarily in the application of business
methods to the management of the
State affairs in all of its branches,
and holds that Maryland's pressing
need is the reorganization of its govern
ment SO as to promote a more efficient
and economical administration, in order
that the State tax rate shall be lowered
and higher return in service to the
people be secured. This can only be
done by appropriate legislation, which
Democratic Legislatures have per-
sistentlYlrefused and neglected to adopt
In view of the enormous extravaganza
of recent Democratic General AS
sembiies and of the further fact that
the appropriations in this State have
far exceeded its income, despite the
burdensome increase in State taxes, we
pledge ourselves to the adoption of a
scientific budget system, such as has
been recently outlined by our Guberna-
torial candidate in the public press,
whereby State appropriations shall be
properly appropriatedsand kept within
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