The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-18
FRANCE HAS IDEALS


n |. France. member-elect of the
-.nited States Senate, at his home,
.onulent and Cathedral streets. re-
emily. ''to say what | shall try to
-ccomplish in the next Senate. Since
yhe election | have been so busy III
acknowledging messages of congratu-
lation. in catching up with my private
%. business ard in making up for lost
SLEEP tha' | h.N, really had but little
time to think of the future There
are, however. two subjects with which
/ am tolerably familiar and to which
| have devoted considerable study and
time. They are health and education
AS a practicing physician for several
years ! acquired an insight into
health, good and bad. mostly bad. me-
thods for keeping good health and the
remedies for bad health.
at will be my effort to improve our
national health laws, where they need
Tprovement, with special view to
tamping out contagious diseases.
What magnificent achievements if the
United States could take the lead in
stamping out tuberculosis. infantile
paralysis and similar maladies so de-
structive to our population? The life
of every citizen is worth, on an aver
s,,e, $4,000 to the State. Should we
not as an economic proposition even
aside from other considerations, seek
to conserve the public health? Why
not try to conserve the national health
as well as the national resources?
Waste In Education.
st seems to ME that there is a
great deal of waste in our education
The results are not commensurate
with the expenditures. Elevation of
educational standards and the broad
enlng OF the scope of education, with
a view to improving our efficiency and
scientific knowledge are certainly
worthy of our best efforts. If Eng
land had followed the advice of the
late King Edward. then the Prince of
Wales. and subordinated 30 years ago
at Cambridge and Oxford a study of
the sciences to the classics, how much
better prepared would England have
been for the war now raging? Ger
many led the world in scientific and
technical education. The result is
seen today on the battletieds of Eu-
rope. Here We have an illustration of
what the American nation must do,
not for preparedness for war, though
We must not overlook this factor, but
for betterment in every activity of
life by which we may build up our
own resources and compete with the
world
81 most heartily approve the sug-
gestion that military training camp
. modelled after that at Plattsburg. be
established near Baltimore. | am
Z irm believer in preparedness, which,
, however, must not be perfectedwith a
! constant expectation of war. Such
Z feeling might provoke trouble. In
fact it will be my constant aim to do
all that l can to advance the CONNER
scial and industrial interests of Balti
more. see no reason why Baltimore,
through the Panama Canal should not
seize all possible trade advantages
with the western. as well as the east
Bern nations of South America.
4 Through the Panama Canal Balti-
more is nearer Callao than is San
Francisco.
Better Day For Baltimore.
II shall stand with the Republican
u Nfty on the tariff and other national
II ives 10 "nlch II Is committed. |
M been trained in the Republican
Nool and there | expect to remain.
th our industries protected | see a
Yer day for Baltimore, which has
cred upon an era of industrial ex-
sion. | expect to see Sparrows
nt. under protective tariff and
er the guiding hand of Mr.. Schwab
elop into one of the greatest steel
and ship yards in the world. |
kit is about time that the Ameri-
nation should halt for while and
stock. We have rushed into too
bad legislation"
France will be the sixth Repub-
senator from Maryland His
cessors have been Thomas Holly
alcks, John A. J. Creswell, Louis
cGomas, George l.. Wellington
f William P. jackson. He is the
from Cecil county. Mr.. Cres-
eng his predecessor, Messrs.
and jackson also hailed from
Astern Shore, which will have
ienators after March 4 next
John Walter Smith being
M It Snow hi!l.-Ra!timore Amer