The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-04-28

Editors Of The Hartord Dcmocrdt.
Gentlemen:
am 80 impressed with the import
Ance of the nomination of the Hon.
Blair Lee for u. s. Senator ut the prl-
maries, to be- held on Monday. May lst.
to all Democrats who believe in Pro-
gresave Legislation and Political Re.
form, that am taking the liberty of
writing you few lines on the subject,
Many of us today will recall that it
WAS not until the Crotbers AdminIstra-
ton (l9OS 1922 that any substantial
reforms were accomplished in our State
affairs, or even advocated
During that administration Austin l..
CrOthers, IA Governor. and Blair Lee,
IA State Senator, introduced and val
Iantly fought for mnny progressive and
reform measures IN our state Lcgislh
ture. number of these were success
fully carried through, but many were
defeated through the power Of the old
rc- dictionary element Of III" pnrtY, which
fought them at every turn After their
retirement from State affairs IA Cover
nor and senator, respectively, CrOthcrH
and Lee organized the Reform Element
of the Democratic Party. and kept up
the fight throughout the Stat" for re-
| form and rctrcnChmcnl N political
| affairs. Then came the unfortunate
death Of Governor CTUthcrs, and Senh-
tor Lee was left To continue alone hs
| the leader of the Reform and Progress
sve Element Of III" Party. and we'll hhs
he fought for the abolition Of useless
Offices. the reduction Of Legislative eX
penses, and other reform measures, and
with the assistance Ui other Democrats
elected to office, both State and Local,
through the hearty 60 operation Of the
voters at the polls IN Eymphthy with
| those reform measures, much good has
been accomplished But much more
still remhins 10 be done"
The reforms that Blair Lee has stood
for and worked for are thpz" that Wood
| row Wilson, when Governor OF New
Jersey, advocated for that state, and
has since advocated for tn" whole
country IA President Of the United
States Mr. lee has stood for the
President IN all hIs policies and upheld
his hand IN every instance by his in
luencc and votes during the past two
years he has been in the u. s. Senate.
| / submit to the thoughtful and intelll,
gent voters Of our Party, that If many
Of the reforms suggested by the Good.
now Commission during the last session
Of the Legislature, that were allowed
to "fhll by the Whysldc, and other re.
form measures, are to he enacted into
laws for the benefit Of our people, that
1t il of the utmost importance that the
efforts of the man who has stood in the
front for these reforms during all these
years, and unillnchinRIy borne the bur
den Of the many political battles that
have been waged against them by ths
old reactiDnary element Of the Party,
should receive recognition ut this time
by hOnOring him with the nomination
for q. S. Senator. For the failure t.
nominate Mr.. Lee Senator in the com
ing primaries will be declaration By
the people that they are not in sympathy
with and do not care for the reform,
for which he has stood and worked, but
are satisfied with the present conditions
of affairs in our state.
DO not, voters Of our County, lie,
such AN unfortunate thing happen. Blu
vote for Blair Lee for brM chance fol
u. s. Senator on the lst of May
A WOODROW WILSON DEMOCRAT.
JARRETTsvILLE. April 10. 1916.
| P"bi,shed nHd pnm jor by Gco. N
Ostheim. Treasurer.