The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-23


WAYS. We stand for protecting
Americanism and the American Ideal
of government from every form of
foreign and hostile aggression.
This issue is raised very acutely in
this campaign in this state because
of the peculiar governmental views OF
my distinguished opponent, the De-
mOcratic candidate tor United States
Senator. Those views are IN direct
ODpositiOn 10 the fundamental, his
t0ric doctrines OF both the republican
and Democratic parties. Ihey nave
been denounced repeatedly by the
platform declarations OF MS own
party and publicly repudiated by taat
party's distinguished leaders. They
strike at the very foundations OF our
American institutions and weld us to-
gether without regard to party In de-
Tense of those institutions. Whatever
differences divide us in our political
contests we are not divided in our de-
termination to protect our American
system and our American ideal
against those governmental theories
and heresies which would subyert
them. To such un-American theories
nv opponent stands committed by
"OTu ana DS uSSu L hhu ho' M
uuire publicly OF him whether in this
campaign he proposes to stand on that
record or proposes to repudiate 1t
For myself | want to say that
stand without equivocation or re-
servation for the American spirit and
the American Ideal. That ideal of
government is unique. 1t gives the
Individual the greatest possible free
dom of action consistent with the
public welfare and tran Sfers to the
central government only those func-
lions necessary for proper regulation.
Under this system the real power OF
government is vested in the indlvid-
ual. Americanism is lndividuaIism
properly and justly regulated.
To me liberty of the individual is
too sacred. too fundamental to the
perpetuity of American institutions
to be bartered away for any temper
AIRY eXpedients, any makeshlft propa-
ganda, any rancid radlcallsm which
would substitute a paternalistic soc
Jailed bureaucracy Tor our constltu-
tional American Democracy. Pater-
nalistic Legislation is not IN accord
with that American Ideal and its pal
try patrouizing makes no appea. to
the outstanding men Of America. So
cialistic legislation Is not IN accord
with that American spirit and we
want none of it in the land where the
fullest Development OF the individual
freedom mas brought forth nation
Of such progress. prosperity and in
finite promise, as to make II happy
home for meu Of all races and cllmes.
NhC. my distinguished opponent,
OF amy otulr pIoragaha.St Of the SOC
iali@lIc plu-uam advocates the govern
mlnt purchasing the telegraph and
telephone companies and perhaps the
railroads, he entirely ignores the TACT
that government ownership involves
laGi.a. change OF governmental
form. |, would mean not a mere
change OF po.iay but an alteration of
cur Constitution beyond recognition.
Those who seek to cross socialism
with American nulNduausm would
produce a hybrid monster which would
neither give Us the efficiency OF the
older governments nor the freedom OF
tha new. TO transfer our great cor
porations to the government would
enormously Increase our pubic debt,
place in power countless army Of
office holders, reduce the revenues, IN
crease our taxes, strain our admins
tratlve machinery to the breaking
point ana pace upon Us ancient slav-
cry in new and more dangerous
form. | for one, gentlemen, do not
want to see government do more
things, so much as | want TO see gov
ernment do things more effectively.
And where, | ask you. should man
feel such want more acutely than
here in Maryland, under the DONNA
ton of our present Democratic state
machine.
Our party would not expand the
powers of government but perfect its