The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-11

nolntments.
! Governor Harrington gave out Il
statement last week in which he re-
piled to the references made in the
Republican platform to the Chase re
port upon the State finances. the
conduct Of the Comptroller. 0llice,
the general financial condition OF the
State, the appointment OF members
OF the Legislature to office by me
Governor during the Legislative"
terms for which they we're elected
and the alleged practice OF the State
Treasurer of depoSiting public funds
according to political or personal ad-
yantages.
The Governor said:
"Chairman TAFT, prior TO the extra
session, INDUCED III certain state
mentS whose falsity was known to
everyone else. But these statements
met with such universal condemna-
tion from the press ana public. re
gardlesS of party, that | did not 1eel
called upon to notice them. hen
Il great political party gives approval
TO the same, further silence mighe
be misunderstood by the people.
The statement made that any
Chase report was eNpufeated OF sup
pressed Is abSoluteiH ldlSe. He VI
inal of the Chase reports, made DE
order of the Comptroller, for himself
or Tor the GoodnoW ColhhliSSloh'dlG
and have been on nle IN the ONCE oi
the Comptroller and the Governor,
and nave been open 10 Inspection dI
any time. These reports are precise
ly as filed, and there Is nothing III
them whatsoever, nor III any dhho'"
lions concerning thelh' thdt an! ONT
would desire TO suppress ana pfdc't
caitH nothing IN them that was hot
publicly announced ana proclaimed
by me in my campaign TOR Governor
from one end OF the stat" 10 the
other.
Al the 'ifie oi the d''l"""' ei'lViL'
u !h\ 'ah"iuacH Iof 'ile ""I'I!ld lion
,"f \tfhof gave ou' " i"'l s'"''-
niSt' vi me 'oHult,"ii % '"' so
~iets~ uIH' NHo"IhS 'n"' "l' '''' o"li. ~
:he over dRpIopl latioh O. i.o'''
v"9 ~ tAc Legislature oi ~ ,thele
"ooi" De "ehcit III the 9'dte lIe"H-
dlH oI an Sf""l 'iil""hti an" go,
:" ~ <''.'i ~ - y, 1,,,.
ileh' vi '"'S'' 'E''''" -
'dhu'
Larry IN lhe spring oi I'lo
th'pIo!ed MI. ohdst 70 eA"lii,iS thI
oooAS VI tiie No'iipI oi''i oiii>e 'i'>'
90 ao,lae III Iesol" " 'el I.o,.t;' t"iu ii''i,
seS licn we "eie oon'eiIi = I'''7
ne ooilil'lollei epoi ,,'i1 ~ t'i> ,a
any s"s7e h' us titI,o,,
iS""'e aluhS ~ iihe =" a. ~,
MS iepoi' ""' ny" III my olilt A.,
. uhe l. - 81 ny ~ - +tr
Ch"7' ' s., II ms 80. .. Ip gn
Gnu vi oui "a i''eot q, - .I:.I. ~,
.. MS iepoi' "ao pu0ii'n"o N,",
MI. Sna9e "nu CopS O. ,,(t
upon tHe eeoh y, ~ noIa,,',+as. /
iae,hDeI VI .ne os ,o1r
Vi Tue Ee slsia.uIe VI ! = ~ ---.l
During Tue session Vi me Lesis
iature the uoouho" ooillhi lsslon d"
NdIious 'lliieo sene ino - epol o,o'.a.(, - |
WIN these lepoito "eie uoiooen
some [econlnlenoatlo4s VI Iepot :"
W " hich MI cha9e nnu ,. hit'"e ~ II ~ ~
ACCORDING 70 MI. onase pi'il' CO., r'lt -
lhese reports were sINen - tne ne tho
papers, anu, III! incl liioiv' rpUn
request OF the senate, an Oh Tue re-
ports ana recoh!Inenuations VI 'no
the ChaSe iepoi'9' VIZ ~ ro,+o. o. 49,
lhe oehdte @ilu u iiou'e " ~
ana were altei" aiu ler III iieu
them 10 tne Governor > oLliCe III s"le
keeping, the Reports Always pelhS "C
lhe cclllndnu Vi inc - ei'''e' u
open 10 pupllc lnspectioh'
frdcIlcaliy dil VI ne e, Uli'llaot -.
datlons were known poln ~ tne pr
and most OF the Recommendation"
had been included IN my message 70
the General Assembly anu were en-
acted into laws mere were plaetl
cally but two points OF alhelence'
Inc Goouho" Soinlhis9lol |
mended the cohsonoatioh vi 'ne VI
ice OF the commissioner ol Motol
Nehlcles WIN the otate hoauS IN
anu tne dpolIShlilenI VI ~
State Auditor ONCE ana piaclhg MS
work directly uhder lhe coh'lol Vi
the comptroller.
Il dld not agree WIN lhese rec
concentrations at that tlme ana uo
not now, and nave no rear Dut thaV
my posltlon on the TWO polnt9 "a
question has been tully Jllstlnea anu
now meets with full publlc approval
as 1t met with the approNal ol the
Legislature at tnat tllne.
The comptroller pupHShes an
nual reports ana the Governor mas !
the comptrollers ana treasurer
BOOKS annually examined ny experts
as required by law. Governor 1oluS-
borough had this done When was |
comptroller by those Whom ne con
sidered competent experts, put 1t
may be excusaole here TO remark as |
my late opponent IS reputeu 70 pe
the brains behlnd RepuDllean leau-
ershlp now, that althougn ehtlusteu
by Governor Goldsoorough WIN the |
expenditure OF Sb,ooo,ooo ana re-
qulred to report annually, ne 1alleu !
to comply with the law ana only
gave us preliminary report aftef
the Legislature or 1910 was Wen ull-
der way.
I'VE desired very much 10 nave
this report during my campaign III
1915, but there was none 10 be mad
The charge that the treasurer
DlacpS his NpnOSitS in the QlHGr6nf !