Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-10-13
SAY CITY IS UNFAIR
COUNTY MEN INsIeT REFER.
EkDUM SHOULD Be OWEN.
Claim People o. state do Not All un.
aeTstand That Baltimore County
IL Not Fighting Annexation II
Presented In q Just Bill.

tpspassd by the Baltimore County SoA-
psrussn citissss Pro,sotiv. Commits.
The Baltimore county people claim
th& the people OF the other counties
would be with rhem solidly without
regard 70 party II they fully under
stood the attitude Of Baltimore county
In the annexation Eight They are no,
opposing a fair bill. n Il submits the
question TO q vote OF the people pro.
posed 30 be taken into the city
The point Of Disagreement Is upon
the bill prepared BY City Solicitor
Field. given the approval Of a com.
mittes named BY tho city and now
called the Greater Baltimore Erten
sien League bill No representative
OF the section affected by the bill was
given any chance 10 make any changes
In this bill. which omits the command
Of the Constitution OF MARYLAND that
no part Of any county may be taken
away without the consent by vote
Of the people living IN the territor,
proposed 10 De tRken away
This bill prepared entirely BY rep
resentatives OF the city. contains
many other provisions which the Bal
timors county people term oppressive
and unfair but the city men who are
pushing II insist thai It must he
passed Just a. Il is They demanded
that both political parties al theii
recent State conventions. should de
Glare In favor o; II The Democratic
Convention declined 10 do this but
declared It's approval Of fair bill
which would submit the matter 10
the people. as provided by the Const
tuition. Thu Republican Convention
declared in favor Of the bill as Il is.
without a referendum
This action OF the Republican party.
Il 10 urged by the Baltimore county
men. has placed some OF the Office
holders and candidates OF that party
In queer position There are sew
erai hold-ovsr Republican state Sen.
ators who were elected on the Re
PaOlNAh hAehtbt VI Aslos " HltHs upon
the advice OF Republicans OF undoub,
ed legal ability, declared naiy in
favor OF the referendum These Sen.
arors claim that. IN all honor. they
the voters on their behalf when 'hsy
were elected Notable among these
10 Senator Newton D r Allen. OF
Baltimore county. who was elsc, ed in
the face OF normal Democratic ma.
Jority OF about 20o0 rnquestion
ably as the political writers OF that
time asserted much 81 this great
change was due 70 The fact that the
Democratic platform OF 1915 WAS
ambiguous and strSddiing upon the
question OF annexation
Other Republicans. who were elect
Cd TO the House OF Delegates Two
years ago. are candidates for re.elsc
ton Since their denomination their
party has made for them a promise
directly the rev arse Of that of 1915
Sill others new mon. are supposed
10 be bound by the platform OF this
year. which declares fatty agalns;
the referendum Thus II is asserted.
Il the Republicans win a majorit, in
the Legislature they will be repre-
sented BY members pledged on both
sides OF the same question and some
who will not know where they are
at"
The advocates OF the citN's h'l
have adopted as their campaign cry.
"A referendum means no annexation
sumo thai the people OF the suburbs
will reject tho proposed bill II & is
submitted 10 them /, IL commended
by thor opponents that mis- ia not
fair assumption. because whom. In
1855 a fair annexation hill was pro
posed I; was passed by the beEisla
ture with but little opposition and
the voters in the northern and west
srn suburbs approved II and 'helt
territory was taken into The city The
opponents OF the present plan OF an
nexation claim that The refusal Of -
sponsors 20 submit Il to- The people
ia an admission that u "a unfair and
thar the omission Of the referendum
makes I; moro so
Mayor Preston. # IL asserted. has
sndesvored 70 make i appear thai
the residents ~ tho 'errtor, whico
he proposes TO take in arc persons
who have ler the city 10 escape tax
alton and therefore. as he claims nor
entitled TO any sympathy This, the
county people insisf. ia not at all cor
rect Some OF the residents. they sat,
have always lived whore the, do now
while many others have moved &c
hat section from other parts Of Bal
timore county from other counties
and from o,her states These are
mostly people who have always lived