The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-05

And it will be a government better
suited to their needs.
The city limits should be extended
by the legislature OF 1918 because the
OpDOrtunity for a marvellous develop
ment is at hand and i'm order that Bal
tfmOre may get it's proper place 1n rhe
census of 1870.
! A Matter OF The Public Welfare.
This Is a bigger question than poll
tees; a bigger question than the po-
litical or personal fortunes of one man
or another man; bigger than the local
pride Of Baltimore city or Baltimore
county or Anne Arundel county. 1t
! is a question of the public welfare. 1t
is a matter of the interest Of the en-
tire State, and it is true now, as 1t
has always been, that the interest OF
the State is the supreme law.
Baltimore city was created by the
Legislature not for political reasons
| but for the public welfare. It's limits
have been five times enlarged, not be-
cause the Legislature wanted to make
Baltimore bigger or Baltimore county
smaller, but because the Legislature
recognized the fundamental fact that
Baltimore city is a great asset OF TINS
State; that the growth and develop
ment Of the city is great benefit to
the State, and that to give the city
ample room in which to grow ana
ample powers with which to develop
and prosper was promoting the pub
lie welfare OF the entire State. The
same consideration of public welfare
, now demands that the city's limits
should again be enlarged so as to
give it the territory to enable it to
take advantage of the present oppor-
| tunity for development Of manufac-
turing and shipping industries.
Personal Interests Must Give Place
To The Public Welfare.
The personal interests or wishes Of
| individuals must always give place
to the public welfare. individuals all
over the United States are now being
called upon to assume very heavy
burdens Of taxation to promote the
war, because the public welfare de-
mands it. There never was a great
measure passed by any Legislature
for the public welfare that did not
run counter to the interests and
| wishes Of some of the people and that
did not result in some hardships; but
the answer has always been that the
public welfare is the supreme con-
sideration. The extension of the linn
it's of Baltimore city takes some ter
ritory and population away from Bal
! timore county and Anne Arundel
county; it may result in some little
increase in taxes upon property own
ers brought into the city from Balti-
more county; and it may wound to
some degree the pride and prestige
of the political leaders of Anne Arun-
del county and Baltimore county, but
the complete answer to every one Of
these objections IS that the public
welfare of the State and the proper
development of the greatest asset OF
the State demand this extension of
the limits of Baltimore city, and the
personal pride Of political leaders or
; the personal interests Of a few tax
payers ought not to stand In the way
of the public welfare.
No Change In Political Power OF
City Or OF Either County.
Nor will the addition Of this terri
tory to Baltimore city affect the po-
!, litical power either of the city or OF
Baltimore county or of Anne Arundel
county Each of these counties will
have one Senator, as they now have,
! and will have the same number OF
: members of the House Of Delegates
which they now have, and no less,
and Baltimore city will have four
Senators, as it now has, and no
more, and "a members of the House
Z Of Delegates, which it now has, and
= no more.
The representation of Baltimore
Will not he increased by the extension
of the city limits, either in the Leg
isIature or the judiciary or In an
state convention of either party, or I'm
5 constitutional Convention AZ ONE
should be called. I'm every one OF