The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-02-01

THEIR HANDS UPON YOUR
SHOULDERS AND TELL YOU, NOW.
YOU MUST VOTE FOR THESE
BILLS OR ELSE YOU CANNOT
COME HOME AND VISIT THE CON.
GREGATION, GOOD MAN, THEY
MEAN RIGHT, BUT THEY ARE NOT
THE TRUSTEES OF THIS POLITI-
CAL POWER. THEY ARE NOT GO.
ING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR IT'S ABUSE. THEIR NAMES
WON'T BE ON RECORD HERE FOR
EVER AFTER AS HAVING BEEN
THE MEN WHO GAVE AWAY THE
LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND. YOU ARE
THE PEOPLE THAT WILL HAVE
TO BEAR THAT REPROACH. AND
1T WILL BE A REPROACH IF YOU
DO 1T IN THIS HASTY FASHION.
DID ANYBODY EVER DREAM
THAT IN MARYLAND MEN WOULD
BE EXPECTED TO DO 1T IN THAT
WAY? WHY, WHAT is THE NECES-
SITY FOR THIS, GENTLEMEN?
WHO is MAKING YOU DO IT?
AM A MARYLAND MAN FROM TIE
GROUND UP. ALL MY PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN HERE FOR TWO HUN
DRIED AND FIFTY YEARS AND l
KNOW HOW MARYLAND PEOPLE
OUGHT TO FEEL ABOUT 1T. WHEN
THINK OF WHAT OUR PEOPLE
DID IN THE OLD REVOLUTIONARY
TIMES AND THE WAY THEY SHED
THEIR BLOOD TO SECURE THIS
RIGHT OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERN-
MENT, EMBEDDED INTHE CONSTR
TUITION OF THE STATE, NOW TO
SEE OUR PEOPLE OF TODAY TALK
ING ABOUT THROWING IT AWAY
LIKE A DRUNKEN, SAILOR 1 CON-
FBSS 1T GIVES ME A FEELING OF
HUMILIATION AND SHAME.
If the people of Maryland ever come
to the point where they are so unap-
preciative of this right of selfgovern
ment, of local self-government, the
local control of their own affairs, as
to give it away in this fashion. I.don't
know of any fate which could befall
them, or more likely to ultimately be-
fall them, than that of the Moors CT
Opdiu. LOU ISmSluUoI WuSu yOu iSt.d
history that the Moorish civilization in
it's time was the finest in Europe. THIS
people, Mohammedans, Moslems, IS
they were, unbelievers in the divinity
of Christ, and not in harmony with the
civilization around them, settled the
selves in Spain and established an
hourished there for several centuries.
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the splendid temples of their country,
and they were not surpassed in the
arts and sciences of Europe but they
were driven out of Spain by the SUI
perior force of the Christian hosts.
They did not go far; they only crossed
the narrow straits of Gibraltar and To-
Gated in Morocco.
After they got there they forgot
that their old historic traditions. They
did not appreciate what they were or
who they were. They mingled their
blood with the native races of that
country, and what has become of the
Moorish civilization now? Whoever
hears of Moorish literature or art or
culture? Where has it gone? 1t has
eberished from the earth. And as
modern American writer today has
said, 1.-THE Moor OF today will not even
repair the splendid structures his fore
/, fathers built? Why? Because he does
not appreciate what his forefathers
did for him and he threw it away"
NOW YOU HAVE IN THIS con
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND A BILL OF RIGHTS.
WHICH GIVES THE EXCLUSIVE
RIGHT To REGULATE THESE AT
FAIRS TO THE PEOPLE THEM
SELVTS, AND YOU TALK ABOUT
THROWING IT AWAY IN A HURRY,
WITHOUT LEAVING 1T TO THE
PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT 1T, SAY
TO DO THAT WOULD BE UN-
WORTHY OF ALL THE TRADI-
TIONS OF, MARYLAND STATES.
MANSHIP
1t is all well enough for these people
out West who just started to run
government few years ago to get in
panic and pass it, but it is noteworthy
of Maryland men, especially the men
from those counties, those old districts
which today have more of the same
old breed in them that fought the
Revolution than in any part OF the
Union. 1t is not worthy OF them or
their traditions that this matter should
be dealt with in that fashion. And
why should it be so dealt with, gentle
men? know l am asking some of
the members of this Assembly, am
asking them to run the risk of politi-
cal prescription and maybe in some
localities of social ostracism.
IF THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN
CAME INTO THE LOBBY OF THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS AND SAW
EVEN THE HUMBLEST MEMBER
OF THE HOUSE AND ASKED HIM
HOW HE VOTED AND SAID, AFTER
THAT VOTE YOU DARE NOT GO
HOME-IF HE DARED TO DO THAT
WITH THE HUMBLEST. MEMBER
OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS He
WOULD LOSE HIS THRONE Be
FORE THE NEXT SUNSET YET l
HAVE HEARD OF THAT THING BE-
ING DONE TO A SENATOR OF TIE
STATE OF MARYLAND WITHIN
THESE HALLS.
Gentlemen, if that is the kind of
government you are going to have,
If that is the kind of influence that is
going to govern this State, we may
Just as well be under the Kaiser!
KNOW WHEN ASK MEN TO VOTE
AGAINST THIS MEASURE l ASK
THEM TO TAKE THE RISK OF Be
ING SUBJECTED TO THAT KIND OF
TREATMENT, BUT THAT ONLY
MEANS THAT I ASK THEM TO
HAVE A MANS COURAGE. THAT
is ALL, AND IF THEY HAVE NOT
THAT COURAGE, HAVE SPOKEN
IN VAIN.
Gentlemen. thank you. cloud al,
plause.)