The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-24
GOVERNORS JOB IS
FAR FROM A SINECURE
Governor Harrington Has Been Har-
dest Worked Governor Maryland
Has Had For Many Years.

Baltimore, Md, June .22.-Goyer
nor Harrington has now been chief
executive of Maryland for more than
half his term OF four years, and has
presided over the destinies of the
State during two regular and one
special session of the General As
sembly. During his administration
more money has been appropriated,
and, including the several bond is
sues for special purposes, more mo-
ney has been spent than in any per-
iod of equal duration in the history
of Maryland. He has also made
more appointments to office than any
one of his predecessors, and, alto
gether, the duties incumbent on him
as head of the State have been much
more onerous and important than at
any time in the entire history of the
Commonwealth. The duties imposed
ON him by the war, added to his 9TH
er numerous and important duties,
have kept him busy all the time, and
ne has found the office of Governor
anything but an honorable sinecure,
such as it was to most of his prede
cessors, who, in most instances, were
no more than ornamental figure
heads, adding dignity to the ban
quets, celebrations and exhibitions,
Indeed, few people realize even now
the vast increase i'll the powers and
duties of the Governor during the
past few years, an dstill fewer in
number realize the great amount OF
work His Excellancy is literally oblig
ed to attend &c in person--wor
which no one but himself can at
ii the most perfunctory way, takes
every hour and every minute of his
time for several days in the week.
He cannot escape tit meets him at
every turn and corner and cannot be
lodged and gotten away from, no
matter how hard he may try to avoid
it.
Whatever may be the sins of
omission or commission committed
by the Governor, he is the Demo-
cratic Governor of the State, and his
party is responsible to the people,
and, on the other side, whatever mer-
it may be due to his administration
NT hN OR 11is nr.tXr fin
titled to the credit for the same. AT
the same time, His EXcellency has
the right to claim the credit for
whatever he may have done which
merits praise, as he will DC obliged
to bear whatever odium may result
from mistakes made by him. To-
gether with the party which nomi-
mated and elected him he must un
dergo the criticism as he must have
the credit for all his deeds of omis-
sion and commission when at the
head of the State.
His administration has been
strenuous one from the day he was
inaugurated UP to the present time.
There has been no lull, no rest, no
vacation even for a day. The great
increase of responsibility and work
has literally kept him on the jump,
and he has been on the job all the
time, without cessation or rest. How
ever much he may have been criti-
cized for his acts, no one can accuse
him of lack of energy or CT lndiffer-
ence to his duty, and even those who
heaye been most active in their OPP
position, and strong in their critl-
cism, give him credit for attending
to his work as no Governor within
the memory of the oldest inhabltant
has done. He has, literally, been "on
the job from the hour of his lnau-
guration up to the present time. Peo-
pie may differ as to how he has per-
formed his duties, but even his bit
terest opponents admit that he has
performed them, and that he has at
tended to his duty, day IN and day
out, ever since he took it up.
There have been no~scandals con-
nected with his administration. His
appointees, very generally, are men
fully competent to do their work,
and there has been much less COM
plant than usual about the admins
tration of the subordinate offices. The
important executive commissions
which have so great part in the
working of the State Government at
the present time, are all made up OF
men of unquestionable character and
ability, and are performing their I'M
portant duties to the satisfaction OF
the public.
To go into all the details OF Gov
ernor Harrington's administrator
would require more space than Is
available, so it will not be attempted
at the present time. 1t can be fairly
and Justly said that the Democratic
party will have no need to make
apologies for him in the next cam
paign. A great part of the hostility
/ which has been evident since he took
| office has arisen from his dlstrlbu-
ton of the spoils, and such is bound
| to happen, no matter who may be at
the head of affairs.
PAUL WINCHESTER.