The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
GREAT NEED FOR BIG MEN
IN STATE GOVERNMENT
Winchester Thinks After-War Prob
lens Are Going to Require Biggest
Men i'm The State to Handle Them.

and the prospect of victory to the
cause of America, is expected to
bring about renewal of interest in
our home political affairs. This re-
Inewal of interest will grow as the
prospect of peace becomes nearer, and
people of all shades of opinion will
! become more and more anxious to
make preparations looking to the
settlement of the great questions
which will present themselves for so
luton as a result of the upheaval in
J all matters, both public and private,
brought about by the worlds graf
est catastrophe. What body of
| Statesmen. what political party, what
combination of men will be called up
on to settle all these vast and far
reaching problems, which will face
the people of this country as the out
come of the war? Who will be call
| ed upon to draft the new laws which
must be enacted, in both the State
and the Nation, to meet the changed
! conditions? Who will be chosen to
carry out these new laws and new
| policies? Will the new issues be
fought out locally and nationally on
| the old party lines, or will there be
! a new alignment of parties. or per-
| haps new parties formed to take
| hold of the affairs, and solve all
| these numerous problems which will
| face the people of every State, and
the people of the whole SiSterhood Of
States at the close of the war? At
the present time it is impossible to
| foretell, but the most conservative
| opinion is that the issues will be met
| and the solutions found through the
old parties, just as was the case at
the close of the Civil War, more than
| half a century ago. Attempts were
meet the new issues. Attempts have
! been made since then to organize
new parties TO meet new issues as
| they have arisen, but all of these
new parties have been shortliyed
failures; and in the end the old time
honored Democratic and, Republican
parties have solved the problems,
| governed the States and the Nation,
| indifferently at times, but on the
whole wisely and we'll And the
probabilities are that the two old
| historic parties Of the State and Ma
| ton will fight the matter out in the
future as they have in the past, and
will confront the States, and the
whole Union, after the war is closed
and peace once more reigns over the
earth The settlement of after the
war problems frequently requires
greater skill and wisdom than the
conduct of public affairs while the
war is in progress. Such was the
case in this country for years after
the close of the Civil War in the ear
! ly sixties, and more than a genera
ton passed away before all the prob
lens arising from that great contest
were settled; and indeed some of
Them remain undetermined at the
present time, more than half cen
ltury after the final declaration OF
peace in 1865. 1t is true that a
large proportion of these veXed Ques-
lions arising from the war are ma
tional in their character and must
| be settled by the authorities at Wash
ington But the States will also
| to solve, and under our system of
government, not the least important
!matters to be considered will be
| those arising from local conditions
in the States themselves, and must
Ibe settled by the States in their
sovereign capacity and in their right
to determine their own local affairs.
THE Constitution will still be in
| force after the war, as it was after
the Civil War, and the rights of the
States will in no wise be impaired by
| the results of the war. And there is
very little doubt but that the Demo
cratic and Republican parties will be
on hand here, and in all the other
States, to offer their services to the
people to manage public affairs in
the future, as they have in the past.
The leaders of both parties see all
these questions coming up for con-
Isideration in the future, and are
Imaking their preparations in accord
ance with their views. What discus
sion is taking place among the wise
linen of the Democratic and Republi-
lean parties, in Maryland as well as
elsewhere, is in preparation for a fu-
lture which will be full of perpleXi-
ties and troubles for the politicians,
public men and statesmen of every
view, and of every kind of party al
legiance, and the real patriots and
public spirited citizens of all sorts
and conditions Of party fealty are
looking out for the men to place IN
authority in order that these ques-
lions may be considered and handled
for the best interests of the people
and the resultant best interests OF
the respective parties.
One of the most prominent lawyers
in Maryland, one of the men who
have made the Courts of this State
renowned for learning, ability and
high standing, said a few days ago
The people will, no doubt, see to il
THAT the next Governor of Maryland
lis not only man of the highest char,
Iacter, but of ability second to thai
of no man in the State. The great
land almost overwhelming Importance
of the work to be done by the State
Government at the close of the war
will tax the ablest man, and no mere
politician, or second rate eXpedienc1
loop5idata will do IN take charge al