The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-11-18
POLITICIANS ALREADY
ARE LOOKING AHEAD
New Arguments Likely as The Re-
sp!i Of The Recent Elections.

'4l 5 is over, and the people viii
now settle down and resume their
ordinary course Of life. Already the
politicians of both parties are pre-
pairing to survey the situation from
local political standpoint, in order
to be ready for the contest which
Will take place next year to secure
control Of the public affairs and
government of the counties, the city
and the State. In war and peace
there are always men who keep these
things in mind and when the time
for action arrives they are generally
ready to do their part TO secure from
the people the necessary authority to
go ahead.
The result of the recent election is
warning to the leaders OF the Dem
ocratic party, especially the leaders
of what is known as the State
Crowd" Outside of the city and it's
suburbs, Notwithstanding the urgent
appeal of the Democratic President
of the United States, Maryland gave
a very considerable republican ma
jority. The city of Baltimore and
the adjacent territory gave d fairly
large Democratic majority and saved
the State to the party, so that Mary
land, on the whole popular vote in
the State, endorsed the administra-
of hnir o,~fI- -;
With the proper sort of candidates
the State is largely Democratic, and
the victories won in certain districts
were no index of change of political
faith. but were purely personal, the
majority of the voters in the First,
Fifth and Sixth districts showing by
their votes that they had a strong
personal preference for the Republi-
can candidates; a preference so
strong that they voted for them in
very many instances over their own
will govern d majority of the voters
here next year. and the candidates
who are believed by majority OF
the voters to De the strongest men,
the men best qualified for the Offices.
the men who will make the best pub
lie servants, regardless of party, are
the men who will win the majority in
the elections next year. No man,
nominated simply because certain
leaders or certain factions want him,
regardless of his fitness for the du-
ties of the place, will have any show
for election here next year. Faction
al and purely personal candidates, ,es-
Eeecially, will stand a bad show, ard
those leaders who are already re-
ported to have made out their states,
should see to it that the names on
those states are those of men who
are known to the public to be capa-
BILE, honest, and in every respect fuI-
ly qualified for the positions to which
they aspire. Especially do these con
ditions apply to the men who may
have in view the nomination for the
GovernOrship, or any other place con
nectcd with the State Government.
And there are large number of
men in both parties who possess all
the necessary qualifications. who are
willing to take the responsibilities,
so that there is no possible excuse
for the nomination of an unfit or
weak candidate on either side of the
political fence. No man whose rec
ord is such that he would be a tool
of any faction on leader, should he
be elected, will have any chance.
The man who can hope TO succeed
must be one who will be sure to be
the servant of the whole people
and not of any faction.
The next State administration will
have many new and difficult prob
lens to confront it for oslution. AS
result of the great war, which is
just closing, the entire fiscal system
of the State will have to be over
hauled and remodeled. Owing to the
largely increased demands Of the ma
tional government, there will be a
strong demand for reduction In
certain classes Of State and local tax
alton, and in order to keep up the
absolutely necessary expenses OF
State and local governments, the
most rigid economy will have to be
practiced in all appropriations. and
instead of the creation of new otti-
ces, which has prevailed to an alarm
ing extent during the last three ad-
ministrations, many of the unneces-
sary offices now in existence will
have to be abolished. There are
large number of such offices now in
existence. They are useful, it is
true, but they are public luxurles,
and, as such, can be done away with.
For many years to come, the people
will have to bear a heavy burden in
order to meet the national taxes i'm
posed as result of the war, and
this State, as well as all others, will
have to exercise great care and
public burdens. And the party that
nominates as its candidates for office
the men whom the taxpayers believe
will be most careful and economical
in this regard, is the party that will
win PAUL WINCHESTER.
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