The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-31

THESE BILLS OR ELSE YOU CAN
NOT COME HOME AND VISIT THE
CONGREGATION, GOOD MAN,
THEY MEAN RIGHT, BUT THEY
ARE NOT THE TRUSTEES OF
THIS POLITICAL POWER. THEY
ARE NOT GOING TO BE HELD RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR IT'S ABUSE.
THEIR NAMES WON'T BE ON REC
ORD HERE FOREVER AFTER AS
HAVING BEEN THE MEN WHO
GAVE AWAY THE LEGISLATIVE
POWER OF THE STATE OF MARY
LAND. 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 NECESSITY FOR THIS, GEN
TLEMEN? WHO is MAKING YOU
DO IT? / AM A MARYLAND MAN
FROM THE GROUND UP. ALL MY
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
YEARS, AND 1 KNOW HOW MARY
LAND 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-GOyERN-
MKNT, EMBEDDED IN THE CON
sTlTUTION OF THE STATE, NOW
TO SEE OUR PEOPLE OF TODAY
TALKING ABOUT THROWING 1T
AWAY LIKE A DRUNKEN SAILOR.
l CONFESS 1T GIVES NE A FEEL
= ING OF HUMILIATION AND,
SHAME.
II the people of Maryland ever
come to the point where they are so
unappreciative of this right of self
government, OF local self-govern-
ment, the local control of their own
analrs. as to give it away in this
fashion, l don't know of any fate
which could befall them. or more
likely to ultimately befall them, than
mat OF the Moors of Spain You re-
MEMBER when you read history that
the Moorish civilization in it's time
was the finest in Europe. This peo-
pie Mohammedans, Moslems, as they
were, unbelievers in the divinity of
christ, and not in harmony with the
civilization around them, settled
themselves in Spain and established
and hourished there for several CEN
turtles. They built the beautiful
Aihambra and 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 superior force of the
Christian hosts. They did not 70
far they only crossed the narrow
straits Of Gibraltar a4a 49,, / -
e.
utter they gst-taere they for
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 persisted from the earth. And as
modern American writer today has
said, THE Moor of today will not
even repair the splendid structures
his forefathers built. Why? Because
he does not appreciate what his fore
fathers did for him and he threw it
away"
NOW YOU HAVE IN THIS CON-
ST1TUTION OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND A BILL OF RIGHTS.
WHICH GIVES THE EXCLUSIVE
RIGHT TO REGULATE THESE AT
FAIRS TO THE PEOPLE THEM
SELVES. AND YOU TALK ABOUT
THROWING IT AWAY IN A HUR-
RY, WITHOUT LEAVING 1T TO
THE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT
1T. SAY TO DO THAT WOULD BE
, UNWORTHY OF ALL THE TRADI-
T1ONS OF MARYLAND STATES
MANSHIP.
1t is all well enough for these peo-
pie out West who just started to run
a government few years ago to get
In panic and pass it. but it is not
worthy 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, gentlemen? 1 know am
asking some Of the members of this
Assembly, am asking them to run
the risk of political prescription and
maybe in some localities of social os-
tracism,
IF THE KING OF GREAT BRIT
AIN CAME INTO THE LOBBY OF
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND
SAW EVEN THE HUMBLEST MEM
Der 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 BEFORE THE NEXT
SUNSET. YET HAVE HEARD OF
THAT THING BEING DONE TO A
SENATOR OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND WITHIN THESE