The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-10-24
A SOLID PLATFORM.

We are assured that the house
built on the sand shall fall This is
equally true Of the political platform
founded on nothing but empty prom
Uses; it's weak foundation will not
support it, The platform OF the
Democratic party for Carroll COun-
ty is neither weak in it's foundation,
nor are the foundations erected on
shifting sands; instead it is a sol1dly
built and well-constructed platform
wherein has been used nothing but
the best, seasoned and time-tested
planks.
Forsaking the metephorical for the
concrete, let us study that platform.
Its first pledge is that the platform
adopted at the Democratic State
Convention will be upheld. Note the
word pledge, for real platform,
ty have adopted, is a series of pledges
which will be redeemed as surely as
when the ballots are counted at the
close Of election day it will be found
that the Democratic ticket has been
elected. For Election Day is also a
Day of Judgment. when the right
thinking people will act according to
their best judgment.
Condemning the extravagant and
inefficient policy of the Republican
Board of County Commissioners the
very wise men who constructed Car
rolls platform have pledged the
Democratic party to correct this and
it's standard bearers to the construc-
ton, under a system not at all bur
densome, of more roads and better
roads, to the end that farmers in
every section of the county will fin:l
it easier and quicker to move their
products. Good roads are the az
teries through which flows the life
blood of a county or community.
They are the travelled highways
which connect each part of county
with the other and the better they
are the closer are the residents OF a
county drawn together and the more
prosperous a county becomes.
No county can continue to be pros
porous unless its financial affairs
are handled as are those of a sue
cesSful corporation, for county is
i'm a way, a corporation in which all
voters are stockholders and in which
the Office holders are the members
of tie board of directors, voting and
acting for the good of the corpora,
ton. Unfortunately, Carroll coun-
tvs financial affairs have not beer
handled by the Republicans as they
should have been and it was the duty
Of the trainers Of our platform
we say our platform" because the
Democratic platform is the platform
OF the residents who are stakeholder!
in the corporation-to recommend
and pledge themselves to see that tht
recommendations were carried out
that the county treasurer and the
county commissioners keep their &C
counts as they should be kept ant
not as uney have been kept And t
further promote the good Of tht
county-corporation the platform
urges the consolidation Of the Offices
of collector of taxes and treasurer
Such @ consolidation would indeed
"center financial responsibility and
promote efficiency"
Good roads, the proper handling q
the county's financial affairs and
good public school system are essen
tia1 to Carroll county and we tino
that the builders OF this solid, SUD
stantial platform, have not overlook
ed The schools. Can anyone possibly
find fault with these planks?
saThat the public school system
ahould be made adequate for the
needs or all our children, and
@(a) No schools which have me
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