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may be needed for increasing our
harbor facilities and our coastwise
and foreign trade, SO that Baltimore
may realize to the full the wonder
ful commercial advantages TO which
her position on the Atlantic seaboard
entities her. 1 will cooperate also
/ in securing such legislation as may
be necessary for the development of
the Annex, the attraction of addi-
tional industries to Baltimore and
for other municipal needs.
| My four years service as Attor-
ney-General has given me an init
mate knowledge of what many of the
States future problems will be, and
six months work in Washington as
general counsel of the War Indus
tries Board, gave me a close view of
many of the great industries of the
country and of their transition from
peace to War basis, and then back
TO peace basis again. That associa-
ledge of the labor situation, as one
of the ablest and best-known labor
leaders in the country was member
of the board. I hope that this know
ledge will be of benefit in helping to
solve the industrial and labor ques-
tions which are sure to arise in this
State during the reconstruction, in
Guiding employment for the return
ing soldiers and a just wage and
proper working and living conditions
for the laborins man and woman.
Il recognize the supreme impor-
tance to the State of our State roads
system. Much yet remains to be
done to complete it, and it's mainte-
nance will continue for always. Some
adequate permanent source of reve-
nue. must be provided which will
take care of all maintenance and
repair work, so that it will be for
ever unnecessary to use dollar
from any bond issue for maintenance
purposes.
THE State Tax Commission is
now nearing the completion of the
general tax reassessm ent. When
that has been completed, no new gen
eral assessment should again be nee
essary in this State.
Il have carefully considered the
needs of the penal institutions of the
State, and expect shortly to outline
a comprehensive plan for bringing
them up to the highest standards, to
the end that prisoners may be affor-
ded an opportunity to be economical
ly Independent when their terms ex-
pire. The solution of this problem
also includes the question of termi-
mating the system of contract prison
labor and the substitution therefor
of some other system which must
not involve competition with free la
Dor.
.'The war 1la sleft serious educa-
tional problems on our hands. The
draft disclosed both mental and
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country, which should not exist. and
it is for the public schools to mede-
my this for the future. The in
creased cost of living has seriously
depleted our teaching force and made
existence difficult for those teachers
who remain. The public school is
the foundation of our citizenship,
and the teacher is the foundation of
the public school. so that means
must be devised for giving the tea
cher that living wage which is not
only just, but without which ones
best work so often cannot be done.
Federal aid as means of supple
menting State appropriations is now
being considered, on tn etheory that
the nation as well as the State owes
a duty in the education of the young.
If Federal aid is given, probably no
increase in the States appropriation
would be necessary.
"The business and agricultural in
terests of the State should be left un-
hampered. What is needed is not
more law, but an efficient, business
like and economical administration
of existing law, and increased co-or-
dination among the several depart
ments of the State.
cat the proper time l will, OF
course, develop the subjects 1 have
mentioned, and will frankly and
fully discuss before tn epeople every
issue or question which arises. For
the present content myself with this
general statement, and with my prom
ise, if nominated and elected, to give
to the welfare and interests of the
people of Maryland every moment OF
my time and every ounce of ability
and industry 1 may possess My pride
in my State and in her people Will
permit nothing less