The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-03

State and the Federal Government mas
alreadv taken steps designed 70 eli
inmate those contributing causes which
are within the governmental po u
Much can be done within the ota'e
nv the education of the people IN tne
observance of economy, oy the encoul-
apement of production OF Tue
tails of life on the farm anu III mus
try. by the rigid enforcement VI Jaws
protecting the people from noa aaoa
and profteering, Q nd oy 'ne paSk e
of such supplementary laws as may 20
necessary for that purpose W. paouge
our party to each and all Oh Itnus0 ~.
medal measures, and we pieuge oul
selves to cooperate to the luilesI "a
tent with the Federal GoVernmen1
the adoption and carrying ou' y.
nation wide plan to lower the cost OIL
living. ro,rncv
We pledge our party to the strictest
economy in the administration OF our
State Government. 10 this emu we
The creation of Central Purchas-
ing Department for all state poarus'
commissions and offices.
Q. The establishment OF an enloiens
merit system applicable to the empioyes
of the various state offices, poaras anu
commissions. -. +ho stota
3. Careful preparation OF the otate
bu dget, so that the state revenues mHy
be conserved while the legl!lha'e oo-
iects of government are aIealneo'
4. The enactment OF the iewes' p.Ss
BILE laws which create aoolIloua. olioes'
eau Sc extra expense or are baroensome
to or unduly regulatory or the puplic'
5. An efficient, business IKE anu eco
nomical administration OF exlsting Jaw
and the greatest possible Go-oroinaslon
among the several state Depar'nen's'
BALTIMORE CITY
We recognize the time-honored
Democratic principle of local self.gov-
eminent as fully applicable to Balti-
timore city. The people OF this great
political division of the State should
have complete home rule in all their To-
cal affairs, in asmuch as the expenses OF
administration are borne entirely by
taxes levied upon them.
We specifically flavor the enactment
of legislation giving ITO the people OF
Baltimore the right to determine by a
referendum vote whether or not the
Police Board shall be appointed by the
Mayor of Baltimore, who is to be cleo
ted at the next Mayoralty election.
We pledge our party to such an in
crease in the salaries of the police force
as will make those salaries compare
with other salaries and wages, and to
the passage of the necessary legislat-
ton as soon as possible after the Legis-
lature of 1920 meets, so that the in
creased pay may begin at the earliest
| practicable date.
COOP ROADS
We pledge our party to the compile
| ton of needed extensions of or addi-
tions to, the State roads system, and
| wherever necessary, to widen and
| strengthen the State highways; also
| that the State road system be extended
| and built through incorporated towns.
We pledge our party to plan system
of and to build such secondary or later
| al roads as may be needed to furnish
| the farmers and others with roads over
| which to travel and haul their produce
to the main State highways and to the
| shipping points the cost thereof to be
| equitably divided between the State
and the county.
We pledge our party to make appro-
priations which shall be sufficient to en-
| able this State to avail itself to the
| fullest extent of the cooperation of the
United States in the continuation of
Federal aid to roads in Maryland.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
We pledge our party to a liberal in
| erase in teachers salaries; to measures
which will give to students at the Estate
normal schools reasonable relief from
| the cost of sustenance while attending
| such schools so that capable persons
! without adequate means may be able to
become teachers; to such an extension
of teacher training facilities as we'll
make 1t possible to supply our schools
with trained and thoroughly capable
teachers who have successfully COM
pleted an approved course of study.
We pledge our party also to he
Strengthening and development of
our public school system in all branch
es; to the end that the children of our
State may, in healthful and well-kept
sch DOL buildings, receive a common
sense practical and intelligently thought
out education at the hands Of the
most competent teaching and admins
tratlve staff that can be secured
AGRICULTURE
We have always favored sthe most
liberal policy toward the promotion of
agriculture.
The latest and most approved methods
of soil treatment, the Use of fertilizers,
the testing of adaptable varieties OF seed
and fertilizers, the marketing of perish
able products, the proper feeding and
care Of live stock, are all problems in
which the State should serve the farmer.
We pledge our part to the most
liberal support to the State Board of
Agriculture and the Maryland State
College of Agriculture, and to the agri-
"ul ural demonstration and eXpeT 'meut-
q work carried on by them, and the en-
largement and extension of this work.
We favor adequate provision for pay
ing the a e's share of the expense of
condemned cattle.
Thousands Of acres of land in this
State could be made productive or more
productive if properly drained. We
therefore favor a policy which will
emphasize the Importance of drainage.
OYSTERS
The pledges of former Democratic |
platforms for the restoration of the |
natural oyster beds and bars To public