Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-09

purpose.
To-day we are offered a seat al
the table of the family OF nations
TO the end that smaller peoples
may be truly safe TO work out
their own destiny. TO the end that
the sword shall not follow on the
heels of the merchant, 10 the end
that the burden OF increasing ar
mics and navies shall be lifted
from the shoulders OF world
already staggering under the
weight OF taxation We shall take
that place. / say so because
have faith faith that this nation
has no selfish destiny. faith that
our people are looking into the
years beyond for better things,
and that they are not afraid TO do
their mart.
Rejoice In Our Great Land
1--WE can we'll rejoice in our
great land. in our great citizen
ship brought hither out OF many
kindreds and tongues, but to full
fill our true destiny we must be
glad also for the opportunity for
greater service. So much calls to
us for action. and the need is so
pressing that the Stacker of peace
is greater menace than the
Stacker of war Progress will
come not through the takers. but
through the doors.
1T is for this reason that | am
especially happy in the pledges
given in the platform OF the Demo-
cratic party. That document is
definite. 1t is a solemn pledge
that, given the authority, our party
will accomplish clear aims.
Public Servants Golden Rule
1.-The golden rule of the true
public servant is to give to his
work the same or even higher in
terest and efficiency that he would
give to his private affairs. There
is no reason why the effectiveness
of the National Government should
not at least approximate that Of
well conducted private business.
Today this is not the case. may
be pardoned If | draw on my ex-
perience of over seven years in an
administrative position TO state
unequiyocally that the govern
mental machinery requires re-
organization. The system, es-
pecially since the war, has become
antiquated. No more budget sys-
tenn, much as we need that, will
correct the faults.
Cox, Enginecr-Statcsman
1T is a particular pleasure to
know that il we are sustained by
the people in the election, the
country will have as its chief OK
ecutivc a man who has already
amply established his reputation
as a successful administrator by
the reorganization of the business
methods of great State. He is
an cngineer-statesma The task
before the National Government
can also be assisted by a SYM
pathetic cooperation between the
executive and the legislative
branches, and in this work par
tisanship must not enter.
Women For Progress, Too
Some people have been saying
of late: We are tired of progress,
we want to go back to where we
were before, to go about our own
business, to restore normal con-
ditions.' They are wrong. This
is not the wish of America. We
can never go back. The good old
days are gone past forever; we
have no regrets. For our eyes
are trained ahead--forward to bet
ter new days In this faith | am
strengthened by the firm belief
that the women of this nation,
now about to receive the National
. franchise, will throw their weight
into the scale of progress and Will
/ be unbound by partisan preju-
dices and toe narrow outlook on
national problems. We cannot an
Choir our ship of state in this world
tempest, nor can VIC return to the
placid harbor of long years ago.
We must go forward or founder.
Opportunity At Hand
"An.crlca's opportunity is at
hand. We can lead the world by
a great example, we can prove this
nation a living, growing thing,
with policies that are adequate to
new conditions. In a thousand
ways this is our hour of tost. The
Democratic program offers a larg-
er life for our country, richer
destiny for our people. 1t is a
plant of hope. In these chiefly let
ii be our aim TO build up, not 10
tear down. Our opposition is to
the things which once existed in
order that they may never re-
turn.
"A greater America is our OBJ
jective Definite and continuing
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