Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-18
! OUR SENIOR SENATOR


by an overwhelming majority.
In ali OF Marylands splendid history
there has never been in either branch
Of Congress a Maryland member who
achieved a finer record OF usefulness
In ali the substantial results. he has
given his state great returns. Mary
lands interests have been safe IN his
hands and 10 consideration OF par
tizanship has ever stood In the way OF
high. patriotic service for all the peo
pie. II is not too much 10 say that
he has been the most productive rep
resentative Maryland has ever had in
either the House or the Senate. he
takes care OF his State; he looks after
the affairs OF Marylanders. without re-
spect to party; he is high-grade'
typical Marylander always on the 1oD
and full OF zeal and courage.
John Walter Smith was born in this
state OF fine Maryland ancestry. he
was educated in Maryland; his busf
ness success has been in Maryland
he has spent his money at home ana
ne has passed his life among Mary
land people. He was member of the
Maryland Senate for ten years ana
vas president OF that body. He be
came a member of Congress ana
served until called TO the gov
arnship OF the State. His four
years as governor will be known as
the great constructive term OF that
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high Office Then in 1908 he was eject
al limited States Senator for the un'
axpired term of the lamented William
Pinkney Whyte and was twice re-
elected. This long experience cover
ing Maryland's modern life and its
most intimate and important anairs
Is not only unique in itself but CON
stitutes an asset of the first-class to
the State and the people. Through
Senator Smith Maryland has extraor
binary efficiency in its contact Wild
national legislation and operations
and II any Marylander desires advice
or help Senator Smith is ever ready
with the offer of his knowledge and
assistance.
This personal service is a very me
and attractive phase OF Senator
Smiths long career in politics. We
Marylanders have our party divisions
and differences but at heart we are
all neighbors who like to aid one an
other. In Senator Smith this virtue -
wonderfully strong. He is good
honest. open partisan. but when II
v3mes to service he is the friend OF
ali Marylanders and he has been oil
constant and successful help to men,
women and children OF all parties.
Any ordinary person would have
broken down under the strain OF re
spending to the calls that came TO
him. but Senator Smith is an extraor-
binary man with the genius of organ
ization and quick decision and thus he
has been enabled to perform guam
tity of work and attend to variety
of tasks that would appal the ordinary
man. even though he be in the United
States Senate.
From the standpoint of service and
usefulness IL is to the best interest oil
Maryland that Senator Smith should
be reelected.
There is a further consideration
which we must bear in mind. Senator
Smith Is among the few members who
stand out as controlling factors in our
national government. He makes ex
cellent speeches when there is need
of them. but he does not speak for the
sake of talking. In the hard tasks oil
the Senate he is an asssiduous work.
err and here is where his value is be.
yond all estimate. His ripe judgment.
his wide experience, his splendid
vision and his safety and sanity are
priceless in these troubled times, and
they make him true senator in the
national sense, one who is needed to
help guide the ship of state through
the aftermath of the World War.
To the knowing and discerning vot
er there can be no hesitation this
year. Mr.. Weller is not a typical
Marylander. He was born in this
state but his business life and ideals
belong to the business of stocH-brok
ing as II is peculiarly developed in
BOSiOu. MT. WCisSk O4iAa oO1N4SC ~
the State was as head Of the road sys
tenn for few years and his claim
that he built the good roads OF Mary
land is grotesque. While Mr. Weller
was politically the chief Of the work
the real building was done by Major
Shirley, fact so wellknown that
there can be no dispute about ii. Nor
need there be any dwelling upon why
and how Mr.. Weller became the Re
publican candidate for the United
States Senate The point Is that
neither in ability nor in experience I.
nor in Maryland quality can he be pre-
ferred to Senator Smith.
1t thus follows that in addition to
the solid vote of his party Senator
Smith should secure the support OF
thousands of Republicans and OF all
the independents. These are new days
in politics and government and We
need the wisdom and stability of the
safe and solid men whose worth and
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