Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-09-29
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
SENATOR SMITH



Senator Smiths experience. Not to
disparage in the slightest degree Con-
gressman Mudd's good work, there
have been occasions when he was
unable. from perfectly legitimate
causes, to perform services that Sena-
tor Smith has accomplished with per-
feet ease and facility Especially
would | call to witness these facts.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Armstrong, who, with
the writer, called on Senator Smith
i'm behalf of Naval employees for in
crease of salaries. On this, as on every
occasion, our senior Senator proved
himself the servant OF the people.
ITO touch on later. greater mat
ters, Senator Smiths stand on Pro-
hibition was taken by him from the
desire to benefit the greatest number
OF people, a most truly democratic
view of any matter
"His attitude against Woman sur
frage was simply and solely the re-
suit of a firm conviction in his mind
that our State might through this in
crease OF the franchise be open to
great peril, that the dear desire of
the colored women each and all to
claim her precious privilege and the
equal reluctance with which this same
right is viewed by many OF the finest
women in the state would result in
an overwhelming balance in favor OF
the ignorant vote Senator Smith saw
that Maryland's problem is far more
difficult than that of other states
from most obvious reasons. Conscl-
enciously he opposed that which he
considered menace to good govern
ment. Though we differ from him,
we can but honor his principle in
adhering to what he esteemed duty
There have been whispers, echoes,
louder sounds that Women will not
vote for Senator Smith. because for
sooth he did not vote for suffrage.
Perish the thought of such scandal
against womanhood Did not woman
ask for suffrage TO elevate. to refine,
10 clear the murky skies of noxious
vapors in the administration OF gov
ernment? And now in the first flush OF
her we'll earned victory would she
sully her fair white escutcheon by
tracing across its lovely folds-petty
revenge for fancied wrongs. II
woman. our bright guiding star,
should fail us thus, then indeed must
man mourn a vanished ideal.
AT this present day the claims OF
Senator Smith seem doubly strong;
when the wheels of progressive civ
ilization have been clogged by the slga
and stones cast by radical opponents
of the League of Nations; when the
strong nations of Europe await with
anxious expectancy the verdict OF our
people in November, and when the
weaker smaller countries are hope
fully turning to great America for
that decision which will guarantee to
them those rights for which their
blood was shed. surely we need this
wise statesman in the councils OF our
country.
Senator Smiths speech support
ing the League OF Nations was mas
ferpfece of condensed wisdom. Every
man and woman who expects to vote
should read it and digest the truth
therein. There is in it no flight or
oratory. 'Tis simply strong shaft
of light which reaches upward TO its
heaven born source, and throws IL
lumining rays on the articles of that
wonderful document which we as
Democrats SO heartily endorse. All
democrats and all women OF any
party should vote for Senator John
walter smith. :.