Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-11-01

follow the papers closely or who hay
ing read may not remember but, more
than all. as a labor-saying device by
way OF making one fairly comprehens-
I've answer to the many inquiries
daily have as to the specific record ot
Senator John Walter smith shall ask
you TO publish the following
was Senator Smiths private secre-
tary from 1899 untn 1904. and as one
devoted to him. and closely associated
with him for over twenty years. ] feel
can justly claim an intimacy 81
knowledge Of his career not available
10 all as well as d license 10 put be
/ fore the public some achievements We
have been unable 10 induce him TO
mention in his own behalf
T Every school child should learn as
the older generation knows that AZ
state Senator from Worcester County
after SIX years struggle Senator Smith
put the Free School Book bin through;
and was wellnight written down rev.
olutlonist
AS Governor he put through legislas
ton to reorganize the public school
system and strengthened it immeas
0rably. 10 reorganize the Police De
partment OF baltimore, and to rebuild
the oyster navy and the House OF Cor
| rection. to add to the State House, TO
build the Court Of Appeals Building.
the Fifth Regiment Armory. TO finish
the improvements TO the Penitentiary
TO add to Springfield Hospital for the
Insane, and floated SO State bonds 1t
Il premium and left the State Treasury
virtually. out Of debt.
Two other significant acts stand out
| lie signed the original Workmen's
| Compensation AcS for Maryland. one
OF the first acts Of Its kind passed any
where; and upheld BY the progressive
doctors Of the State he started in 1902
the long. long fight for the State care
OF tuberculosis that at last developed
! fruit Ii the magnificent State Sana-
| torilm ait Sabillasville. OF which he IS
president. and housing rs patients;
and total appropriation recently
made OF $4,000 for a colored I. y.
sanatoriurh designed ultimately ~
house 20 patients.
Aided By Samuel M Shoemaker and
Redmond c. stewart and their asso-
ciates. he passed and approved the
first good roads law enacted in Mary
land and appointed Walter w Crosby,
q scientific roads engineer. Roads Eli.
| gneer for Baltimore County. That
VAS tie beginning Of Maryland's good
/ roads systsrn begun twenty years ago.
Senator Smith perhaps owes the
President no heavy debt FOR personal
favors, but he has recognized the Pres,
dents patriotism and ability and has
done a fall share in living up TO all the
Democratic platform pledges He has
/ supported President Wilson's admin
tstration consistently.
The record Of the Democratic party
when Iii control Of Congress was bril-.
liant. Senator Smith was fully in ac.
cord with most of the legislation pro
/ posed BY the party leaders during that
unique period, such as the Federal re.
serve Act, the extension Of the Parcels
Post and Free Rural Delivery. the
Farm Loan Banks Act, laws 10 restrain
gambling II cotton grain etc the
/ Federal Good Roads Act. the Child
Labor Law, the act effeeting the re,
establishment Of or Merchant Marine.
etc
/ Senator smith did not share with
Senator Lodge. and some others, the
opinion that the United States should
declare war on Germany hastily n tbs
! heat OF passion when the Lusitania
was sunk He fen that every effort
should be made to AVOID war, but when
he war did come and even before,
when his sound Judgment told him war
was inevitable ne ardently supported
/ avery measure designed TO aid In pre-
/ pairing for and prosecuting the war,
N a word. every war measure passed
lad his assistance
He has also supported acts to PRO
| tide War Risk Insurance. Vocational
i instruction and every other act that
i properly recognized and rewarded in
he right way the Army and the Navy
and the civilian personnel. who did
the real work Of the war. His war
record is without a flaw.
Senator Smith voted and worked for
he ratification OF the Treaty OF Yer.
! sailles With the Covenant OF the
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