Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-08
LETTER TO EDITOR
! Hartman DaaW OF DemocTatle Cen
tral Committee Explains Some OF
Intricate Problems Presented ia m

Intricate Problems EES@ssAsssA - 80
Election Campaign.
10 the Editor OF TIC Eccaing capifds:
SO many questions have been asked
ii ms. iii my capacity as chairman 81
the Democratic Stale Central Commit
Zee. and 50 much general faterest aav-
ine been aroused among new partiei-
pants ri poffffcs. think this letter.
nav BE useful and add something 10
The knowledge which the WoEaell rntl
acquire III order To take an Intelligent
bart III the BUSINESS q governing their
country. IT il probable some men may
md something herein which will give
them asaeSe9t 4, lll4a9dsTsSa ndliFnT 81, g Is
Wan Is y5tf hlass ealeEad
politics i had an idea that any and ali
asalsical lossss3.. leaders and w nai Fl
~ aaTe some kind sof aisfIiial sfTfersftt
ffi{SJ fibb M ordiii4fs h1ssrsaa basssss and q
suspecred most of them Of being
grafters and crooks. Many years as
ISOLATION with and active part In the
notifies Of this city. county and State
mas changed my attitude, and ] nave
come to admire and sympalhize with
III. great majority Of those who make
pcisics their business have many
warm friends among those With whom
( disagree IN party. policies
am under the impression that Z
great majority 81 the women and very
many men hold the view that ! have
lost hear very frequently thai
politics are 50 rotten and al politi-.
clans are SO crooked that will noJ
take part in them Those making
such remarks lose sight Of the fact
that ii Is their attitude and that q
thousands OF others which make poii-
lies as ii Is
Personally, have arrived Ut a point
where | can saw that believe tae
average politician makes an effort to
give 81 tier government than the aver
age business man deserves. After all
fhey arc Americans and Of personaliil
tegrity. No politician can last long u
ae does not make an effort 70 give the
people what they want. Too often the.
people are Indifferent and do NOT know
what they want, but that is not the
fault OF the politician Often deals
.ere made and something is put over on
the people, but Il will generally pc
found that some respectable business
man. VINO wants something to which,
he knows he is not entitled, Is behind
the scenes urging the matter along
Whenever the. public becomes
aroused, it can always take matters IN.
their own hands. Politicians, is we'll
as most people, are responsive to pub
lie sentiment, and they will give good
candidates and good government until
the public again becomes passive.
The average business man is always
TOO busy with his own affairs, mostly
money making ones, 20 give any time
is the science Of government and
about all he viii do is to spare a few
minutes in each year to go 10 the polls
and, having magniiicently done his
Guty, spent the rest Of his spare time
in criticising those who are trying to
run The nation AS he neglects his
share III the partnership Of govern
nlent there must be someone to do it
for him. Then the someone wants
TO he paid for attending to what IS
oYevybody's BUSINESS The pay may
not lake the. form Of money, but may
iii the shape of political Office, social
prominence. power or some other re-
ward satisfactory to him, hut not IN
aarstandable 10 those who do not play
.lo game
Anne Anrdei county has in M
oninion. been very free from The type
winch ssaks financial profit. The ma
jority have hcen those who care more
Ter power and. the. fiattery which their
leadership obtained for them
The question has been ask61, "Wbat s.
becomes OF all the money which Isl
raised FOR Political purposes r Why
IS ii necessary 10 spend SO muchs
When anything is attempted I'M the
hape Of political work, the question
OF expense Immediately comes I'd the
front. and am asked for the mpney
N1tH WHICH ~ psS9 III dQF@t - SITS
postage. stationery, clerk hire. and
other odds and ends necessary in any
business. Can't We have a band al
our meeting. and similar requests,
which call for money When | state
that have no money to pay for these
things, am told that should get it'd
from the State Central Conlm5.tee. !!
OF SOMEBODY, WHO has an unlimited
purse.
For the information Of those who dol
"a .kaQ8 Of haze raj given thol'ghF |
the money which is expended in ai
ealapasgal comes frop contributions
lrom ofRoe helders, those who hope to
hold an Office and those who takatan !
!ntt-eses fn governmental affairs and
know thar money IS needed TO run the |
party. jus as 4 Is needed 10 run hos
pitfalls 81 vthef public Institutions
which are supported ID whole or in.l
part By subser;p tions. The city, coun-
II. state and Federal Governments dc
as1s nay FIR tu3srtv raYmBajgnS ~ all /