Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-15
MONDAY. AUGUST Is. 1921.
THE WAY OUT OF THE
WILDERNESS

Rising above the squabbles OF
factional politics. it IS easy to see
that the outcome OF the present
campaign is a matter OF real i'm,
portance to the people Of Anne
Arundel county. The governing
body OF the county for the next
two years is TO be selected; i'll adj
dition 70 which. vital interests OF
the county in the matter OF law
making, both local and State
wide. are to be committed to five
members OF the House OF Dele
gates. plus our hold-over Senator,
on the faithfulness and efficiency
of whose efforts will depend the
welfare Of the county and State
in that respect The administra-
ton OF the Offices Of Sheriff and
County Treasurer is also of pri-
mary Importance Whether the
actual results are TO be good. bad
or Indifferent will, OF course. dc
pend on the calibre of the per-
sons chosen to fill these respec-
tive offices. Also. it is self-evi-
dent that under the primary cleo
tons system of nominating cAndi-
dates the voters can get just the
character of government they
choose. Provided. only. that the
right kind of candidates come for
ward for selection.
Right here is where the ques-
ton of slate-making assumes
practical Importance in obtainino
good government. Any effort,
organized or official" or other
wise. that produces a stronger
field of candidates for the voters
ON election day to choose from
is not to be belittled, but at the
same time the element OF "prac-
teal politics" which would limit
the field TO the choice OF a few
self-constituted Slate-makers will
not be allowed to be controlling.
Not in this day and generation.
There is no getting away from
the fact that Anne Arundel
county has long been a hot bed
of factionalism. certainly SO far as
the Democratic party is concern
ed. That this condition OF affairs
is no longer desired. or will be
tolerated, is more than likely t
be evidenced in the near future
il not in the present campaign,
then in the next or. perhaps the
next one or two after that. We
are referring now to what are
called the Organization" and the
Progressive" factions. A gre
many people. more interested in
the public welfare than in poll
tics" are inquiring who. what and
why are these particular factions.
Differences OF opinion as to men
and methods are bound TO exist
FOR it is. OF course. too much
hope for that there ever viii be
perfect accord as TO these. But
what Is nowadays constantly
thrust before the people IS first
enc combination and then another
unwarrantedly stamped "Organi-
cation" or Progressive. without
any assurance at all that one
stands any different from the
other so far as real merit is con-
cerned. Maybe. in the field OF
practical politics. that cannot be
helped.-but can't it?
II we must have factions. why
cannot those men. and women,
too.-for there will probably
never be a faction of women. ex-
clusively.-who insist on the
truly progressive in government,
align themselves on a plane more
nearly in accord with their ideals
Or. even. if the present factions
are here to stay, the justification
for their existence can be shown
only BY making them instrumen-
talities for good government by
neans Of the high calibre OF the
andidates put forward. Just II