The Democratic advocate., 1921-06-24

Baltimore June 90. 1921
Goyernor Ritehie's plans to SYSTEM
aiize the Workings OF the State Gov
ernment are now before the people
bf Marylands and. wifi be aiged BY 81
large committee OF repfeaeutatiye
citizens from every section OF the
Commonwealth so their is very little
doubt but thai the combined efforts
Of the executive and the able men ana
women whom ne has COTTON together
viii result IN d system Of fschanges lil
the present methods u administra
ton Of public AFFAIRS which viii
prove q great advantage % the whole
people
The committee which the Governor
has named aud which held It's first
session today Is ldade up entirely oil
members ofAthe Democratic purity. Ills
Exreiiency fakes the position that
this b q DomCcratic State. and thai the
people generally will hold the Demo-
cratic party respunalhle not only f5f
what haa been done in the past ana.
viii also hold Il responsible Tor what
may Be done durlng the remainder OF
bis administration.
on behalf oF The democracy be ac-i
cepts the responsibility and n taking
this COURSE he has the unite hnckinF
OF all the various elements 81 his
party. both men and wpnlen, no mas.
Ter what may b. their facllonal con-
nections and no matter what may he
the opinion of the gentleman mon.
Ohio Who IS 81 the present time ihn
ofIicial head 81 the Republican organ
lsatian IN Maryland. despite the fret
that he IL really IA Waslilngl0nian
and his citizenship ol thls State crises
from the further fact that he 0ccaa-
i0nally passes D might a abort ais.
tapce affosa The line. n MOuigumury
County Tie real Aprslnndefa. bath
.Rspuhlleans and Drnecrsts .feaeni
the assumption % M Tate that ha
represents any gonfidsfahlc propor
ton Of them, The ahiest men 10 his
own party, laugh ht bis presumption
Ia lakilfK Il npon himself a. speak faf
them, ~ shey look npnu him as 40 rs.
terioper whose whole concern Ia i0l.
|tieai Affairs y fo secure IA office af
himself. and preierenf i0r menhtfa
.ol iliB own family Ills iifat pfoin
Deucs HpH Raiaed AZ an Attaehe ~ Mfs
ieiward G. t'atrinEiDh. Wli0 lH nU& 4
rcaideht ~ New York. when Air car
finetnn was the keppblitan candidate
for the United States senate ~ 1914.
be made MT Iatv chairman III gHs
State Committee - manage hle cana
paign since theh be- has held on %
iDe plarp ~ taking care % 20 70 tbe
hiEh slide, and acting Win the etc.
ment Oh top q ~ times. and large
proportion ~ the mon wliD nave GIVEN
The Repnbiiean party IN Maryland
whatever ftspeelability Il has. lacked
upon him az 1 political trimmer. reas
~ 10 80 ffnin slde q side a. fortune
may f.ssor one element 0g the other
III his party
Very wisely Oiov Kiithie ana iiie able
men who are taking ap the pfaGr8n
anliiusds are lHnar.nf The pnpaait iuB
They expect tp prHaeai 70 thH nest
General Aascmbiy. q enafiEe aud we'll
eonsidered plan for lhe snactmenl 0i
Jaws which viii greatly simplify thf
administration ~ ulr affairs 0f lhs
whole sfnle,. nna which Wilt result
ID . decided reduction ~ the pubiic
expense. nnd d consequent Fesiapiinn
( Ia the tax rate Tho intention q Is
I have this plan ready before ltie meet.
I inR 0t the State Convention in sop
iembcF. ~ that il may lle inside tiie
mBin plank in tbs platform adopted
by the Convention, afd then 80 BE-
fore tlie people backed ID ihp Whole
force uf the Democratic party III
Maryland u viii then be np t0 iiis
Repubiiean party either q acecpi
/ ihia prablem ~ formulate afie d
lfhcir nwn. and the voters viii h9vs
the merits and dtmoriie u both dl8,
louaeed on the stump. ~ that they may
i understand Nhal srtiion t0 taka
4 when they 70 10 iile p9lls nu tie Ssh
lof Nntembef next. when The election
lnf members pf tie General Assembly,
/ 8iil lahe place
+ u can be put down as certainty
that tlio Governors program vii
meet with The approval ol the people
Iif u can b. ah1wn that a will result
IN any patpriul reduction N the pub
Die expense, AND o consequent fedie.
tiOn nf ihe lax rate 0He fhinK Is Ger.
Tain the main ISSUE on which the npx'
lGeneral Assembly viii he elected
VIII be very material reduction in the
expenses ~ the slate Government
including every department of II the
lpeQple ars deteruifhca and united ou
thia point II no other public expenset
and taxes must BE- reduced II 81 IL
i vain that each department inrlndlne
the department OF Education. may ii
slst that they may need aud nnsl
Ehhye, more money that tho develop.
nent and bottermenl Of their depart.
linents absolutely require larger nut.
by The reply from The people viii be
land il Is rising stronger and strong.
er every day, even now, from all sec.
iti0n OF the State1 that Il cant bt
ltone. thhi While IL may bo deslrnLss
TO spend more money, she State cur
mot afford a. aud the people will no.
siand o further raise IN taxes Tor ans
purpose whatever and that al These
departments must arrange their
plans 10 get along for even less mon
ey than they receive af the preseu
time. Salaries og officials. and otheri
Who are paid osit 0f the pnhiAe Urea
apry, either City. County or State. "a,
not be raised above their present lev
el, and Ina many Instances should b
reduced. aud Il need not surprise an~
one 60 seq q general sealing down o
officials salaries all along the line Il
we'll as a scaling down Of all appro
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