The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-03
PRIMARY ELECTIONS,

We declare our confidence in the
political jud gInant and capacity Of this
registered voters Of the Democratic
party and do again declare that the
power and privilege Of nominating
party candidates by direct vote should
remain with the people. We pledge
our party to pass only such amend
ments to the Primary Election law as
shall be consistent with its theory and
principle, and to oppose any amend
ments thereto restricting the voters
opportunity to make all party nomina-
lions by direct vote.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
We believe that the extension OF the
suffrage to women carries with 1t a
Joint responsibility upon women and
men for the administration OF public
affairs. We think that women should
be appointed on State boards and COM
missions, particularly in those fields OF
work where woman's training, interest
or experience especially qualities her.
We pledge our party to legislation
removing all political disabilities OF
women and making 1t possible for them
70 hold any elective or appointive office,
and to serve on juries.
CONSERVATION
Twenty years ago Maryland ranked
first among the oyster producing States
of the country We desire to restore
the State, as nearly as possible, to her
former position, and to this end we
favor the extensive planting of oyster
shells and seed oysters on barren rocks.
We renew our past pledges for the
continued protection of the oystermen
in the free use Of the natural oyster
beds and bars.
We favor the establishment and
maintenance by the State of CONNER
cial and fresh-water fish hatcherles,
for the purpose of stocking the streams
and rivers Of the State with an abund-
ant supply Of fish
We favor all needed legislation for
the protection of the crab. Maryland
already prohibits winter dredging and
the catching of the sponge or egg-bear-
ing crab Virginia does not, and our
crab supply has been greatly depleted
in consequence. Recently, however, as
the result Of efforts Of the conservation
commission. Virginia has agreed to
enact legislation similar to ours. We
favor cooperative and uniform laws
between the two States on the subject.
PRISON REFORM.
The present administration has gone
as far as it can in carrying out the
legislative direction to establish sys-
tenn of prison labor which will super
sede the contract-labor system. The
existing contracts are now all termln-
able on short notice and plans for the
new system have been drawn. We favor
legislation for the establishment Of ap-
propriate industries at the prison for
the making of articles for the State.
We believe that this, in connection with
work on the roads and elsewhere out
CT doors will enable the prison authort-
ties to give the prisoners work selected
primarily in accordance with their
own economic needs, will assure them
livelihood when released, and enable
them to take their places then as law
abiding. producing members Of society.
CONCLUSION.
We heartily indorse the Democratic
candidate for State Comptroller, VIII
liam S. Gordy, Jr., Of Salisbury. He is
the unanimous choice of the party for
this important position, for which, in
experience, ability and high character,
he is pre-eminently fitted
we appear 10 the folels VI lHe 'oteNe
to elect a Democratic General Assem-
bly,, in order that the pledges for con-
structive legislation made in this plat
form may be faithfully carried out.
Upon this platform we submit our
cause to the people.
Published by authority of J. Hubert
Wade, Treasurer.
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National Park, y. J., Oct ga
swarm of bees, numbering more than
boo, had their Ill on sugar The driv-
er of bakery wagon left :, basket of
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| step of local store. When he came
back he found the basket filled with
bees. He made no attempt 10 drive
them away.