Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-21
PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY DEMOCRATS AT
STATE CONVENTION
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ed. the Democratic State Administra-
ton has supplied the need
Inevitably these new accomplish
ments were not co-ordinated. From
the nature of things they could not
be- Achievement was the instant and
the important thing. Not until the
lapse of some years was co-ordina-
ton possible, and the time ripe TO
undertake the work of fitting each
activity into its appropriate place in
the general order
The constructive legislation OF the
past 20 years has. therefore. resulted
in State Government conducting its
important functions through about so
separate departments, commissions
and officials These are two many.
They should be co-ordinated, both TO
prevent duplication OF work and eff
fort, and in the interest of economy
efficiency and of an adequate. bust
nesslike supervision over all State
departments. The time for this has
now arrived
There is nothing peculiar TO Mary
land about this situation. Exactly the
same thing occurred and is bound to
occur in every State. But Maryland,
under Democratic administrations has
been among the first of the States to
recognize ii and to apply the remedy.
Substantial beginnings have already
kao, IA do nv nur M rtv with tho I'D
ministrative consultations, which
have resulted in the Conservation
Commission, the State Board OF Labor
Statistics. the State Board of Prison
Control. the State Board of Agricul-
ture, the unification of that board with
the Maryland Agriculture College and
the State Law Department.
Now the time is at hand to COM
plete the work OF coordination thus
so we'll begun and TO recast the struc-
ture OF the State government, so that
we may have practical, working
well-balanced whole, capable OF OPP
Grating better than the present sys-
tenn and at less cost.
To this end ave pledge our party
to legislation to promote co-ordina-
ton, efficiency and economy in the
State government, based upon the plan
which has been recommended by the
reorganization commission. appointed
by Governor Richie, of which Hon
\. Charles Burke is chairman.
The plan this commission has rec
commended has these outstanding fea-
lures: 4S
l. 1t is distinctly Maryland
plan, drawn by no outside ex-
perts. but by Maryland men and
women. who are familiar with the
needs of our people and with the
history, development and practical
operations of the State govern
ment. The changes this plan
simakes are such as will give great
er efficiency and greater economy,
and they square with those State
institutions, usages and practices
which experience has justified and
which ought to endure.
@ This plan will give a more
efficient State government. 1t
reduces the so existing depart
ments to 16 major departments
and three minor ones by combin-
ing those whose work is related
and by aholishing unnecessary
Offices.
3. II will give more economical
State government The saving in
officials salaries and compensa-
ton alone will amount to nearly
s15000O year. The savings from
increased efficiency and system
are sure to he many times this.
Increased Representation
The Democratic party takes just
pride in Maryland's great city of Bal
timore. Its relative importance, its
size and population entitle it to sub
stantial increase in its representa-
ton in the General Assembly.
We declare for increased represen-
tation for the city of Baltimore by the
addition of two CD Senators and Q2)
Delegates, which is an increase of
fifty 500 per cent, ana pledge our
party to the submission to the people
of constitutional amendement there
for
We urge our party to support this
amendment at the polls.
Reduced Number OF Elections
We recognize that elections in this
State are too many and too costly.
We favor abolishing all State. and
county elections every second year,
to the end that every other year may
be free of elections. We pledge our
party to the passage of such Consti-
tutional amendments and legislation
as will accomplish this The plan
drafted by the Subcommittee OF the
reorganization commission. of which
Hon Carville d. Benson IS chairman.
shows that this will mean direct