Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-01-04
FIVE CENT CUT IN
STATE TAX RATE is
URGED BY GOVERNOR


the Governor says:
members of the General Assembly Of
Maryland:
1T is at once a genuine pleasure
and a privilege 70 welcome you today
to Annapolis, and to have the honor
81 addressing you. al the opening of
this session, as directed hy the Con-
stitutlon. upon The condition Of the
state. and 10 recommend FOR your CON
sidoration measures which seem nee
essary and expedient
"Marylsud's progress in the last
twelve years is an inspiring thing. IT
shows that private enterprise has no
monopoly OF efficiency or OF initiative.
These qualities exist in public service
TOO. Both kinds Of service depend
upon tho human factor, and as that is
anything but infallible. mistakes Or
cur in 10th. So sometimes does mis-
management. The difference is that
when tnese occur in private business.
gShcrally the people do not know, but
when they occur IN public business
She people do know; and for the very
reason that they know. the people
are often led to attach an UNDUE i'm
portance TO what are really incidents.
and let them impair appreciation OF
real accomplishment
Splendid Road System
But behold State which short
twelve years ago, had no good roads
system at all. and now has the best
In the country, with 1865 miles Of
modern, improved highways a State
whose injured workmen had no resort
but 10 the courts. where they were
met with delay and the obstacles OF
common law defenses. but which now
aw2rds compensation automatically;
a State whose mental unfortunates had
the care. or the lack OF IL. of the old
county almshouses. bur now maintains
for them modern institutions second
60 none anywhere; State which has
responded generously TO the call of
humanity for the tgbercular. The sick.
the delinquent and the convicted
Farm Development
Behold. too. a State which helped
her greatest material asset. the farm.
scarcely at all. hat now devotes hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars TO its
scientific development: n State rec
ognizing that the public school is the
hope and the opportunity of the flu
ture, claiming and receiving her
bounty not bSl grace but by right; a
State whose sickness and death rates
are only fractions OF what they used
TO he; State which led all others in
financing itself under the Budget Sys-
TEN. and which lacks little IN The mod
erniZation of its business and regu-
latory methods. A State which knows
not corruption.
THAT, and more, is Maryland
To-day you sit in the halls whore
sat the men who did those things. The
fine traditions of an honorable and
an honored State are in your hands.
The eyes Of people who feel that
you will be truly mindful of these ira
ditions are looking towards you
Il shall not occupy your time more
with what has been accomplished. The
treasury is inlloXcellent condition. the
States securities are intact. and the
work of the various Departments. con-
scientiously and honestly performed.
has heen witnessed by and is known
to YOU and to the general public.
Problems OF S,ate Government
Rather shall discuss the principal
problems Of the State government
which will require Your thought ami
attention during the next ninety DAYS.
These relate chiefly 30 Cd administra-
tive consolidation and the reduction of
the number of elections; t2) the pub
lie schools: (3) the care of the tuber-
cular. the insane. the delinquent boys
and girls and the prisoners: CD re
moyal Of the disabilities CT women and
child welfare: 90 state roads and
transportation questions: Co higher
education; (5l asricuhure. and Isl
needs and Recommendations OF the
State departments,
In the foreground always will be
Ge neccss,ty or handling these various
subjects in way which viii mean
governmental efficiency plus govern
mental economy. In other words. the
question of finance and taxation must
he ever before rs We must pro-
vide for 4 government which is eff