The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-29

| own party. He has cOnsorted with
people who lack sympathy for, ii they
are not actually opposed TO, the inStl-
tutions Of our Government. He has
advanced projects of such 4 fantastic
nature that they have not received
serious consideration even from the
members OF his own party.
He has occupied his time in aiding
and abetting a communistic govern
ment which openly seeks to over
throw this and all other organized
governments by revolutionary means
This he has done so vociferously and
at such length that it has been diff
cult at times to tell whether he was
acting as an Ambassador from Soviet
Russia or as a United States Senator
from Maryland.
The filibuster conducted by Senator
France and associates in the last days
af a session of Congress cost his own
State millions of dollars in appropria-
tions. His enforced retirement from
the Senate by the voters at the next
election will afford relief to all of the
people.
We reiterate our belief, expressed
in the platform adopted by us in 1920,
that the law-abiding citizens of the
United States will never be satisfied
with the Volstead law, passed by
Republican Congress over the veto OF
a Democratic President. We advocate
the granting of the use of light wines
and beer to the people, by whatever
legal means necessary to achieve this
purpose
n tho nf the
State the candidacy of Hon. William
Cabell Bruce for election to the Unit
ed States Senate. His eminent qualif-
cations for this Office make it certain
that, if he is elected, Maryland will
be ably represented in the Senate.
and this State will again take that
high place in the counsels of the re-
public to which it is entitled.
We also urge that T. Alan Colds
borough in the First Congressional
district: Willard f. Tydings, in the
Second Congressional district; Anto-
ny j. Dimarco, in the Third Congress
sional district ]. Charles Linthicum.
in the Fourth Congressional district;
Clarence NJ. Roberts, in the Fifth
Congressional district, and Frank w.
Mish, in the Sixth Congressional dis
trict, be elected to Congress by the
voters of their respective districts, so
that the State may have the oppor-
tunity of utilizing their valuable SER
vices in the House of Representatives.
Pledges OF Party Fulfilled.
AS the Democratic party in the ma
ton is entitled to the credit for the
passage of long and inspiring list
of progressive measures, so the DEM
Ocratic party of Maryland, under the
able and constructive administration
of Governor Albert c. Richie, is en-
titled to the credit for enacting into
law the pledges to the people contain
ed in its platform.
The Democratic General Assembly
of 1922 carried out every one of the
promises made during the campaign
of 1921. Among these were promises
to submit constitutional amendments
providing for increased representa-
ton for Baltimore city, so that two
Senators and twelve Delegates might
he added to its present representation
in the General Assembly; providing
fer fewer elections. 50 that $1,000
might be saved to the taxpayers an
nually. and giving women the right
to hold public Office under the consti
tuition and laws of the State. These
amendments, as well as the amend
ment referring to the office of State
Comptroller. will be submitted to the
voters in November, and we urge
their adoption.
Confident that the Democratic par
tv will he used as the instrument
through which contentment and pros
perity will be restored and the bless
;ngs of our system Of government bet
ter understood and appreciated, we
submit this platform.