Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-10-05
Gov. Richie Hits G. o. p. Platform.


Declaring that the Republican platform
adopted last week at the State convention
was written by persons unfamiliar with
their State government or was drafted
with the idea solely Of catching" voters,
Gov. Albert C. Richie addressed an over
flow Democratic meeting at Seat Pleasant,
Prince Georges county. This was the
Governor first speech of the campaign. and
he said the Republicans apparently have
started the campaign with the idea of in
jecting into it vituperation and abuse of
the Democratic administration.
Particularizing as to the Republican
platform. he referred to the plank which
Endorsed the building Of State tubercular
hospital for the colored.
las a matter Of fact" declared the Gov
ernor. "the Democratic administration of
six years ago started to build exactly such
an institution and it has been completed
within the last week or so and will be
formally dedicated next week. II this does
not show either ignorance on the part of
the trainers Of the Republican platform or
a bold attempt at claptrsp politics ! am
not familiar with these terms.
Another plank in the platform prom
ised the people is a law which would pro-
vide better methods of protecting coal
miners in Western Maryland As matter
Of fact, in 1920. as Governor Of the State.
named committee to take this situation
under Amusement and this committee re-
ported a most excellent law which was
passed at the 1922 session Of the legisla-
ture and is now law Of the State This
is another example Of woeful ignorance or
an attempt to deceive the voters"
Gov. Richie referred at some length 10
the manner in which the affairs of the
State had been managed for the past four
years and stated that so far as he was
concerned he would rely upon this record
for the support Of the people for con-
tinuance Of these policies.
Gov. Richie declared that the funda-
mental object in his judgment Of govern
ment was to see that every man and
woman had an equal opportunity in this
life: that the whole framework of our
national and State governmental institu-
tons was erected upon this principle.
I'VE are spending whole lot Of money
to take care Of juvenile delinquents," said
the Governor. I'VE want the boys and
girls of our State who have gotten false
start or committed indiscretions to feel
that they are not hardened criminals and
that the State proposes to give them an
other chance.
THE same can be said of the inmates of
penal institutions for the adults. We want
them to feel that II is not the sole object
of the State to punish them. but to re-
habilitate their lives and to make of them
good citizens"
The two principal objects of the admin
istration, said Gov. Richie. are to improve
the health and educational conditions of
the State. No man or woman can be
good citizen unless sound physically and
mentally. he said.
When the present administration took
charge 100000 was spent on the pub
lie school system Of the State, and now
the annual expenditures are $3.500,000.
81 do not believe that any good citizen
besrudses this money" he said ut is an
investment. 1t comes back to us in in
creased efficiency all along the line.
Maryland has the best State road sys-
TEN in the country. Seven hundred miles
Of improved highways have been con-
structed during the past four years. Mary
land has built IS per cent Of the pros
pective State road system. and this per-
centase is far in excess Of that attained
BY any other State in the Union"
The Democratic party is pledged TO
bring about reciprocity between Maryland
and the District Of Columbia in regard to
automobile licenses. told the Washing
ton Chamber Of Commerce last winter that
this reciprocity would be effective so far
as Maryland was concerned. and had Con-
Dress passed the gasoline bill this very
desirable and fair reciprocity would now
be in effect. However. the bill was caught
in the flibuster."