Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
PROTECTHUMANRTG
FIRST DUTY OF STATE.
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Every Evening, and James H. Hughes,
of Dover, delivered addresses worthy
of interest.
'AIaryland and Delaware One"
Mayor Harvey referred to a visit he
had made to Annapolis and the cordial
reception he had received.
"There is no difference between
Maryland and Delaware" he said, eve
are all one"
Taking this as a cue, Col. Townsend,
who presided, introduced Governor
Ritchie with the expression of a feel
ing of oneness" and the hope that
the Governor would be elected for a
second term.
Mr. Ritchie began quietly by re-
marking he didn't know if it would
be a bad feature to combine Delaware
and Maryland" He expressed regret
that Governor Denney was not pres
ent, also Senator Bayard, to whom, he
said, he wished to extend wishes for
success in his new honors."
Suddenly, turning to the members of
the two associations seated at the ta-
BILE about him, Governor Ritchie ex-
claimed:
The Press and the Public
''I do not blame the press for it's
criticism of public officials, but I
praise it for its help. Those officials
who do blame the press are lacking in
the understanding of its purposes.
when a public man makes a mis-
take" he continued, he is to be blam-
ed. haven't any patience with the
kind of criticism of the press which
so often calls it unfair There is no
body of men better able to size up
public men than the press. Time and
again I have noted how the press has
forgotten the shortcomings of a man
in public life when later he has done
something really creditable.
zone thing the press asks is SINGER
ity of purpose. If a public man is hon
est in trying to make good job of a
thing, if he really is trying to do the |
right thing, he will find the press be-
hind him. But once the press is con-
vinced public official is insincere
we'll
$50 I think that the phrase that
the press is after us is wrong. We
should not complain of it because the
press is constructive"
Defends Education
Governor Ritchie here emphasized
that the government belongs to Gus
alp and declaring that it's chief func-
ton is the province of conserving hui
man rights. He then launched into the
defense of childhood and education.
"The fundamental conception Of
good government is that everybody
should have a fair chance, to COM
pete with everybody else," he declar-
ed. Equality of opportunity in the
field, of human rights is everything"
He made special plea for delinquent
boys and girls and reverted to the fact
that the "old idea of prisons was that
they were place for revenge or pun
but now for regeneration.
'It is infinitely worse for a State to
tall down on its health work than to
fall down on the tax rate" he said,
adding:
"a State never has a right to COM
plain if it's boys and girls fall down
they are not given the oppor-
unity to do the things other boys and
girls are given the opportunity to do"
Child Development States Big
Business
''The greatest business of State is
he development of its boys and girls"
Continuing Governor Ritchie said
hat Maryland had now so reduced its
school problem that the State was
obliged to exercise only executive or
administrative work. He told how the
State had turned its attention to de-
of agricultural activities,
PARTICULARLY with a view TO educating
is boys and girls on the farm ito
compete with boys and girls in the
ity."
''When that's done we shall have ac-
the idea," he exclaimed.
''There are plenty Of people," he
dded, "Who want to take away from
he poor boy the privilege Of doing
he thing he thinks he sbDuld do. The
hing the American COVER iment stands
Or is human privilege equality of
pportunity.'
Governor Ritchie was given rous-
lg hand at the conclus on of his ad- I
ress, many of the dinees standing.
Merris Taylor, editoY emeritus of
lie Livery EN6u1uSs yApASSSSu CuS
lought the legislature should take
eed of the admonitions of Governor
itchie. He also told, in entertaining
lshion, of the changes which have
lme over newspaperdt m in the past
lirty years.
Cheering Message From Democrats =
James H. Hughes, of Dover, referred
what Governor Ritthie had said of
,hooIs. He told of meeting OF the
eering committee o.! the Democratic
lrty, of which he IS a member, at :,
hich it was agreed that there J.
light have to be some sacrifice in ex-
,nditures for the state this year, but
at if anything should be done, the
hools should be maintained. 2
There is a wrong impression" he r.
i'd, "that this leg stature is to do
eat things in economy. That is not
,ssible."
C. Ste wart, Georgetown,
ho next was called upon, said the
rongest opposition to schools form
ly had come from Sussex county, but
he were properly informed, Sussex
Ould now suppc It the modern school
ca. He invited Governor Ritchie to
me down to Sussex and address an