Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Ritchie Charges DodginQ.

Charging that Maryland Republicans are
attempting to dodge the major issues in
the impending elections. Gov. Albert c.
Richie. Howard W. jackson. David J.
Lewis and other speakers opened the
Democratic campaign last Monday night
at dinner given by the Democratic Club
Of Western Maryland at Hsgerstown.
The tenor Of the majority Of the speeches
indicated that the Democrats will attempt
to put the Republicans on the defensive
and keep them there.
Gov Richie. for three terms Governor
Of Maryland, who is running to succeed
himself. scored the Republicans for their
silence on the subject Of prohibition.
He said that prohibition has been in
force long time and that the Republican
candidates should have developed definite
ideas on the liquor question and incor-
porated them in a platform.
Mr. Lewis accused his opponent. Repre-
sentative Zihlman. with political hypOc-
risy. He said Mr.. Zihlman drinks wet and
votes try.
Declaring that he, personally, was tee
totalef. Mr.. Lewis read from the record of
9 congressional hearing the testimony Of
Representative ZIhIman wherein ZihIman
admitted he drank.
Nj. Jackson. who supported State Sena-
TOT David G. Mcintosh. Jr.. for the euber-
material nomination. made plea for party
unity. He pledged his support to Gov.
Richie and the entire Democratic ticket.
The Governor. referring to the silence Of
the Republican candidates on major issues
and to a reported statement by Mayor
Broenine that IL be were to be elected he
would make Maryland = really free State. "
asked Would he have our State free not
only to enact such laws as our people
want. but also to refuse to have such laws
AZ they do not wanti"
With Mayor Broenine as Governor and
David A. Robb as attorney general. how
free would the people Of Baltimore be from
the injustices and the consequences OF q
State Volstead act supplemented by State
Jones act T.
After reviewing the effect State en-
forcement act would have OH the Police
Department Of Baltimore City. as he sees
IL, the Governor revived the charge that
Galen L. TAFT made several weeks ago with
reference TO Governor Ritchie's attitude
toward the tariff question.
1T was said that more than four years age
expressed at peach-srowers' convention
In Berlin. Nd, some views on the tariff
with which they found fault do not re.
call il. but whatever was in il was no,
considered by the Republicans importan,
enough to use in the 1925 campaign. or II
II was used certainly the result was not
very satisfactory to them.
what the Governor has TO do with the
Federal tarii am somewhat at a loss 10
know. but II my views on the subject are
Of any importance ! do not mind saying
this do not approve Of tariff wall which
cannot conceivably do anything except
injure, IL IL does not destroy. our foreign
trade at time when an excess Of produc.
ton has brought about the worst condi
tions Of unemployment the country has
ever seen and where there is an obvious
necessity Of increasing our export trade
instead Of des troyine il. in order that the
surplus in the country may be taken up.
"NOr do approve Of tariff wall which
invites reprisals and oscillations from other
nations with which we trade and whose
friendship and good will we ought to have
and which. Furthermore. is causing rapidly
increasing migration of American indus
tries abroad.
II do not approve Of tariff bill which,
while il promises the farmer equality with
industry. as a matter Of fact increases the
cost Of pretty nearly everything the farmer
buys at the same time that the prices Of
his principal cash crops are the lowest in
years"
With regard to the possibility that the
I0vfth term issue might be raised In the
campaign. the Governor pointed
to the adoption Of the Constitution Of
10 1854 eliminating any prohi.
Of 4 e Governor OF the State succeed.
ng himself The present Constitution.
adopted in 1897. ae added. makes the
anne pIOsLaion.