Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-10-03

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to be served" he said
IF any Governor is willing to build up
the State departments which administer
such activities as these for political instead
OF public interests, then he would certainly
have pretty influential political machine
behind him But conversely. where politics
is not allowed to get into such State ac-
tivities as these. but where they are adj
ministered with proper regard for the
public welfare, then there can't be very
much of political machine.
There is no department in this State
which has closer contacts with the people
than the public schools III were building
a political machine. would hardly over
look this department"
Saying that the excellence of the schools
of the State is recognized nationally. and
agreeing with the Republican claim Of
excellence Of the city schools. the Governor
declared that Albert S. Cook. State Super
intendent of Schools. and Henry NJ FGz-
hugh. president Of the State Board Of Edu-
If he has one.
II he wanted political machine. he
would hardly overlook the public health
service of the State. with its physicians
and nurses, the Governor added. nor the
purchasing department of the State. or the
State Merit System.
Finally. take the State roads" he said.
IF the State roads are being built for
political influences instead of the public
convenience. then this is because the mem
bers Of the State Roads Commission are
men who would lend themselves to that
sort of thing.
Citizens and the commission might dis
agree as to whether this or that road ought
10 be built first. but does any sane person
think that G. Clinton Uhl. chairman. and
Howard Bruce and John X. Shaw. the other
members. would decide question in any
way except the way they honestly believed
public interest required
Mr.. Uhl has an enviable reputation for
integrity in Western Maryland and all over
the State and nobody has even questioned
the teerity of Mr.. Bruce and Mr. Shaw
Would these men lend themselves to parti-
san or political considerations in discharg-
ing their public duties! Would they become
the part of anybOdy's political machine
1t is nonsense to say they would, because
everybody knows they would not
And now what has become Of this
political machine have been so industrious
in building and which is such menace to
the State that the people must turn to the
Republicans to break il up?
with the schools out of it. the public
health service out Of it, the State institu-
tons out of it. the State employees out Of
il. the State supplies out of it, and the
State roads out Of ii. the machine couldn't
run city block.
with these State activities not in it
but being administered for the public good.
il is little wonder that our Republican
friends view with alarm and grow abusive
over the governmental machine which the
Democratic administration has built up in
the last ten years 1t is, in fact, machine
of good. sound, honest government, and
don't believe the people will exchange II
for the machine which the Republicans
have built up at the City Hall in Baltimore
States Attorney Robert Peter discussed
the record during the past ten years of the
Cd ,tnta nd do
a plea for party harmony.
I'VE have just come through very hard
primary fight" he declared. but that is
no new thing for Montgomery county. as
they have happend at various intervals
for years
Tonight we meet to launch our cam
paign for the general election of Novem
Der, when we confidently expect to elect
our whole ticket and we expect to be
helped in this by our fellow Democrats who
were unsuccessful In the recent primary
and their friends.
The meeting was opened by Mr.. Clark,
as chairman Of the State Central Commit
| tee, who turned the chair over TO Maj. Lee.
Mr. Cummings was the first speaker. he
characterized the chairman as the most
constructive. energetic and self-sacri6cine
young man in the State" and said the
progress Of Montgomery county is largely
due 10 his efforts.
Mr.. Lewis. who closed the rally, spoke
on the employment conditions throughout
the Western Maryland congressional dis
trict.
Former Mayor Howard W. Jackson. OF
Baltimore. was scheduled to speak, but was
unable to attend because of severe cold.
He telegraphed his regrets.