Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-01-23

ernor of Maryland for the fourth time on
"Wednesday of last week. As il was
advertised that his speech would be OF
mach interest to Marylanders and the
Nation Generally. the crowd in attendance
was much larger in number than any
other of the past. The inaugural address
embodied indication that he would be In
the field for the Democratic nomination
for President in 1882 and follows in con-
densed form:
On this occasion Of my fourth Inaugural
ton into the high Office Of Governor oil
Mar,la land, il is natural that should feel
profound gratitude to the people who have
thus sienally honored me. do-above and
beyond everything else. And l confess.
too. 10 a very real sense Of humility. born
perhaps of the knowledge that even though
l do the best can for the people OF my
State. that can be but poor return for all
they have done for me. But that best
such as 1t is. shall be yours.
In my message last week discussed in
detail what seemed to me to be the finan-
cial and governmental questions which
confront the State at this time, and which
the Legislature will consider.
Today il may not be inappropriate to
speak Of some of those things which IN
derIie the Maryland theory Of government.
because believe the country is entering
a decade which will see new economic
and politi:al dispensation in which the
ideals and principles incarnate in our
MARYLAND traditions and institutions will
find fulfillment.
LISTS MARYLAND TRADITIONS.
These traditions are federation in all
things and to all people: ordered liberty
for the individual and the right to follow
his own pursuits and to secure his own
happiness in his own way. so long as he
does not interfere with like rights OF others
Or the recognized sanction Of society; and
A self governing State. free to settle its local
problems in conformity with the needs OF
is people, who should be unhampered by
an excess Of government from within and
Nv undue Federal supervision or interior
ance from without
These, after all. are the principles on
which our national government was builded.
Maryland through the stretch OF time has
,een steadfast to them. The national gov
eminent has not
II be true that this Is period to try
mems souls. it is also one TO open their Eyes
4 il seems incredible that 50 CONF lete
oIlapse of prosperity and so far-reachire
q breakdown in law observance have come
non us, 1t is equally incredible that we
shouId have been blind to our political and
sconomic mistakes which have at least
contributed 10 this result. II they have not
aused Il.
DEGREES GENERALIZATION.
il was only natural that the Civil War
ghould have been followed by nationalistic
tsndencies and by consequent and in
syItnble increase in the exercise OF Federal
over.
The surprising thing is that this tendency
should have progressed so long and ex'
ended SO far without being halted by a
6emand that the country return 10 the
afe harbor Of the Constitution and the Bill
4 Rights and that we be free men and
rec women again.
The concrete expressions OF this march
bward Capitalization are all around US.
Ne see IL in the vast expansion OF Gov
.rnmental control over transportation and
Communication and thousand regulatory.
Inspection and restrictive laws.
TARIFF ACT AssAlLED.
The replacement in industry OF men with
machines and the growing industrialism
,f the age have resulted In the How OF
more and more goods from our factories.
until the surplus can only be absorbed by
an increase export trade. Yet In place OF
increasing our export trade the Federal
Government set upon once more. did every
thing that could well be imaei to destroy
il. and built tariff wall so high that it
has flooded our domestic markets with an
unmanageable surplus. started the miera-
ton Of American industries abroad and Is
bringing reprisals and retaliations from
other nations with which we trade and
whose friendship and good will we ought
TO have.
BLAME For 1929 CRASH.
What did the Federal Government--this
arcat edifice which we have builded and
TO which we have been looking more and
more as the almoner and fountain Of re-
lief-what did il do to avert the fast
approaching storm which the accumulation
OF all these things was bringing to head 7
At least the country had the right to
expect from that quarter economic and
financial leadership which would adopt
some kind Of corrective measures. Instead
of that, there was not even the world
wide" alibi 90 popular in high circles. On
the contrary. there began a series Of in.
aationary statements and actions which
melted. or at least intensified. the crash
Of 1929.
Cries EVILS Or EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT.
The high water mark Of all this was
national prohibition as imposed by the
Eighteen Amendment, and no matter what
the findings Of the Wickersham Commits
sion may be. they cannot end, nor can they
minimize. the injury to the cause Of rea-
soned temperance. the unhappy tempta-
tons to the youth Of the land and the
Iawiessness and disregard for law which
have resulted from putting prohibition In
the Constitution. where Il ought not TO be.
instead Of leaving the question to the
States. where II ought to be.
There was time when IL was regarded
as a sort Of quasi-treason to talk about
personal freedom In this connection. or TO
speak Of the ideals Of State sovereignty
and Of the integrity Of Constitutional rights
in dealing with the subject. That time has
gone. People in high places are bold in