Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
He Doesn't Talk Bunk
Reprint from THE EVENING SUN Editorial
Tuesday, October 30, 1884

Governor Richie is not the candidate for the job to
winch ne seeks reelection He has many things to
which reasonable people may well object He has built up
political machine. In the of building UP that ma
chine he has made appointments perfected alliances
which are unpleasant to sensitive citizens.
This paper is fully of the extent to which Mr.
Rchle falls short of perfection It conscious of his
occasional vacaons and his occasional errors It has
felt called point and the person who
goes back through files will find many instances of
sharp disagreement with the Governor and his policies
Even during the present campaign such instances will be
found
Take all these things into account to them your per-
sona prejudices against the man. you have any,
unacceptable fact remains that Albert c. Richie the best
Governor this State has had since the Civil War; He u.s.
with one or two possible exceptions the best Governor any
State has had in the same period
The reason he is such good Governor is
in theatrical quality. He redolent of the side
walks like AL Smith. He is not superb Clown like Alfalfa
Bill Murray. He is no spell-binder like Huey Long.
His competence quiet competence He has not sought
cheap and fraudulent popularity by publicly beating his
breast and bawng about his virtues powers
not made of gold and of torns speeches.
He has not led holy against Catholics Jews and
Negroes He has not called the troops close wells
shoot down workngmen He has announced that
is going to end poverty in Maryland He is not exciting
But the business have to do Tuesday next is SER
ious business We selecting not to entertain
but to administer the affairs of the State in difficult
time. The next four years will plainly be period of
transition. The relations between the Federal Government
and the State undergoing vast and perhaps per-
manent change great deal of experimentation probably
will be unavoidable. There will be many temptations for
the demagogue; there will be equal temptations for the
shifty fellow the who thinks you accomplish things
by talking gtbly about them.
During this period which may either spell ruin or sal
walton for all of u.s. shall theatrical posturng
bland oratoy but practical hard-headed sense
And above everything else, shall need the sort of Gov
who does not go off hafcocked who does make
dubious promises, who tells not what want to hear
but the unvarnished truth.
Richie is such Even in the height of a
political campaign he does not allow his needs as cand
date interfere with his duty Governor He does not
talk bunk.
Witness the charge that his Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles raised salaries without There
hundred ways which Rche competent politician that
he u.s. could have ignored that charge fixed it, senced
it. Instead he Investigated the accusations found them
true and published his findings He Governor before
he candidate.
If you go through his record you will find dozens of
instances of just such competence fanness
call it what you will He refused to fall for the clamor for
twodoar automobile tags because he knew that it would
be business for the State to do business on that basis
at the present time He refused to truce to the ynches
on the Eastern Shore although he knew politician
would know that force the issue he did would cost
him votes
This man. for all his lack of spectacular quality, has
something which is valuable to all the people of the State
II is the thing which makes him stand out above most of
the politicians that think Of.
vote for Richie is vote for who is honest not
only in the he will not steal but also
in the much rarer that he will not steal vote
bv promising something that he knows he cannot perform
This is virtue and very solid virtue In our opinion
If outeighs whatever of judgment be charged
against the Governor
Az cold matter of fact the election of next Tuesday
10 not so much test of Richie of the people
of the State We all him. his virtues and his faings
Rt will the people have the wit to that the courage
condor and intellectual integrity of this great
asset right now and will be greater asset during the
wears TO come? To what extent are we serious in
orr demands for Governor who attends strictly to his
business as Governor tells the truth and eschews hokum
MarvIanders who take their government seriously will
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