Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-24
CHAMPIONINC
THEREELECTION
COLDSBOROUCH
Salisbury Paper Gives Reasons
For Returning Incumbent
Back To Congress
DEMOCRAT SECONDS EN-
DORSEMENT OF CANDIDATE

AS the Fall campaign draws near
during which activity will, OF course
be directed toward the election OF
Presidential and Congressional candi-
dates, the following editorial from the
salisbury Times" Of July 10, relative
to the Hon. T. Alan Goldsborough,
is specially pleasing, stressing, as it
does, the advantage Of long term OF
legislative office, and emphasizing the
record made by the First District
REPRESENTATIVE. Under the caption
"His Record Speaks, the "Times"
says:
The late Joseph w. Byrns, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, re-
Gently giving expression to the wis
dom acquired from years Of obser-
vance and experience in legislative
halls, wisely remarked:
Everybody knows the length of SER
vice of Members of the House increas-
es their usefulness to their districts.
New members who are sent to Con-
gress begin at the bottom of the list,
and it requires considerable time to
acquire a complete understanding Of
enacting legislation and making con-
facts with various government depart
ments.
was a member of the House for %
years before I became chairman Of
major committee. Every Speaker Of
the House served 20 years or more be-
fore he reached the high position.
Article "a Of the Declaration of
Rights of the Maryland Constitution
reads:
A long continuance in the Execu-
tive Departments of power or trust
is dangerous to liberty; a rotation,
therefore, in those departments is one
Of the best securities of permanent
freedom.
That pronunciation was made at the
Constitutional Convention in 1867. 1t
was conspicuously silent on member
ship in legislative bodies. Then, as
now, extended tenure in office OF leg
islators must have been considered
a factor for public good, rather than a
liability, considering of course, that
the legislators conduct and labors
have been devoted to betterment OF
his constituents general welfare.
These two quoted statements come
to mind now with the candidacy of
Congressman T. Alan Goldsborough
who is asking to be returned to the
seat he has occupied in the House of
Representatives continuously since 1921
Recently printed pages Of the Con-
gressional Record provide some in
teresting statements lin praise of
Congressman T. Alan Goldsborough's
record of efficiency and economy"
Under date of June 8, 1886, this
publication, a record Of Congression-
al proceedings, carries the following:
He Speaker Byrns) pointed out
that Representative Goldsborough of
Maryland, who has served approx
mately Is years, ranks second on the
important Banking and Currency
Committee, and has been acting chair
man most of this session.
The Banking and Currency Commit
tee originates and directs through the
Congress nearly all monetary mat
tiers affecting the Government. In
the last two or three sessions, this has
been one of the governments major
g.. ~
and FILA mediums designed to assist
business and the individual.
On the same page Of the Record ap-
pears an editorial excerpt from an
Eastern Shore newspaper:
Mr.. Goldsborough has never hand
led his office in a political way, and
in his endeavor to prevent the waste
Of public money has several times
halted the passage of costly legisla-
ton. Mr.. Goldsborough was almost
entirely responsible for the defeat of
the silver-purchase bill, providing for
the purchase of 100000 ounces of
silver from silver miners at ST. per
ounce. At the time the bill was up
for passage, silver was only worth
IS cents, so that in the defeat of the
legislation alone, Mr.. Goldsborough
saved the Treasury more than $5,OO0,-
900, enough to pay Congressman's
salary for 500 years.
In the current campaign much has
already been said about the old-age
pensions and social security programs
of the Democratic and Republican par
ties. And since these discussions are
likely to continue until the November
election, another interesting excerpt
may be taken from the Congressional
Record. Mr.. Goldsborough, speaking