The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
Gov. NICE WARNS AGAINST
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morning edition OF the Baltimore Sun,
which criticizes the Governors state
ment (printed above) on borrowing in
connection with State finances.
The Governor states that all of this
is not in keeping with the record and
has asked The Republican to repro
duce his telegram to the city editor
of the Morning Sun. The telegram fol-
lows:
City Editor,
Morning Sum-"
Charles and Baltimore Streets,
Baltimore, Maryland.
In this mornings issue of your es-
Unable journal, your leading editor
ial, critical of my statement of Sunday
on the subject of State borrowing in
connection with State finances and
captioned mice on Borrowing" com
plains of my failure to suggest ways
and means of stopping the practice of
borrowing.
The editorial further states that
Governor Richie borrowed as a mat
ter of emergency of homecoming
character to meet relief and unem-
ployment. The emergency faced by
Governor Richie was not non-recur-
ring or temporary, but decidedly per-
manent as evidenced by his statement
that he was borrowing to cover peri
cd of three years.
AS it was permanent then, so it is
permanent now, and has been perma-
nent all during my administration, and
even after the spending of billions of
the peoples money, and what is more,
it will continue permanent for many
years to come, so that the editorial
was based upon a false premise and
totally at variance with the record.
My answer to your editorial is a
public request for workable program
that will eliminate the necessity for
further borrowing by the State. If you
will give me such a program and will
pledge me support of your editorial
columns and your newswriters, l, in
turn, assure you of my full support.
Now and regardless of what my po-
sition may be at the time when the
next Legislature meets, it is my duty
os Governor of this State to call upon
those qualified to give advice on any
problem that confronts the admins
tration. 1t is the duty Of every citizen
or institution called upon to render
this assistance.
1t particularly becomes your duty,
as one of the outstanding critics of
this administration to furnish me any
constructive plan you may have or can
evolve looking to the correction of this
evil. 1t is very easy to criticize but
somewhat di. cult to evolve a sane,
constructive policy or plan.
When you furnish me your plan, |
must necessarily rely to a great eX-
tent upon your efforts to secure the
necessary Democratic support in the
Legislature.
| am sure Governor Richie did not
like State borrowing. l have consist
entity voiced my dislike. Both admin
istrations were forced to This method
of raising money by circumstances
over which they had no control. Let
us have your plan, your support, and
as Governor of this State, it will be
my pleasure to give the best that is in
me to it's successful consummation and
to publicly acknowledge Maryland's
debt of gratitude to you.
all sure IIldJ WIlClC NONA SIlOlSlAS
you must necessarily have construc-
tive remedies and it is for this reason
that l call upon you to come to the
assistance of the people of Maryland.
l do hope you will publish this to-
morrow morning in full.
HARRY w. NICE.
Annapolis, February 81
Accompanying Governor Nice's re-
ply to the editorial of the Sun, which
appeared in The Sun on Tuesday, was
another editorial declining to enter
into any agreement with the Gov
ernor. Governor Nice answered this
editorial with another telegram, which
is printed below and which is self-ex-
planatory:
Annapolis, Md, Feb. %, 1888.
Editor of The Sun,
Baltimore.
Many of the worlds most important
constructive suggestions by neWspa-
reforms have been brought about
through constructive suggestions by
newspapers. Criticism can only be JUS
titled when the critic is willing and
able to offer a remedy for the faults
to which he objects. The problem OF
State finance is not Republican OF
Democratic. 1t is Maryland's problem
Your refusal, therefore, to. render as
sistance in this or any other State
problem is a refusal to the people Of
Maryland and not to me.
l have no comment, TO make on the
language in which your rejection Of
my proposal was coqched except t.
say that 1 prefer to forget the temper
displayed therein and to Aremembel
only the real fine part you haye played
in the history of our State. ~
1t is not my desire and certainly no
your intention to prolopg this discus
sion. l do feel that I am justified il
asking you to continue your courtes!
by the publication of this telegram il
tomorrow's issue. ..t...
H. w. NICE, Governor.