Evening star., 1938-08-22

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Trajectory action?
You know the answer. Mr.. Lewis
has completely reversed himself. His
promise to fight the Campaign on
principles is now forgotten. His prin-
ciples have been thrown overheard.
The same Mr.. Lewis who denounced
and denied that he would accept out
side help last June now begs and
pleads for outside help. He calls on
the Federal forces in Washington to
compel the people Of Maryland to
elect q Senator who will represent
not the people Of Maryland but the
Federal. non-residents, who are to
make his election certain If they can.
To them he will owe his allegiance
and not to the people of this State.
"Principles-let Mr. Lewis never utter
that word again in this campaign, in
view OF his complete about face on
this matter Of transcendental prin-
ciple.
The facts are plain as to what is
going on. The Chief Executive, or
his advisers. or both, have tried to de-
termine in advance not only that the
people Of Maryland shall not elect me,
but also that they must elect David J.
Lewis, and all with Mr.. Lewis full ap-
proval. They have brought about a
situation where I am not running
against the candidate who seeks on
principle to represent the Democratic
voters of Maryland, but where I am
running against the power of the Fed
eral Government directed against me
by the Chief Executive and his ad-
visers,
What are you going to do about It,
fellow Marylanders? Are you going
to submit to it? The Constitution of
the United States contemplates that
the people Of Maryland shall elect
their own Senator. The Constitution
establishes three branches of Govern
ment. the executive the judicial and
the legislative, each to remain forever
independent of each other.
Declaration Of Rights.
When Maryland's declaration OF
rights was adopted as part of our
fundamental law, there was incorpo-
rated in it provision that elections
ought to be free, and that the legsla-
tive, executive and judicial powers of
Government ought to be forever sepa-
rate and distinct from one another
and that no person exercising the
function Of one department shall
assume or discharge the duties Of
the other.
I'VE Marylanders have never
changed these provisions We still
believe in them in Maryland. For
generation after generation we have
been told that the freedom OF the
people Of our country depends upon
our success in keeping one branch
Of the Government from absor bing
and usurping the functions Of the
other brances Yet the Chief Exec
utive not long ago attempted to alter
the judicial system of the Nation. That
attempt caused revolt in Congress
and throughout the country, despite
the fact that the Democratic President
had an overwhelming majority of
the Senate and House OF Representa-
tives. The attempt failed because
there were sufficient Senators and
congressman who put love of country
above all other considerations.
Il ask again, what are you going to
do about it? This is your fight, fellow
Marylanders, as well as mine. As for
me, I can lose the ONCE I hold and
the opportunity to continue to serve
you, the people of Maryland, in the
Senate, but allsof us. my fellow citi-
zens. you as well as I, are facing the
loss Of our right to be represented in
the Federal Congress by representa-
tives OF our own selection, who can
vote our views and those of no other.
If we lose that right, we surrender
the sovereign authority of our State;
we destroy its traditions: we create a
precedent which will weaken other
States. We place the representative
branch of the Government under the
control of the Chief Executive. When
that is done, the Supreme Court issue
will be renewed and the next time, if
the President controls the selection of
the Congress. the fight for an inde-
pendent judiciary will be lost because
the fight for independence in Con-
gress will be lost