The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
TO OUR CITIZENS:

We have reached the stage in this campaign where
believe it is for opposing candidates to state
their differences enter into this phase OF the contest
without rancOr, and | sincerely hope that we may be
able to state our opposing views without recrmnatlon
and with poise befttng the dgnfed office to which
we both aspire
First want to observe that there is long list
of bad legislation that passed during the last four
years, and nobody willing to accept respon-
siblity for it.
Second The House and Senate journals of the last
Session still at the printers, and therefore
unable to establish how Members voted.
Delegate Green, in his statement last week, says
that the story that he would pension School Bus Oper
ators has basis whatsoever have not made an is
of this subject would have mentioned it here
had he not brought it out in print himself However,
people should know: During the past four years. the
School Bus Operators Association has kept Lobbyist
at Annapolis at every Session This lobbyist has been
trying to work up support among Legislators for
kind of Retirement Act to provide pensions for
members of the Association. told that Bill to
carry out the plan introduced few years but
it failed for lack of support Delegate Green says
that it would be unconstitutional to do this thing l
but when It decided has it been decided,
and why is the lobbyist still there? SO long the AS
ISOLATION keeps sending its lobbyist to the Sessions
lobby for the Pension Act, the idea is not dead. The
notion still persists, and the possibility of some kind
of Pension Act remains.
Three years ago, Gas law had been living in the
incubator at the Legislature for almost year Our Rep
resentatiVes told that this proposed Gas Law
good for and would not be passed Yet at the very
next Session of the Legislature, the Bill passed in
warning to with Mr.. Green voting for it. Lobbyists
for the gas company down there the time, and
the Bill passed although it very damaging to
and unconstitutional too. Fortunately, the law
unpopular that it repealed in order to head off
public resentment, in view of the approaching election
Regardless Of the repeal residue of damage still
mains with
Again, | feel it necessary to take issue with
other statement 1t is his Statement No. f. He says that
there other laws dealing with administration
measures carrying his name, etc, indicating that be-
he Minority floor leader in the House he
compelled to sponsor legislation which he opposed
to- and which he would not otherwise have voted for
true that the Minority leader supposed to intro
duce bills sent down by the administration when
have Republican Governor. But when the Floor Lead
doesn't approve OF such measures is customary
introduce the Bills marked by Request" and he is
under obligation to vote for them. Yet, Mr.. Green
apparently did sponsor many of these measures would
not haze done for see it, representatives. first
duty is to his people back home When a representative
against the interests of his constituents DO
ca purposes in order to stand in well with the State
Administration, he is doing great diSService to his
people and his Party.
This then is perhaps the chief difference between
Mr. Green has indicated that he first allegiance
to the state administration and because of that he
sponsored legislation putting needless expense upon
County. independent who believes that | owe
first allegiance to my people back home who sent
represent their interests at all times AS it. if
policy of the State Administration conflicts with the
interests of my county, would place needless expense
upon it, then | must stick with my people at home |
believe that in the long run, both my State
and my County best in this way.
CLIFFORD FRIEND