When was it published?

April 11, 1891 in Evening Capital

Domestic News April 11, 1891

Evening Capital

Q: What keywords are associated?

Better Roads, Local Self Government, Legislature, Public Opinion

Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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What is this article about?

State Senator John S. Wirt, in a Baltimore Sun article on 'The Movement for Better Roads,' urges electing legislators responsive to public opinion and emphasizes local self-government over reliance on state or socialist schemes.

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State Senator John S. Wirt in an article in the Baltimore Sun on "The Movement for Better Roads" says among other things: "The first step is to send to the Legislature men who will respond to the demands of public opinion and legislate to the best interest of the State and of the county, and then follow that up by an active and intelligent interest in local affairs. Success is not to be reached by relying upon the general or State governments, or upon any scheme which partakes of the character of socialism. It is to be found, if at all, in local self-government which has been well defined as 'that system of government under which the greatest number of minds, knowing the most and having the fullest opportunities of knowing it, about the special matter at hand, and having the greatest interest in its well-working, have the management of it or control over it.'"

What sub-type of article is it?

Infrastructure Politics

What keywords are associated?

Better Roads Local Self Government Legislature Public Opinion

What entities or persons were involved?

John S. Wirt

Where did it happen?

Baltimore

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Primary Location

Baltimore

Key Persons

John S. Wirt

Event Details

State Senator John S. Wirt in an article in the Baltimore Sun on 'The Movement for Better Roads' says among other things: 'The first step is to send to the Legislature men who will respond to the demands of public opinion and legislate to the best interest of the State and of the county, and then follow that up by an active and intelligent interest in local affairs. Success is not to be reached by relying upon the general or State governments, or upon any scheme which partakes of the character of socialism. It is to be found, if at all, in local self-government which has been well defined as "that system of government under which the greatest number of minds, knowing the most and having the fullest opportunities of knowing it, about the special matter at hand, and having the greatest interest in its well-working, have the management of it or control over it."'