The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-10-19
Wing Prospects.
"The skies are bright
Our hearts are lipht.n

prospects the great Wing party are now
mole cheering than they have ever been
before. Already during this month have
Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Ohio spoken. Our own good old state
has proved true to the wing cause-true
to the Union. and true to herself, and the
first of January next, the Iocofoco gov
ernor must give place to a Wing.
AT the thunder-toned voice of New Jer-
sey every loco trembled and turned pale.
whS every wing rejoIced. Big-gun
Stockton with all his wealth and irCu-
ence was there, but the Jersey Blues re-
NAMED nbought-unterrifed Strat;on.
the wing candidate for governor has
majority Of 1900 over his locoloco com.
petltor, and the wings have carried IS
out OF the l9 counties.
And what Of Pennsylvania? "Save your
POWDER" said the Delaware Gazette, when
The wings of Wilmington were firing over
the wing victory in Maryland; 'save your
powder to fire over our majority Of EC-
feen or tpenty thousand in Pennsylvania. !"
"West of the mountains our par,, are
betting on forty thousand majority for
Skunk" said a loco of our town who had
Just returned from tramp, "If Skunk
don't get 5000, Clay will get the state"
SAID the locos all with one accord. And
10! the result. In state polling nearly
or quite 100000 votes, and which at the
last Governors election went for the To-
coloco by upwards Of t'centy three Mous-
and, Skunk now gets a miserable, shriy-
elled up maj ority, reaching little over
9OOO. What falling off is there, nv
counlrymen! Who is there that enter.
lalns doubt of Clay's getting the state?
In Ohio in 1912 the locofoco candi-
date for governor had 3443 majority. The
wing candidate is now elected by nearly
5000, and the Wings have d majority in
both houses, which they have not had for
seven years before, and which secures
wing u. 5. Senator in the place of MIR,
Iocoloco Tappan. She is safe with her
70 electoral votes for Clay and Freling-
huysen.
We have named Maryland, New Jersey
and Ohio, besides these three States, Yer
mont, Rhode Islanc, Connecticut, Massa
chuse,'s, Delaware, North Carolina, Lou
'sIana, Indiana and Kentucky have during
the past year voted for the wings. The
electoral votes of the above named states
amount to ITO. Of the remaining states
we are certain TO get New York and Ten.
nessee, making l59 electoral votes for
Clay, leaving Polk ll6. This is only
taking such states as are most assuredIy
sure to go for Clay, There are several
Others which in all probability will 90 the
same way, amongst them Pennsylvania,
Virginia and Georgia.
Some OF the locofocos claim New York
they are the same persons who claimed
Mary land and Ohio. How can lbev ex-
pect the Tariff men and anli-Tcxas men
OF the Empire state to vote for Polk-tbe
idea is preposlerous A letter from New
York says:
"Have no unrasness abou, tho vote Of N
iork-1he lokics will reach Cuyng, Hrdpe with
less majority than they did in $40, and then Won
know what late awaits them The whg maiori-
" oi io4i VIII be larger than that of lSI6 hv
| some thousands. The locos' reliance uDou the
popularity OF Silas fright is but broken reed
am entirely satisfied tina, his selection will not
W 1 "o''h ooo votes to them if half that number
iio Is no. popular IN several of their strongest
couities from opposing local Improvement.
! very iiHch doubt they could not have found
He'eiai stronger men. No man could have been
, non, VINO VIII unite the wing vote more en-
lifeiy than Nlilard Fillmore, who like the great
Clay was born To an inheritance of novc,,y m
prehllced when boy to woollen factory. edu
GATED himself, and has worked his way IN to
lame ana distinction. In the city we are well
oisahiZeu ana do not mean to suffer ourselves TO
c l iun over, rely upon that. Another attack
from Tie organized band of rowdies who assault
eu the which procession before, will be repealed
| by force, but we do not expect it,
~ on must not regard tho Growing of the loco-
loco press. it is poor attempt to manufacture
enthusiasm, and to carry Polk as they say lIar-
rIson was carried in 1910, by storm. The whigs
are ,corhing in different sort tJashion aud end
as began, by telling You that New York is right
side up"
me Albany Evening Journal Of the 5th, says:
-, u" he progress OF the good cause is onward.
me skies grow brighter da lily, and unless every
sign Shall prove deusive-alinost an ,mpossibii-
n.y. glorious wing victory will mark the ides Of
l''e coming November Speed The ball, gallant
wings, and the work is done.n
In regard to Virginia very little has been
said by either party. We feel confident
she wlll.cast her vote for Mr.. Clay. Mr..
Rlves is oil the same opinion as the writer