The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-11-05

oIStifGI hIeW IL lEuSl. Inc party NnlCn
under the name of reform. attempted TO rein
state the power of locofocoiSm, has proved
itself powcrcSS for good, and able only TO do
serious mischief. The errors committed by
those who honestly desired reform Of the
abuses Of party o,gaui2ation, are row appa-
rent These gent emcn wee warnd but they
would nni heed the warning They attempt
cd To cure admitted evils by the introduction
ct others more mOn~tr0u3. They permitted
themselves 10 he led from the Beginning Of
Their effort by men who were actualed by
very Il iiprcntand less worthy motives They
allowed 'heir independent movement, iu,cnd-
cd by its originalofS only to secure good nom
lmaIiouS for Office, to be converted lnlo a par
tizln effort to break down the American
party, and rel lace political power in The hand,
Of All odGns and corrupt democracy. Their
wordy procamations and protestations Of
party independence were faisificd by their
nominations and their evident Efforts to trans.
lei political power into the hands of dctcSlahle
locolocoiSm. They have been defeated badly
defeated. and as we have repeatedly told them
they have only aggravated the evils they pro-
posed TO cure.
VIII these gentlemen ReIormers listen now
to u few words of calm hut earnest and hon
est counsel! WIN they discard prejudice
and lay aside the prompiings Of mere blind
passion and go with us through a short re-
view Of their course ! We know that evils
existed in the party machinery of our party.
These evils were freely and candidy acknow-
edged. They were unheStatinglr condemned
bs the party organs and bya majority ofthe
party itself. They were evils incident to
every dominant party, and nine out of every
Americans IA ri {
'heir Suppression, and Intended to suppress
mem nut all history and experience teach
mat 'n'y can "e corrected only within the
party III "uich lhcy exist and not by oppusl-
'lon to 1t.
he'G was the mistake OF the honest Reform
e'S' from the htat success Of the American
party the city OF Baltimore, It's American
government, and lis American citizens, had
heeh S"njcctcd to daily and uninterrupted
abuse and misrepresentation and calumina-
'ion oy newspapers avowcdIy or coyerlv in
the interest q lhe Democratic party. The
reputation OF the city its trade, and its pros
| penty We're wantonly sacrificed to the graft
iIca'lon OF political anllnoSity, to the party
and personal antlpathy to the Mayor who had
done more to reform municipal abuses and to
Improve the condition Of our municipal af
IaFs than were ever before accomplished by
any party or any city government. The evils
ordinarily incident to every dominant party
were seized upon as the preteXt for an iade-
| Pc"deM movement. They were made the
oasis Tor me most brutal assaults upon the
| Mayor and gross contamination OF the city
y council election was at hand. 1t was pro-
poSed to remedy the evil by the
nominate II OF good men for the City
Council, and far and quiet c'c;'ron. =
1t was soIemnly declared that the movement
was to extend no further than this proposed
reform Of munci pal affairs and that no polti-
cal result was contemplated. This drclara.
Ton was believed 10y many. The new move
'hent was tavorably regarded by a majority
OF the American party, but the first step OF
IT'S managers was to organize thorough and
complete opposition TO the whole American
| ticket whether good or bad, and to renew
win redouhird yTnience the abuse of the
Mh'eT'can parry ana the officers 1t had elected.
ne ensuing eicction was the most quiet that
'ina otei "''h'S$cd IN THIS CITY Tor quarter
OF century, ana although majority Of the
'a"o'uH'eN OF 'hc nc" ,hoVc'n emf were defeat
ca 9",u 'Heil were III Inc main e.cctod to the
Nlty 'oAheiI.
me result F'hnicated the good name OF our
Guy IRON the vie cainmnIations OF the Iocoioco
| ""u Scua" neutral pa't'Han press. 1t de-
,'o.>"",'" t''r o"Se''eSS a,I h|'tr lastly 81
'"'l, 'V'IG,a''a tiaretS lhey rhved at the
reS''l'' ley "a@n'''' q thc'r xag5crationS
i"'! NY nv uceP c"Iof'hs 10 '''.lF caInin-
: .'N3' '"e venice ''e'! persona! ahI'pathicS
III t''T ''oSl ofo'ai ana offensive personalities
AN" al l'ty P'0ce' ded At orGe TO organise under
''V assume" name u htiorIh PoHtlca'
| 'Vio'''uh 10 the american party. Under
we ""HPlC,S u we ever 'tSl'tSs ana N1'chlrF'
gus o"u'. house C''fHe' inns opposition was
| eo"ce'''u ana hia'uiei, II canned IN lis
| support TWO 'nir"H o. the WnoI0 vote 81 the
| Guy ~" YET win '"'N o'erWhclm'ng MAJORITY
~ '''''"t'S were eo',iS'.l'| again anu again
10 :" hI'l'u 10 "e p''IH' 10 close lheir place,
VI BUSINESS !" around lie Young places and
!" 'aNe we Ia" III thvir own haiidS 70 achieve
nlc'oTy'
:, ne aciilohS'fat'ohS Of 1hursdHy night and
-i"'o"y afternoon were surely sufficient to
'e"th any lh''IilSeht observer that this new
P"'IS 'ho''',!'hI hau not Vhc Syhpath'es Of
'he h''SseS Vi the people, ana That IL Included
ph'' very small poi li"n OF the population.
btl IN me iace q TINS un'hlslaka3'e evidence
OF us lh,iinS'c Weakness Its managers madIy
persisted III urging Its prosecution, and It's
organs grew more inSoIeht ahd lncendiary.--
Notn'is was lclt uhdohe mat could possibly
be done hy them to STIR up STRIFE and invoke
"a tHrlnie disturbance OF The peace npnn the
Gay o! the election. The strongest passions
oil me human hear were ap2cried to by the
speakers at The nightly meetings OF these