The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-29
Cheap Democracy.

The appropriations made by the last Cop
perhead Legislature Of this State amount to
Ss,61s, 800 B. 1t will be remembered that
not single Republican member was in that
Legislature to mar the grabbing of the party
who are always preaching retrenchmcnt and
light taxation when they are out of power,
but plumber and appropriate everything they
can lay their hands on when they gain power.
The Baltimore american publishes an item
lied statement of the appropriations, and
remarks:
"All this amount has to be raised by tax
alton on less than one million of population,
requiring a larger amount per capita than is
called for by the United States to meet the
expenses of the General Government and
pay the interest on the public debt caused
by the rebellion. Large as the figures of
this summary are, they show but partially
the increased taxation that has been imposed
upon the people of the State by Democratic
rule. In nearly every county the rate of
taxation for local purposes has been increas-
ed to pay the extravaganza of the multiplied
Office holders that party has put in power
In Baltimore city the rate of taxation, upon
the basis of the new levy, is one third higher
than ever before. And whilst the people
are thus heavily burdened, there is no pros
pect of amelioration in the future. Both
the State and the city debt is being aug
mented, and next year there will be call
for still higher rate of taxation. These
are the facts that the people should study,
and learn therefrom that the Democratic
party, whilst it clamors for economy and
low taxes, is, in power, always and every
where extravagant and corrupt
In this county the same parallel has been
run. To help swell the sum, and provide
fat job for partzan, $4,000 is coolly taken
out of the pockets of laboring men of the
county and applied to bridging Sassafras
river, for the accommodation of a few fam
lilies in the Necks, to 60 over to Galena,
Kent county, and make their purchases at
that village. Bohemia bridge was construct
ed to give them convenient and short road
to Elkton, but unfortunately it is a toll
bridge, and it isn't crowded with passengers
on their way to the cheap cash stores of
Elkton. The Sassafras bridge is to be en-
tirely free, the people of Elkton and other
districts contributing with their taxes to
make it so, and thus avoid the drawbacks
which afflict the Bohemia bridge, and insure
q brisk trade between the farmers of the
Necks and the merchants of G;ilena.
In the meantime the roads all over the
county are growing worse, being left to the
floods and stones, which will soon have en-
tire possession of them, while this saving,
economical Democratic party is plundering
the people, and putting the money into the
pockets of hosts Of petty officers, the nine
tenths of whom were provided with places
solely because they voted the Copperheaa
ticket. Too many of the sim'1'- IA. p.y ers
allowed themselves :, ne amused by these
Deme :. -: .obbers crying "negro equal
ity," negro suffrage" till they gave them
a lease of power, which no sooner have they
secured than their cry is changed to " stand
and deliver Consider the matter, good
folks, and own up like honest men who have
been taken in and done for, that you acted
like asses in choosing matured political
thieves to guard your treasury. Do you
think you would like to repeat the same folly
again, if these Democratic cut. purses should
cry in your ears negro equality "negro
sufrage?" The cry is slightly changed at
present, and it is now white mans party"
And such white men as swell the ranks of
that party! with their blue noses and bat
tered hats and rum blossoms.