The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-25

ings with a determination to bring about a
change in the county government, and it
can be done. Hundreds of thinking Dem
ocrats behold with disgust the waste which
consumes the heavy taxes they are ham
pered in their business to pay.
'sCome, Boys, and Take Drinks
When the Copperhead County Conven-
ton, which assembled here two weeks
since had completed its labors, and adjourn
ed, it was proposed by some of the members
that their nominee for State Senator regale
this point a leading member of the party
called out for all hands to come and take
a drink" AS Democratic gathering was
never known, under any circumstance to
wait for n second invitation to so pleasing
an entertainment as taking something"
the meeting Immediately left the Court
House to perform the more interesting part
of taking the drink, and the consequence
heard or made by the Democracy of Cecil.
1t looked marvelously like preconcerted
plan to avoid pledgiug the parties to any
line of policy, or set Of principles, as there
is much conflict of doctrine in the party at
present. In some places they endorse Pen
dleton and Reputation, and vote against
the Fifteenth Amendment, while in other
quarters the Fifteenth Amendment is the
party's strongest card, and nothing is said
OH the subject of reputation. Where the
Maryland democracy stand on these impor-
tant issues not being very clear among them
selves, the idea of taking drink, when
the time had arrived for the Cecil leaders
to express themselves publicity, was GER
tainly master stroke Of policy.
Tile DeMor1ut has allowed the coal
dealers of Elkton to make cats paw of
him to pull their chestnuts out of the fire.
If he docsen't get burnt before he is done
with it he will be more fortunate than his
feline prototype. In execution of this me-
NAL Office Il characteristic little, dirty, sour
rilous, lying article appears in the last is
sue, charging us with slipping round clan
aestinely, soliciting buyers for dealers who
sell coal cheaper than those who claim the
right exclusive, to sell to the citizens of
Elliton. Some half dozen parties, our
selves included, purchased coal of Mr.. l.
n. Mills, of Perryville, because we got it
considerably cheaper than the Elkton deal
crs would sell it. The same parties, or a
majority of them, have purchased coal
several years from Mr.. Mills for the same
reason. a right we mean to exercise when
ever we feel disposed to do so without ask
ing permission of any one. This is the
whole story of the coal business as far as
we arc concerned. If the coal dealers
here wish to monopolize the Elkton mar
kct they can easily do so by selling coal as
cheap as it can be purchased elsewhere,
and supplying It's good an article. This is
the way to do it, and the only way We
prefer to patronzc home dealcrs-and we
think VIC can promise the same for all the
other partieS-whcn we are not required to
pay more for the article than it can be had
elsewhere for.
Now for the tax question. which bears
so heavily upon the coal dealers, and draws
tears Of sympathy from the Dog40c:W. If
they pay no more Government tax than
that institution, they have no claim to
special protection or sympathy from the
community. If the feeling editor, in the
goodness of his heart, will impart the secret
of his escape from the Income tax to g our
regular coal dealers" and ourselves, Neu
may be enabled-having been relieved from
the payment of a lortion of the heavy ''tax-
es, State and Government to sell coal at
figures as low as the lowest, and are may be
relieved of some of the manifold duties,
which, according to the Democrat, weigh us
down. With all the "short commons"
enumerated by that sympathizing Copper
head, we have never escaped the Income
tax, while the Democrat, with its % legiti-
mate publishing business" and its share
Of Government, State and county public
plumber, amounting to not less than $4,000
the last year, pays not one cent. Perhaps
when this new examination, which is or
dered of Income assessments, is made, the
Democrat will be found able, by that time,
to contribute to the tax, and by adding its
mite, IN common with many other shurking
Democrats, whom the new Government reg
ulation has searched out, increase that
fund, and thus relieve "our regular deal
ers y from portion of the onerous Govern |
ment tax. If our remarks should chance |
to meet the eye of the Government Asses
sor of this District, they may result in pro-
fit to the Government, and some unexpect-
ed good grow out of the Elkton coal excite
ment. If there does not, lie is lot fit to
hold the office.
"a We would call the public attention
to the justly celebrated " Wilmington City
soap, manufactured by Moore e. Bro
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