The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-10-21
The Address to the Voters and Taxpayers.

this week, "To the Voters and Tax
Payers of Cecil County," prepared by a
committee appointed for the purpose, will
arrest every thoughtful man, by the array
of facts and figures it presents, in contrast
ing the management Of the two political
parties, of the affairs of this county and
State. These figures are taken from
the Reports of the county finances, COM
monty called the Levy Lists, and the Comp
troller's Reports, and there can be no ques-
ton as to their truth and correctness. The
arraignment of the Democratic party in
that Address. is fearful one for any party
to be called upon to answer, by a wronged
and oppressed people. Guilty on every
count, must be the verdict of every candid
reader, whether he be Republican, Dem
ocrat, or neutral.
The 800, 900 for which State bonds were
issued, under the Act styled the Southern
Relief Fund or Loan, was placed in the
hands of committee named in the Bill,
who never made any report Of their dis
bursement of the fund, and the matter was
more completely covered up, than any job
that Tammany ever managed. Who got
the money after it went into that commit
tees hands, none but themselves ever
knew; but the people are paying taxes for
the interest on that money, every year
Had the Republican party remained in
in, ha fafa fn
property holder would have paid at least
nine cents tax on the 800 less to- day, than
he is now compelled to pay yearly, to keep
down the interest on the State debt. The
increasing resources of the State were such
rs would have sufliced TO pay the interest
OH the debt and provide sinking fund,
without resorting TO direct taxation for this
purpose. That this outrageous state of
affairs is justly attributable to the honest,
upright men who compose the main strength
of the Democratic party, no fair minded
man will charge; but can they control the
rings and professional politicians Of that
party, who hold entire control of all the
offices, while they continue to vote for the
men they place in nomination? Many hon
est men are nominated by the party, for the
different Offices in State and county, who
doubtless desire to do what is right; but
such men, when elected, are borne down by
majorties of mercenary wretches. against
whose double dealing and experience in
"ways that are dark, and tricks that are
vain," plain, home-spun honesty stands no
chance. There is but one way to remedy
corruption in party officials, when that cor
ruption is found to control the Legislative
power, and that is an entire change of
party. If the Republican party should be
placed in power by the people, and it is
found that political advcnturers work their
way to the front-for those fellows invaria-
bly, declare for the party in power, it mat
ters not what that party may be-then, in
order to Dust the thieves. and purify the
body polite, let the administration of pub
lie affairs be placed in the hands of the
opposing party. There is no safety for
republican institutions, but in the knowl-
edge and independence of the people, which
make the voter superior to party ties, that
are inventions of politicians to hold in SUBJ
jugation their peers. The only hope for
purifying the party at present in power in
this State, is voting it out of Office. The
professional politicians who control the
Democratic organization, will be cast out,
and their horse-leech hold on the jugular
vein of the State will be broken, and their
party will for season get rid of them
The approaching election will determine
whether the honest men of the Democratic
party have the independence to right their
wrongs, by the power which is in the hands
of every free mantle ballot.