The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-09-20
GO AND DO LIKEWISE.

Allegany county having been, like Cecil,
swamped in debt and taxation by the riot
GUS extravaganza of several years of Dem
ocratic Conservative " rule, the Republican
party determined to nominate ticket for
County Commissioners, composed of able,
conscientious men, and appeal to the bet
ter judgment of the people to rise above
party, and consult their own individual
interests, by electing men who were capa-
Bile, honest and Independent enough to
rescue their county from the mountain of
debt and taxation which had been piled
upon it by the party whose only thought is
to provide places for it's favorites, without
caring whether they have a single qualifi-
cation for the duties of the position to
which they are assigned. With this pur-
pose in view two years ago, Mr.. A. c.
Green, one Of the leading business men Of
the county was solicited to become candi-
date for the office of County Commissioner,
who finally consented, on condition that
they would associate with him on the tick
ct, the names of gooG and competent men.
This was done and the Republican Com
missioners were elected by about 1000
majority, although Governor Whyte carri-
ed the county by 200 majority. This was
noble example of rising above party
prejudices for the purpose of correcting
abuses that were eating into their every
day business interests.
Now for the result Of this sensible act,
on the part of the people of Allegany,
without distinction of party. This new
Board of County Commissioners went for
ward at once in the work of lifting the
county affairs from the mire into which
they had been plunged by the {" Democratic
Conservative party. They built a new
Court House and new Jail, besides enlarg-
ing and improving the aims house, and
with all this they have reduced the county
tax from l13 cents to so cents on the hum
dred dollars, having paid all debts of the
county and always maintained balance of
funds for cases of emergency in the county
treasury. The men who, as servants of the
public, managed the affairs of their county
SO satisfactorily to all who held property in
the county, have been renominated by the
Republicans by acclamation, and they have
the assurance from many of the most hide
bound of the Democrats that they will vote
for them; and there is no doubt of their
reelection. A trial with good, honest,
capable men to manage the county affairs
of Allegany, has satisfied all intelligent
men that the selection of County Commits
sioners is rs much a matter of profit or
loss to each and every person doing bust
ness in the county, as any other mercantile
transaction lie enters into; and that to have
a Board of competent, faithful men, to
administer the affairs Of the county, is a
direct profit to every property holder with
out regard to his political proclivities.
The property owners OF this county have
suffered from the same party that the
Alesany people have. Unnecessary taxes
and expenses have been piled upon their
shoulders. The Republican party have
presented ticket of able, conscientious,
business men, to the people of Cecil for
their suffrage, and promise retrenchment
and reform, similar to which has been
affected in Allcgany, and we have the most
confident belief and assurance that the
gentlemen placed on the ticket for County
Commissioners, by the Republican Conven-
ton, will be chosen by such a majority as
will be guarantee in the future, that men
competent, and with an honest effort to
promote tie interest of the county and
economic the taxes will be chosen and no
others, without distinction of party.