The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-08-30
For The Cecil Wing
THE BALTIMORE POW WOW.

Baltimore, on tho 18th inst, either had
defective memories or else they thought
other people had.
They resolved, first, " that the Demo
cratic Conservative party, of Maryland
re-atfirms it's adhesion to the long establish
ed principles of the Democracy. 1t rec
ognizes and supports the legal constltu
tional authority of the Federal govern
ment, &c. Now that shows progress and
improvement, for it is but few years
since large majority of the Democratic
party was in arms against "the legal con-
stitutional authority of the Federal govern
ment," and during all that long and
bloody struggle never affirmed, nor ere,
affirmed its adhesion to the long establish,
ed principles of the Democracy and
never once intimated that they "recogniz-
ed and supported the legal constitutional
authority of the Federal government, y
until the Federal government overpower'
ed them. 1t is refreshing to hear these
same gentlemen say, speaking of the
Democratic party, that I" ii believes IN III
capacity of the people for self government
it insists on equal and exact justice to al
men," The first resolve is most encourag-
ing; for it informs us that the Democracy
"is pledged to promote by benfiecent and
,iudicious legislation, the prosperity OF
the whole people," Unfortunately these
pledges are habitually repeated just before
the election, for the last eight years, and
as often violated. The most reckless and
wasteful legislation ever endured by the
people of Maryland, they have suffered
from this same party, elected on these
same pledges.
Whether the people of Maryland will
again confide their interest to the keeping
of this party of pledge breakers, remains
to be seen. A burned child breads the
fire! A State thrice plundered by the
same party, making the same pledges,
ought to hesitate before trusting them
the fourth time, even though they repeat
the same pledges.
hope it will not be regarded as viola
ton of my "par0le Of honor" if expose
the fallacy of the third and fourth resolves
1 pledged myself to the editor OF the
Democrat that if he would let the tariff
rest would not force it on him, but his
publishing these resolves opens up the
subject and am therefore at liberty.
They say that "our tariff laws, as ad
justed and enforced by the Republican
party, are discriminating and injurious tt
the masses, and justice demands their re
vision, with view to revenue only, &c. ;
So much has been said on this subject tina
l think it time to show the people the foil,
of this gable about "tariff for revenue
only" and against discrimination.
The Democratic party in general ant
The Cecil Democrat in particular, is oppos
ed to discriminating tariffs and in favor o
such tariff as will raise the most revenue
Now, farmers take notice, our tariff law
discriminate in your favor, when the!
admit guanos and all articles used TO
manure, free of duty; also when they ad
nit, as they now do, duty free, all seeds
plants, trees, domestic animals for breed
ing and many other articles, not to men
ton tea and coffee. The Democrats to b.
consistent must tax all the articles which
the American farmer and his family nov
receive free of duty, or they cannot meal
what they say against discriminating tariffs
A tariff solely for revenue and one tina
will produce the most revenue with thu
article imported into the county. Thinl
of that, fellow farmers, when you sit dow
to your tea and coffee, that this abused
Republican, discriminating tarB, admit
them free Of duty, and think also, that thu
Democrats, if they mean what they say
would make you pay the same duty Oh
guano, seeds, plants, and live stock, sc.
as the rich do ON costly wines, silks ant
laces, under our discriminating tariff.
Now look at resolve fourth: "That tn,
wealth of the country is mainly derived ,
II would have struck mainly QUIT " from
the product of labor and every Just meas
ure, tending to improve the condition ant
promote the advancement of tue laborin:
classes should receive sympathy and will
command our cordial support" The frs
part of this resolve would have been bet
ter English and nearer true, if it hat
simply stated that the wealth of the coun
try is the product of labor. This and on,
other little amendment would transform i
into sensible, Republican resolution
Instead of that loose, unmeaning jargol
about "every just measure, &C." Sa,
that the great want of the laboring elias
is constant employment and fair wages ant
that protective tariff is the only mean
to secure those ends. Here are truth ant
sense combined as the history of ever,
country on earth testifies, and I challeng
the Cecil Democrat, or any Convention o
their party, to show the contrary.
Heaven save the poor farmers for al
this Convention could do for them was t.
"pledge the best efforts of the party t.
obtain for them a redress of their griev
ences and equal Justice" What kind O
justice it would be that is not equal, W
are left to guess.
This is doleful enough for the agricultur
al interests to suffer all these accumulate
evils until the Democrats have the powe
to relieve them seems like an indefinit
postponement of the subject; but that i
not the worst, we have only the promise O
pledge of party which has had unlimite
power in Maryland for years, and We
every burden of the farmer has bee
increased.
From the style in which these resolve
pitch into Congress, for increasing thei
own and others pay, one would think tina
none of that party had anything to d
with so dirty a job; but yet we find tina
every mothers son of them pocketed tn
increased pay and that too Sin view q
the depressed condition of the laborin
taxpayers of the country" The only wa
to get "its unconditional repeal ~ will b
to have the State represented by other me
than those who now vote with the thievc
of both parties, and calmly pocket thei