The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-11-01
JAMES b. GROOME, ESQ.

This gentleman, it is generally known, is
candidate for the House of Delegates on
the Democratic, or "Ring" ticket. Feel
ing much apprehension and having many
doubts of his success at the coming cleo
ton, he has diligently canvassed the whole
county, and personally solicited a large
number, perhaps majority Of voters on
the Republican side to support him at the
coming election. These Republican voters
were not solicited on any other ground by
Mr.. Groome, than that of personal friend
ship, and family recollections. So far this
was all fair on the candidates part. 1t is
the custom, and acknowledged by all
parties to be the proper thing. But this
canvass having been made, and enough of
Republican votes promised to secure MIR.
Groome's election-so he processes to think,
tho he may be mistaken-he announces
that lie is " out of the woods" and will
devote the rest Of the canvass to securing
the election of the aohsle Democratic ticket.
Now we ask those Republicans to consider
this declaration of Mr.. Groome, and ex-
anime it by every rule of honor and homes
ty known among men. He makes an earn
est appeal for your support, solely on per-
sonal grounds, on the ground of friendship
to himself and old family recollections; for
the late Col. Groome was fine, genial, soci-
al gentleman as could be found in his own
or any other State, and had hosts of friends
among every class of people in the county.
This support sufficient to elect him, the
candidate believes he has secured; he stops
further solicitation on his own behalf, de-
clares he is "out of the woods" and an
nounces his purpose to work for the success
of the balance of the Democratic Con-
sentative ticket. After having secured
your promise of support he turns deliber-
ately round and declares his purpose to
defeat eeery friend you hare on the Repa6ls-
Gun ticket. Toput the case in its true light
we will suppose that Mr.. Groome had ap-
preached his Republican friends with this
proposition: {" I want you to vote for me
on the ground Of personal friendship, and
when have secured the promise of what
consider sufficient number of Republ-
can votes to elect me, intend to 60 to
work with all my might to try and defeat
the entire Republican ticket DiM erery
friend you hare on it, Suppose, Republi-
can voters, that MIR. Groome had approach
ed you with such an open declaration as
this, would one of you meditated voting for
him after hearing so outrageous proposal
Now we ask, in all candor, if this is not
precisely the position Mr.. Groome has
placed himself in He asks Republicans
to vote for him on personal, not political
grounds, and in the same breath declares
that it is his deliberate purpose to defeat
every friend you have on your own ticket.
Was ever baser ingratitude meditated? Is
any man, no matter how solemn and in
good faith his promise may have been CIV
en- after this heartless declaration on the
part of the candidate, not absolVed from
that promise? for it never would have
been made had Mr.. Groome not kept con-
cealed part Of the contract. He does not
avow his purpose to defeat your friend
when asking for your support.
Mr.. G.'s Democratic friends about Elk
ton accused him bitterly for defeating the
appropriation which would have secured
the building of the Elkton and Middletown
Railroad, when in the last Legislature, by
pretending he was in favor of the measure,
which he managed to kill by loading the
bill with amendments. We do not assert
this as a fact that we are cognizant of, but
as the accusation made at the time by his
Democratic friends about Elkton, who
then threatened him with vengeance in the
future in some pretty sharp articles pub
lished in The Democrat. Charged with
double dealing by his friends and threaten
ed with their opposition, he appeals to
Republican voters to carry him through,
and with equal duplicity and unsurpassed
ingratitude, after securing the promise Of
support from them, boasts of his success,
and of being {" out Of the woods and de,
clares bis purpose to go to work now to
defeat their friends on the Republican
ticket. If any Republican votes for Mr..
G. after this declaration by him, he hasn't
the spirit of dog and not spunk enough
to resent a good kick.