The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-04-04
sB The Democrats logic is amusing as
Artemus Wards kangaroo. The instinct

rs The Democrats logic is amusing as
Artemus Wards kangaroo. The instinct
of right pulls at the editorial heart strings
in one direction while party slavery is drag
ging the other, and under these contending
influences the reasoning of that whitewash-
ing machine is like the thimblcringer's ball.
Now you see it and now you don't see it,
In an article pointing out the sorry excuse
for Legislature. the people of Maryland
have at Annapolis at cost of $3.50, 900, we
INDUCED in some comments not compli.
mentary to that body, and Tho Democrat
in duty bound as the champion of the
party in Maryland, feels called upon to vim
dictate it.
But the manner of that vindication is
the most remarkable part of the affair.
"Of course" says that organ, "to elect
Democrats to positions of honor and trust
is an offense to good taste, if not to good
morals" Without intending it, the above
is much higher the truth than The Demo-
crat often gets. But we found no fault
with the Legislature for filling the offices
18th party friends, but that is about all
they have done, except voting other party
friends good pay. The Democrat does not
attempt to defend the Legislature from our
structures, or show any thing it has done
worthy of acknowledgment, but, initial
ing some birds which nest on the
ground, and feign broken wing when
an intruder approaches the neighbor-
hood of their nests, The Democrat flut-
tiers off toward Washington and endeav-
ors to direct attention to Congress and
its short comings. But havn't we sent
good Democrats from Maryland to watch
Congress and represent US at the Capital of
the nation, and why should we neglect our
domestic affairs, when we have such hon
est and able servants to attend to Congress?
The Wing or The Democrat cannot do
much, if anything, toward checking the
career of Congress if the wise Representa-
tives and Senators we have sent from Mary
land cannot restrain the wild inflationists,
or the managers of fat jobs, but they may
do good service in checking the same sort
of thing at Annapolis, if there wasn't so
much party whitewashing by such organs
as The Democrat. The Legislature has done
absolutely nothing, save concoct plans to
empty the treasury of the State, and Tho
Democrat knows this to be the fact but
hasn't backbone enough to say so.
sS The Maryland Legislature closes its
session on Monday next. A large number
of bills are being rushed through this
week, but mostly of local and private
character. Only the titles of the bills
being reported, it is not possible to form
any conception of their character, until
they are printed and appear between COW
ers of legal calf as part of the statutes of
the State. One fact is patent, and we
anticipated and predicted it from the first,
the few wholesome general laws which the
great interests of the State so much re-
quire have been pushed aside or not even
spoken of, and the time of the Legislature
has been consumed in passing little petty
acts to accommodate political favorites and
ring managers, and keep the election ma
chinery of the party in good working
order. capacity for such legislation
measures up to the standard of the great
majority of members the Democratic poll
ticians send to the capital.
70 Governor Groome gave dinner party
on April list. So many of the members of
the House attended that that body was left
without quorum. The Sergeant at Arms
was sent for the absentees, and found them
in the middle of the wine course. The