The Cecil Whig., 1875-09-11
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

We invite the attention of our readers to
the extracts in another column, from Judge
Maulsby's speech. The picture it presents
of the corruption in our State government
is truly appalling. We prefer giving our
readers Democratic testim ony to any thing
we might write of the mis- government and
abuse of power of the party which has be-
come so corrupt that its own strongest
partizans are publishing its crimes. BY
this expose from the carefully compiled
report of the Comptroller, the Judge shows
that at least $95, 443.72 have been made
way with without sanction of law; that the
last Legislature cost $191,152 with an
additional estimate of $1,000. AS an off
set to this the Legsl ature of 1864 cost
$SS, ,517, which was Republican Legisla-
ture; and even this comparatively small
amount, in the opinion of one of its men,
bers, was more than a strict regard for
economy warranted. But if this sum was
most liberal expenditure, what shall we
say of our last General Assembly costing
more than double that amount?
Oar famous military establishment, the
Fifth Maryland" cost the State in that
time $50, ,s0s.77, which was $12, 992. 05 moro
than the same establishment cost the pre-
wous year. And it seems that this expend-
iture is. without sanction of law.
The expenses paid for condu citing the
Comptroller's and Treasurer's offices for
the same period were larger than the cost
and expenses paid for the same officers for
the year 1864 and for the salaries of the
civil officers of the State combined.
Another disbursement pointed out by the
Judge is 6,sS2.s7 under the head of
"oyster fund.-" for which there is no au-
thority of law. While the receipts into
the treasury from the oyster business were
less in 1874 than 1878, the expenses of that
famous "oyster navy" of which Jesse K.
Hines is Admiral, were $12, 1922 more.
In the face of these facts-this stealing
and plundering-which are pr oclaimed at a
public meeting by Democratic Judge,
such papers as The Cecil Democrat have the
cheek to advocate the election of Comp
troller Woolford for a fourth term, and the
whole ticket made up by men who sail
that famous "navy" and command that
gallant "militia." In the light of these
facts we sincerely trust that our readers,
of whatever party, will value at its true
worth the conch-shell blowing which our
sanctimonious Democrat has been engaged
in for several weeks past, for the purpose
of diverting the attention of its readers
from this shameful state of facts.
The paper which, with unblushing effront-
cry, will advocate the continuation in power
of men who have been guilty of such whole
sale theft as is here exposed, is mercenary
tool, not worthy the regard of honest men.
The whole crowd which has been run
ming the Democratic party for years in this
State, are convicted of the grossest frauds,
that there is no prospect to palliate, hide
thoughtful men to ponder these facts we'll,
and determine whether it is not rather
costly luxury for the mere empty gratifica-
tion of being able to boast of party fealty,
that they should be made the tools of as
infamous ring of political thieves as ever
disgraced any State or corporation in this
Union. Can men be so blind to the States
interest and to their own interest, as to
willingly pay taxes to be deliberally stolen
by crowd of rascals who are kept in place
by skillfully manipulating the Democratic
vote; and who, through their superservice-
able, well-paid organs throughout the State,
strive to keep them up to the mark by con-
stantly shouting party, party, Democratic
party in their ears?