The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-08-14
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.


to be held on the 2Sth inst. 1t having been
determined to hold the State Convention on
the 9Th of September, it is time the Repub-
licans of the county were moving in the
matter of appointing delegates to repre-
sent Cecil in that Convention. 1t was also,
on consultation, deemed advisable that the
same convention should form the county
ticket, and thus supersede the necessity of
calling primary meeting and second county
convention for this purpose, at necessarily
an early day in the future. Many persons,
whose opinions are entitled to much re-
spect, are in favor of deferring the nom-
nation of candidates for county officers to
later day, and making the campaign short,
while others of equal weight of judgment
in such matters, prefer campaign Of two
months, in which to arouse the voters and
insure fuller turnout at the polls.
But the day for making the nominations
having been designated, it becomes the
duty of every voter who proposes to per-
form that duty as citizen of a popular
government, to cast about him and deter
mine the most suitable persons for candi-
dates. Men are wanted whose characters
are above reproach, and of unquestionable
intelligence and fitness to fill the places
they are named in connection with; and no
others should be placed on the Republican
ticket this Fall. The people are rife for
having thorough overhauling of State and
county affairs the ensuing year, and the
Republican party must place candidates in
the field in whom the public can have faith
and confidence, that they will be willing
and able to carry out this wish of the peo-
plea wish almost if not quite universal.
The Democratic party, it is conceded by
their most deserving and conscientious
men, is hopelessly in the hands of rings,
and the honest masses of that party are
like strong man bound.
There is no hope that the dark deeds of
the party's rings will be uncovered and
brought to the light of day save in new
deal Of parties. All are impressed with
this fact, and the wisest and most fearless
men of the Democrat party do not pretend
to deny it.
In view of these facts, it will be the duty
of the County Convention, or rather the
several district delegations, to select the
most suitable men in their districts. whose
names they will bring before the Conven-
ton, and from among which ticket of the
first order may be selected. The people are
looking for candidates this Fall of known
ability and integrity. They are tired of
mere politicians of easy virtue. 1t is also
of equal importance that the district dele
cations should consult the men whose names
they propose presenting to the Convention,
previous to the meeting of the Convention,
so that no candidate may be rendered a
place on the ticket, which he may be un-
willing or unable to fill, from business or
other uncomfortable causes.
A COUPLE OF DEMOCRATIC LEADERs-
The Tribune thus limnes a pair of the
Democrat leaders of Ohio:
"Mr. Allen (who is running on the Dem
ocrat ticket for Governor) was, as far as he
was any thing, hard money man until the
intiationists captured the Columbus Con-
vention. Not having any embarrassment
of principles, he accepted the nomination
and the platform, and goes about roaring
for initiation and reputation just as he
would have beloved for hard money if the
Convention had adopted, as he expected
and desired, the Cuyahoga platform. He
has no right to denounce decent people for
sustaining sound principles, as robbers and
spoilers, without being told with sober sim
cerity that he is an unprincipled and nox-
ious nuisance, who knows nothing of what
he is talking about, and who has no higher
interest in this matter than simply to be
elected once more to a place in which he
has gained no credit and done no service.
AS for Mr.. Cary, words are wanting to
characterize the meanness of his motives
in this campaign. What little political
prominence he has was acquired by per-
petual spouting in favor of the prohibition
by law Of the sale Of liquor. All his life
time up to the hour the Convention met
at Columbus he has talked increasingly on
this theme. Now, in the hope of an office,
he is going through the State, talking for a
free whisky ticket, and saying that, al
though he is not drinking man himself,
he has nothing to say about his neighbor's
toddy. This another man might say with
out reproach, but Mr. Carry cannot say it
without disgrace