The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-08-21

LlOu To appoint EQUITY SeuIIdl SoiHuiie-
tee to serve for the two ensuing years.
BY order of the
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
THE DEMOCRAT RISES TO EXPLAIN.
At our suggestion the Democrat took the
stand last week to "explain " the ugly
business which was developed in the DEM
ocratic State Convention which created
such a tumult in the ranks Of the faithful
in this county. The Democrat addresses
itself to the task right vigorously, and the
explanation, stripped of unnecessary YER
biage amounts to this; that it's friends in
the Convention were knaves and fools, but
unfortunately for the future good of the
taxpayers the knaues succeeded in turning
their weak rivals out of the Convention,
and remaining masters of the situation,
and are bound to be masters of the field,
and of the State Treasury, if such organs
as the Democrat can rally a solid vote to
the support of the tickets which these
anathamatized knaves place in the field,
by using the honest and innocent "for
purpose and then ordering them to GO step
down and out"
We would not like to pass ss back
handed eulogiup, e -, nolitical friend in a
nlsc pace, or for that matter, in an humble
place, as the following panegyric by the
Democrat of last week on Gov. Groome:
"We did not assert, nor do we believe,
NJ all fla re
of the gamesters. 1t was not their policy
to let him know, in advance, the use they
were making of his name. He received
no part of the price for which the people
were sold out to the politicians. We have
ample evidence that he was put up by false
friends for a purpose, and that purpose
accomplished, he was asked to step down
and out" and in an evil hour yielded to
their demand. Of one thing all who know
James B. Groome may feel assured, viz,
that lie was the deceived and not the
deceiver. He was guilty of grave error
in Judgment, and was most unfortunate in
involving some of his friends in the COM
pications growing out of his course. But
he made no bargain for his own benefit
on the contrary, he sacrificed himself for
his friends"
But who are these anonymous friends "
whom the Democrat pirates so about, that
the Governor was induced to offer himself
willing sacrifice for and abandon forever
his ambition for political distinction The
more we think of these potent " friends"
the more we are puzzled to determine who
they are, who can command such sacri-
flee. And what is the price to be paid
them by Mr.. Carroll when he attains the
Gubernatorial chair of Maryland? The
Democrats fluent explanation suggests a
train of questions which we feel convinced
the people would like to fully understand.
The immediate "friends who were influ-
enced in favor of the ring candidates were,
the delegates in the convention from this
county, who it is charged by the party,
knew they were voting contrary to the
wishes of their constituents when they
voted for Mr.. Carroll. The delegates were
State Senator Knight Adjutant General
Pennington, Clinton Mccullough and F.
S. Everist. All but Everist were induced
to vote for Carroll. When he was found
to be immovcable in favor of Hamilton he
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Why this charitable advice? Is Senator
Knight indebted to the ring for his election
two years since? Or is there something in
store for him and other friends behind Mr.
CAROLS election? Why was a change Of
residence from Baltimore to Cecil deemed
necessary for Adjutant General Penning
ton, few days before the nomination of
delegates was had? He holds a place to
be sure which is direct gift from the
Governor, and may need the protecting
agis of MIR. Carroll when he dons the robes
of State. In a word does not this ready
submission by the Governor and by every
delegate of this county who is an office
holder, to the dictation of Mike Damon,
point with infallible finger to the support
they received by the ring at the last cleo
ton, aud convey hint that such support
will be withheld in future if they dared to
oppose that power? Everist was an unso-
phistcated clod hopper who didn't feel
under any obligation to the ling masters
for any favors, and was too delightfully."-
rural to comprehend readily "ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain," and
had no stomach for either feigning sickness
or voting for the ring ticket.
The fluent explanation and ready answer
of the Democrat, that his friends of the
convention are knaves and fools only half
explains this dark mystery. Try again,
friend Democrat, and it is not necessary to
exercise your vigorous muscle in shoveling
the earth off of the coffin of " Radiealism. :"
Ply your shovel in unearthing Democratic
fraud and corruption which has made the
body of your party in this State lazar-
house which stinks in the nostrls of the
taxpayers worse than the Baltimore Basin.
THE MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE.-This institution which receives a
large annual appropriation from the State
is about as near useless for the purpose it
was designed as anything can well be, and
one of the first duties of the next Legisla
ture will be to overhaul and set it on a pro-
per basis, or close up the States interest
in the concern. The american Farmer says:
"Our readers will learn with surprise,
we think, that the new President is Capt.
VIM. II. Parker, who occupied "the new
chair" of nautical science under the late
government of the college, and who, the
Sun of this city (Baltmore) says, was
formerly in the L. S. Navy, afterwards in
the employ of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, and lately an instructor of boys
for entrance into the Naval Academy at
Annapolis
This acade my which was established and
maintained by the Legislature of the State
for the purpose of advancing practical as
well as theoretical agricultural education,
is wrested from its original purpose en-
tirely, and serves no other than to salary a
corps of professors and teachers, who use
the college for preparing pupils for the
Naval Academy of the limited States -