The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-06-19

but was crowded out. The article is dedi-
Gated to the Editor Of the Democrat, is
written with evident care and will we'll re-
pay the perusal.
FAITHFUL TO ITS TRUsT.-Never, in the
history of the world, has party been
more faithful in carrying out the will of
the people, than the Republican party. 1t
has been true to every promise; it has kept
sacred every pledge; it has carried the ma
tion through period of great peril; 1t has
been the recognized bulwark of civil and
religious liberty. Its past record is true
index of it's future possibilities. To this
record, the only one that can determine the
merit of individuals or parties, the nation
may we'll point with pride. What the
party has been, it now is and will be in the
future.
We clip the above from an exchange,
cause of grief to every Republican that
President Grant has permitted SO many
thieves to mar the credit of his administra-
ton. A praiseworthy effort, however, is
now being made to drive them out, and
many of them are being brought to grief.
The principles of the Republican party are
the principles the great body of the Amer
lean people propose to stand by and uphold.
They have no confidence in the Democratic
party, and the recent gains of that party
were owing to the dishonesty of large
number of the officeholders.
SPAsMoDIC VIRTUE.-The following little
discourse delivered by the Baltimore Amer
lean for the benefit of its contemporaries,
the Sun and Gazette, SO we'll fits the Demo-
Gratis position, which it recently defined,
that we are tempted to republish it for the
benefit of that journal, and all its thinking
friends:
Whenever there is a primary election
pending the two morning journals which
represent the dominant party in this city
are accustomed to publish sundry homilies
upon the Importance of raising the stand
ard of our local civil service. The men of
property and character and influence are
urged to take part in the selection of dele
gates to the nominating conventions, and
to accept the offices themselves which are
now monopolized by ward politicians of
limited attachments and Indifferent reputa-
ton. This fit of virtue lasts until after
the conventions meet and the nominations
are actually made, and then the candidates
receive tirst-class endorsement, and are
supported with the greatest enthusiasm, no
matter how incapable they may be. This
farce of advocating good nominations and
supporting bad ones as soon as they are
made is repeated from year to year, and
the high toned gentlemen who appear in
the character of 'reformers one day and
the supporters of the most INSCRIPTIONS of
the ring masters on the next seem to be
entirely unconscious of the absurdity of
their position"
How THEY CHEAT THEIR BRETHREN.-
Primary elections were held in Baltimore
by the Democrats on Tuesday last. The
american publishes the following key to
the large vote polled:
"Parties interested in knowing the exact
number of votes cast at the primary cleo
ton on Tuesday stationed men at some of
the polls to do nothing but keep tally of
the votes cast. One of the men thus serv-
ing, will, it is said, make affidavit that in
the Sixteenth ward there were just 1877
votes cast. yet the judges of that primary
election made report that 729 votes had
been cast for the ticket favorable to E. T.
Joyce for the State Senate, and E. w.
Albaugh for the House of Delegates. How
the COZ tickets not voted came to be counted
and returned by the judges of the election
is a conundrum. Another person stationed
in the Fifteenth ward to keep tally of the
actual number of votes cast there, will, it
is also said, make affidavit that there were
only 1877 persons who voted, yet the judges
of the Fifteenth ward primary election
returned 769 votes cast for the ticket favor
able to the nomination Of B. L. Harig for
the House of Delegates. This would seem
to show that in the Fifteenth ward there
were 572 more tickets counted than there
were voters"
And the party papers confirm and make
such outrages on the people possible by Civ
ing such ticket their hearty support.
Republican papers wont do it and Republi-
can voters can't be forced to vote for candi-
dates nominated by such means. These
fellows when they 60 to Annapolis rob the
State, and are the willing tool of the Dem
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