The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-23
MIKE BANNON.

Mike, who is the Ring" candidate for
State Senator in Anne Arundel county,
made a speech at Odenton, in that county,
a few days ago, and in the course of his
remarks handled pretty roughly some of
the Democratic editors of the State, among
them Mr.. McCardle, of the Cumberland
Times. The Times, in its issue Of End
inst, "goes for" Mike as follows:
We have not had much to say of Michael
Bannon in this campaign, because his can
didacy in lower county does not particu-
larly concern US. If the people of Anne
Arundel prefer to be represented in the
Senate by man whose nomination for the
Office of Senator was known to himself to
be so offensive to the decent public senti-
ment of the whole State that he arranged
to have his county convention do the work
only one day before the State convention
met in Baltimore, in order that the moral
effect of such nomination would not have
time to react against Mr.. Carroll's pros
pects-it is nothing to us. But Michael
made a speech on Wednesday at Odenton,
Anne Arundel county, in which he made
the following statement:
Some of the press of Maryland have
denounced him. McCardle, of the Cum
berland Times, denounced him because he
had not been appointed Superintendent
OH the canal, &C., &c.
Our beloved Michael is mistaken. We
we're offered the perintendency, or at
| least we were informed that we could name
the Superintendent of certain division of
the canal, and fill several other positions
on that work, as well as in the service of
| the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
if we would cease our attacks upon the
corrupt combination of which Michael
and poor Arthur are leading spirits.
We declined the proposition, if not with
thanks at least with determination to be
consistent in our course. We did not do
as Michael did on certain well-remem-
| bered occasion. We declined the bride
offered but he accepted bride from both
sides in a struggle over the passage of a
bill through the Legislature in 1871. Will
he deny that combination of coal COM
panies first purchased his influence in sup
port of measure to alter the charter of
the Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad
Will he deny that after taking this money
the Consolidation Coal Company bought
him over to their side by the offer Of more
money? Will he deny that the greatest
sum of money secured his services against
the proposed measure? Will he deny that
he gave $3.50 of the 81, 500 he had re-
ceived from the first parties back to those
from whom he had received it under a
threat of having his tongue choked out of
his mouth if he did not do it? Win he
deny that he whincd and cried like great
over grown coward when compelled to dis
gorge, and begged piteously against expos
ure? II he does deny these things we think
they can be proved. OF course such saint
would not take fifteen per cent from an
appropriation. Oh, no, of course not
Such a sinless creature is the very person
to protect the State Treasury-the very
person to be put forward as an embodiment
of old time Demooracy-the very person to
make pure the muddy waters of politics.
But we are sorry to say that his speech at
Odenton does not convince us that Michael
Bannon is prosecuted saint. We still
believe if either Michael Bannon or Arthur
p. German had been in Jerusalem, and the
betrayal of the Saviour had been let out to
the lowest bidder, Judas lscariot would not
have got the job"
That's pretty rough on Michael, and
every word of it must be true because it
comes from Democratic paper that knows
what it is talking about. Anne Arundel
must indeed feel proud of her candidate.
A man of lannon's type will reflect much
credit on the Maryland Senate, no doubt.