The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-12-21

the latest candidate mentioned, opposed To
MIR. Hamilton, will he the Hon. Thomas
Swami, whose friends feel very indignant
To think he was invited to Withdraw last
Fall from the primaries and give way TO
the Hon. Robert NJ. McLane in the Fourth
district. The old Wing element in the
Democratic party to day seems anxious for
large share of the offices, and it seems
that the Democratic party has been trying
to soothe that element for the last ten
years. The Democrats used the old line
Wings to get into power in 1867, and they
have not yet finished rewarding that ele
ment, who were brought over to the Demo
cratic ranks by the treachery of ex Gov.
Swami 10 the Republican party. But there
were many old line Wings who became
leaders in the Republican party during its
trying days. What leader in the Demo.
cratic party to day can equal or surpass
the late Henry Winter Davis in brilliant
talents, ard all the qualities which make
up an orator? Senator Whyte does not
surpass him, nor 4. p. German, Michael
Bannon, Levin Woolford, Jesse X. Hines,
Robert N. McLane, George Cotton, Sena
tor Groome. ex- Gov. Philip Frank Thomas
Montgomery Blair. nor any of the promi-
nent politicians in the Democratic party of
to day. An independent conservative party,
with the aid Of the Republicans, could fill
the Gubernatorial chair, and the Senatorial
seat and othpr offices with mon who won Ia
do credit to the State, and break up the
present Board of Public Works and the
Canal Ring, and it looks now as if that
party were about organizing. Let clean
sweep be made in 1879 in this city and
every county in the State, ard new and
better men nominated, and success will fol-
low, and Maryland will once again he
placed in the hands of the people, who
will control it for the good of the whole
Src-.a
Tue boys ,.'-'-. commenced with their
Christmas horns, and ..,;.v have pro-
duced quito a sensation il . afternoon
papers, especially the Daily Neus, which
has horn column for the benefit of those
who feel Inclined TO write short articles on
the subject, pro and con. The Mayor has
also received quite number of letters on
the subject, but as he has no control over
such matters, not being even n member of
the Board of Police Commissioners, he re-
fsrs the writer's Of all such letters to the
three prominent Democrats who compose
that Board, who have unlimited power al. 7
most over all infIactions of the law in this
who use it to the advancement of the po-
litical ends of Boss German & Co. The /
Sunday law has lately been strictly en-
forced, even towards persons who, BY tri
fling sales, violated the law; while political
FOUNDERS, who have attempted murder, have
received insignificant penalties at the hands
of Judge Pinkney, who owes his present
position to the influence of his relative,
Senator Whyte.
\ new illustrated paper made its DEBUT in
this city last Saturday, called the Spectator,
and 1t is to be hoped that it W i'll not follow
in the footsteps Of several other weekly
papers that were started here within the
last two years, which, after 4 brief reign,
expired with severe pecuniary loss 10 their
proprietors, but that it has come TO stay.
We have only one paper in this city, which
is published on Sunday morning, the sun
day Ners, which has circulation of about
$4,000; but there are quite a number of
weekly papers, which make their appear
ance on Saturday. The BIltimoreaH, the
Standard, Erery Saturday, and the TEE
yrdn., III addition to the -iH.sricdH, Gazette
and sun. which have smaller circulation
than their daily editions, but larger cir
cnlation than any of the other secular
weekly papers, which profess TO have moie
than 1000 circulation at the present time,
which is gradually increasing.
Dwight l.. Moody, the evangelist, is still
hard at work, trying to convert the fash
ionable people of the northwestern section
of the city, who fill the Eu,aw Place Bap-
list Church in the afternoons and Grace NJ.
+. Church in the evenings, while Genvieve
Ward has been drawing crowded houses at
Ford's, in Henry the VIII. and other pieces.
aud Miss Marie Gorden Mrs. John F. Ray
mondD, at the Holiday Stree, Theater, in
" That Lass o Lowre's,' which is quite a
success. Cecil