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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Vote for Coulson, Hopper and Perkins,
THAT GREENBAcK MEETING.

Red, white and blue posters, conspicu-
ously displayed during the week, an
nounccd the expected presence Of the
GresnbacI ghost at North East this even
ing. Having doomed poor Senator Thur
man to deserved Hades in Ohio, the
grim spectre seeks fresh victims in Cecil.
AS in Ohio, SO in Cecil, it is a skeleton in
the Democratic family. Let them wor-
ship it if they will. Republicans will
none of it. 1t has meaning, however,
in Cecil. 1t is Democracy in disguise.
Its Democratic projectors hope to divide
the Republicans in the 5th district by
this ridiculous delusion. But they reckon
without their host. The AXIS managers,
whose money paid for those suady post
ers, had better apply it to other missionary
work 1t is an insult to the intelligence
of the voters of the 5th district to ask any
of them to cherish the ghost Of a heresy,
that the American people have rcpudi-
ated. Give us better trick than this,
gentlemen.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
To the Judges Of Election.
PoRr DEPOSIT. Oct. %, IS

PORT DEPOSIT, Oct. %, 1879.
Mr.. EDIToR:-By publishing the follow
ing you will confer favor on the Port De-
post Temperance Association.
At regular meeting of the Port Deposit
Temperance Association, held October 2Sth,
a motion to the following effect was made
and carried.
That inasmuch as it is not obligatory upon
the Judges of Election to count the votes
" For and Against Local Option " that may
be upon the tickets; therefore,
Resolred, That a committee be appointed
to confer with the Judges and request them
to carefully count and make returns of said
votes, that we may know the sentiment OF
the voters of the county OIL that subject.
The undersigned, n committee appointed
by virtue of the above resolution, believing
that it is only necessary TO call their atten.
ton to the subject, they adopt this methed
of doing so, and ask them to fully carry out
the letter and spirit Of the above resolution.
WM. 7. LYON,
n. B. SMITH,
Committee.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Vote for James A. Davis.

Does the author of it believe tho whisky
bottle yarn Cecil Democrat.
There isn't man, nay not even a small
boy, in Cecil county that doesn't know,
that if Mr.. Briscoe and Mr.. Crothers had
been slandered by the charge we made of
corrupting voters by whisky TASKS, they
would have demanded its retraction with
in five minutes of its making. We scarce
ly more than intimated the fact about the
whisky bottles that were circulated at
Baldwin's mills by these gentlcmen.-
They were bought-possibly paid for-at
a caravansary in this town by Messrs
Briscoe and Crothers. They went to Elk
Mills, accompanied by third party, we'll
known in Elkton. One poor fellow, who
has been relis iously trying for months to
resist strong drink, had one bottle given
him, and in a moment all his resolutions
to lead sober life were broken down.
To give such man whisky, to influence
his vote, was an outrage that no men
aspiring to such offices as the States At
torneyship and County Clerkship ought
to be guilty Of. Either as principal or
accessory, it makes no difference. Ii, in
the face, and in defiance OF, the best pub
lie sentiment in Cecil county on this mat
ter Of whisky, candidates for high Offices
will persist in debauchins and degrading
their fellow-men, merely to make them
the instruments of securing selfish ends,
such aspirants for office ought to be de-
featcd, belong to what party they may
There is deep-seated desire upon the
part of the best men OF both parties in
Cecil county to rise above and reform the
old and disgraceful methods Of political
campaigns. And no man to-day ought
to expect the public favor who throws
obstacles in the way of such advance
ment. God knows, politics need purg-
ing. And while we don't expect much
from such men as Mr.. Briscoe and Croth- |
crs, yet self-interest should at least teach |
them, that they cannot defy public opn-
ion without paying the penalty of the
act. This is tho truth as we'll as the /
moral Of what our contemporary sees fit /
to term "yarn." 1t will prove a cord
stlolg enough to tie the hands of such .
men from grasping the public qfiices
Vote for Perkins. Coulson and Homer, !
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Tar-Payers to the Front!
Tu:r- Eaters to the Rear!
Vote the Republican ticket.
UNDER the influence of his the colored
IL frianIc(OA La

UNDER the influence of his the colored
mans friendsG) the Democrats.
Cecil Democrat.
The Democrats the colored mans
friends! Heaven help, and God save
them from such friends. The Demo-
cratic party processes to be friendly to
the colored man; yet, it deprivss him of
his right of suffrage continually, be-
friends those that assassinate him, says
not word against the shot gun policy of
the South, and has created the solid
south by depriving the colored voters of
their right to vote. In this State they
know that if they allow the colored man
to vote the city and State would be Re
publican; and the fact that they have to
resort in the city of Baltimore to regis
tration frauds and make footballs of three
or four thousand colored voters shows
how terribly they are frightened.
What has the Democratic party done
for them is here very pertinent ques-
ton? They have prosecuted them as
race by Withholding their freedom-they
passed stringent and inhuman laws and
enforced them in their days Of bondage.
They took their labor without returning
them an adequate compensation. They
sold them into slavery and encouraged
the interstate slave trade. They sepa-
rated husband and wife-parents and
children and regarded not the ties of
filial affection or the parental and I'M
dying devotion of the parents for their
offspring. They refused them by statu-
tory enactments the right to worship
God according to the dictates of their
conscience. They refused those even
who were free the right to visit other
States at the risk of losing their freedom
and again becoming slaves. The Legisla-
ture of this State even passed an act,
which was presented by 4 Democrat and
passed by Democratic Legislature, to
enslave the free colored men of this State,
in the largest slave-holding counties, and
the only thing that saved them from a
return to slavery was that SO startling a
proposition was submitted to vote of
the people and it was lost. We allude to
the Jacobs bill, passed at the session of
the Legislature in 1857 or 1858. We
might enlarge upon this subject at great
length, but our space will not permit
Oh! Democracy, thy crimes against the
colored race are great and mighty. They
reached heaven in our fierce national
conflict, and in the din of battle, amid
marshaled hosts and baptism Of fire,
the colored race sprang into being as
freemen. But Democrats as party gave
them no word of cheer or encouragement.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
VOTE FOR LOCAL OPTION.
FARMERS AND FREEHOLDERS OF
CECIL COUNTY,

When you sit down quietly in your
homes on Monday night next to make ND
your ticket for County Commissioners,
just turn moment to the figures below.
You can implicitly rely upon their accu-
racy. They show the increased burden
placed on you under Democratic misman-
agement of the county affairs. The time
has come to change administrations. The
tax gatherer besieges your doors for the
inevitable payment of TAXES, TAXES,
TANES, TAXES, SO large per centage
of which goes into the pockets of Office
holders. 1t costs 12 per cent. Of the
amount you pay to collect the taxes.
Thirteen men (13) are billeted upon you,
when four "a men could do the work
and save you $40, 100000 every year. In
considering the figures below, remember
that from 1861 to 1867 were Republican
years, and from 1867 to 1879 Democratic
years.
Average annual amount Of county
levies, exclusive of school tax
Average annual amount of county
levies, exclusive of school tax
levleS, 1859, twelve years. $40, $4,000
Increase Of So 1-e per cent under Demo-
cratic reform.
Average annual amount Of school
tax levles 1916, six years Ono
school taxes were levied in 1867 ISL $4,000
Average annual amount OF school
tax lcEleS 1S6S-19 twelve S04 $50 90
Increase orer Republican administration
Of 100 1-e per cent.
Average annual levy for sherff's
account lS6l-67, seven years.. 81 $4,000
Average annual levy for the same
1S6S-19, twelve years. .......... $2,579.11
Increase III 1-2 per cent under Demo-
cratic management.
Average annual levy for roads and
bridges 1S6l-67, seven years. $40, 90
Average annual levy for the same
purposes 1869, twelve years. .$27 ,063. 90
Increase so per cent. under Democratic
administration.
Average annual levy for expenses
of circuit court 1S61-67. seven
years Observation-Disclosures. 81, 063. 90
Average annual levy for the same
expenses 156S-79, twelve years. .S11, 7l4.00
Increase is per cent. under Democratic
management.
Average annual levy for pay Of
county commissioners 1S61-67,
seven years. Observation-Disclosures. 81 ,005.0o
Average of same 1S6S-79, twelve
years Observation-Disclosures. Sl,IO1.UO
Increase 70 per cent. under Democratic
administration.
In the light Of these figures you may
we'll question the propriety of continuing
longer in power the party to which, since
1867, under its loud promises of reform
and retrenchment then made, has been
entrusted the (mis) management of coun-
ty finances. Figures at least do not lie,
and the truth they establish comes homo
with telling force to every taxpayer Of
Cecil county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Tote for Kirk, Haines and Ceilings.

AS THE campaign now draws to close,
and as next Tuesday will settle all &C
counts and differences, the several con-
tributors from the 9th district hereby
give notice that they will retire from
correspondence; and, on retiring, desire
to say that all that has been said and
written during the brief campaign has
emanated from no desire to hurt any
ones feelings or abuse any one. Under
the protection of political license, much
has been said, but nothing, wc venture
to say, that would, in any way, person
ally injure any one. Republicans and
Democrats together have enjoyed and
rejoiced over the impromptu sport, and
the effect died away as would the fire
from a pile of shavings.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Vote for Samuel HaddOck.

AS GEORGE COTTON would say, The
Cecil Democrat beat the air last week
with stuffed club. But the air can stand
it as long as The Democrat can. Cruik-
shank. poor man, has been we'll black
guarded for his tame support of the
5x4's. His man of all work has tried to
redeem the concern, but the load was
too much for light weight. Listen,
gentlemen, if you want to hear some
thing good of yourselves.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
VOTE FOR LOCAL OPTION.

When The Wig goes into the manufac-
ture of district correspondence it ought to be
careful about its ear-narks.-Cecil Democrat.
Beg your pardon, sir, but please stop
measuring my grain in your own bushel.
If you will do us the favor to call on us
opportunity to recognize the chirography
of several of your own "pearty" friends.
To use one of your own classic phrases.
" lou have the wrong SOW by the ear
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
VOTE FOR LOCAL OPTION.
ANOTHER SPECIMEN BRICK.

On Friday night, Oct. cath, fine chap
came to Port Deposit from Baltimore,
and exclaimed in his speech that "By
the eternal he ,rould not and could not
forget the past. In 1861 he passed over
on the other side Of the Potomac and
shouldered his musket, and he would in
still it into the minds of his children
that glorious achievement, that he fought
against his own country When this
lark went to find his conveyance for Per-
ryville, to take the night train for Balti-
timore, he found out that his speech had
pleased his liveryman SO we'll that he
would not allow his teams to haul such
cattle, and he had to look further for
means of transportation Ono Radical liv-
cry, either).
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
The d" Red Turkey"
Friday Evening, October Gath.

Friday Evening. October oath.
That portion of the Democratic party who
reside in this historic locality were called to
meet at this place this evening, Accord
ingly, a few assembled at an early hour,
bat Aleck, with a few of his faithful re-
tuners, did not put in an appearance till so
late an hour that the most Of them had left,
In lieu of a speech, the time was consumed
in scanning the registry list, copied on
sheets of foolscap, when it WAS found that
some aid, to exc out full Democratic vote.
might be required from the Ksy-stone State,
and AS said registry appeared to be valua-
bic auxiliary it was thought by one at
least that the Key to success was at last dis
covered. 1t has since been asccrtaine,l tho
Republicans have had their eye on this mat
ter, and have resolved, in case this kind Of
aid be called into requisition, to afford tho
perpetrators of it an opportunity to regale
themselves on soup in addition to their tur-
nips. SAM.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

The Cecil Democrat is always ready to
applaud Senator Byard, because he had
backbone enough to scorn the temptation
of the intlationists of his own party. Does
Mr.. Cruik shank dare advise the Local
Option Democrats of Cecil county, to be
equally conscientious, and rise ADORE
party on a great moral issue involving
the welfare of our people? Not bit of it.
He is fair type of his class. A compar-
tive Local Optionist, but superlative
partisan Democrat. Heaven help prog
ress and reform, if all Democrats were
like him. Fortunately for the we'll being
of society all Democrats are not such
purblind partiSans
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

THE candidates on the Republican
ticket were selected after mature deliber-
ton and those selected were then pressed
to accept the nomination. On the other
side, there was no selection Of men, but
a contest for the position. In the former
instance. the true Jeffersonian measure
was adopted-the Office hunted the man.
In the latter case, how was it? Think of
it, voters, on election day, before you
vote. No one denies but that the Re-
publican ticket is the best one and as
good as any ever presented to the voters
of Cecil county
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

SAM hear that Bill is going to
split his ticket: is that 500
JoHN.-"I am told so, too, and Jones
and Smith will also cut two or three
names off; but how are we to help it9''
SAM.-''They must be looked after
soon Heretofore we have been able to
whip them all in two or three weeks be-
fore the election, but they are more stub
born now than usual
JOHN Well, l think we had better
let them alone, for some of them talk of
voting the whole Republican ticket if
any attempts are made to coerce them.
Things really look gloomy"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

not go to hear Thackery at the Sun, on
Monday night last, because they did not
propose to swell the crowd. And why
did they not add they wanted to set the
example to keep others away. They are
afraid for their subjects to get near the
light, or hear the facts but we would adj
at others of their rank and file that do
90. It does no good.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

II the SKI combination have any re-
gard for good men, why did they slaugh-
ter such men as Judge Evans and Judge
Lewis? They were as officers and ss
gentlemen, entirely acceptable to the peo-
pie of the county, irrespective of party,
yet they were contemptuously ignored in
selfish squabble for spoils, in which
neither the public good, nor individual
feelings were regarded.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

DID you ever see 4 thinner partisan
dodge than that attempted by Mr.. Touch
stone through Messrs. VIM. (?) King, c.
W. Wilson, and Adam Peoples. They
spin long yarn in The Cecil Democrot
to show uhy, being Temperance men and
professedly in favor of Local Option,
therefore they should sendaaroeates Of Il
cense to annapolis. And all because they
are Democrats. Isn't it the argumentum
ad a6surdum ad nauseun,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Tdr-Payers to the Front!
Tur- Eaters to the Rear!
Vote the Republican ticket.

FACTS are fearful, facts are frightful,
facts are freezing, and not always de-
lightful. And yet it is a fact that the
"Red-eye club" Of the Sixth contem-
PLACED a grand soar away off to the Red
Turkey" Oh last Saturday evening, to
hold a meeting where no one lives,
hoping to have a good turnout from
Pennsylvania, from whose Republican
lands they expected to get the Peoples
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
ur-Payers to the Front!
T0r-Enters to the Rear!
Vote the Republican Ticket
A LIE NAILED,

RowLANDsvILLE, Oct. 25, 1879.
Mr.. EDITOR OF THE WHIa:-It has
been reported, I suppose by some of my
political opponents, that l left money at
the hotel at Rock Springs, and at Mr..
A)gard's hotel, at Charlestown, for tho
purpose of treating voters to whisky.
l declare both of these reports to DO
wilful and malicious lies and base SLAM
der. Yours truly,
ENoCH MCCULLOUGH
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Vote for Hopper, Coulson and Perkins.

THERE are five committees in the Dem
ocratic club at Port Deposit and the
chairman Of each is a tavern keeper; the
President of the club being an ex-whisky
seller. A temperance Democrat went
there the other night, but left declaring
there was no hope for Local Option in
that party. He has since declared his
intention to vote for the Republican
deleuateS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

repeats itself. Just as the sincere tenn
perance men of Cecil county are about
to fire solid shot into the anti-Local
Option ranks, three partisan spinsters-
VIM. T. King, c. w. Wilson and Adam
Peoples, "party' reasons of their
own, shrek out to the license advocates:
Don't mind their guns, gentlemen; We
have poured mug of table beer right
down their barrels" The groundlings
cheer and jeer, the spinsters shut their
attic windows, and believe, doubtless.
they have indicated their Democratic
virtue.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
4 Gard from the Manager of the Mecul.
lough Iron Company.
NORTH EAST, October Sc, 1877

north EAST, October SC, 1875.
To ,chOni it n,dy concern:-We are credibly
informed that Is. f. Thomas and d. II. Il.
Brewer are circulating the report that Jas
B. Groves was discharged from our employ
on account of his political opinions. We
hereby assert that such is not the fact, and
that they have either been misinformed on
the subject or they have wilfully and mali
ciously lnisrepresented us.
MCCrLLoUGH IRON Co.,
Per WIN. SCOTCH, Manager.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Vote for Perkins, CouIson and Hopper

HARRY MILLER's 5x4 friends cleo
tioneer against Reuben E. lamar for
the Registers nomination because Mr..
Jamar's family held the office twelve (12)
years. That was awful. Oh, no, they
couldn't nominate him, popular and &C
ceptable officer though he be and a ma
joriy Of Democrats in the county prefer
ring linn ersry hour in the day. But they
can electioneer for Harry D. Miller,
whose father held the Registers Office IS
years. Tell us about the justice Of this,
we 5x4 Ringsters.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Ta:r-Payers to the Front!
Tar-Eaters to the Rear!
T'ote the Republican ticket.

A Republican, if he is a Temperance
man, don't hesitate to "cut " his ticket
to vote his sentiments. But partisan
Democrats would vote for the devil if his
name be on the Democratic ticket. For
tunately, however, for the cause of moral
ity, and popular progress, all Democrats
are not such purblind partisans. We
hope there is enough of them in Cecil
county to secure Local Option by voting
for Enoch Mccullough, Haines, and
Jones.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

THAT was a preei0us document Mr..
Touchstone prepared for Messrs. King,
Wilson, and Peoples. These gentlemen
evidently never signed it, for Mr. King S
name is not William King, but William
T. King. Mr.. Touchstone, in his excite
ment and furry to get it off to The Demo-
erat, has only given Mr.. King part of his
name. How much more manly it would
have been for Mr.. Tombstone to have eulo-
gized himself openly under his own sigma
ture, than to undertake to do it by proxy.
1t is the old game Of the monkey and the
chestnuts. Touchstone is too cunning to
scorch his own paws by putting them
into the Local Option fire, but thrusts
other fists into the Goals. In or out of
the Legislature, he is the same uncertain
politician
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

J. MADISON ToUCHsTaSE and A.
Hamilton Briscoe visited Elk!on last
Wednesday morning. and as they stood
on the pavement opposite to the Odd
Fellows Hall. Touchstone uttered these
burning words: "Aleck, that's the place
where we fixed en-" Aleck replied,
" Not exactly SO, my good and faithful
brother, we did the business for EN- at
the caravansary."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

A partisan Democrat in Elkton, who
processes to favor Local Option said last
week; 81 don't like to vote against my
candidates for the Legislature, but hope
there are enough of good men in Cecil
county to defeat them" This is the posi-
ton of hundreds of Democrats. Be in
dependent enough, gentlemen, to rise
above the narrow demands Of ''pearty,"
and do 1ehat your conscience ,eiH approve.
Vote for Enoch Mccullough, Haines,
and Jones, open and avowed advocates of
Local Option
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

SENATOR GRooME spoke his burning
words" last night, at Port Deposit
Was he too timid to speak earlier in the
campaign, lest if he repeated his compli-
ments of the Republican candidates, his
"pearty' organ might call him to ac-
count.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

Mr.. TOUCHsToNE declares he is tenn
perance man and never treats when cleo
pioneering, but it is wellknown fact
that he is generally accompanied by men
who do, when he attends Democratic
meetings and around his shop such men
most do congregate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

THAT'S good joke, Reese who wants
be County Commissioner, electioneering
at Chesapeake City, got on board canal
boat from Cumberland. You should have
heard him plead with that Allegheny
Captain to vote the straight Democratic
ticket.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

DID you ever know the Sheriff's fees to
be run up in one year to S., 355.45, under
Republican administration in Cecil coun-
ty? Yet in 1873, under the Democrats,
these enormous figures were reached
Vote for Samuel HaddOck.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

THE pressure for the clerkships in
Court House Row is terrible. 1t is gen
orally conceded that if the SKA candi-
dates are elected all the present encum-
bents will have "to 60" The sweep
will be general, it is understood.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

WILL some of our Democratic friends
who are good at cyphering tell us how
much money the State Treasurer brought
with him for electioneering purposes, and
how much of it Aleck got to use in the
First district
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

WHO was the man employed to attend
the Republican meeting, at the Sun. on
last Monday night, and hurrah for
" Aleck" while speakers were on the
stand? Who employed him? What did
he pay? What gave the employe cheek
to do such an acto
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01

THE Registers office and the registry
list are looked upon by some Of the
would-be Democratic leaders as their ex-
elusive property, and for Republican
to attempt to look after the rights of his
party in this connection, it is looked upon
as great piece of presumption.