The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-10-04
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Fur The Cecil Wing.
Mr.. Driscoc and WAR Republican"

FuY The Cecil Wing.
Mr.. Dfiscoc and War Republican,"
EISI%G Sun, Sept. SO, 1879
EDITOR CECIL WHICH, noticed in THe
cecil Uen,",rW of last week 4 comlaunica-
ton signed "War Republican," intended,
presume, us Il Nindicatium OF Mr.. Alexander
ii. liriscoe against your criticisms of his
past political record. After rcadiu. War
Republicans" letter, | was torcibly re-
minded Of the IrShmans roply to an army
chaplain: "N' hat army do You belong to-"
said Pat. ''The army of tie Lord" was
the reply. TIE drill take "a" Sa,l" said
the lriShman. "bm ;"Te ID1tJ irog iron
h"adq"G.tcTS.' On inquiry, found my sur
misses correct as to he distance this new vie
tim OF - oethe> had wandered for "War Re
publican is, indeed, Il b"i,n ,Hdc i'nncqt:H2 Rad
who, in 1876, deserted his colcrS for the hope
of an "tice under Samuel j. 1ilden and now,
true To tho average tnrncoat's instinct, I'M
der the double inspiration Of BriSco-'s breath
and GraSon's whisky, rliShcS into type Nor
Is he voter even in Cecil county, although for
the present hilletsd upon his friends, resid-
i'll. for the most part III Philadelphia where
report credit, him as Il lawyer his practice
i'll Cecil, however, havin. been almost ex-
cluSivtly coniir-u to tira$on'S " bar"
You will notice that lie does hot attcmnt
TO deny Briscoe's record during the war nor
does he attempt to deny that he used on all
occasions, very violent language. Indeed,
your statements were very mild, and many
severer expressions could he truthiully re-
peated that were employed by him, and for
which he was at the time, and is now, ueto-
rious. He was especially fond of vilifvins
the late President Lincoln, and lost no occa-
sion to SANDER and asSail him. Possibly
with some, these acts may 10 recomnenda-
lions, but not with 4 large class OF voters
here.
Before the Democratic Club, organized
here last Friday evening at tho office of
Squire Precise, our Southern squire" who
came here about eighteen months ago from
Richmond, and as Il " Reb is all right, Bri,-
coe made 4 speech, almost all Of which, |
am told, was about you, denouncing your
paper "dirty sheet and you "bloated
viper" but seemed most cla.rined at your
informers. He says some one must have
informed yea, a; you did not know his past
private history. To use his words, he said:
ITO think the most contemplate part of it
was, that the very men who, when boys
fiSheI IN the same stream, brcathcd and
were reared on he same air, trcd in the
same paths, played on the same play grounds,
recited in the same school, and had laughed
and cried over each others fortune and mis-
fortune, were the same persons vko must
have carried these tales to that hloated viper
at Elkton for Iii. dirty sheet"
BriScoe is known here us Il man who has
no idea above his party, not cutting or split
ting his ticket for angels or higher spirits,
and his nam d" plume here is ''stck to your
pearty," not pronouncns the word party rs
is usual, but something like rs if it WAS
spelled 'pearty.' He is known by all the
store boNes on the porches around this vii
lage from the hour of 10 T.. NJ. until | \. NJ.
every night since the 18th OF July last, dis
cussins "pearty matters with "Boss Shsp-
perd." Originally a clustering and gruii'
man, he is no" one Of the most polite chaps
around. No RES EGADE.
In the Old Country, the villagers have a
game, in which each player, holding horse
collar before him, grins through it, makes
ugly faces, and calls his competitor "bloatcd
viper" etc. The man that makes the u.iiest
face and calls the hardest names, gets the
prize, We respectfully decline any such
contest with Mr.. Erlscoe or hi, I.hladel-
pha friend. We have never said an I'M
kind word about him personally. He is
seeking an Office of trust at the hands of the
people of Cecil county, and his political
record i, public property when t"tIfuIy
criticised. The latter il olr sin. Let him
make the me,t OF it.--E.D.