The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-01
Vote for James A, Davis.
FOR OR AGAINST LOCAL OPTION
To the True Friend, of Local Option.

10 the True Fr1ends Of Local Option.
At the approaching election you will have
an opportunity of voting your principles as
temperance men, and at the same time ex-
pressing y0,r party choice. Of the six gem
, tlemen nominated Tor the House af Qc!s-
gates, three are publicly and personally pledged
to Local Option and three are not. The other
candidates on the respective tickets you may
vote for according to your party preference,
because their election or defeat has little, if
any, direct bearing on Local Option. Thus
temperance Democrats can vote the Demo-
cratic ticket excepting the candidates for
the Legislature, whom they Must sllutlh,
because they are not pledged to Local OPP
ton; while temperance Republicans can
vote for their party ticket, including the
candidates for the Legislature, who are
pledged for Local Option. The result will
show Democratic or Republican victory;
and 1T the same time, in either case. Lo-
cal Option victory or defeat, as Local OPP
ton voters vote solidly for Local Option
delegates or against them. Considerable
effort is made to persuade temperance men
that they can vote their temperance princ-
pies rs well in voting for the candidates
who are not pledged, rs for those who are
pledged, 10 Local iptioa. This IS very E2tu-
raj for such persons rs wish toc party Sue
cess even at the sacrifice of Local Option.
But a little consideration will convince every
n0neSI ana earnest Local optlOn voter th2t
| it is impossible for him to vote for Local
Option by votn. against the men who are
pledged for Local Option.
In the first place, voting for the unpledged
men and placing the words " For Local OPP
ton ~ on the ticket really amounts to moth
ing, far any practical result is con-
cerned, for there is no provision whatever
for even counting such votes. The neIno-
cratic convention certainly made none; their
,taoo 1r
the words " For or Against Local Option -
printed on their tickets; not a word about
counting " For or A ganst -" onlu this and
nothing more" The unple'lged, Of course,
are non-committal, so that the ror1S on the
tichet are really of no account, unless they
are the names of the delegates who are pledged
| for Local Option.
! Then, if these vote, are all counted and
| reported, what then ? Nobody is under any
/ obligation to do anything. Ii the Local
Option votes are majority of all cast, at
the very best, it only publtShe. what is al
most universally believed to 10 The fact that
| the voters of Cecil county claim the hight to
decide by ballot whether men shall be al
| lowed t. sell liquor in the county or not
| 1t gives no guaranty whatever that the Leg
slature will give Us our rights. Again, if
the Local Option majority is largely com
posed of Republican votes, with small
nulnbe OF Democratic votes, how then
! Can Local Option Democrats, who are large
| ly in the minority, expect their unpledged
Delegates to give them Local Option in the
face of Il large majority, who are against
| Local option :: TOW rot. With :,l1 die
respect to the Democratic lem per;ince Com
mifte- we must say this For and against"
| plan is 81 tub to the whale" Il compromise
that compromises every Local OPTION Dem
oerut that is willing to go it blind, that
| really amounts to nothin. for Local Option;
! ii lodges the real issue.
As to private pledges, il they are sincere
I AID true to G.,ai option men, they ara ae-
cepiire and i;tise to liquor men.
Our only hope "A Local Option men is to
stand together /" vote soliily for MrsSrs
+. McCuliou.l, iIaincs and Jones, not be-
cause their names are on the Eenuhliran
ticket any more than Ne vote against Mg$Srs.
II. MrCullough, TourbSt"n- and St.>l be-
cause they arc on the Democratic ;i''!.et,
bi,. because III" former are l,rtlgt.i III 10
! ca! G,.:iioM and tl@ laitc. aie neI. let us
stand &c lGr cniGlS and whatever he th- re-
suit on the rest Of the tickets, let the large
majority for the Local Option Delegates
show that temperance men mean what they
say, and WHEN the democratic right of free
| ballot or the liquor question is at stake, mere
party issues must give way.
If anti-Local Option Republicans will
vote the opposition ticket because their own
men are pledged for Local Option, certainly
Local Option Democrats should I've willing
likewise to sacrifice patty fer piinciE.ES =
& grave ana solemn iesiio,sibiiity rests
upon the Temperance voter. Next Tresiay
your vote, like the soldiar's bullet, will
strike the friend Oh 70. Of Local Option Is
yon vote for or against tbs candidates who
are pledged.
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REESE in the Hollow.
t-S Ladies' Coats aud Mantles-correct
Styles-at the GLASS FRONT.
tE Bargains at the BEE HIVE
~ Turk is,na ana Grounq Alum SAT-
at - REESE'S.
Id Fer Blckwheat Flour, Pork and Sau-
sage, call on sAMrELJ.