The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-30
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For The Cecil Wing.
This Falls Poli;ical Campaign il Cecil
County.

/ The heretofore dominant political organi-
cation in The county is already at work in
placing candidates in the field for popular
suffrage, and it is :; question in which more
OF the active mon of the community are, or
should be, interested as to who should be
allowed to rule over us While it is the
policy Of party leaders to place some decent
men in he front to give strength to a ticket
and lend a veneer of responsibility to it, it
vet, nevertheless, remains to be i l;Imenta-
BILE fact, that the real control Of the Demo-
cratic party i'll Cecil is in the hands of Il set
of men who have no further object to sub
serve than to divide the public piundtr or
further their own selfish interests. There is
now no real vital question Of National poll
ties that should h. made Il preteXt to divide
the influence Of taxpayers III mere local
and county ati.lirS. 1t is all easy matter TO
cry stop, thief in Il crowd, and ii is gen.
orally the most accomplished rogue that can
cry it the ioudeSt, to divert attention while
the plumber is being passed To Il conf,:ter
ate. Is not this he very game that is try
ing to he played oil ON the rnsu>pectins
people of Maryland now? Why this great
howl about some real or imaginary gricv-
ancr ut Il distance, while taxes are being
raised and wasted 10y mere tinic-Scrving
placr-hunter$, who, in Il majority of cases,
have little or nothing at stake themselves?
The mere matter Of the collection of our
taxes is now carre. on at Il rate of cost that
would not he tolerated by any business man
in his own private affair. for single sea-
son: and vet, while every hing else has had
to yield to the demands OF the times, we are
paving the old rate TO Il whole company Of
officers to do an amount of work, probably
not one-tonrth i'll the aggregate, that is done
by single man in our nei%hboring county
of Chester. With our banks and postal
order Sv stem, taxes could he all sent to one
county treasurer ut onr-t-nth the present
cost of collection and with absolute safety,
and as Il further convenience to those not
accustomed to this node OF business The
treasurer could make the circuit of the coun-
ty and receive the taxes personally, 1T diff
tarent points, IL stated dates. ~ the SyS-
TEN now is the pay ot the collector is so out
of proportion to the real labor involved, that
there are always Il score III least Of appli-
clntS in each district for the POSITION and q
pressure is brought TO bear on the County
Commissioners that is not at all desirable
where we expect integrity Let the job be
put ont ut contract, if You please, to the
lowest responsible bidder. Tic work would
be done as we'll rs ii now is, and we could
not we'll have u more incompetent set of
men than we have had. The public inter-
ests demand that lis officers " lio do this
business should be ut least able 70 compute
II sum i'll simple addition and satisfaction,
and to write a decent form Of !. receipt.
Here is room for Civil Service reform at
home. Who will give il to us?
While the agricultural interests of the
county are lie greatest, they are simply the
most careless Of their rights. Their pros
peritv imroverishes 10 ether class, but tho
blessings Of Providence in faithful harvcsts
are dispensed through :hr hand that guides
the plow, for the benefit Of all. But there
is another very small interest in our county
(though in the aggregate it is large in the
State) that is not asleep to its own pecu
MARY interests, Having been, and being
now special, tosterel by the srate, it is not
forgetiul of the hand that su>t:tinS it. 1t
takes OF the bounty Of earth and turns out
only liquid poison. 1t is always we'll repre-
scntcd i'll all our political affairs. 1t can
stop the mouth of law and stay the hand of
Justice. 1t has been, heretofore, always able
to find men to vote for its interests in our
halls OF legislation. 1t has been able to
bride iuricS and bias Judges in lis favor. 1t
seeks no publicity. All il asks is to be allowed
t. quietly pursue its business. 1t >hunS the
light of day and thrivrs best i'll dark corners
or behind blinds and screens. It,; hand is
like that ui i>l:n""l And are We to h-
ruled forever by this faction? Mast we
forever bear all the barJ5a; they rhu0se to
impose on us! Have We fathers no care for
the safety OF your own children, while ye
make laws tor ti!c protection al Sheep
shame On ynH, protesting christians, who
sustain this inilnity by ycur votes, and
mcekly pay the tax it imposes.