The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-10-11
WHOLE No. 1919

ing fund TO give our tax rate even the sem
/ blance of responsibility.
Now what shall be done to remedy all
| this? Let me suggest that great Ills require
r0dicdl remedies. 1t is Il well known fact in
/ politics that no party ever reforms itself, ex-
ccpt under the impulse of party disaster.
The only difficulty in the application of the
right remedy in this case lies in the strange
! fact that many gOLa Democrats seem to be
afraid of voting for Republicans although
we as a party have for years constituted the
| major portion of the reform element in State
! politics. And, besides that, | know Of no
| community that is more indebted TO the
| beneiicence of Republicans than is Balti-
| more. The muniiiccnt cndOwmentS OF the
! Peabody Institute with its schools of art
and science: the Johns Hopkins University
and Hospital, the Thomas Keso ChildrenS
/ Home and the magnificent gifts of Thomas
| Wilson-all comparatively recent and fresh
! in the remembrance of every One-vere all
from good Republicans. by their fruits
We shall know them" and it is by this
standard we are willing to abide. a care
| full inquiry will develop the fact that n much
-. -, Jr'f ~ 81 Of the wealth OF the city
than is generally supposed is held ~ -CIti-
zenS who are devoted to the principles Of
the Republican party.
| That such men are eminently worthy Of
confidence in all business and social matters
cannot be doubted. Why then should they
be distrusted when the affairs OF the State
and city need careful management? An
| honest business Democrat and an honest
| business Republican looking at these matters
in Il business way cannot widely differ rs to
the wants of the hour. Party lines are now
! so nearly obliterated i'll this State that if
| Democrats who are honest could he induced
| TO lay aside the prejudiceS born Of the past,
and which should have been forgotten long
ago, and abandoning the hupcicss hope Of
reforming the party within the party, Join
with the only existing party of true reform,
we could, by a united effort, set the affairs
| of our State in order again and place our
! finances on n sound basis. | am satisfied
this can he accomplished, and | call upon
all citizens, irrespective of party, who ear
! neStly long for good, honest government, to
| join with us in the endeavor to bring about
| such glorious conSumnation.
1t may be proper for me to remark, in
| passing, that what | have said and what |
| shall say during the campaign in condemna-
| ton of the acts of the regular Democratic
| party, is and will be directed solely Mt the
| or9dHtzdtjoH, and not ut its individual mem
! berS; and, therefore, | will not be deemed
| in any wise personal when | express the
| conviction that, no matter how good the
| man may be who is nominated by the Ring
| Democracy, he must be under its control
| and Suhec to its discipline and direction
| Our objection to the Democratic nominees
is not to their private or personal character
| it is to the agencies which have brought
them forward, and the Influences which
| will surround Them | could use no stronger
| terms III condemnation of existing political
abuses than We're used by Mr.. Hamilton in
| Monument Square on Monday night, but
every one Of these abuses which he con-
dennis came into being under the rule of
the Democratic party. And rs party disci-
plinc is stronger than the good intentions of
any one man, however well Mr.. Hamilton
may purpose, the Same political party that
| created these abuses will continue their eX-
iStence so long as they retain the power TO
do so, or can profit by their pcrpetuation
| stated ut the outset that | was no politi-
cian and yet since the organization of the
Republican party | have SteadtIStly adj
hered to its principles. | have opposed the
Democratic party because, through long
series of years, it has proved itself, and is,
false to the true principles of Republican
Government. 1t has for years in Maryland
connived at and encouraged false regiStra-
ton, fraudulent voting and 4 dishonest
count, and has applaudcd the induction into
office of men whose only title thereto rested
upon notorious and confessed frauds. 1t
has created and maintains unnecessary
offices as a hospital for daCayed politicians,
and wastes the public money in pensioninG
men who do not, and never did render the
State any equivalent for the salaries they
receiEc It las - ,. ..,anZ Of the States rr-