The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13
N0RTH EHST ITEuS.
THE RECORD AGAIN.

We noticed an article in the Record of
last week, meddling with the private af-
fairs Of two business men of our town.
We believe it was done against temper
ance and in favor OF rum. The object
seems to be to SOW disscntion. In his
sneaking whine for rum the words
- kicked out seems to be familiar
with him. and no doubt he has been
taught them by sad experience. Whcna
drunken sot, tloundering about the bar
room, like Il chicken with its head cut
of, where he had filled his cash and
emptcd his pocket book: when bed time
comes he is clicked out of the bar
room to sleep in the kennel with the
yallar dogs. We don't pretend to under
stand the inward shrinka5c of the demi-
john as does the editor Of the Record
He claims to be very familiar with the
name of Ishmacl and uses the same rs
one of disrepute. but every Sunday school
scholar knows he was the son of Abra-
ham (the father of the faithfully And
God also showed his respect for Ishmacl
by sending his angel to deliver him in
the time of his trouble. Who ever
knew an angel from heaven to come to
the protection of an old whisky cask :?
But who does not know the old whisky
cask is protected by his father. the
devil. lie also claims to have said more
in favor of the temperance cause than
any other paper in the county, but
positively refused to publish respectable
temperance letter. over Il man signature.
which was afterwards received and pub
liShed in both our county papers, lie
places the whisky advertisements in the
most conspicuous place in his paper, and
at the same time he peremptorily de
clined to publish an advertisement Of the
North East Gospel Temperance Society
for which it offered him the cash.
We think the Home Journat has truth
fully represented the Record when it SAYS
that he is like the SOW in the mirc-the
more she plunges the deeper she gets.
/ We are now ready to tell Toby that it is
not true about his carrying water on
! both shoulders. Oh. no, Toby, they
/ have lied. You carry it all OH the shoul-
! dor next to the rum seller. The editor
! of the Record also claims a strong affinity
with the old pioneer Mcthodists. We
believe it is because il their day whisky
wore the face of responsibility. when it
was considered Il folly to he wise when
| ignorance seemed to them to be bliss.
for then man could preach on Sunday
] anu run HIS ulStilieif through tllc week,
! another could lead Ills class On the Sab
bath and retail liquor to them all the
week: while another could attend his
| class Oh Sunday and with no compunc-
/ ton of conscience sit about the rum
shops through the week, especially all
Saturday afternoon. when he WAS ex-
pectcd to take home his little black Jug
I full. oh, how the RccorI editor. in his
camp meeting article, groans for these
good old days. Now let the band
play
THE PRIMARY MEETING
was largely attended, last Saturday, and
passed off very lively. The whisky ele-
mcnt had things cut and dried. tickets
printed, &c, but the friends of local
option defeated them in both parties
Now we wait for the editor of the Record
who said after our town election that the
temperance flag was lra eyed in the dust,
to see if he will acknowledge its being
lifted to the breeze.
COL0RED CAMP.
/ The colored peoples home camp meet
ing closed Oh Monday last. after SEES
sion of ten days. Rev. Mr.. Murray
preached for them, on Thursday evening
of last week. Good order prevail cd and
the meeting was interesting aud spiritual,