The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-11-20

were spent at Barnum 5. and among the
! items of expenses are 50 for carriages TO
German street" Ii does not appear for
what purpose the carriages We're used.
! On December ilth. the entries are: thir-
teen dinners. $25: seven bottles of cham
payne. $3.50: hook, So The follow
| ing day. Decembe" 18th. there was
charged: fifteen dinners, so; champagne,
:24J0: hook, $50; cigars 81. 1t would
ill the columns of the .1mericdn to give
all the bills for wine, cigars, dinners, &c..
in detail. Those given above are only
part of the 81, lG expended at Barnum'S
and do not touch the bill of -. 442 paid
for board and refreshments at Annapolis.
The proprietor of the Annapolis hotel,
, Mr.. w. II. German, failed to produce
the itcmized account of the bills. saying
that he could not find the blotter con-
tanning them. Inasmuch as the bills at
this hotel were four times as large as at
Barnum $, the nature Of the items may
! be imagined.
THEY MAY NOT, ErT THEY DO.
Under President Clarke'> administra-
| ton a resolution was adopted that the
Directors should draw no salaries. The
resolution was never rescindcd. yet the
six Directors have annually drawn 50. 500
! every year, besides being paid their trav-
ling expenses, dinners. &c. Mr.. Cor
mans salary was $4,000 year up to
1877, when it was increased to 5000.
Nr. German has also regularly drawn
$1,000 year for travelling expenses
The complainantS in their brief charge
that Alfred Spates was employed in 1915
at 4 salary of 81 600 ''fnr doing nothing'
1t was to propitiate his influence in the
light of Carroll vs.. Hamilton that
Charles III. Mann. register of voters at
Iowsontown, was employed as "detec-
tive on the canal at $50 per month.
when he probably never went near the
canal during the whole time" and that
John Gale brother of L leading Demo-
cratic politician in Somerset. was EN-
ployed at Il salary of $50 month ito
hod himself in readiness to wait on the
President. Gale testified that he was
twice on the canal to inspect the outer
locks, but performed no other duty. ex-
cept Ito hold himself in readiness to
wait on the President Mr. German, in
his testimony. admits that so far as he
and the Board over which he presides
could direct the patronage of the canal,
they have bestowed it. OF caused i. to he
bestowed. after the manner of their pre-
dccesSors. upon the party to which they
belong. He denies. however that it
was perverted or proStituted, or that sal
aries were paid to persons who We're not
needed. or ever put up candidates of
their own for election or used the patron
age or money of the canal to elect such
candidates or defeat Others The com
plainants state that by Mr.. Gorman's
own admission the canal is political in
stitntion, and that the bondholders suffer
IN that account: but they go further and
say that this is not the only evil. They
continue:
TE NAUGHTY RING.
The canal is now the prey. not of
party. but of faction: it is the prize. not
IT disinterested public spirit, but of a
personal and aggressive ring. Its places
ere titled, not from the great masses of
The Democratic party. but from the allies
aud auherentS OF {" faction within that
party and the circle from whom the Ser
ices OF honest and capable officers could
be obtained Is still further narrowed. a
political revolution i'll the State would
dlslodSe the Democrats from control and
give the canal over to the Republicans.
y successful uprising of the Democratic
party against the domination of the canal
ring would give it Oven to the enemies Of
the controlling faction. and in either case
the untitness of the present incumbents
would be promptly discovered and their
places filled by new men, honest and ca
pable. who brought about the political
change. These in turn, having tasted
the sweets of office, will go to work and
make themselves serviceabic to the party
men from whom they received their ap-
pointments.' This, the complainants
charge. was 4 wrong policy. The testi-
mony also shows direct interference of
the employees of the canal in politics.
Among the witnesses was W. f. Cole
man, who testified that he was paid for
the time he attended primaries, aud that
he was discharged for supporting a can
didate opposed to the canal ring. J. 3.
Kenny frequently brought up workmen
to vote for the canal ticket. going for
them as far as Georgetown. w. ). Read.
the Republican candidate for city clerk
in 1879 (Mr. Cardell being the Demo-
cratic anti-ring candidate) testified that
he had reason to believe that he received
the support Of the canal employees. who
had been instructed to vote for him.
}. y. X. Melown, w. Mccall, J. II.
Anderson and Andrew Hammond. of
Wiiliamsport. testified that in the Fall of
1873. the canal employees received tickets
pasted with the names of Republican
candidates over the Democratic candi-
dates. The names of w. T. Hamilton,
candidate for Governor, ii. ii. Keedy
and Il. W. Smith, Democratic candidates
for the Legislature. We're pasted over and
Republican names substituted.
The testimony is also submitted show
my that assessments were levied on the
enp!nyos for political purposes. Another
portion OF the testimony shows irregu-
larity i'll the negotiation of bonds.