The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-11-20
THE WORM TT rms.
" Peace Peace! But the Answer Comes,
mo Peace for the Wlcked.''
The Canal Suit Demoralises the Ring-They Moan
for Cancellation, But the Opposition Saye.h
Them scorniul Nay-The Lord
Proprietor-W Woe.

! From, tie Baltimore .ilHe"icun.
Can it be possible that the autocrats OF
the State "ring" are nearing the end of
their uninterrupted season of prosperity
and rule and ruin policy" Can it be
that they already feel that they are stand
ing on the brink of a precipice. and that
it is but question of time-and very
short time at that-before they will be
thrown into the abyss of political dark
ness and obscurity? The votaries at the
throne of the ring-those who fer years
have fattened on the spoils of State pat
ronage. and while basking in the sun
shine of the smiles of the managers, have
protited in various ways by their pccu
! liar management: of affairs of State-laugh
with derisiOn at the thought that the
! power of the State ring can ever be
broken. But they forget that more
gigantic rings have met their death at
the hands of an indignant people.
YE REWARDS AND PUNISHMEETS.
! The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ring
presenting. as it does, heads of that
| corporation engaged in rewarding polti-
cal friends and furnishing political enc
mics within its own party by defeating
| them at the pollS-is not without warn
| ing examples. The picture of a canal
| ring paving salaries to political iavorites
and Illustrating in champagne. carriages.
and cigars. while the State, which at ON.
| time bankrupted itself by investments il
this corporation, never drew 4 dollar of
| the interest even on the $50. 600. 600 i'll
vested in the canal, has had a parallel IL
! the existence of Il ring i'll great State.
! and which people hurled from power as
/ soon as an awakened public was made
: acquainted with its enOrnitieS. But the
! managers in this state must know they
are standing on i volcano. Ii any thing
! was wanting to inform them OF this. Tie
! reduced Democratic ma ioritlcs in this
| State at the last election. and the man
| ner in which their nominees for Congress
were cut from the Presidential ticket
was sufficient intimatioh. They are
now making efforts to "harmoniZe the
party, to use their own language. The,
/ have summoned to their side within tn,
] last ten days men who exert an influence
in city politics. and have impressed upon
them the necessity OF securing harmony
! within the party Negotiations are be-
! ing made to cOnciliate the dissatisfied
faction in the Democratic ranks. The
mnrmurs of the anti-ring Democrats they
want to silence by rewards to be here
after made. 1T is all important. say
| the bosses. that all elements of The
/ party should unite. and that all past dill.
ierences should be healed" SO far tn,
agents intrusted with these negotiations,
! have not met with the success they ex-
/ pected would crown their efforts. The
! other side does not appear to be so anxious
( to JOIN III with those proposing harmony.
HE DECLINES TO HARMoNIzE.
What is there to harmonize?" said a
prominent politician the other day. who
! stands SO near to the head of the upppsi-
/ tion that he may be considered to reflect
the sentiments of the leader of that wing
( OF the party. The other side has all it
wants-the United States senatorship.
the Police Commissioner. &c. And what
/ do they want now? liumph. Harmon.
| iZe. They did not want to harmonic
last year when there were offices to be
/ given out? They did not talk peace
and harmony at the last session OF the
! " ii''li illtN liSSct laws WHICH
| increased their power and patronage and
! diminished the influence of those i'll the
! opposition. did they9 They had no de
sire to compromise when the appoint
ments of the Board of Public Works were
made and the Canal Directors were
! chosen. did they? Oh no. of course
not. There was no inclination to do any
/ thing then ior the sake of harmony. Are
they in Il hole, and do they want other
people to get them out? Maybe they
call this harmony? Oh. yes. They man.
aged the affairs So well up to this time
why can't they go ahead and manage
them again? | am in favor of letting
them alone. Let's see how they can run
/ the machine"
Another politician. belonging to the
same wing of the Democratic party. ex-
/ pressed similar sentiments. and added:
II want every thing to go on smoothly
and pleasantly, but the other side has
/ dccreed otherwise. Their policy is to
punish all the Democrats who oppose
them and to kick EN- when they are
down. | am i'll favor of letting them
alone. Let's see how they can manage
the party hereafter. It's all very nice
for them to talk Cancellation. when they
/ have almost ruined the party. Let them
90 aheai. say, ana see what they can
do: let them nominate them iavolites
and see whether they can elect them
THEIR POWER wANETH.
The ring rulers when at the zenith of
their power cared little for the opponents
whom they now desire to cunciIiate
They detied the Governor when he dared
to Interfere with their power and pat
ronage, though willing to bargain with
him for the sake of securing for them
selves influential Offices. They trampled
under foot the protests Of an outra red
community which demanded new regis
tration and election laws. and i better
administration of the State government.
They laughed at the wishes of the pub
lie, and nominated fer Offices men on
whom they could rely AS willing tools
w hat. then. mean this sudden awaken
ing and regeneration of heart? 1t Ger
tainly cannot be any thing else than that
the managers see that their power is on
the wane, and are willin. to make terms
1t Is tGr this reason that they now cry:
Peace, peace. but the response that
has so far been received from the other
side is, " No peace for the wicked.'
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is one
of the institutions under the State ring
antecratic. The Board of Public Works
selects the officers charged with the man
a@2ment ct the interests az the canal.
When Gov. Hamilton was nominated to
his present office it was promised him
that he would have a controlling voice in
the board. and the selection of the canal
President. 1t was promise made To the
ear. hnt broken 20 the hope. The board
is controlled by the ring. which has a
majority of the members on it. and the
Governor is i'll the minority and has been
beaten on every point. Last June Gov.
Hamilton proposed that in view If the
charges Of lsniauasement of the canal a
new Board of Directors should be chosen.
This proposition was met with the usual
Vote to |, and the present board was
reelected by the Board of Public Works.
by the same vote Of to |. Yhe Governor.
of course. being in the minority.
THE LORD PROPRIETOR.
1t is not necessary to add that Mr.. \.
! p. German. State Senator from Howard
, county, United states Senator elect.
/ Chairman uf the Democratic State Cen
trar Committee. and Lord Proprietor of
! the Democratic party Of Mary land-or
at least that portion If it which statutes
hisn aa it's king and ruler-the monarch
/ OF what is known as the State Ring. is.
and has been for five years. rr, sident of
! the corporation known as the Chesapeake
! and Ohio Canal The interests of the
canal and the interests of the State Ring
! are one and inseparable. The trial now
{ in progress shows the intimate aSsooia-
/ ton of the one with the other. rhe ey-