The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-08
FACTS VS.. FANCY.

In the effort to be witty, cur neighbour
! Tie CtcI Dtm0crat. ought to he caretu
lot to sacrifice the truth. In politics
ptlenSive and defensive, rit!ienle is, doubt
'ess. Legitimate weapon, but, we sub
nit. that t'alSehood is in no sense. .iuSti
| liable. Perhaps our nei2hbor would pre-
;er the milder term. preva.ication. o.
| that We should say he has been indulgins
II fight of fancy.
At any rate. certain it is that TIE Dem.
ocrat. in its labored effort. last week. t.
| convince the people OF tins county thai
the ticket placed before them by the re
cent Republican convention was the ont
come OF "factious fight and the re-
suit of clique dictatinn, had II" tonnla-
zion whatever i'll truth on which to rest
The reporter and the editor seemed Il
liink that they ought, by all means. t.
re funny. They pretended to be i'm
nensely ticklcd. They roared uproai-
iously and they ranned their elbows
| into each others ribs and Vet there ar,
peared to he something forced and hul-
low about the laugh. They sware the
ticket nominated was so 1reah and the,
,nsumed two columns OF their r,t'EablfCi
space in the enilcavor tn prove that il
must be weak They tuied and moi!eti
and struggled. they fretted and tumcd
and fused and then-they went tocallin4
names. Ii You have 10 case, thi!sI
the opposite lawyer is say ing quit
familiar to the legal fraternity. Ii You!
have no ticket of Your own. sail into tn,
men who nominated the opposition ticker
is the transformation The Democrat
makes OF the familiar say ing.
And so it opened its batteries. shotted
with mud. mud of Il very harmless kind.
it is true. but. none the less. mud. MUG
seems to be the favorite ammunition nj
TIE Democrut. 1t revels in it. As il
said of ciildren's desire for Mrs. Win
slow syrup. SO it can be said OF III
Democrats tondueSs for mud it just
cries for it,
4 very vivid fancy, too. has TIE Demo-
crat and an imagination that Milton
might have envied. Its report of Thu,
proceedings of the Republican convcll-
ton went beyond anything that pape,
has heretofore attempted. 1t exceeded
itself in its utter indifference to the facts
For once it got entirely ril Of AL re
straints. of all entangiing complication
and sailed. untrammel,d, in the regio.
where truth is never met And the o.
gan. actually. appeared to ENJOY it. l.
WIS so delightful 10 give the reins /"
fancy" Ii WAS So enhancing. the ahS"-
lutte freedom to m.Ss;;:te and to dlStoi1.
And So it rolled as sweet morsels unt3e
it's tongue the phases" >talwalt.
| half-breed," etc 1t saw visions wher"
Il terrible struggle where only peace pre-
vailed. 1t looked upon dIscord and dis
satisfaction where harmony reiGned So
preme. Management and ''manipn-
lation" We're its choicest rms by winch
to describe the spirit OF perfect c"ncnr'
and agreement. Clique and faction rule"
tie hour where unit, only held sway.
Now the truth is that no recent con
vertion o! the Republicans party "i Ceci
county has been held in which there WI.
50 little of disrnri. SO little OF iii :tatian
or facti,ilal domination. such an entirs
absence OF wiro-pHlling and "bnoH-
iuuS manipulation as characterized Tia,
proceedings of the convention which ~. I
in Z ktnu on the 9th uit. Every del, :
gate was perfectly free to vote his sent
mentS and did 50 vote. No clique was
recognized and none was mentioned
TIE convention sought to nominate men
worthy of the suffrage at the people.
men competent t." till the respective
offices for which they We're named and
to so nominate them without regard IT.
any particular elem, mt of the party.
bee .use of the identification of tie nom
i,.ee with any clique "r faction. How
well the convention did its work can bs 81
be understood ley reference to the gentle
men who compose the ticket and tn THEN
S1aGoing Ill this County. 1t was not ii
,iiscufdaut bat 4 harmonious convention,
fully in acco.d, aud divided, III no man
ner. except by indl, idual preference :.
No combination existed to force ulwish.
that Were desired.
The gentleman from the Third district
whose name was canvaSsed. III an infui :
NAL way. as candidate for the State
Senate. was. in 10 manner, forced to r.-
tire from the contest and no one. doubt
less has been more a>tonnae,l than lt
by the statcmesi. DI The ID morFGt. TIL.
gentleman was appealed t. by the W lol,
OF his district delegation and urged 10
allow his nilme to be used. He could
have commanded and would lave com
manded :. large following i'll the convcn-
ton, and it Was only at his urgent It.
quest and upon his solicitation hat hi.
name vas not presented.
Ne tell The Demccrat it wont do. Til,
dodge Is too transparent. The cloud
dust it has ci,deayored to raise will not
accomplish its purpose t. lt'ind the eye
OF the people to the shortcomings ant
the failures of the Democratic party o,
Cecil county. Ii may hide the issue 10,
Il moment. but it cannot postpone th'
coming of tie day Of Judgment.
Laugh and be merry Tor a day and
Willie you can. After tltat get ,oul
house in order. i"r mark he prediction.
.Tr, Editor OF Tie C,cH D,mocrat, the
IIolc-l, i,:::- Wall is t.oolned
DEMOCRACY DISRUPTED.
Like the party all over the State the