The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-05
Something About "Verisas. D."
SI\TII DISTRIC

SlNTu DISTRICT, Oct. 81, 1881.
MR. EDIToR:-In the issue of October
22nd of the new revised party bible, The
Cecil Dfmorrut which lately fell into our
hands, we noticed 4 communication from
the 9th district, signed by one ".Neritas =
views on the situation generally. crticis-
ing the Republican party severely, and
selecting as particular targets for his ar
rows of dislike and mean political abuse.
Messrs. J. I. Mccullough and Alfred
Kirk. Republican candidates for House
of Delegates and County Commissioners.
First, we think this political monde
script has chosen the wrong literary
"incog" He does not bear it grace
fully, as any one who is acquainted with
Messrs. Mccullough and Kirk can tes-
tity. That grand old word Neritas implies
entirely too much to be handled SO shah
billy by a writer of his calibre. The ques-
ton has been asked, Who is this "Neri-
tas?" In reply to that question. we will
say but little is known of his natiriy.
His first appearance i'll this district was
as member of 4 certdin fraternity. whose
motto is, :" Free !"nch 0nd beer Mrown
iH.' He is not a voter in this State, as
he returns to his original vacations SO
frequent that he cannot ''pick up a
residence here. lie makes yearly cir
cult over the otd r0at. Of former days.
calling to see Bob Ingersoll Gin whom he
is a firm believer) during the trip. and
his ramiticationS culminate in this dis
trlct, about the time our local politics are
at the highest point, and in which he
takes an active part for the Democracy.
During the last Presidential campaign
he figured as prominent speaker at the
Democratic pole-raisings. But was not
around when they were cut down. being
off at that time on professional tour
On one OF these pole-ra raising occasions,
after imbibing freely of a certain .fjisly
bererdgt, he was haranguing the multi
tude of Bourbons to stand firm. etc. and
heaping thick-tongued abuse upon the
the Republican party, when the Bourbon
decoction obtained the ascendency and
"Neritas took tumble off the stand
and went to grass, a fallen Democratic
monument. This is the kind of individ-
ual who has the audacity to take upon
himself to measure the mental capacities
and criticise the characters OF two honor
dblt -AH 'LttU So ltI uS ttiG
county politics are CONCERNED, and Il Demo
cratic party supertlu!ty, who goes about
spouting out violent aGathemas against
honesty and principle. Such folks. in
their waiting ambition to make them
selves useful in the political ranks ac-
cording to their theories and plans, over
leap the mark by their narrow-m minded
methods and thwart the very object they
aim to accomplish. No doubt the reader
has met this sort of politician You will
find his type around corner groceries and
public places, believing about the PROV
eSs and strength OF his pc0ry with all
the energy of "Bashau bull" We
hope there are none who would allow
themselves to be controlled by any such
fanatic, whose opinions, so far as practi-
cability goes are not worth the breath
it costs to utter them. There are plenty
of sober-minded and thoughtful party
leaders, in whom people put trust, with
out the aid of a class Of nGn-Tesi'lentS of
the ,'Nerit;,s stripe. We would not do
the well-thinking Democrats the inius-
tice to intimate that they would attach
any weight to the productions Of the ;,th
district representative of Gotham.
Does sober minded public for once sup
pose that the Republican party leaders
have no more sense and respect for the
party at large than to place candidates i'll
the field for their suffrage, who have
neither sense nor business qualifications
such as "Neritas,S in his vain cndcavor
tries to describe the two candidates in
question to be? Not much my truthful
neighbor. Such would be contrary to
every dictate of common sense.
Both Mr. Mccullough and Mr.. Kirk
are too well known to need comment at
my hand. They are both gentlemen of
the first type: men of honesty, inte gritty,
ana principle, who do not stoop to low
political cunning to gain political favor,
and who are highly qualified to fill the
positions for which they We're nominated.
If there be one in the whole county who
has been influenced by the Democratic
correspondent of the 9TH district against
the two gentlemen. we would say to them
reconsider the matter. Look first at
the unblemiShed regulations and strength
of character of the Republican nominees:
then look at their aSsailant. Then doc de
between tyHth as rto!itp and truth as a
disgRtsG. FIAT JrSTITIA.