The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
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The Taxpayers Appeal for the Best
Men and Official Economy.

FOURTH DISTRICT, Sept. Is, 1881.
EDITOR WHIG:-While politicians and
office-seekers are forming their schemes
to secure desirable places near the re-
ceipt of customs, another and larger
class are wondering if the present or
immediate future has anything in store
for them in a more economical admins
tratioh of public affairs, or whether they
are doomed. like their brother workers
of other lands, to bear their ever-increas-
ing load of taxation without prospect
of relief. We have changes in the per-
sons who fill the offices, and at every
change we have no want of promises of
reform and retrenclment. but the only
change for the Taxpayer is an increase
of taxes and a more proluse expenditure
of the peoples money 1t seems. in
deed, that the power behind the throne
however profuse the candidates may be.
they are moulded by that unseen power
with the above stated reSultS-increased
taxes and protligate expenditure of the
peoples money.
One political party has its candidates
for popular favor in the field. Person.
ally, | have no objection to any of them.
in point of ability and character they are
not superior to their predecessors. What
the people want is not responsibility Or
intelligence alone, for we have not want
ed those qualities for these dozen years
in which our county affairs have been SO
managed that the most thoughtless citi-
zen knows there is something wrong.
The excuse has been. when the charge
of extravaganza has been made. that the
demand for increased expenses was i'm
perative-"a new and costly Jail and
its surroundings are permanent improve
ments,' for which the party in power
claim credit. This claim the innocent
people were willing to accord until re-
cent Investigations revealed the startling
fact that the massive pile to which in
pride. their attention had been directed.
had not been paid for, though every
cent of the money had been collected
from the people for that purpose. The
people are paying interest on bonds over
due, which they thought had been paid;
but a large balance yet remains due,
which the people will yet be obliged to
meet. Let the people remember that
this state of things has happened under
the administration of gentlemen as re-
spectacle and as able as those who ex-
pect the same long suffering people to
place them in the places of trust which
their respectable predecessors SO greatly
abused.
Before another issue of your paper
another convention will have placed a
rival ticket in the field The gentlemen
who may compose that convention must
know the Importance of selecting the
best elements i'll the county. in or out of
their own party. as the standard bearers
Of reform, and i'll tnat direction make a
thorough and stirring canvass of the
county. Let your candidates be men
whose names are an earnest of their
ability and determination to alleviate the
unjust and grevous abuses which have
grown too oppressive to be longer borne
with patience. And let the men select
ed as candidates respond chcerfully to
the call of country and duty, even though
they suffer some Inconvenience and loss
They will be amply compensated in the
gratitude OF the people and in the con-
seriousness Of having stood up in defense
of right and interposed their arms be-
tween the oppressor and his helpless vic
tins.
All over the land the cry goes up for
reform and relief from burdenSome taxa
ton and ring rule, which is missrule.
Let Cecil county make comlnon canse
with their fellow sufferers throua hont the
land and victory will crown oar efforts.
TAXPAYER.