The Cecil Whig., 1881-06-11
CALLING PET NAMES

Family quarrels are always the worst
and the bitterest GhaIreiS. The most
piliabic disclosures "t human weakness
that have ever disgraccd the records OF
nur race are those growing out of the
unseemly disputes of avaricious kindred
over the we'll hoarded earnings OF some
unhappy testator, whose greatest SORROW
lay in his being compelled to die and
leave his riches behind him. The init
macy of family associations discovers
one to the other the petty weakness of
when differences and disSenSionS arise.
SO it is i'll political family quarrels. Each
member of the household knows the most
vulnerable point of his brother, and cuts
him deepest when he touches the tender
spot. 1t is proven bal that i'll all political
family quarrels, the bitterest terms and
epthets are reserved for the brother that
oiiendeth. The most recent illustration
of this familiar truth is furnished in the
pet names" banded back and forth by
the Hamilton and anti-lIamilton factions
Of the happy household of Maryland
Bourbons.
For instance. the Hamilton organ, the
Baltimore Trj5uae with the most recll-
less disregard both of The truth(?) and
the Senatorial feelings, viitics the whole
body OF Maryland Democracy III 4 recent
number, by calling its Napoleonic bead
Mr.. y. p. Gorman-a pigmy.
"t pi.my in whatever position he is
placed. As a boy in the Senate chamber
as an officer and Il lobbyist OF the Senate.
as Il member of the State Legislature
and the Boss OF q corrupt Riny-in what
ever position he has SeIpentincly worked
his way. he is alwaysa pigmy And now
that he fills the chair that has been oc-
cupieh and honored by many of Mary
lands most distinguished sons. he is Il
pi@my still. and in whatever position he
may hereafter be placed he Will continue
to be a pigmy.
Not content with this cxcoriation Of
the visible head that holds the braius(?)
Of the invisible Ring that rules Mary
its sword still dripping with the pigmys
blood, thus slashes an humble member
Of the body politic-Mr. Murray NaDdi-
yer.
1--WE aver. and can prove. by the pro-
ceedln@s of the committee on claims.
that the allegation which we mace
against Mr.. Nandiver. is fully sustained
against him.. We herewith produce the
evidence of one OF our witnesses The
gentleman who bears this testimony was
a member of the House of Dclc"ates of
1880, and is entitled to the distinction of
a faithful representative OF his conStitu-
ency and the people of the whole State:
i know Murray Nandivcr. Of whom YOU
speak i'll Your last House, IN his capncitY
oT choiFm0R of tie c0B,mitfee on r1uinx.
and | am perfectly convinced there was
not Il more dlSreputable plundeIcr of the
public money than lie in that body"
In more facetious and mild hammered
style, characteristic of the genial George
who has fingered the funds in so many
/ fat jobs at Annapolis-Mr Cotton thus
wittily discourses Of another "pearty"
brother:
When Mr. John V. L. Findlay was a
Republican orator and foamed at the
mouth i'll relentless persecution of the
Democrats during the war the Rernbli-
cans thought that the Y. l.. i'll his name
stood for = indictively Loyal" When
the Republican party fell aud he joined
the Democrats they thought it was John
Versatile Leader Findlav. When he OPP
posed the "refurm' movement of 1870
and described it as "a hungry squeal for
office, and represented that such a gen
t!eman as Mr.. Henry Walield was Squea-
ing with hunger for office. then he was
thought to be named John Nituperativc
Language Friday. When. after having
served a term ill office. he gave place to
others and thus became retormcr, and
now wants to split the Democratic party.
his name is supposed to be John Niltuous
| Lamentaton Findlay. After the election
! he viii be Mr. John Very Lonesome
findlny, or words 20 that effect.
As the campaign progresses, doubtless
the "pearty affection the brethren bear
each ether vii! suggest further terms of
affection for mutual application.