The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26
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CnNFEpEKATE Y RoApe.

February b. 1881.
The deed is done, and the Democrac,
SIuelched. | did not have much hopes.
put did rather expect that there woul"
De some kind of lracas raised which
would delay the counting of the vote,
md that. possibly, some informally
would occur which would Justify us in
!cclaring Hancock duly elected. and. il
We didn't seat him. would give us an eX-
:nse for bowling fraud for another -four
years, and give the Democracy something
10 stand on.
I had hope that our Democratic mem
bers would find some way to raise lum-
)us. and derauge the business of tn,
-runtry. so that we conld point to the
Il publican members as olstructonists
i I'd disturbers. l had :. hope that conf
dancc might be destroyed and hell raised
some way. that III the general dcrange-
ment the Democracy might have some
s'rt of a show. that following i'll the
rumpnS, hard times might ensue. hard
enough times to give us 4 possibility of
electing a justice Of the peace in a NORTH
ern State.
But that dream is over. Oar Demo-
cratic members submitted to the will of
Republicans as meekly as lambs. They
lidn't howl about the Constitution they
lidn't put in any claims of fraud. and
they did nothing. They submitted to
the majority, and let Garfield be counted
in without Il struggle.
This settles the Democratic party. We
haven't the slightest show for next year
OF four years from now. We have nothing
to go on. Wheat is bearing good price.
and corn is about the same. The farmer
has a good market for his produce, and
the mechanics hammer is heard in the
land. Wages are good and work is plen-
ty. Manufacturers are booming. and the
operatives are chuckins money into
savings banks, and they have money to
chuck. There never was so many rail
roads building. collections was never SO
good, and business is Oh a solid basis.
And what is more disgusting, the
money is good, the people don't kick
.bout resumption, but have all settled
Town quietly. and entirely satisfied with
tic currency.
What is the Democracy going to do
Under these distressing circumstances /?
What kind of show have we when
fhere are no disasters to point to as the
esut of Radical ruleo What have we
10 use in demanding change when the
wurkingman has bank account, and the
merchant amt hamkcring for Il change
when he is selling lots of goods and get
in" hi, money for them. 1t is we. the
Democracy. us wants IL change. and that
is what, without some providential disas-
ter. we shan't get.
There is where the Democratic men,
1ers was rcmiSs in their duty. Ii they
had made IL fight on til: Presidential
cunt. and had thrown TIL, ntrv into
cpntusiun. We should have had something
open to us. They might have destroyed
confidence and checked enterprise. ard
m tde things uncertain t. 4 degree. that
wnult! lave made trouble in the Spring.
and thrown Il lot of men out Of employ
ment. and depressed things to u degree
that would have given lis ground to stand
on. But that opportunity is lost forever,
aud we are lost with the opportunity.
Garfield will be President. the good
times will continue. railroads will 60,
tinue to be built. and farmers will have
Il ready market for their produce. and
mechanic, and laborerS VIII continue to
nave work ut good wages. and to be paid
IN good money, and everybody will be
satisfied.
And to make it worse, We have had So
nuch snow this Winter that the chances
ire that there will be Il good wheat crop,
which will finish us, unless the weavil
GETS into it, and the corn crop is failure.
These things never happen when we
"tit " SDItC tilt bCHOCIdCS
lave no doubt that next year the crops
will all be good, and that there will be
s'mc disturbance in Europe, which will
make good market for our surplus
Nature, as well rs everything else, is
against the Democracy: why, l have 10
nope even OF an epidemic next year. |
Inn tIarn lo IL,
IN the North. nor nothing of the sort.
We have yellow fever at the South. but
rs this section is solidiy Democratic, lit
wont do the Democracy any good.
Well, | can stand it. Some way viii
be provided for me. My wants are few,
and | can live without the post-onice.-
Corn bread is cheap here. and enough
g>od-natured strangers come into Bas-
c,m's to keep me II liquor. Sometimes
w.len the roads are bad the intervals be-
tween drinks are rather long but Das-
I'm sometimes unbends and asks me, and
5 nctimcs he gives me a refresher and
goes through the motions of charging it.
shall live somehow. even if the conn-
try is prosperous. and the Democracy is
kept out of power. The providence that
II ,tcs TIE fall of Il sparrow will brood
over me. Let the country never mind
M, but 20 on and prosper. If the coun-
~ can stand it can
PETROLEUM Y. Massey,
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