The Cecil Whig., 1882-04-29
ABOUT THE JUDGESHIP.

The Constable Cruikshank "combina-
tion continues to he the subject Of yaly
general comment hy tA.s rfeS@ of Mary
land. ! uQsltspGU,.ent Of he Eela;r
Times thinks that
The alliance docs not strike the people
over there lCeciD as the very best thing
that could be done, and there are predic-
tlons of IL somewhat sombrc hue, regard
ed from a Democratic standpoint. The
opposition to fruikshank declare that
Judge stump is honest and capable :.nd
clean-handed and they ak, a. " hat could
trulksi4&h- bo mOreH even should lie
not he less. Moreover bargains of this
character are growing out of favor. and
the voter cannot always be depended on
to do the " leader will
TO the average mind there is no rar-
ticular force il the elSi.,, Gu tEe part of
the continuation thai the hands oi Ores
well and his friends van be seen in the
opposition TO Cruikshank. Even if this
were true. there appears no reason WHY
Mr.. Creswell Cl any one else should not
favor the retention of an upright and i'm
partial Judge, the alternative beinw a
mere politician who sionalizeL his .,,iia;
dacy by announcing 49, approval OF a
conStrGGti,u ii law which the Attorney
General of the nited States promptIy
declared uutenable As Il matter of fact
the people over there are not disposed to
aid Mr. Constable in an effort to re;,,..;,. .fe
himself upon Judge Str,,nL 10. tne latter 5
refusal r. llc.t..G ...i..setf to the furtherance
Of ConStable's ambition. The last man,
ed gentleman went into the thing not
that he loved Cruikshank more. bat thu,
he loved Stump less-and r...s.apie 4
great deal more thar ,.,.sti put torer her
he In33rTSs =, ."G arrangement ascribed to
Mr.. Henry W. Archer is denied or au-
thorlty which appears to be verv n,nr
that gentleman; and other taa;,,.S NAV
drop out until, as tI;1 outcome of the
matter, ne.th;.4' St,;mp nor C:gikshank
may rs..el, the goal
Will tie combination make conn.c-
tiona' asked st !. cecil Democrat whom
came across at Leading lostelrv ho,e
yesterday evening,
1T may, and ii may noi. IL is lust
possible that the combination will be
beaten t@e',;.io the opposition is very
Ss."ls
The Eas5on Ledger is not pleased with
the combination and says:
If Cecil county chooses to drag her
miserable personal spuabbles and factious
politics into the Judicial convention she
VIII have 10 bear the odium that will at
tach to such Il course. If she expects
othe? counties to take any part in the
matter, or NIX up III any way with Cecil 5
peculiar turbuIencIe>. in selecting Judges
she will be disappointed. For three weeks
now the Constable CTuikShank coalition
has been before die public: we have care
iuny fead all that the Cecil papers. of all
parties. have published about it. and it
has been prolific theme. Several of tho
Cecil politicians have been inlpeleti to
come out i'll print and diScuas il, or some
OF It's asneCt& We can make nothing
"Ut "a II all but thiS:-that certain as
pIrant> for place and power are trying to
use the judicial election to advance their
own individual interests.
Now, Ceci,, this is all wrong, Judge
stump is not a Cecil Judge but circuit
Judge, and IL ~ at much a Judge for
Ia!Gnt Tor Cecil. Your tempest in
teapot Is not creating ripple down here.
The Democratic party i'll Talbot has been
much rent and tIlrmnd these late wears
by personal and factiouS spuahbleS with
i'll the party, but it has not yet descended
to the low depth of dragging these miSsr-
able things into u judicial canvas. But
one sentiment is heard al Talbot, and that
is for the She denomination of Judges
lscuiTacn, Wicker and Stump. Once
more the democracy Of Talbot is united
and harmonious, if we interpret properly
public sentiment, and were the cunven-
tion held now Judge Stump would get
Talbot vote with the other two Judges
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