Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-09-27
A Growing Evil.

year and unfortunately Illus h"i'i
that is large and yearly growing larger
who have work to do upon that day that
is so urgent that they decline to lose the
day unless they are paid for it; the day Is
SO peculiarly located in reference to The
demands of labor, that we have known
men, who have spent the Saturday and
Monday previous to election, in town, pal
pably for no other purpose than to inform
the anxious friends of the different canGl-
dates of their inability to attend the cleo
ton save upon the conditions already nam
ed, that they be paid for their day"
Paid for their day! Yes, paid for their
vote: that is the least and all that can be
made out oft, yet we find men who would
scorn to receive bride, openly indulglng
in this most unworthy subterfuge, COM
promising their own dignity and popular
izing bribery, 1t is nothing more or less
than a gauzy-textured makc-shift thrown
over the most palpable bribery, first to
evade the law and second, to be applied as
a sort of salvc of self.justification.
We are doubtless upon "a slippery rock
with fiery pillows rolling at our feet, Dut
we hold in such utter dctestation, the
method that permits the man that earns
one dollar or less per day to claim and re-
ccye, as we know has been the case, two
and one half dollars or property to that
amount who go from one party to the
other and have one see" and the other
"raise and 90 one better; who will lose
one, two and three days work that he may
insure the working Of the above game !;
who will be paid for his day by one
party and then go to the other and tell
how he didn't vote their ticket for such
n shameful perverson of the theory OF the
ballot we say we have such an adherence
and against the establishing of so vicious
custom in our midst, we have so many
and strong reasons for crying out, that, al
ter having heard it said time and time
again IF you fellows wouldn't do it, we
wouldn't" we have determined to place
the matter in what we consider to be its
true light hiding none OF the detormlty
that the thin veil of eXpcdiency so lily
conccals and with the openly-avowcd IN
tcntion to place the odium and charge the
crime upon those TO whom it falls due
the brbcr equally with the bribe-taker for
a bride ii is and bride only, and severe
indeed is the Contortions through which
common sense and conscience go, that see
in it only the common justice of paying
the man for lost time" when in casting
his ballot he is not simply enjoyinga priv
ilegc and exercising prcrogative, but he
is performing a boundcn duty
On this very subject we have talked to
some of our citizens and have heard them
condemn the practice in no equlvocal
terms and we offer those of them who
have decp-sct opinion of the vlciousnrss
of the practice, our columns tor the eN-
preston of their views and if The CLAIR
ION, with their aid can succeed in out
having the practice in this and other dis
tric,s. by clearly outlining its immortality
thus rendering il unsafe for men who nave
care for their moral and social status 10
become a party thereto. we shall expcrl-
cpce feeling of pride and qualification
such AS seldom falls 10 the lot Of an editor
of IA country newspaper.
Fruit Jars and Tin Cans for sale ut
VIM. L. Armacost's.
The Chronicle will now spread as it has
laid N its first fall invoice of applcbutter
tT-The Diamond Dyes for family use
have no equals All popular colors easily
dyed. fast and beautiful. 10cents pack
age.
Do not fail to attend the first grand
opcning of fall and winter goods tins
week, at Colliilowers store, Franklin
Mills.
Martin Rouzcr, formerly citizen OF
this town, has been nominated one OF the
county commissioners of Allegany county
by Che democrats in that county.
Mr.. JOS A. Weddle is now well under
way with the public school building AZ
Appold's Crossing and will have it com
pleted in less than one month"; and in time
for the opening of the School, Nov LIST.
Mr.. John Rouzcr, in compliance with
request made by parties using water from
Rouzcr's Branch, has turned the drainage
of his LANYARD, which formerly emptied
into the branch. 1t now remains upon
Mr.. Rouzer's property.
A. C. Frankenfeld, ticket agent of the
Western Md. railroad at Fulton Station,
Baltimore, has been missing for nearly two
weeks. 1t is said his accounts are not
correct, and the railroad company Will
hold his bondsmen responsible for def
cheney.
NEW Bella handsome new bell,
weighing 800 pounds and costing about
$50, has been purchased of the McShane
bell foundry, of Baltimore; for the Western
MARYLAND Railroad shops, at Union
Bridge.
The cames presented toMMr. John w.