The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-14
TI,t leoples Golumn
A Timely Word to Republicans.

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ed its principles and labored in its ranks,
to speak through your columns, at the
outset of an important campaign, a few
words of caution and counsel to the Re-
publican voters of Cecil county?
The campaign, on the threshold of
which we now stand, is exceedingly i'm
pOrtant in that it involves the election of
nearly all the county officials, including
County Commissioners, Judges Of the
Orphans Count, Delegates TO the Legis-
laLure, States Attorney. sc.
Questions of State policy and Of the
administration of county affairs, ques-
tions vitality affecting the material inter-
esta of our people will, i'll large measure
depend upon the result of tie ensuing
election.
Tonominate the best men, to secure the
most competent officials, should be the
aim of every good citizen, and believing
that good government will be more GER
tainly assured by the success OF Repub,
lican principles, venture to call the at
tentiun Of our people t. !, few pertinent
considerations, in the hope that it may
contribute somewhat to the nomination
of the best and most competent Republic
cans in the county for the respective
offices to be filled.
In the first place, the ticket to be nom-
mated should be the result OF united,
harmonious and considerable action. The
| spirit Of faction should be suppress ed
and those who are inclined to indulge it
Should be made to understand, once for
all that it will not be tolerated. The
division of the party into cliqi.ns and CO.
teries, the struggles of factions to cap
ture primaries" and thereby to gain the
mastery of the nominating convention.
the attempted nomination OF ii ticket by
this man or that luan, by this set of men
Or That set of men, without regard to the
welfare of the trhole r,trty, but solely with
regard to the interests OF the controlling
power, deserve, and trust, will receive
at the hands ul the great mass oi honest
and unseltSh Republicans throughout
the county overwhelming disapproval.
There is no occasion for factional diff
ferenccs. There is no sufficient cause
for bitter and diStracting ,iiSa1reementS
| There is no just reason why the Rcpub
lican party OF Cecil county should not he
an united aud harmonious whole, bend
ing all its efforts to the overthrow Of tn,
common enemy. The times are ripe ia,
change and it. needs but " stron. Phi
and Il pull al! tugrthrr' To secure for us
the substantial fruits of victory.
There should he, | adn.ir, wide and
ihorougit discussion ot men and meas
ures. s'ur!l Il discussion would he
healthy. There can a.. ~ REASONABLE.
animation Of the records at the men who
may lee ".ill.,! ,n Ia bear the party Stand
ards. But let the examination h. con
Quoted, no, IN the spa: %! personal AMI
mostly, but only with the view To seize,
the strongest and best qualified candi
dates.
The factinn-hrred,.rs, the suprrs, /, ice
able tools OF un>clupul"us masters, -an,
those masters. too, 0Hi&i,ic tie party. -
the small bore politicians, who are move,
10y no considrrati save those. of malice
should be sent TAI the rear ana given /.
back seat. IL they refuse 10 remain a
The rear, let them he shut out from tn.
party conn>rlS nr driven entirely from
the ranks.
If any man, claiming to lie a Repub
liran. is unwilling to Labor honestly ful
the nomination of ticket that shall
most fifty, represent ,hr ,rhoIc party and
after its nomination, Ia honestly support
aud vote for il, let him be excluded from
the political fellowship of all honest Re
publicauS.
But what is more essential to the in
trgrity of a Republican contest and +,
the encouragement of Il hope of Repub
hcan success than even the suppression
ot ftcti"nal spirit, is the obligation rest
ing on each individual Republican tc
steer clear of any sort of com promising
combination with either of the two fac.
tons into which the Democratic PARTY OF
this county Is now divided.
In lie fo's~ IF Ekton II is an oprn Se,
rret Mat tie alliaace. ottaxice aud de1tn-
see, Jormed r'"re MHn year ago bstree,.
tie Co"$tndIc ring IF tie Demorru'i,' par
ty d"d small iocdl rliq"e IF diSoppoint,,l
Rcp"dliraM politici""s h"$, recently Men
rehe~rd.
1t beho"vts the homrst Republican vo-
tiers Of Cecil county to take heed and to
beware.
The purposes OF That alliance are well
known. They are apparent and no effort
has been made to deny nor disprove.
What those purposes are it is right that
the honest Republicans OF the county
should understand.
The ''Constablc wing of the Demo
clactlc party expects to control the Dem.
"cratic County Convention and to nomi-
nate the Democratic ticket. That ex-
pectation will, Of course, be desperately
combatted by what is known as the
"Groome wing of he Democracy The
stakes Tor which each Of the Nv inns -
will strive are great and the victor will.
doubtless, be for years the most puten-
tial factor in the Democratic party in this
county.
the prospect. therefore, is promising
for a determined, uncnmpromisrS bit
| ter and unIelenting contest for the CON
troll of the Democratic conventinn 1t
means " War to the knife and the knife
to the hilt.'
Up to that point, of course, honest
Republicans have no interest, except so
far As the Democratic quarrel bri, ,htens
the Republican outlook.
From that contest, as ! have stated
the Constable wing expects to issue
triumphant and anticipating. as its willy
leader does, that that issue will leave be-
hind it wounds that will frankie and
bleed aGreSh,' knowing that there al
ready exists IA large body OF intelligent
and honorable Democrats who, no lonp-
er, will submit to his peculiar and Often
sive political methods and who will
speak their condemnation by refusal To
support his ticket, that leader | say, las,
AS Il matter of prudence, been forced to