The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-11
DANGER SIGSAI.S-A NOrICEABLE
APPEAL.

personal mismanagement, than the fol-
lowin summarized statement of public
grievances made by a prominent Dem
ocrat of Baltimore and reported in the
| SIN OF that city, presents them. As our
readers are aware, conference OF
Maryland Democrats of prominence has
been called to meet in Baltimore on
the Sth Of January next. That day,
which is the anniversary of the victory
of Andrew Jackson at New Orleans,
has been selected for the conference,
to emphasize the necessity of restoring
the Maryland Democracy to something
| like the pristine purity that is supposed
to have distinguished it, in the days of
cold Hickory when the Dem
ocrats who ruled Maryland
were men of brains, and re-
Elected honor upon their state by exhl-
billions of craftsmanship at Washington
when sent there as its Representatives.
Now-a days, brains if accompanied by
personal honesty are positive objec-
ton to a Maryland Congressman. Such
men cannot be used and controlled by
the State managers, who manipulate
the machine through such individual
agencies as are acceptable to them.
Men of brains and independence of
character are troublesome fellows to the
"bosses," simply for the reason, that
If such men come to the front they
jeopardize the ascendency of the man.
ayers themselves. They are too shrewd
and cunning to take up such men.
Where need we look for better evidence
of this fact than the recent defeat at
the hands of his own party of Mr.. ohm
V. l.. Findlay? He and Mr.. LOUIS E.
McComas undoubtedly are two of the
ablest and most useful Representatives
Maryland has had in recent years IN
the Lower House of Congress. Mr..
McComas' claims for a reelection to
third term were recognized by his party,
and he was triumphantly returned to
Congress by the people OF his district,
his unsuccessful opponent being an in
fluential representative Of the Ring
of Maryland Bosses. Mr.. Findlay on
the other hand was ANONYMOUSLY
beaten by his party, simply because he
was unacceptable personally to the
managers, not one of whom is compar,
able 20 him as man. His defeat only
affords fresh evidence of the potency of
the managers in Maryland to put down,
and keep down any man or any set of
men in their party who are not willing
to become subservent to their uses and
participants in their political methods.
What the character of these methods
is, every voter in Maryland knows.
Tile Political control of tile State is
maintained BY tile fraudulent 1'0te Of
Baltimore CITY, and the most unblush-
ing rascality is resorted to perpetrate
the power of the "Machine.'
As indicative of the drift of the best
sentiment of the Democratic party in
the state, the following manifesto is
therefore particularly noticeable.
A gentleman says The SIN engaged
in calling the proposed conference of
Maryland Democrats has furnished the
following authorized statement for pub,
Iication: "a number Of Democrats,
representing the best thought and high
est aspirations of the Democratic party
to which they have been attached all
their lives, and which has honored them
with the highest trusts in the party, and
the State and federal government, have
been corresponding concerning the
present condition OF The party, which
excltes their gravest apprehensions.
They consider that the reiterated
charges of fraud in the elections in Bal
timore city, together with the character
OF the officials appointed to conduct
elections, have made such Judgement
in the public mind that they are gener-
ally accepted as true, and they are sat
i5fed that the counties will not long
submit to be governed by the fraudu-
lent vote OF Baltimore city. The APP
proach of the constitutional convention
which will be held in 1888, and the
character and composition of which !
will be determined by the General As
sembly and Governor to be elected in
1887, is considered pressing cause for
some action which will secure to the
people free vote and a fair election in
selecting members of the convention
and in adopting or rejecting its work
when submitted 10 them. They are
impressed with the necessity of preserv-
ing the State Judiciary intact from cor
rupt influences, which IN their opinion
can only be done 10y restoring and Sc
curing fair elections to the people.
They are satisfied also that the finances
Of the State are managed without wis
dom or prudence that taxes levied on
the people to be saved in the sinking
fund to pay debts at maturity have been
illegally squandered, and that loans
which ought to have been paid when
due have been un~is ly and impru-
IDENTITY renewed, and thus taxes con
tlnued which ought to have been abol-
lshed. They are also OF opinion that
the taxes of the people are consumed
in useless offices and wasteful expendi-
ture that the party management has
been usurped by those who use it TO
buy and sell legislation, and who dis
tribute the honors of the party and the
offices of the people tor their own ag-
grandizement. Being impressed with
this view of the situation, number of
gentlemen have been corresponding for
some time past, looking to conference
as to what Is necessary to be done to
relieve the party from its present mis-
management and to place it on the
solid ground of principle, and thus re-
gain the confidence of the people, now
sorely strained. They are looking to