The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-09-25

self tells In another column. mo. w.
Falls, followed suit, until holder grown
and still more implacable in its hatreds,
in 1879 Robert c. Thackery in turn
fell a victim to the knife, which War
burton at first denied, but afterwards
boosted of openly in the street.
And this while the party was enjoying
profound peace.
Then George F. Harlan went down
at the behest of this faction, and War
ring and Hartenstine, all honore!
names in the ranks of Cecil Republicans
nominated on ticket carefully selected
SO as to represent every shade of Re-
publican sentiment, for the avowed pur-
pose of consolidating the entire strength
of the party, were in turn assassinated
by men who were in honor bound to
their support.
Indeed it is safe to assert that
for years past not one sin
gle general election has been held IN
Cecil county preceding ahirh the
alleged Republicans no0c constituting
this confirmation, haze not made oaer-
Mres TO artise Democrats Of the tom
Of Elkton, boxing to the secret slangh-
ter of some prominent Republican on
our ticket, 7cho could not be disposed
Of BY the open, honorable r1aaL,.p Of
decent politics.
Pretty gentlemen, indeed, these to
parade their party virtue, and Willy
others, with the record of these years
staring them and US in the face.
Patiently this party condition has
been borne year after year, election after
election, until the last fall. Honored
Republicans who had the right to 60
before their party if they desired, APP
preached these local leaders. They in
variably discouraged Republican nom
nations for the more prominent places
on the ticket. Mr.. Warburton didn't
Thick there was any use in making
Republican nomination for the clerk
ship of the circuit court. "Constable's
Observation-Disclosures going to win,
"and no Republican could stand up
"against him." Northumberland
the cue to James A. Davis, the then and
present clerk. Dauis didn't at'anf the
nomination. He hurried to George
Christie. disavowed his Davis s. pos
sible candidacy, rendered Mr.. Christie
his support, which the latter accepted,
and his friends took up his candidacy.
All this predicated upon the expecta-
ton of Mr.. Howard's certain success
as Constable's candidate, and Warbur-
tons unwillingness to antagonize him,
and whom he was industriously aiding.
But Howard failed, then the game
was changed. At Warburton's sugges-
ton James A. Davis promptly changed
his mind. Back he went on MIR. Chris
ties candidacy, when Constable and
Warburton fixed the job, and we but
recall the iniamy OF that campaign,
when we remember that neither p. G.
Strickland, Thomas B. Hopper, William
T. Richardson, George Ricketts,, James
T. Mccullough, George Christie, all
respected Republicans whose claims
had been canvassed for this nomination,
could get near the doors Of their party's
convention, because Albert Constable
and William +. Warburton barred the
way, and had cut and primed that
nomination. So it was on other por-
tons of that ticket. the whole busl-
ness of nominations was manipulated
by this local cotorle, and the Republi-
can electors of the county were abso-
lutely ignored. In common with the
best and truest Republican sentiment
OF the county, we repudiated that work,
devilishly, designedly and selhshly done,
and refused to vote for any man on that
ticket So tainted, and opposed no other.
The WING stood up with the courage
of its convictions, in behalf of Republi-
can integrity and political decency,
against pretended Republicans who
were making truculent deals with Den
ocrats for patronage and plumber, and
who today are trucking to the Rum
interests in Cecil county to perpetuate
their rule
For daring to speak fearlessly our
sentiments in advocacy of better era
in local politics, we have been persist
emily viliied and maligned, week in,
and week out, by the fatherless "organ"
in Elkton, at whose crank sits the man
of "perfect holiness" We have borne
it patiently and never retaliated in kind.
We never shall But, we don't
propose to be convicted of treason to
our party upon the testimony of sub
orned and professional party traitors,
and we have enough independence of
characterize say and do what we believe
is right. We tell Republicans in Cecil
county, that no amount of devotion to
party as party, without regard to char
acter or principle can ever build up, or
maintain either in Cecil county or else
where, party whose strength and life
have always lain in character and prin-
ciple.
In the future as in the past, when