The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-06-13
That Primary at Chesapeake.

CHESAPEAKE CITY, une 10.
DEAR WIG If there is anything
upon this earth self evident, it is hardly
worth while for me to tell you that the
Democratic primary did take place IN
Chesapeake City, on last Saturday after
noon. And it was primary indeed
A primary to the fullest extent, IN that
it was the first of its kind. Six years
ago we had a similar scene at our
general election polls. We had q
primary some years ago that in some
of its Democratic features resembled
it, but did not equal this one. | allude
to the time when the Canal Ring
and the Anti Canal Ring" oined
hands, got drunk and "when one of the
delegates" fell into the canal" Then
1t was anything to beat Constable. >
This time it was anything to resuscltate
the Canal Ring. And 'sich" revival
But what else could be expected when
the late Groome men wert compelled
to go TO the Constable man for leader
ship, and something to hold on to.
came near saying brains. will say
this, if | were a Democrat and wanted
a man in politics l wouldn't give the
constable man" for "iorty acre field
full of the other fellows that run the
Ring" But | am Republican and
not in that kind OF politics. They
made poor Mr.. Howard believe it was
for him, and he "sent good money
after bad" and we feel sorry for him
and all that. Bat shaw No one knows
better then Mr. Howard that "such
is politics" of that stripe. To Repub
lican eyes and ears this democratic
primary" seemed as though pandemo
mum had been suddenly !et loose
among the people. The garrulous
fisherman and the "perfumed" Demo
crat alike appeared to vie with each
other as to who should the louder pro-
claim the glad event, or best perform
the bacchanalian hoe, down in honor of
the fact, that this driver of the labor
ing man had AGAIN pulled off his coat
to "show his muscle" Young men
bawled and took drink. Old men
bawled and took drink. and took a
drink and bawled again. And truly
had our eyes been shut, we could
easily have imagined that Drummer
Davis" was himself again and had
brought back to earth forty congenial
spirits to celebrate the GLORIOUS right
of a man, or what ought to be man
to get fool drunk, sell his 00te, his
nose turned red, his eve BACKED, and
in course of time his toes turned out
to the weather. As l sat looking, |
felt sad, and thought the pity of it all
is, that these are the men or some of
the men at least, that we are com
PEELED to look to for state and county
safety. And l did gratefully thank God
that did not have boy. While trying
to look through it all to see the possible
end, los startling crash was heard.
1t wasn't lightning this time, no but
the porch in front of the polling room
had given away, ard garrulous fisher
man and church elder had gone down
together in this lump of human eels,
q beg the eels pardon), amid broken
boards into striking mud. Was it
emblematical2 No wonder the other
side of this Democratic host assembled
stood dazed. No wonder they paled
when in addition to all this they saw
men who had promised them support,
two or three different times during the
campaign. come to the polls and at the
dictation of the sub bosses, lose their
self-respect. OF one thing | am truly
glad, that during all this whirlwind of
corruption no respectable Republican
took a part, and l sincerely hope, that
when our primaries are held, we shall
have due regard for good order and
decency, even ii the "niggers" do vote.
SAM.