The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24

ton it is intended to afford the doubt
ing brethren who read 1t.
But like Bob Acres courage 1t oozeS
out at his fingers ends, and by the time
the third editorial column is reached
by the Democrats reader, there is
alas, too painfully apparent Chlnge
in the key OF the haIIelujth.
"IIhaf 7piX tie harvest be ?'-is
the lugubriOus query, that the Sena
torial expounder of the political gospel
according to St. John there puts 10 his
deluded brethren.
Why ask such question in black
italic head lines, at the top of the third
column, a question brimful OF doubt
and uncertainty, when his alter ego
the bounding Jnjash, has already
asserted in he first column that he
"kn07gS tile .Stafs0aytHc is beaten"
And tler, note thu very open
ing line of the Lody of his edi
torial reply to his owe enquiry =
If Ar. William J. Smith should be
elected Clerk. he can only be elected By the
0otes Of Democrats aoAo from notifies Of
disappointment, pique, or chagrin, at their
aoant Of success, are deserving and betr"y-
ing their party"
Democrats who are deserving and
betraYing their party
Why Jojash in the first column has
| Just bantered the WING "to please name
| just half dozen prominent Democrats
who won't support the ticket"
Evidently he would havs US and his
readers believe, that there are not SIX
Democrats IN TIE county who intend to
cut their ticket.
But, h0zO many disappointed, piqued,
and chagrined Democrats must there
be in Cecil county, 10 justify the sup
position put by the Senatorial editor
who conducts the third column of the
Democrat, when he says: IF Mr..
Nm. j. Smith should be elected
Clerk"
Evidently the writer of that believed
that there were many more than six
such Democrats, and it was the fear
that there might be scores of six times
six such Democrats, that impells him
to declare that "a soldier who deserts
his flag in battle is always desplsed by
those who profit by his desertion.'
These words are too plain to be
misunderstood.
They constitute the language OF
doubt and uncertainty as 10 the result
Of the campaign, not that even of
reasonable confidence of victory.
Read further that lugubrious appeal
to faithless party brethren.
"If Democrat thinks he can still be
true to his party and it's principles by
making one or more of it's candidates
the victim of his desire to CRAFTY his
spleen at fancied or real wrong in
flcted upon HIM or his friends by the
party convention, he is not only mis-
taken but he is publishing the fact that
he is guilty of the objectionable SIM"
Doctors of theology have been dis
cuSSiDg for generations wherein the
objectionable sin consls's, but it has
been reserved for the empires of the
Cecil Democrat, t. tell Us what it is in
partisan politics.
But the doctor of the Democrat not
only defines this sin, but holds up be-
fore his party brother its fearful pen
atty, which tn quote its language is "to
forever bear about him the consci-
business of his periiy and self abase-
ment.'
Forever bear about him !
Good gracious Cool gracious
This certainly is startling picture of
party ANIMATION to preach TO a meet
ing or constituency Of good Democrats,
who when the "meelin" opened were
greeted with the Jojashian ha!leluiah-
eve kuow that the S;alwart ticket is
beaten
Better change editorial preachers
brethren.
1t were better far for you, with teach
ers who tell the whole truth, even If by
SO doing they shame the devil.
Let the brethren have tn. truth.