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

Textures of Farmer Brown" was some
thing sweet tn behold
NJ. Barney Compton followed. He is
"A fine looking fellow but not as sweet as
he looks He evidently was still smarting
from the recollection of his defeat two
years ago in the Fifth Congressional
District by Mr. Mudd, for he was par
ticularly raspy on the Republicans, pay
ing his compliments to Mr.. Tenn Reed by
saying If G ID lets me live and | retain
my seat III the House of Representatives
intend to tel the brutal tyrant on the
floor of the House, face TO face, teeth to
Reed hears of Mr.. Comptons threat he
doubtless will be worried)
Mr.. Compton was particularly unior-
tunate in ais line Of argument, he assert
ing aud attempting to prove, that the
Repub lican party, never regarded popu
lar rights, but 'tampered totM tie rights
of tile people," If some one had bat
whispered III his ear, how the rights
of the people in this county had been
trampled upon in the unrighteous
Crothers-Graham transaction, he doubt.
less would have avoided any such IN
timely reference to modern history, and
would have confined himself exclusively
to ancient history, as he did principally
in his speech.
Senator German followed Mr. Compton
and repeated substantially hi, recent
speech delivered at Woodstock III
regulation Democratic address on Ma
tional issues, told us why we were not
prosperous in Cecil county, and laid the
responsibility upon the Republican party
which he arraigned for it's reckless legis-
lation, and extravaganza in pensioning
old soldiers and paying for their wooden
legs, in true orthodox Democratic style.
AS in duty bound, and in performance
of the special missionary work for which
he had been brought to Cecil, he haran
gued his brethren upon the beauty of
party harmony and urged them to settle
their local difficulties We have under
stood that the Senator had been forwar-
ned not to expect a big meeting at Elk
ton, SO his vanity received no wound in
the size of the display that met him,
however much he may have been disap-
pointed in the unmistakable lack of
ant bnc hat yEha-n Had
Senator Germans speech closed the
meeting at the fair grounds. In the
evening a small street meeting in front OF
the Howard House was addressed by
Mr. Marion DeKalb Smith, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Comptroller, ard
Mr. John p. Poe. the Candidate for
Attorney General, the candidates being
introduced by Mr. Geo. w. Cruikshank.
As IA prelude to Mr.. Poe's speech the
irrepressible McNulty sang with great
applause that favorite negro melody,
THE little pckaninny
WaydOwn from old Nirginny
Sleepin in its corn cob bed
Feed il on blnnanerS
Never get de govt
Stick de yaller ribbon ON its hea d."
OF course there was nothing out OF
place, or unusual, in introducing Mary
land lawyer of distinction, who was
about to address an audience of his
fellow Mary landers On great National
political issues, with such a tune. Of
course not. Farmer Brown had his
praises sung and McNulty did Mt intend to
slight Mr.. Poe whether he was Raven CD
for the song or not.
That the display of Monday was a
disappointment to its projectors, both in
size and lack of enthusiasm is generally
conceded. It's only result was to ad
vertise the conspicuous absence Of prom
inent Democrats of every section of the
county, and to make palmer the fact that
good Democrats, who are none the less
reputable citizens, are not to be whipped
into the Endorsement of such Outrageous
political practices, as marked the selec-
ton of the local candidates now asking
their votes