The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-08-20
W. G. Il. U. COLUMN.

''rhe saloon must co. the preacher says,
And good men say, THAT'S right"
And all are sure to have their way,
For they are going, day and night
Ind behind each bar within the State,
Stands tender slick and fat,
Who is good Republican,
Or, trusted Democrat.
And behind saloon and man
stands the legislator grim,
And the license voting saint
Just in the rear OF him.
And within the license voter
Is heart by idols cursed,
That makes him bow the knee to Baal,
And worship party hrst.
Daniel O'Connell, the eloquent and
unconquerable Irish leader, came into
Parliament with but one Irish member to
support b i'm.
The West India Party went to O'Connell
and said "There are twenty seven votes ON
every Irish question if you will desert the
Abolitionists?"
Where1pon O'Connell made answer.
"Gentlemen l speak for the saddest
country the sun shines upon, but may my
right hand forget its cunning and my
tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if
for Ireland, even Ireland, forget the slave
one single hour"
And for myself, l stand here to say,
because L believe it is Gods truth, no bless
ing can rest on legislation for Ireland, if
we forget even fer Ireland, the drink cursed
slaves of England. Extract from speech
of Lady Henry Somerset.
The Whittier memor ial in Willard Hall
is TO be beautiful clock, with symbolic
hai a pai nv tho Inf
Carl Robil Smith.
The Whittier clock is to have a ship as
its chief ornament symbolic of the lines:
Freghted with love our temperance ship,
Around the world shall SAIL
Take heart and hope, dear mariners,
Gods errands never fail
Which were written by the poet at the
request of w. G. I. U. leaders. The clock
will cost five hundred dollars and will be
paid for by w. c. 7. U. contributions.
The late christening of the war ship
Texas, by the grand daughter of Gen. Sam
Houston, was an innovation upon such
ceremonies as heretofore conducted. Miss
William, the sponsor being Texas "1"
wore upon her breast conspicuous knot of
with ribbon, and the good ship was
sprinkled with water from the historic
San Jacinto, instead of wine
At the recent school election in Decatur
Illinois, the candidates were Mrs. Isabella
Stafford and Mr.. w. b. Gamblers. The
total vote cast was 2,S45 of this number
Mrs. Stafford received 1,425 Over
thousand of these votes were cast by wo-
men, the women did not all vote for Mrs.
Stafford by any means, nor did the men all
vote for Mr.. Chambers. Margaret Roup
aged 93 voted tor the first time in her long
life. Diving the day the following dislo.
que took place in store between the pro
pretor and his young and pretty wife.
"What shall l do about going to the
election" she asked (womanlike, meaning
all the time to do as she pleased }
"Why, go and vote, he answered.
"But now shall ! vote?"
"Why vote for Chambers of course"
81 won't, I'm going to vote for Mrs.
Stafford"
ooh, go home then and get dinner" was
the husbands laughing reply on hearing
this, positive decision.
just five minutes before the hour for
closed the polls, garbage containing five
ladies dashing up the street at a mad gall
lop, the driver was the wife OF a leading
citizen of Decatur, crowd standing on the
corner largely composed of young men
flung lup their hats and cheered as the
carriage passed. The ladies were safely
landed at the polls in the nick of time, and
each proudly deposited her ballot in the
box. If these things are done in Illinois
| why not in Maryland?
1t has been decided to hold the Annual
| County Convention of Cecil w. G. 7. U. in
North East, Sept 14th. The browning feat
ure of the Convention will be a Gold
| Medal Contest. All holders of Silver
Medals in the County who wish to contest
| for the gold,meda. will please communicate
with Miss Arrie Hynson, Charlestown,
who on application will send out books
containing the Rotations.