The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-11-11
TUESDAYS RESULTS,

Although TIE actual result OF the
election held on Tuesday can only
be determined by an official canvass
OF all the ballots cast, and to secure
which the necessary legal steps will
be taken, not the least important
result of Tuesdays work is the notice
served upon the political corruption
lists OF Cecil county by the reputable
and intelligent classes of both politl
cal parties that open bribery and
debauchery Of our voters will not be
tolerated in Cecil.
The spectacle that was witnessed
IN every district of Cecil, of the order
loving and law respecting classes OF
both parties, Democrats and Repub-
lican alike, rebuking by their ballots,
the unconcealed corruption that was
prevailing in our midst, is in the hope
it promises OF "a better day" in our
local politics, indeed welcome one.
We are glad to see that cur cotem-
porary of the Perryville Record
rightly interprets the lesson of Tues
days election, when it says in its
issue of Wednesday, that,
Possibly the voting yesterday
may not be altogether unwholesome
in its effects. 1t would seem to If dl
cate that a spirit of independence is
growing throughout the whole coun-
try, and if it does nothing more than
impress upon politicians and bosses
of all parties that the people want
their interests respected in the mat
ter Of nominations, a great deal may
be gained. When the bosses and
politicians realize that they must be
subservient to the people instead of
assuming to dictate, the interests OF
the people will undoubtedly be bet
ter served.
And our contemporary could have
safely added, that the best voters OF
every party want not only straight
nominations, but clean elections
! besides.
Cecil county four years ago gave
a majority OF 744 votes for Demo-
cratic candidate for the State Senate.
To day a Democratic candidate
for the same office, obtains an alleged
majority so small, than an official
canvass of all the ballots cast in the
county, can only determine what the
actual result is.
Two years ago Democrat candi-
date for the Sherlfalty received a
majority of go votes. To-day he is
claiming majority of seven votes,
which the rejected ballots alone in
any one of several districts would il
counted against him reverse.
Political corruptionlsts have had
notice 'to quit" served on them in
this vote.
The open and unconcealed bribery
of voters that was practiced to secure
the nomination OF the Crothers
ticket. as it promised to be, was fol-
lowed on Tuesday by the most
fragrant violation of the laws OF the
State intended to protect the ballot
box against corruption
In several districts, an open and
unconcealed corruption fund was
subscribed. In another, a corruption
fund said to have been derived from
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee was used. while in another a
fund reported as from Stoeckle's
Brewery was doing its corrupting
work among men. who God knows
were already low enough.
So throughout our entire county,
the corrupting, debauching, degrad-
ing and disgraceful hand Of bribery
was doing its deadly work to save a
ticket that owed its birth to bribery.
1t is this, that the vote OF Cecil S
best citizens, cast on Tuesday means
to rebuke.
Only money, unrighteously and
corruptingly used, saved the benef,
Charles of corruption, from the full
force of the rebuke administered on