The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
The Desperation of MIR.
WOuld-De Doodle Hench-
man "A.'
PORT DEPOSIT, Oct. 70, 1898

PORT DEPOSIT, Oct. 70, 1898.
Mr.. EDITOR:
In last weeks Democrat "a" tries to
reply to my recent letter in the WING, and
which reply is most amusing. He starts
his epistolary effort By saying, that |
have always wanted office, and did not
cast my first vote in 1867; that he has
never received any money for services
rendered his party, and always furnished
vouchers for what money he handled for
his party, sc, &c, sc.
In all his statements ga" to put it
mildly, is in error, or wickedly lies.
have never wanted office in my life,
but GA" has been chronic office seeker
ever since | knew him, but not having
the confidence and respect of the people,
has never amounted TO more than
small peanut politician of the lowest
order, but has been rewarded The
Falstaffian statesman who furnished the
cheap brains for GAS" letter has Jared
somewhat better. "A's' letter however
is couched in language becoming the
character he is known to bear Mr..
Crothers could make no better contrbu
ton to the success of the Republican
ticket than to have ga" actively espouse
his cause. So obnoxious to our people is
this fellow GA" l predict, that if Mr..
Crothers will start him actively in this
canvass, Mr.. Haines will carry this
district by not less than 200 majority.
"Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad" and if my letter did
nothing more than give your readers the
truth concerning the now certain and
overwhelming defeat of Mr. Crothers and
| probably the entire Democratic ticket
here, by exhibiting ga" as the would be
Doodle henchman of MIR. Crothers, it has
made "A' very mad, and be is said to be
| crashing his teeth and to be in tate of
wild excitement, at the poor prospect be
now has of pulling Mr.. Crothers' leg. or
of getting his hoped for supply of Doodle
| voted for John S. Writ in 1889, but
did not go to his office in Elkton the
next day after the election and extort
from him SO for services l never rem
dered. voted for Joseph t. Groves in
1891, but was not paid any money for
services rendered in that campaign. We
will not, Mr.. Editor, brand "a" as a
liar, scoundrel, coward, fiend, ~, Sc;
| l,t = ba Of ha luur a nd
rrofane, but we do say, that "A, S"
reputation for truth and veracity is very
ques tionabe, sort of byword here, and
his foul utterances and wicked falsehoods
have long since made him stencil in the
nostrils of the people of the community.
l have made it the rule OF my life, Mr..
Editor, never to go cunning for tit birds,
and do not propose to do so now, and
have sympathy for"A'iu his misfortune,
and knows he feels badly over his loss.
Mr.. Crothers is too shrewd now to give
"a" any OF his Doodle, and of course il
Crothers is beaten, a. 10 all probability
will shortly protest no more.
But brace up, "a" don't get angry
don't get dishearsened, you'll get nc
Doodle this fall, it is true, bat you can't
reasonably expect it always. DOM
because of this, like dying rattle snake
delight the grim gods of vengeance aud
death, by wrthing in agony and biting
yourself, and splitting your venom into
your own wounds. A DEMOCRAT.