The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-06-09
The Primaries,


Intense excitement prevailed at
the democratic primaries on Satur-
day afternoon. There was heated
contest over the matter Of which OF
two Elkton lawyers should represent
the people of Cecil county in the
Maryland senate, there being no
mechanic, doctor, farmer, merchant
or manufacturer in the county COM
petent to fill that Office, hence such
thing is never thought of and there
being hut two to choose from the ex.
citement was intense. Several got
shot in the neck in the course of the
afternoon and evening, but none of
the cases proved fatal and they all
came around convalesent or entirely
well by Monday.
Money was used freely to pay
those who had difficulty in making
up their minds which of the only two
men in the county fit, was the most
it, to represent the great interests of
the county with an even balance.
AS high as $40 we have heard. was
paid by way of fee for the opinion OF
those impartial judges, as to the
peculiar merits of the TWO candidates.
The question which will present
itself TO thinking, conscientious
voters, are they under any kind of
obligation to vote for candidates
that have succeeded in securing
place on the ticket by bribing the
irresponsible and most venal class of
the community. Or rather are they
not bound by every moral and pat
riotic consideration to vote against
all candidates who almost openly
resort to bribery to secure nomina-
tions and thus crowd honest. compe-
tent men off of the ticket and the
community out of the opportunity to
elect such men as they most desire
to represent them in the law making
body. When bribery is used at a
primary election to secure nomina
ton, no man of good moral standing
ought to hesitate for a moment about
casting his vote against the practice
by cutting the candidate. For if he
votes to elect such candidate, he is
every whit as guilty of the offense as
the briber. 1t is the debasing of
our politics which has given US the
class of laws, state and national that
have brought about the present con
ditions of distress and hard times.
Bribery at a general election is
not so readily rebuked or punished
as bribery at the primary The
remedy for the latter is Immediately
within reach of the voter and the
practice could be speedily tramped
out by the voters acting the part of
honest men by voting against a !
candidates there is suspicion of
having secured their nomination by
unfair or corrupt means.
Powderly says in one of his strong
articles: mo stream runs higher than
its source. and if we have thieves in
congress or fools for that matter, it
| is just because we send them there
and they are not one whit more I'M.
true 10 US than we are to ourselves"
A "democrat" sends the following
graphic account of the primary in
the Sth district.
Our public sale came off at Rock
Springs Saturday, June Sd, commenc.
ing at 2 p. IN. closed at Z p. 10.
Democrats sold well, prices ranging
from $40 to $50. The sale was largely
attended, money plenty, whiskey
plenty. A few honest sober citizens
entertained with the most profane
language, dancing, mouth organ
music, BLACKBOARD songs. etc. No
more sales of Importance for two
years. 9TH DIST. DEMOCRAT.