The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-22
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dbty expressed, and nhen accompanied by the
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Mr.. McCracken Replies to the "Star."
NORTH EAST, Nd, June 10, 1895.
Mr.. EDITOR:
was raked pretty severely by the Star in
its issue of June 1st was in no particular
hurry to answer, but l will now say there
will be more people than one put on war
paint when they begin to feel the effects of
the increased Indebtedness Of this town, it
having grown from S1547 to nearly $4,000,
ard very little to show for it except the torn
up streets and pavements and $1,000 stone
crusher along the creek. | am tired of call
ing it by that name, and will hereafter handle
it as our souvenir. The Star invites me to
trot out the darkey. If we understand
English, that's just what have been doing,
and which has caused all this commotion,
they trying to keep him covered up. But
another crept out, and it was no ghost either.
1t was in the shape of a bill, first item dated
August sth, 1894, and the last December 4th,
| 1894, in favor of the McClenahan Il Bro.
Granite Company, of Port Deposit, for
S2s1.ll. This bill, like the crushed stone,
has not been paid out of the $4,000 that was
spent. This, no doubt, will be Il surprise to
our people. and cause them to wonder and
say. SIS it possible ~ Now, if the editor of
the Star had been capable of viewing the
depressed condition of business, and the
situation around our town in the farming dis
trict, and the uncertainty of the water indus
tries in the way of fishing. he would have
acted the part of a wise journalist at the
start and advised caution. Instead of that
he rushed in where wise men were afraid to
tread. The great trouble with the Star is,
that anyone who acknowledges it to be the
great mogul of the Fifth district, and likes
to see their name in print, will get all the
free advertising they want. Then all an
outsider has to do is to watch the woodpile
as it Were. For example. the late professor
who was eulogized to the skies by that paper,
had falling out with the editor. In some
such cases honest people get their just dues,
but not so in this. We do not know what
the quarrel was about. The people might
think it was caused 10y the editor trying to
find out what went with the proceeds OF the
public school entertainment that was given
under the late professor After the 'racket'
there was a kind of farewell dark-lantern
shot fred from that paper at the professor,
insinuating that the heather Chinee were not
the only ones who knew of trickery. But
the people have been wondering since what
went with the proceeds of these annual public
school entertainments that were given under
the late professor. 1t might be that it was
covered over by brotherly affection, but when
the present examiner and commissioners and
principal stepped on deck. there was col
lapse, and left the colored gentlemen in the
woodpile. There he is likely to stay and
die.
When our souvenir was first purchased
there was a rumor in the air-I do not know
what caused it-that the county commission
ers We're to take it off the towns hands at
$500. As soon us sufficient evidence can be
had. suit will be commenced to make them
stick to their bargain. 1t is now said they
"an buy all they want for $500 This leaves
an impression that this style of souvenir has
been handled very roughly by the bears. and
if Russell Sage had been dabbling in any
number of them, he would have lost all the
money he made in coal oil.
Now there was another darkey crept out
of the woodpie in the shape of bill from
Hanes & Kirk, of Rising Sun, to the amount
of 55607 for powder and wheelbarrows No
doubt there is more to follow. The Star SAYS
that the McCracken board, as he calls it, will
have to pay $500 interest on bonds. That is
hardly drop in the bucket and here is no
money to pay it with. The newspaper con
troversies, | assure you Mr. Editor, are not
pleasant, at least so far as | am concerned.
| saw that the whole affair, from beginning
to end was radically wrong. In showing up
these public wrongs | knew would have to
take the bull by the horns, and would be
bsrated by those who would attempt to clear
their skirts.
have said nothing in my communications
but the truth and have had to say it plainly
but it can be backed up by testimony | will
repeat again, that by bad management and
bad judgment our town has been thrown
into Il position that it will take years to
recover from, and the prospect is good of its
being serious with some of our people. all of
which could so easily have been avoided, and
if the Stars ideas We're to be carried out with
the present prospect it would only be Il
matter of time for our town to be controlled
by owls and bats. In looking around you
can now very easily find some property
already in their possession. T. c. NJ.