The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-07-20
A TICKET TO WIN.

No candid man Will deny that the ticket
nominated by the Republicans of this
county ON Tuesday, is an excellent one
whose names are on it, are without single
exception, citizens of character and stand
ing, and worthy the confidence of the voters
Of the county.
But outside of the individual strength OF
the candidates who compose the ticket, it
POSSESSES additional strength in the fact
that it was the uninfuenced and spontane
Gus choice of the Republicans of the county
through delegates voluntarily selected to
represent them.
1t is their own ticket, untainted by the
touch Of local Bossisn. and wears no sus
picion of offensive individual dictation or
direction.
In this respect it is in healthy contrast t"
the Democratic ticket now before our voters.
THE WING does not propose in this cam
paign, to institute invidious comparisons
between the individual candidates com
| posing the TWO tlcketS.
This prerogative of our voters, shall be
left to them exclusively.
The local policy however, # the gentle
men who named the Democratic ticket,
| their past and present management of the
business offices and affairs of the people
of Cecil county and their future management
of them, should their representatives be in
vested with continued power, are legiti-
mate and proper subjects of public discus.
81 M and will be fully considered in ou'
columns, for the benefit of the tax payers
aud property owners of the county.
Now, that the two parties of the county
have joined issue before the people, in the
selection and presentation of their respec
tive tickets, it is the right of the people t"
know how the party in power has admins
tered its local trusts, and whether it is
entitled to the contd, nee of our voters anG
should he continued in power, or whether
on the other hand it has been extravagani
and reckless with the monies OF our people.
The taxpayers of Cecil county rrespec
tive of party association, make one unms
taxable demand right now upon both par
ties, viz, that no monies of theirs shall b.
squandered and diverted from their legiti
mate public uses, as partisan spoils, ant
they intend to hold their public officers t.
stricter accountability than ever before.
They have seen very recently in thi'
county, large amounts of money spent il
prosecuting legal proceedings of a purel,
actional character, largely the result a
spiteful personal legislation, and the burd,l
of which was put upon them, solely for thu
purpose of settling personal questions
fractional leadership in the Democratic par t.
of the county
En- the opinion of THE WING, the tax
payers of Cecil county do not intend here
after that factional BOSSES, shall settl'
their quarrels at the expense of the county
treasury.
That is luxury they have had enough OF.
And moreover they would like to know
during this campaign, Just no" much TN
Boss spteful legislation has cost Cecil
county.
How much money has been taken out OF
the county treasury, to settle the question
of factional Democratic leadership in Cecil.
We are of opinion, also that the desire is
very general throughout the county to get
peep at the inside of the County Commits
sioners' office, the States Attorneys Office
and the rest.
Not that they believe that individual
peculation has been practiced therein, but
to have the taxpayers of Cecil see how
much they are now paying for the luxury
of having big political Boss right al
bone.
And THE WING believes, that a large
majority of the voters of the county, are so
anxious to know this, that they will as the
surest and only way of obtaining the infor-
nation vote for the ticket nominated Oh
Tuesday.
That it is good time to shake things up
little in the county offices, for their own
benefit, and because they believe this to be
a good ''off year, to change county man
agement at Elkton.