The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-10-19
THOSE SWIFT ~ LIQUOR CONVICTIONS.
An Explanation That Does Not
Explain.


editorial columns OF the Cecil County NeCs,
presumably the amiable junior member of
the Crothers- German Combination, rises
this week, to explain GU the facts pre-
ssated by, the WING last week, showing
the gross partizan character of the liquor
convictions secured at the September term
Of the Circuit Court.
So far as the writer's explanation, really
controverts any one specific fact presented
by the WING, he might as well have kept
his seat, for the WING has not yet argued
these facts before the people of Cecil county,
who constitute the jury before whom it
proposes to submit them.
In truth, these facts need no argument
by the WING, for they speak for themselves
more eloquently, than either editor can tell
them, or attorney can plead their force.
They show the intensely partizan char
acter, the Democratic vote-saving policy OF
the present administration of the State S
Attorneys Office, to which the News so
proudly points, and which it asks the
intelligent and impartial voters of the
county, unwittingly to endorse by their
ballots.
Now the people Of Cecil county, who in
their quasi judicial character, adopted the
present Prohlbitory Law, never intended,
that it should be used as a political club to
knock down one man and to spare another.
No more effective way to destroy the law,
and to weaken public respect for it exists,
than to make political meat of one, and
partizan flesh of another in prosecutions
under it.
Public respect for it can only be main
tanned, by its strictly non -partizan and
impartial enforcement against every Of
fender, regardless of his party politics.
The Ncws writer whoever he may be-,
undertakes to brush aside unpalatable
facts, like cobwebs, by the grandiloqueLt
bombast, that the WHIG's declarations are
"tOo rjdiculous in their nature to merit ere" the
lit4e attention that miH be yiccn hcm."
But whatever attention he may refuse
them he may rest assured the people of the
county will give them.
But to the facts involved.
Joseph Veazey' case he asserts, was con-
tinued, by reason of the absence OF two
material t?) witnesses returnt d nan est by a
Republican sheriff.
What if the officer who served the writs
was Republican sheriff? He had nc
knowledge of the purpose for which the
Ineffective writs were to be used. They
were peremptory-t be returned at once.
He went to North East, was credibly in
formed that the two witnesses were down
the river following their business as fisher
men, and in good faith he returned them
''non est"
What evidence is there that Veazey was
making or had made any effort, toget these
very importa witnesses in Court? Every
one knows, that it is very much easier to
get witnesses to testify for, than to testify
against a liquor dealer.
Now, as the Veazey case is rather inter
esting in its facts, our readers may as well
right now, have all of them.
In the bitter primary contest of June
! 1893, between Mr.. c. C. Crothers and his
party brethren of Court House Row, Mr.
Veazey was a warm fractional follower of
Mr.. Crothers. He disbursed the Crothers
funds and did solid work for his chief,
aiding the Crothers faction materially in
capturing the delegates from the Fifth
district
The next year, political funds being low,
Mr.. Veazey did not take out his liquor
license the first of May as required by law,
but his very obliging friend and political
hacker the States Attorney, kindly allowed
whiskey withom license, during all the
months of May, June, July, and at the end
of August, with court and the grand jury
threatening in September, Mr.. Neazey
finally did come to time on his license, and
escaped indictment.
The same kindly consideration shown
him by the local authorities, was again in
evidence at the September term 1895.
Indicted for violation of the present law on
September 18th last, along with Henry
Cordes of the same town-and who went
straight to Jessup's Cut-Veazey's case far
more fragrant in character, hung fire.
On the last day of September his case
having been delayed from day to day, he
filed by the advice of his counsel the fol-
lowing affidavit;
''In open Court on this Both of Septem-
Der personally appeared Joseph Veazey and
made oath in due form of law, that Charles
+. Biddle and Charles Pierce are competent
and material witnesses for him, and with
out whose testimony he cannot safely go to
trial, that the said witnesses are at present
out of the county and he believes out of
| the State, and have been so since the
Indictment was found. That he has been
unable to secure their attendance at this
Court, that he has reasonable expectation
of getting the testimony of said witnesses
at the next term of this Court December. J
Sworn before James T. Graham, Clerk
Upon this affidavit, presented with due
solemnity to the Court by Mr.. Veazey s
counsel, his case was continued as prayed.
Now the simple question is, was the
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