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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04

TIE real significance of the free-silver
wave that is just now sweeping over the
Democratic party could not be more sig
nally illustrated says the baltimore Nccs
than by the prominence which Altgeld has
attained since it arose. Three years ago,
he was giving aid and comfort to bloody
rioters at Chicago, and wrote an imperti-
nent message to the President of the United
States, to which Mr.. Cleveland replied
with a combination of emphasis simplicity
and dignity that evoked the enthusiastic
approval of good Americans throughout the
length and breadth of the land The mad
ness that has taken possession of large
section of the Democratic party is shown
by the fact that Altgeld and Cleveland have
just about exchanged places since that
time. This is the account the New York
Worlds Springfield I'm. correspondent
of this morning gives of Altgelds power at
Chicago;
Although his record, character and inhu-
ence would make him the logical candidate
OF his faction for President he is ineligible
to the office, as he was horn in Germany
His influence is therefore, all the greater
among the silver men now, because they
recognize his leadership hut do not fear his
rivalry.
Bland, Boies Stone and other free Silver
aspirants for the Presidential nomination
are counting Altgeld as seaside lovers do Il
summer girl. He will not say whom he
favors. The impression is that it is Bland
Boies was once the favorite, but speech by
him has been discovered wherein he APP
proved of the sending of Federal troops to
Chicago during the Dehs strike That is
enough to put Altgeld against him.
How long the state of mind is going to last
which makes of Altgelds and Tillmans the
leaders of a great American political party
we cannot say. 1t seems sure to last be
yOnd the seventh of July, but if we thought
it could continue to the third of November
we should consider the outlook for American
institutions as dark indeed. We are CON
tidert however, that the appeal from
Philip drunk to Philip sober will not be
made in vain during the four months of
the Presidential canvass.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04

national credit, the redemption of our public
pledges and the keeping involate of our
country honor. That is New York $ posi-
ton. 1t is as positive as words can express.
And it can not be changed
''Then you do not look for compro-
mise?"
compromise is impossible. Debasement
of the currency would be more than mon
strous in effect. 1t would be abandonment
of principle. 1t would disgrace every citi-
zen. 1t would not be merely dishonest; it
would be dishonorable. And you can not
compromise question of honor"
"What do you expect to do in Chicago?'
"Do everything in our power to save the
party and protect the country. That is the
plain duty of every Democrat who goes to
Chicago, and it is none the less the duty of
those who stay at home not to hamper the
efforts of those who 90. And by those who
stay at home mean not merely Democrats,
| mean to include every good citizen, re-
CARELESS of politics or prejudices. The crisis
which has come upon us is the most serious
menace to national prosperity and the well
fare of the people since 1860. This is the
time when all men who love their country
must stand together to avert, if possible,
public disgrace and the wreck of hundreds
of thousands of homes throughout the en-
tire country.
''You do not despair of success, them"
"No. We can not yet tell whether the
knowledge of the attitude of eastern Dem
ocrats will affect the determination of the
southern and western Democrats who have
not known until within the last week how
strong the feeling here is. The vigorous
expression of our position may cause hest
tation, especially among the rank and file
of the Democracy, who, | can not believe,
want to drive all eastern Democrats out Of
the party. ! know some of the leaders of
the movement assume that attitude, but |
am not yet convinced the people are behind
them. And if not they will make their
wishes known and felt
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04
A CALL.
To The Republican League Clubs of the
State of Maryland.

BALTIMORE, Md. June lst 1896.
The Executive Committee of the Republi-
can League of Maryland hereby issues Il call
to all the Republican Clubs of the State to
send delegates to the Annual Convention Of
the Republican League Of the State of Mary
land, to be held in the City Of Baltimore on
July 22nd 1896. Each Club will he entitled
to send two Delegates and two alternates to
this Convention, and the President of the
Club is also eX-officio IL delegate.
Since the last meeting of our League the
Republican party of the State OF Maryland
has won phenomenal victory, and we have,
as the result Of our labors. redeemed our
State and City from the domination of the
Democratic machine. This great victory,
should only make us more earnest in our
efforts to place Maryland in the column of
Republican states i'll the coming national
contest We will be called upon this Fall
to take our part in the election of Pres-
dent who will restore prosperity once more
to our country and demonstrate to every
inhabitant of our land the benefits of Il Re-
publican administration. The best work
of Republican success in this campaign can
be performed by our League Clubs. and the
coming Convention will devote its deliber-
ations TO preparations for the coming cleo
ton.
The Convention will also elect "a Delegates
to represent the State of Maryland in the
coming National Convention of the Republi-
League, to be held in the City of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, on August 25th, 1896. Our
League now numbers 200 clubs, and it is
earnestly hoped that every Republican Club
n the State will he represented at the coming
Convention.
In order that every club may be represented
the annual Dues for the ensuing year have
been placed at the sum of one dollar the
payment of which will entite any Club to
membership if admitted by the Executive
Committee for the League prior to July LIST,
1896.
A list of Clubs in the League on July LIST,
will be printed for use of the Convention,
By order of the Executive Committee.
HUGH McELDERRY.
Secretary.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04

As PUBLIC sentiment or rather the lack
of good sound public opinion is running in
some of the States, such expensive Injuries
as court houses and county prisons may
very soon be dispensed with
Last week in Charles county, in this
State, riotous mob invaded the county
Jail and dragging their victim to a nearby
bridge, ruthlessly hung him, without the
formality OF trial, Cocking's body in the
meantime being made the target of numer-
GUS pistol shots.
The only pretext for this outrageous act
was the saving the county the expense of a
legal trial and execution
Such performances as the Cooking lynch
ing are disgrace to Maryland and a blot
upon the fair name of the State There
was no public exigency, no threatened per-
version of justice, that could extenuate
or excuse this act, it was as ruthless muir
der as that which these rioters were seeking
to avenge.
But the evil Of such lynchings are not
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence WING.
WASHINGTOS. June

htEuiHl W Il'
WASHINGTON, June Doth, 1896.
Mr.. Cleveland is so thoroughly disguised
with the present attitude of majority OF his
party on the financial question that he wants
to bc where he can commune with the wild
waves OF Buzzard's Bay when he hears the
news from the Chicago Convention, and he
is accordingly making his arrangements to
leave Washington this week 1t took IA long
time for him to get it through his head that
big majority of the democratic party was for
free silver, but now that all the delegates to
the Chicago Convention have been selected,
he is mt least convinced and he is mad all the
way through about it, and is taking it out on
members of his cabinet by accusing them of
misleading him in regard to Democratic sent
ment in their states.
The best informed democrats now accept
it as practically settled fact that the plat
form adopted by the Chicago Convention will
declare for the free coinage Of silver, and the
efforts of the ant-slver democrats are now
being directed towards getting man whose
opinions on that subject are not radical nomin
ated for President. and they haven't much
hope of accomplishing even that much.
They will not bolt # they fail, but it is an
open secret that none of them will render
any active help in the campaign for Il radical
silver man on free coinage platform, and
that many OF them who do not for reasons of
their own, care to openly repudiate their
party's ticket will quietly knife it at the polls
without the slightest conjunction.
1t seems practically certain that more than
nine-tenths of the German Americans will be
found working and voting for Mckinley and
Hobart this year. The German American
sound money league, composed of both Re-
publicans and Democrats has served notice
upon each individual delegate to the Chicago
Convention that the German Americans
will support no platform which does not
declare against the independent free coinage
of silver under present circumstances. In
this notification were some interesting figures
gathered by the League. OF the 5S1 German
| American newspapers in this country which
discuss politics 400 are in favor Of the present
money standard 80 are for the free coinage
of silver, and 43 have not taken a definite
stand on either side. A majority of these
| papers are published west of the Allegheny
mountains.
Mr.. j. X. Mcdonald, manager Of the Ely
ton Land Company of Birmingham, Ala,
who has been democrat all his life, is now
visiting Washington. He says ne is inclined
to vote for Mckinley and Hobart, and that
many Of his democratic friends and business
associates will do the same, because they con
slider free coinage, which he calls as great a
deluson as was the old greenback movement
to be dead against the business interests of
Alabama.
Although the hardest work of the campaign
will not be on until all the nominations for
Congress have been made, things are already
quite brisk at the rooms of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee, and
J much literature is being sent out. 1t is the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCA-
TON.

What has given rise to the dilatory
course of the State Board of Education in
settling who shall have charge of Public
instruction in the school system of the
partisan character of our public schools was
made one of the sharpest features of last
falls campaign; and is it possible that the
State Board is likely to hesitate or falter in
redeeming the pledge of the Cambridge
platform, in at once, insttuting the most
thorough and rigid reforms in the univer-
sally condemned methods that have pre-
vailed in our public school management?
Since the State Board failed to choose
the Superintendent of Instruction, and the
Principal of the Normal School at their first
meeting in the early part of June, and have
postponed the meeting called for June 30th,
to July 18th, at Deer Park, when and
where the Teachers Association will meet ;
and it has now become known that Mr.. l..
B. Prettyman, the present incumbent has
applied for retention, and has already adj
dressed letters to various Editors of Demo-
cratic newspapers throughout the State, en-
closing articles urging his continuance in
office, it may be inferred that both the press
and the teachers are expected to exert IA
potential influence upon the action of the
State Board in the selection of Superinten-
dent OF Instruction, and the Principal of the
State Normal School. We submit that such
influences should they prove successful
will perpetuate regime which the popular
most decisive manner. And should the
State Board fall into this trap, they will not
escape the fierce denunciation of those who
Joined hands last fall to redeem the public
schools from incompetent and partisan man
ageMent, and place them in the control of
able, highly efficient, broad-guaged and
advanced educators, who will introduce all
necessary reforms-and thus relieve the
public mind of this hitherto veXatious
question.
1t is a matter Of surprise that the reten-
ton of the present incumbent should be
even thought of, when it is notorious that
Mr.. Prettyman was the selection of Mr., l..
Freeman Rasin, and received his present
position by the favor of this high priest of
unadulterated Ring Rule.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04
EVERY DOLLAR OF EQUAL
VALUE.

''The American people hold the financial
honor OF our Government as sacred as our
flag, and can be relied upon to guard it
with the same sleepless vigilance. They
hold its preservation above party fealty and
have often demonstrated that party ties
avail nothing when the spotless credit of
our country is threatened. The money of
the United States and every kind and form
OF it, whether of paper, silver or gold, must
be as good as the best in the world. 1t
must not only he current at its full face
value at home, but it must be counted at
par in any and every commercial center of
the globe. The sagacious and far-seeing
policy OF the great men who founded our
Government the teachings and acts of the
wisest financiers at every stage IN our his
tory, the steadfast faith and splendid
achievements of the great party to which
we belong, and the genius and integrity of
our people have always demanded this and
will ever maintain it,"
Thus spoke Major Mckinley at Canton
on Monday last when formally notified of
his nomination for the Presidency.
This unmistakable language should for
ever set at rest the doubts of the most con-
firmed quibbler, as to the soundness of
Major Mckinley's financial views.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04
CROP REPORTS.
MARYLAND State Weather Service Report
For the Week Ending Monday
Tune o2th.

Rising Sun.-Owing to rain and dull
weather, little harvesting could be done.
Grass cut the early part of the week was not
housed until Saturday. Some wheat in
shock and much waiting for the binder.
Rain has kept all crops in fine growing con-
dition. Oats generally heading out beauti-
fully and very promising.
j. r. ALLEN.
Rowlandville. Rain has helped the crops
the past week. and, with sunshine. advanced
Vegetation very fast. Wheat not shocked
very thick: heads large and long Clover
most all cut. Timothy very stout and weedy.
Heavy storm on 21st: did considerable dam
age to crops and frui. trees.
j. 2. CUTLER.
Colora.- Harvesting has been delayed by
the abundant rains and wet days Of the past
week Some hay has been hurt by this cause
but the damage is more than balanced by the
luxuriant growth of corn and potatoes and
benefit to the oats crop and pasturage. A
large area of Hungarian grass has been sown
for hay. Wheat will be mostly cut this week.
Timothy hay can wait its turn. Weeds are
now taking rapid start among late corn and
garden vegetables.
GEORGE BALDERsoN.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04
A CURRENCY CATECHISM.

We commend to our readers the follow
ing short Currency Catechism" from the
Chicago Timcs-HcroM which is at once
pointed and convincing:
q. What is the whole body of currency
of the United States to-day?
A. Paper, Sl75, 900, 600; silver, 500,
ooO, 600; gold, S6l2, 900, 600.
Q. What is the existing money standard
OF the country?
4. Gold, by means of which all the silver
and all the paper are worth 100 cents to
the dollar.
Q. What would be the effect if we should
abandon the existing gold standard?
A. All the gold would leave the country
in accordance with the never questioned
law that superior money will not remain
in country where an inferior money is
the standard. Silverites admit that gold
is sixteen times more valuable than silver
That is what the ratio of l6 to " means
In truth, to day gold is thirtytwo times
more valuable than silver.
q. What amount OF money would be
thus withdrawn from the country if the
silver standard should be substituted for
the gold standard?
A. Six hundred and twelve million dol
lars, contracting the currency to that
amount and crippling the country accord
ingly.
| Q. If the silver standard were substi-
tuted for the existing gold standard, what
| what would be the effect on the $780,
600, 900 of silver now worth 100 cents to
the dollar?
A. The entire quantity of silver dollars
would be worth their weight in silver per
ounce, which varies from week to week
like the price of wheat, and the immediate
effect would be to reduce the S6l0, 000 600
to S3O5, 900, 600, the present value of silver
per ounce in the coins, thus contracting
the currency of the country to this addi-
tional amount, making total contraction
of S917, 600, 600.
Q. What would be the effect on the paper
in our currency if we should substitute the
silver standard for the existing gold stand
ard?
A. The $475, 100000 of paper to-day
worth 100 cents in the dollar on the exist
ing gold standard, would at once decline
to 30 cents in the dollar on the silver
standard, based on the price of silver to-
day, the immediate effect being to reduce
the value of the paper now in the currency
to 1927, 800, 600.
q. BY abandoning the existing gold
standard for the silver standard, what then
would be the first net result?
A. The loss to the country of 81, 15i,-
500, 900, every dollar worth 100 cents by
reason of the existing gold standard.
Q. What you deduce from this?
A. That we need all the money we have
and that we want every dollar to be worth
100 cents.
Q. How can we keep all the money we
have and keep every dollar worth 100 cents q?
A. BY preserving the existing gold
standard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04

No CONTRAST could he greater or more
suggestive than the hanging of Truss in
Cecil county by due process of law and the
brutal lynching of Cooking in Charles
county by an unruly mob:-B Baltimore
HcrdM.
While the contrast is complimentary to
Cecil county, we hope her soil may never
be disgraced by such acts of mob violence
as have recently been witnessed in other
sections Of the State
We claim no special virtues for the peo-
pie of Cecil over their fellow Marylanders
OF other counties of the State, but they are
law-abiding people, they respect consti-
tuted authority, and impose implicit con-
tiidence in the machinery of Maryland
Courts, to meet in any emergency the
true ends of public justice.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04

THE Philadelphia Record, one of the
strongest Democratic newspapers in the
country, commends the Republican candi-
date for his outspoken endorsement of the
st. Louis platform. The Philadelphia Times,
another Democratic newspaper, says that
the Republican candidate "has pledged
himself unequivocally to the maintenance
of the existing or gold standard, and, be-
ing an honest man, is not likely to cheat
the people if elected This is the key
note. Governor Mckinley is an honest
man, and the attempts of the Democrats to
belittle him fail before the court of last re-
sort-the American people. Even the
New York World considers the candidate
words as "a reassuring statement But
there are small-minded Democrats who
whimper and sheer because the candidate
did not use the word gold" half a dozen
times to make his views clear.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04

confined to the communities in which they
occur. Every such outrage weakens public
respect for law and constituted authority
all over the State.
The lawlessly inclined find fresh encour-
agement for similar outrages everywhere,
and the law abiding reputation of our people
suffers irreparable injury.
The dignity of our State, and the de-
Tense of our civil system, cry halt upon
such performances
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04

purpose Of the committee to concentrate its
work upon those districts which may reason
ably be considered doubtful. Chairman
Babcock hasn't the slightest doubt about the
Republicans retaining control of the House,
but he will work just as hard as though it
were matter of doubt. in order that the
majority may he as large as possible.
Senator Germans friends make no bones
of charging the responsibility for the triumph
of the silver wing Of the party upon Mr..
Cleveland. They say that months ago, he
was urged to write II letter saying that he
was not a candidate for denomination and
that he would not attempt to control The
choice of the convention. This Mr.. Cleveland
refused to do, until the silver wing was in
control, and even then he so worded the
letter that he might still accept the nomina-
ton should any chance combination of
circumstances bring him the opportunity.
They say further that it would have been
easy to have defeated the silver wing of the
party had it not been for the fear on the part
OF many Democrats that active opposition to
silver would be accepted as friendliness
towards Mr. Cleveland and his third term
ambition. Senator German reiterates his
determination not to go to Chicago. He
doesn't fancy butting his head against that
silver wall, knowing that nothing can be
accomplished thereby. except to make enc
mics for himself among the silver men in his
party, and that he doesn't want to do at thi
time as there are silver Democrats in Mary
land, and he wants to get reelected to the
Senate, If he can get majority of Democrats
elected to the next Legislature. Maryland
Republicans say this is very formidable if
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-04
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TON.
Low Rates to Buffalo, N. Y, via Pennsylvania
Railroad.

Railroad.
For the accommodation Of persons who de-
sire to visit Buffalo, N y, on the occasion of
the meeting of the National Educational AS
ISOLATION. to be held in that city from July
to IL, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell on July and excursion tickets
through to Buffalo and return at single fare
for the round trip, plus 1900 dhe latter
amount for membership fee.) Tickets are
good only for continuous passage in both
directions. going passage to be commenced
on date of issue, and require to be validated
by Joint Agent at Buffalo before they will be
accepted for return passage. They will be
good returning July II to 10 only, unless de
posted with Joint Agent not later than July
10. when return limit may be extended not
later than July 81, 1896.
Tickets will not be good for passage on
New York and Chicago Limited Express. nor
on limited express trains of New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad.
Information in regard to exact rates and
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to the nearest ticket agent.
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LOCAL MATTER TEN CENTS LINE FOR SINGLE INSERTION
TRANSIENT RATEs-EeHT CENTS A LINE FOR ORE AND FOUR
CENTS A LINE FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL INSERTION.
- SPACE COUNTED AS TWELVE LINES. SPECIAL RATES FOR
saoULAR ADVERTISEMENTS FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION.
MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES INSERTED eRATUToUsLY
oBiTUAHEs CHARGED HALF THE RATE or
rsaNsiENT LOCAL MATTER.
THE CIRCULATION wHe MOST
SIElLinoEHT OF CECIL COUNTY AND ADJOINING
soukTlEs OF MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE THE
PROPRIETOR CONFIDENTLY RECOMMENDS 1T TO
a. MEDIUM FOR REmUHERATWE RTsHo