The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
A LEGISLATIVE SNAKE.

TNHE WING has always been of the opinion and believes
now,t that when the Race Track Gambling made
in Cecil county, the managers of the Democratic party
would hold an equivocal position that question. and
when the contest before the OF the county,
would be left for the candidates OF the Republican party
the ISSUE "nequroc declaration against any and all forms
of track gambling me place within the
limits of the county.
Now pary-he Democratic announced platform
and selected its candidates.
Whether the individual the this ques-
tion not be satisfactory will leave for later inquiry
and discussion present purpose being how,
resolutions passed Tuesday, bind candidates. to
the of law wipng out track gambling absolutely
from the county.
The two resolutions of instruction follows
WHEREAs The multiplication race tracks in this
county under the provision of existing law during the past
has introduced into this community for
the year track gambling with all its results
sound public policy requires that this should be prohibited by
law Therefore
ed That candidates for Senator and House 4
Delegates be- and they hereby uce
of the present law and the enactment of law which will effect
ualy prevent the further continuance of this evil within
of this county
Resoyea That in the opinion Of this convention the aw Of
parts State the gambling which has been pactice in
this county and we instruct candidates for House
mon this subject as viii b;n he Stoo of Ma uU it @
with the other progressive States of the Union.
Now what is the fair reasonable and inepre-
taton of the preamble to these resolutions?
Does declare absolutely in unequvoca language against
the evil of track gambling any time any place Cecil
county?
Not at all.
1t simply recites the fact what r That
the multiplication of outlaw tracks the has
duced for months in year gambling"
1t denounces the c""y Of tie guJ"g, tie months
ofH.
This the evil denounced not tie ga0mg sc the
asking repeal the present law enactment
of law that will shorten the period of within which
track gambling be legally conducted
''w prevent the further continuance of this eyi
Now suppose ALL the delegates elected Annapolis
should believe, that track gambling would he bad thing
to have in Cecil for hoH time ach yar say Ekton
Grounds for thirty days the spring and thirty days the fall
of each couldn't he they consistently advocate the sub
tuition of such law for the present under the
above quoted?
The WING claims they could, and that this loop hole
intended to be left by the writer of these resolutions.
We contend that this platform does mt bind the Delegates
Senator elected it, the passage of law absolutely
prohibiting truck gab"g at time, at any place Cecil
county,
resolutions had intended it was
very easy 20 have said
There necessity rece the fact that the multiplication
of tracks under the law, had produced
track gambling He would simply have declared that
gambling existed in the county, that it public evil that
should be abaed That it legal under existing law; that this
law should be repealed far Cecil county concerned and
another law enacted absolutely prohibiting form track
gambling any time place within the limits of the county
That Interpretation of the resolutions is correct still
by the the definite article second
resolution "To prevent" the resolution, c gambling
which has been practced in this county"
That say, the extended gambling running into months
gambling resulting the duplication
The orcronc gambling, propose to put end
reasonable OF it, but the excessive of
This the legislative snake that may be evolved from these
resolutions intended to XIII the
scotch it.
let the Republicans of Ceci! county make sweeping
declaration against all track gambling under
all conditions time and place. and select four known
to in full sympathy with such party declaration.
Let their declaration be clean and clear cut men
selected Annapolis be above the suspicion of implication
interest in this conceded public evil.
the dominant issue of this campaign and they
sweep county it, if they nominate the right