The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-09
TRYING TO RIDE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AT THE
SAME TIME.


same time in opposite directions.
The man that tries it is bound he thrown.
This simp principle in poltco-acrobatic physics
beautifully demonstrated the second of November next
The people of Cecil county have time two sets Of
candidates for the Legislature before them, gentlemen
selected by Democratic Convention gentlemen
nominated by the Republicans.
The principal before the people county is moral
one Issue involving the moral welfare of citizens
and fair fame of the county aud
race track gambling.
In popular convention, composed representatives oflal
parties held at the county fully three months either
party in the county made its nominations
shadowimg Importance and paramount character
people and which, ny consent accepted
leading question which all other merely partisan
subordinate.
The paramount issue of the Legislative campaign being,
defined by popular the single question left
mted the qualified the county, personal
status of individual candidates towards it.
The Democratic Legislative nominations the first given
to the people. Later the four Republicans
The latter at placed themselves squarely un-
resevedy before the people in candid and
language
They pledged themselves, elected to the support of such
legislation will absolutely abolish the and pro-
hibt track gambling any time any place in the
| county.
They accepted the by non partisan con-
venton of March o. 1897 They represent strictly an-rce
track sentiment OF the county voiced in that convention
They have not "stradde1' it shirEc! it
Thcy have appealed voters identified wiz, .e
track interest simply because they could
entity or honestly.
They have taken their position finally on this issue
and they look for support the polls from of voters
those both Republicans Democrats who upon principle,
opposed the continuance of tn evil any for
in Cecil county.
They each riding horse in race for Annapolis
Tucir position is in direct their political
opponents.
These four gentlemen by Democratic convention
have adrOy managed from the
ton up the hour escape themselves on
this question: this leading this paramount campaign
They managed get their nominations Democratic
before equivoca platform adopted by that o,
and they have put that tco performance them as
rubbish words which, if it suits YOU you swallow and
il it doesn't you can leave
They stand Democrats free untrammeled upou apy
issue before the people of Cecil to catch every Democratic
track antace track Jim Burns Andy Brown Pat
DENSITY DENSITY Pat other fellow, white black yellow
brown, who get his the registration list
Ask them define their position and they whisper in your
loud for the other fellow hear opposite
they whispered in his.
for writing letters people telling where they
stand the track question: they're
Like the good - boy who, when asked where ryecjn
go when he died, replied 'he didn't had friends in
both places so these very obgng gentlemen have friends on
| both sides Of the track question
the Legislative race. fortunately these gentlemen are
entirely accomplished political and equestaus 10
and stay long any nag any side OF ,e
| Cecil political ring.
| They whizz around galy every direction,
In the end they will be thrown. political acrobats gen
orally