The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-02-19
Preparing to Fight Racing.

A meeting was held last week in Elkton
for the purpose of organizing against the
racing and gambling i'll Cecil county
The object in view is to send such men to
the legislature next winter as can be de-
pended upon not to sell out the people
when they get there. This is what the
thoroughgoing politician will do every
time he is trusted. We have made a long
and careful study of the biped and his
habits and speak from careful observa-
ton of his natural instincts. The report
of the meeting says:
THE meeting was non-partisan in
character and was presided over by DR..
R. c. Mackall, Mr.. ]. M. Post acting as
secretary. There was general discussion
of the subject participated in by John S.
Writ, Albert Constable, Sr., H. R. Tor
bert and others. Mr.. Writ speaking for
the Democratic party said that he had
conversed with a number Of the party
leaders and that it was the unanimous
opinion that the party would declare
against the racing. Other gentlemen
promised the same for the Republican
party"
The friends are ever ready to promise
anything for their party and we reckon
they mean it in good faith, but if the
people have no better security than
the party friends promises for the good
performance of their agents, they are as
likely to be cheated in the future as they
have been in the past
Mr.. Constable then submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions which were unani,
mously adodted:
WHEREAS, Cecil county is sorely afflct-
ed at this time by the curse of horse-race
gambling.
ReSol1ed: That the sense of this meet
ing, which is non-partisan in character, is
that steps should be taken to secure the
nomination to the next legislature bv
both political parties of candidates pledg-
ed to secure legislation for the next Gen
eral Assembly which shall abolish all
forms OF horse-race gambling in Cecil
county.
ReSoI0ed: Further. that non-partisan
committee of six be appointed by the
chairman of this committee TO consider
what steps should be taken to advance
the cause for which this meeting is called
and to report to an adjourned meeting TO
be called by the chairman.
The chair named George A. Blake, II.
K. Torbert, Wilson L. Coudon, L, Mar
shall Haines, VIM D. Bratton and Albert
Constable, ST., as the committee.
Good committee, good arrangement for
business. Now let us all hear how the
committee proposes to move upon the
enemy's works. The enemy has nine
points of advantage. He has possession
And he has bribed the umpire if Elkton
is Judged by its actions Ekton is a clear
case of the spirit is willing but the flesh ;s
weak. If You would Judge of the weak
ness of Elkton's flesh look on the special
pet OF the town, the apple of her eve, the
agricultural fair, which has been handed
over bodily to the gamblers and the
motley racing crew. The whole unclean
thing was warmed into life, wet nursed
and daudied in its infancy by Elkton
They knew it had been driven out of New
Jersey and Pennsylvania at the noint If
the sword, but they invited it to come
ana now they resolve and resolute against
H. and the politicians are pledging their
parties to its determination. Ifthis tbirg
Is to be ousted, not only intelligent men
must be sent to the legislature but men
That can't be bought 1t required the
whole power of New Jersey and pro-
longed fight to GUST these professions,
black-legs.