The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-04-07
SATURDAY, APRIL I, 1906.
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i ing about the Legislature HS we are
they will be glGtiticd to know that
this is positively our last appearance on
this subject. We present elsewhere an
interesting statement of the cost of the
Sc sion just closed. ANA also II brief re-
view of the legislation enacted. We are
not experts enough on oyster culture to
define the precise value of the compro-
mise oyster hin that brings to an end for
a time. at least. this much debated uucrS-
ton. But we do think that one good.
long step has been taken toward saving
valuable industry. and making the
broad acres of tn" thrs lpraic II source
of revenue to the State.
We are U"t experts enough in thigh
finance" Ia krow whether the sale of
tn" +. n q. stock W. good deal or
bad one. But we d. know that an I'M
profitable asset hos been made 10 realize
q good Toum' sum and thereby reduce
the State tx from 23'. cents to III
cents. the reduction to take effect in
1907 c'the so@nrr the quicker" ~ David
IIarum would SayD We are mot experts
enough in cltain forms of "pImctical
politics" to kurw just why the Demo
cratic mniur.ty should have refused to
pass the .IuIphy Election Bill. But we
think we are familiar enough with the
general feeling in this Statr to know
that it is ,rwhclmngly in favor of \
fair and honest election law. where the
intent of the voter should count. and
where the will of the majority should
control. Several of the leading Demo
crafts seemed to recognize this fact and
took try ut rcctifyimg the present state
of things. Mr.. German himself seemed
10 feel. for II moment. an impulse in this
direction; but when the impulse took on
form and body Gho but the form ana
body Of an infant, ii scared him and he
let it die. Mr.. Murphy'S bill was GER
tainly IN improvement ON the present
Ab"minAhr law nnh received the en-
dorSemrmt of the House. by the hrlp of
McSSrS Murphy. Bouchct. Lchmcyrr. of
Baltimore City. PcHlrc. of Howard and
The three independent Democrats from
Queen Anne.
But that hi. got its death blow in the
Srnatr-a sort of >til,tto stab that was
very noisplc>S but WAS enough. And 80
the "NiSt;n" law. with all its admitted
defects @nl ,nl.cSSrd unfnirnrSS. is our
"lcction-dav disgrace for two years more
at amy rate. But lis Judgment of con
demnnt:"n hes gone forth and soon or
lntc il must tie. The majority of the
p"opl" in both pn1tic>, are sturdy be-
levers in fIir play. "Trick ballots"
fake nominrtiuIS." and the whole nm
holy brood must fee >hricking before AN
aroused peoples demand for honest cleo
tons You may win on trick once.
but then the game is M. Honesty is
the best policy. be it in politics or in
business,
inns is not question of Negro Clomi-
nation" and cannot be confused with
that cry. 1t is a question of ii .'suuarc
deal. and it bchoovcS every honest citi-
zen to insist on an election law that will
give us that. My opinions may be very
W1"ng-h"adcd; YOU may deny them and
convert me if You can. But when YOU
undertake. to deprive III" of the right 10
vot" those opinions you have denied the
whole doctrine of popular sovereignty
and substituted therefore a political oil
gHrchy that is dangerous. undemorratic.
slhd thoroughly odiouS to American feel
ing.