The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-08-17
UNpRINCIPLED AND IMpOLITIC

%HE Democratic ring" in this
county is evidently determined
to build its campaign on a
foundation OF Justification, with its us
ual disregard for both principle and
policy. The ring" publishes a mid
week organ, called the Cecil County
News, which is engaged in circulating
as campaign literature after filling its
columns with reckless and false state
ments regarding the increase al
the tax-rate under the admins
tration$ OF Republican Board
of County Commissioners. ii YOU
ask the Editor OF the News 10
reconcile these fabricated statements.
with the actual facts, he simply re-
treats into the reply that he is "run-
ning a Democratic paper Which
means, OF course, that anything j lcgi-
innate in campaign. be it false or
Strue, right or wrong. This is what we
call a total Disregard OF both pr1-
cipe and policy. No word OF ours is
needed to show any man, with even
remnent OF conscience. how utterly
1unprinojpled such procedure is. But
we regaYa "Hgas -beeTffs- us4te>as irps1f-
tic. People do not care to be trflcd
with or mades fools Of When they
ind man has been deliberately and
cold-bloodedy jmisinforming and mis-
leading them, they are apt to show a
very righteous and indignant resent
ment, upon discovery OF the facts
That, we believe, will be the effect OF
the method the ring" is now pursu-
ing to mislead the people OF this
county as to the matter OF increased
taxation 1t is not hard to get at the
facts on this subject, and the facts will
not only expose the falsity OF their
campaign canards, but will show our
fellow-citizens something OF the des-
perate and disreputabe methods used
by the ring" to bcfuddle the minds
OF the people and secure return to
power. The WING has been gather
ing the data for this story. not from
the brief Of a politician or the pages
OF campaign document. but from the
records OF the county and the report
OF the auditor who made, last wear,
and examination OF the countys books
and its financial methods II the peo-
pie OF this county will be patient and
kind enough to follow our columns
for few weeks. we shall tell them
that story and let them see how a
Democratic ADMINISTRATION hcaped
debt after debt on the county without
the honesty or courage to make an
adequate tax-levy for its payment;
how Democratic Board Of Super
visors, Democratic Sheriff, Demo
{ ar (,pI Ill
been Democratic during the Republ-
can Commissioners term have piled
up unusual bills which the Commits
sioners have no legal right to dispute
but can only pay out of the tax-pay-
ers' pockets; how contract after con-
tract has been given out by Demo
cratic Boards, without the pretcnce OF
bid and in express violation Of the
law, while Democratic Coutv Con
vention puts into its platform hypo-
critical declaration in favor of put
ting out all contracts by sealed pro-
posals to the lowest possible bidder"
These, and such as these, are the mat
tiers which we propose to present to
our readers in the light OF cold facts
and figures. And, mark you, not for
mere campaign purposes. We do not
believe a man is a better county off
cial simply because he is a Republi-
can instead of Democrat. We do
not believe that county affairs are a
matter for political foot-balling. And
that is why we want our county affairs
delivered from the present controlling
element of the Democratic party.
These gcntlemenshav never been able
TO regard county administration as
ought else than matter for political
nlanipulation-and the Taxpayer has