The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-09-18
WHEN

~ HAT seems a perfectly lc-
Ultimate and perfectly harm
less interrogation, doesn't ii!
a large body OF our citizens, on Satur-
day last. were comforting with the local
Road Board concerning the improve
ment oi roads in the Third and Fourth
districts One influential factor in the
tina, disposition OF the question was
some light on the State Road Com
missions plans for the Elkton-Fair
Hill road This brought the Governor
nto the DISCUSSION. Aitcr an elaborate
and prolonged stump speech on water
ways. railroads. agriculture, patience as
virtue. the progress oi America
since ii allowed itself TO be discovered
By Christopher Columbus. and various
other matters oi quite considerable in
terest but not especially pertinent to
the Elkton-Far Hill highway, some
OF the deeply Interested citizens pres
cnt vcnturcd to ask the Governor il
the State Commission proposed TO
build that road. and il So, WHEN
The discussion up L. that point had
been entirely amiablc and calmly rca
sonable But the word " WHEN
seemed too much for the Governors
customary urbanity and scli-control.
We are not gong tn hold the Cover
nor too rigidly to account lnr using
such phrases a 'buncombc", bad
grace etc. with reference To- a per-
fecily legitimate question from a body
oi citizen, who represent lar more in
this county than the Governor repre-
Sents. who have contributed lar more
to lis commercial and agricultural pro-
press than the Governor has ever CON
trihutcd. who have lar more personal,
family aud financial interests at stake
here than the Governor has. who have
not been lifted by the whrl-agg oi
politics into public office, but who. as
citizen, and taxpayers. are sustain
cTs aud not sappcr> ui the Cuuuty's
life and who are certainly entitled to
be heard in the discussion oi her local
concerns. without insult or rcbukc from
one who would find il difficult to show
a single item in his whole career that
has contributed aupht 10 the CONNER
cial. agricultural or manufacturing wei
fare 81 the county We were amazed
at the Governors language To these
gentlemen and can only aScrihc il To a
loss 81 temper But that is where we
are puzzled Why should there have
been any such show OF temper over so
simple and So natural a question: Is it
unreasonable Tor the people to ask
WHEN 81 the State Road Commits
sion; 1t has been organized nearly
two years The Chairman tMr John
NJ Tucker and the chairman cx -ofticio
Gov \ l.. Crothcr>l are both Cecil
countianS They HAVE BUILT ONE
MILE OF ROAD in this county in all
this time Our local Road CommiS-
sion seems to have no such trouble in
getting work under way, rs their miles
Of stone roads in the county 90 TO
prove But the State Road Commits
sion seems stalled In the spring OF
1908. Governor CrothcrS said I've will
make the dirt tly by mid summer" and
now with two mid-SummcrS gone since
then. he is SIMPLY and naturally asked
when Which summer"--and it
makes him mad All Of which would
seem to indicate that the place for the
Governor is in the political wigwam
or on the stump. He doesn't show so
well amidst men of affairs in the dis
cussion of practical matters. But, Just
as an observer, watching Saturdays
discussion from our little corner, we
certainly thought the "huncombc" did
not come from the business men who
asked WHEN"
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10 make him enforce divine law
about Sabbath keeping.
The verses in EphcSans VI which
describe the Christian soldier have
made many a feeble Christian make a
strong iigh, Tor truth. II is noble to
be able in the day Of conflict to with
stand the devil. and when all is over to
be found standing, even though bat
tered and Scared.
Paul knew the mind oi God better
than any other man Of his generation.
II was not because God loved him
better than any other man, hut because
he loved God better Paul could do