The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-10-07
STATE POLITICS

Almost before the politicians
have caught their breath, and GER
tainly while the masses OF the peo-
pie throughout the State are yet
gasping from the shock at the
enormity and fragrance OF the cleo
ton frauds being unearthed by the
Grand Jury in Baltimore City,
while everybody else is still dizzy
and numb from the effects OF the
awful disclosures, the Democratic
bosses are already assiduously cud-
ceiling their brains to evolve some
scheme whereby they vainly hope
at one fell swoop-a single mas
ter-stroke-to appear IN the dual
role OF investigator and investi-
gated; OF surgeon and patient OF
crook-grabber and crook.
These political gamesters are
losing no time in attempting to
save rom the wreck as much as it
is possible OF the old machine and
to speedily rehabilitate it or con-
struct new one, as the circum-
stances and the exigencies may
later determine to be the mora
expedient. First we had Mr.. Cor
man stood up in tl-e attitude OF
lone and solitary political purist
and ballot reformer knocking at
the door demanding that the
Grand Jury investigate the Nc
Nulty charges OF fraud in the pri-
mary, two days after the Grand
Inquest had entered its probe and
even while the crooked election Of
fcials and their friends were hustl-
ing Tor bail in anticipation OF the
presentments and arrests which
followed-a ridiculous proceeding
to be originated by a reputable
and erstwhile enterprising news
paper, now generally condemned
for its reckless zeal and gross in
consistency.
Next we saw Mr.. German HIM
self, through a dazzling and awe
inspiring array OF Baltimore S
sagest counsellors, petitioning the
court to allow him to do divers
certain things, all of which, Judge
Duffy informed us in his adverse
ruling, had alreat-' been under
taken by the Grand Jury, with the
notable exception that the APP
pointment of outsiders to assist
the inquisitorial body, as request
ed by Mr.. German land so held
by one of his eminent counseD.
would be highly improper and
clearly illegal.
But the browning effort o, the
master-minds Of the Democratic
party-palpably the de luxe OF all
the products OF their tireless en-
ergy, their restless anxiety to do
something" that would enable
them to get control OF the inves-
Observation-Disclosures the most pic
turesque and at once the most per-
nicious plan evoked by these as
yet 'unabashed and unsubdued
Democratic bosses, was that
which contemplated the calling It
an extra session OF the Legisla-
ture of the State for the purpose
OF taking the whole matter from
the Baltimore Grand Jury and
making the General Assembly the
absolute and final body of inquiry
investigation and determination.
Imagine the last Democratic
Legislature, Il at body which en-
larged the provisions OF the iniqui-
tous Wilson Ballot Law and ex-
tended its operation to nearly
every county in the State; which
adopted the revolutionary Digges
DISTINGUISHING Amendment; which
left all the loop-holcs in the State
wide Primary Law and the Cor
rupt Practices Act; which narrow
ly evaded the passage OF Mr.. Cor
mans law giving the appointment
OF all the election officers, Repub-
lican as well as Democratic, into
the hands OF the Democratic party !;
which did so much for Boss Ma
hon and his hordes o. faithful ser
vitors with its record of laws
making ballot jrEglery and all
manner OF corruption possible
imagine the Legislature with the
trail it has let behind it "investi
eating these frauds and crimes
that smell to high Heaven; and
imagine what the result OF that
investigation" would be.
Thanks to the already out aged
and exasperated public the bare
suggestion of such a brazen pro-
ceedinp Creaeted storm Of vehe