The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-09
NO MORE APPROPRIATIONS
BLINDFOLDED

THE Baltimore News "entertaEs a
doubt that the Democratic leaders will
carry out so outrageous 4 grab as is
contemplated by Their program OF rush.
ing through, in the first week Of the
Legislature, such measures as will de-
prive Governor Goldsborough of much
Of his appointive power. But the News
Is too trustful by half. Thai outrage
Gus grab is exactly what is planned, and
the planner- in chief thereof to our
thinking, is Governor Crothers, and Gov
ernor Crothers' motive chief is to
fend off any probing of his Good Roads
Commission or other interference with
his personal control of that Commissions
work. For four years Crothers has domi-
mated that Comm SIS on-in fact has made
the good roads work a personally con-
Quoted affair. If he has accounted to
anybody for his management of this six
million dollar enterprise, that some
body has not yet been located. The peo-
pies money has been spent-millions of
dollars of it--without their knowing the
how, why or whatfor thereof. The Gov
ernor has talked 'glittering generalities"
On this sub ect, and has been careful to
'oid getting down to hard tacks and
Wishing the people of the State with
detailed, satisfactory statement. The
people have grown restive some of them
resentful, under such treatment. 1t is
THEIR money and they want to know
WHERE 1T HAS GONE-every cent of it
AND WHAT FOR. They are entitled
to know. Mr. Goldsborough said in his
campaign speeches, that he reali ed their
right to this information and he would
insist on an examination of the Good
Roads Commissions four year record.
Crothers has been having cold shivers
ever since. He says that will never do
at all. 1t is menace to my pet pro-
ject. Not at all, sir. BUT 1T Is A
MENACE TO YOUR MANAGEMENT OF
THAT PET PROJECT. We can well I'M
derstand your aversion to any examina-
ton. But did you think to forever es-
cape it? Did you imagine that the peo-
pie would play the fool, endlessly, and
continue to be content to blind foldedly
commit this great project, with its
harding of enormous sums, to your in
dividual and unaccountable hands? You
ask for five millions of dollars more from
the peoples purse. Do you imagine they
are going to give it, without some suffi-
cient and satisfactying information as to
the expenditure Of the five millions al
ready granted? You are going to make
this new appropriation, and your own
control thereof, the condition on winch
you will participate in the enactment OF
certain other hasty legislation the first
week in January Has it occurred to
you that there will be Democratic mem
bers of the coming legislature who will
recognize their oaths and their solemn
obligations to the people of the State
who will not be willing to barter the
peoples money for a bit of partisan
LEGISLATION, at the crack of the lead
ers" whip? We do not believe the com
ing legislature will consent to another
five million dollar road appropriation, or
ANYTHING connected Herewith, until, as
the duly accredited representatives OF
the people. they hare demanded and Sc
cured satisfactory statement of the
present Road Commissions WORK AID
nc"ovn~s we hope another appropria-
tlon bill will be introduced and that as a