The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-08-24
NOT A SUBJECT FOR PARTIZAN
DISCUSSION

THE Cecil Democrat of last week un-
dertook the ridiculous task of trying 70
convince the people of this county that
so far as the finances OF the county are
concerned everything is lovely and the
goose hangs high" We do not know
just who is to be held responsible for
the Democrats astonishing editorial on
this subject; but whoever it is, 1t is evil
IDENTIFY someone not only unfamiliar with
Tor wilfully blind to) the management
Of county affairs, but also someone who
is grossly ignorant of the bitter feeling
which pervades the people of the county
in view of the shameful dIsproportion
between the burdensome tax rate and
the things accomplished. The Democrat
thinks 1t will wait and watch the Wing
recover from it's spasm" at the higher
tax rate. We suggest to our compla-
Gently ignorant neighbor that the WING
is not alone in throwing spasms over
the high tax rate. We wish we were.
But unfortunately there are hundreds of
people in this county to whom this tax
rate comes as a real calamity-a burden
hardly to be borne; and it is little short
Of cruel for the Democrat or anyone
else to treat the matter lightly. The
Democrat thinks that Just at present
the county's finances is not an issue"
We beg to differ. 1t is not a political
issue and we do not want to make it one.
But 1t is a PRACTICAL issue and people
who are facing their tax bills realize
that 1t is very practical issue AT
PRESENT. They realize it so strongly
that hardly day passes without some
one asking us II something cannot be
done to remedy the distressing stua-
tion. We presume we could refer these
anxious inquirers to the Cecil Democrat
who will tell them cheerfully that there
is nothing wrong; that it is all 'delu-
sion" of the WING. But this will hardly
satisfy them, for their tax bills are not
'delusion" by any means, but hard,
stern reality that has to be faced and
settled.
We might also refer them to the Cecil
Democrats feeble argument on the road
question, wherein it shows that the
county had to spend $4,000 more last
year than the amount levied, for road
work. But that argument will hardly
satisfy them, because in the first place
the people are complaining that the
roads have little or nothing to show for
the $4,000 spent on Them and because
in the second place $4,000 extra spent on
the roads will hardly account for the
need of levy of over $4,000 greater
than was ever made before.
But we do not care to persue this line
of discussion further In fact we do not
care to become involved in a partisan
discussion of county finances with the
Cecil Democrat or anybody else. We
think, as we have repeatedly stated of
late, that the matter is of too vital i'm
portance to the people of this county to
be made the subject OF narrow parti-
san controversy. We regret that the
Cecil Democrat should attempt to make
it so. We realize of course that the
Cecil Democrat is purely party organ
and cares little or nothing for any sub
ject except from the standpoint of the
narrowest partisan feeling. We prefer,
however, to regard this matter from an
entirely different standpoint.
We realize, and the people of this
county realize that no agricultural COM
munity can stand such tax rate as at
present burdens us inthis county. What
we want to do is to find the trouble and
discover If possible a remedy. 1t can
best be done by our meeting together as
CITIZENS, and not PARTISANS. The
Cecil Democrat may not be able to I'M
derstand such suggestion, but many Of
our citizens can understand it,