The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-09-06
SUPPOSE THIS CATECHISM

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SOME of the politicians, in their eager
striving for factional advantage, are
having a good deal to say 1--WE are told
about the tax rate-a subject in which
they have heretofore taken no noticeable
interest and in which they would doubt
less continue to be uninterested BUT
FOR ITS POSSIBILITIES AS A VOTE
GETTING PROPOSITION. Death bed
repentences may be all right Gt is not
for US to says but one cannot help
doubling a bit and wondering if many
penitent of such kidney would not be-
long in the class OF our own fellow
countian, who when urged in his dying
hours to forgive much-ha neighbor
finally consented, but with this proviso:
but remember ii / do get out of this
that forgiveness don't stand, I'll knock
out OF the - Well, seeing as
how these political candidates, who are
now having SO much to say about the
tax rate have never shown any interest
/ nthe subject heretofore, one cannot
help but think their present interest a
sort of death bed interest, and ore can
not help suspecting that if they ever DO
get out of their political difficulties, that
is to say If they SHOULD happen to be
elected to office, one cannot 1--WE say
help suspecting that THEY WILL I'M
MBDIATELY BECOME AS INDIFFER-
ENT TO THE TAX RATE AS THEY
HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL THESE
RECENT YEARS.
Suppose, while these gentlemen are
cavorting amongst the voters with the
customary freshness of the "gladhand
politician" suppose while they are pro-
Tossing to the voters their unreasonable
devotion to the peoples Interests, sup
pose 1--WE say that in the midst of all
this self-seeking performance, some
cold-Fblooded and level-headed citizen
should catechize these aspirants like
this
~ You are deeply interested in the
ta-rate question, are you?( U'm, have
It'll you became a candidate for office.
(2) You are going to reduce that tax
rate, are you? Yes, we'll, have you ever
by your voice, or pen or even presence,
taken any least part in the nom partisan
discussions and deliberations on this
subject, which is of such vital interest
to the public happiness and prosperity?
(3) If you have ever manifested any
interest in this subject before you be-
came candidate for office, would you
mind telling us just what your conclus-
ions are and what plans you have in
mind for solving this tax rate difficulty?
This is not matter to be trifed with
for political buncombe. 1t touches too
closely the peoples hearts and homes, 10
be banded around for the purposes of
small politics. If the fiscal problems of
the State and county (Which of course
are the tax problems fundamentally
have received your mature considerra-
tion we would be glad to hear from you;
SO far we have no recollection of your
having been heard from on this subject,
until you became a candidate for office,
and even then we cdnn9 recall any de
mite and intelligent deliverances whic'
you have made concerning it. What we
folks are after, Mr.. Candidate, is TIL
ADMINISTRATIONS OF OUR PUBLIC A
FAIRS IN THE PEOPLES INTEREST,
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We think we have paid dearly enough
for political chatf and we think we do not
care TO be caught by such chaff any longer
Suppose the people handed out some
such straight talk as that to the politi-
cal candidates, what would happen? And
isn't that the sort of talk the people
ought to hand out? We have come to
very serious hour in our State ana
County affairs-an hour when the way
our public affairs are handled is going
to fix our prosperity and happiness as
people, and that of our children after
US is 1T GOOD SENSE, is IT GO
CITIZENSHIP, is 1T COMMON SELF
PRESERVATION TO ALLOW OUR
SELVES AT SUCH AN HOUR TO BL
CAUGHT WITH POLITICAL CHAFF; TO
ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE CARRIED
AWAY BY THE STRIFE OF SMALL
POLITICS? The people OF this county
will have chance in this November
election TO say whether or not they are
going to longer wear the heavy yoke
that is laid upon them by doing what
the politicians tell them to do-instead
of doing what their own judgment and
interest tells them to do.