The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-03
JUST WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT

THE want of interest in their local
affairs, by Cecil county folks, was again
demonstrated on Wednesday, wnen a bare
handful of citizens responded to the call
for public meeting to hear the report of
special committee, appointed to inter-
view the State Roads Commission on the
matter of its attitude toward the allott-
ment for this county out of the Road
Loan of 1912. The gentlemen constitut-
ing this committee have spent consider
able time and trouble in going into this
subject Not one of them has anything
of purely personal interest at stake
nothing more than the interest which
every citizen and tax payer should have
in matter which is OF so much import
ance to the county's ACKNOWLEDGMENT. And
yet only two or three citizens .. the
county met the Committee for Wednes-
day conference. Not being identified
with the Committee we are not in any
position to say whether or NOT inat Com
mittee will take any further action in the
premises, We shall certainly offer no
word of criticism, if they drop the whole
business at once If the people of the
county, in whose behalf the movements:
was begun, do not care a rap ABOUT it,
lic-spirited gentlemen should burden
themselves further in that peoples be-
half. For our own part, we hereby pub
licly thank them for the interest they
have taken and the work they have done
And what about the county's loss, re-
sulting from failure to push the matter
to a successful issue? Don't give your
self any concern on that score. The
people OF this county enjoy losses. They
fairly revel in the luxury OF 5eing made
to suffer for the sins of public officials
1t gives them boundess JOY to pay enor-
nous taxes, without receiving proper
and adequate returns therefor. 1t brings
US genuine relief it sends us 10 the
shade of our green apple tree" with a
spirit, quiet and carefree, TO know that
our peop are perfectly content with
things as they are. Being very fortunate
and happy ourseves-even fortunate
enough to be along the line of what few
public improvements are going on in
this county-We have interested ourselves
in these public matters simply because
we felt that something might be achieved
for the welfare of the county and its
people We are relieved to know that
the people want no such efforts in their
behalf. We are glad to be told, a long
time feeder at the public crib did tell us
recently We are getting a long all
right, always have and always will !"
Now that is real cheering. The fellows
that feed fat at the pubic crib are
getting along all right; the people,
that fill the crib from which they feed
are getting along all right" Everybody
is comfortable and happy, and we are
mighty CAD to hear it. The only thing
that bothered us was the belief that the
people of our county We're NOT comfort
able and happy over their public affairs
Lots of them have been telling us that
But when 1t came to the point of action
to any definite step toward relief, the
people have shown themselves utterly
indifferent and, therefore, presumably
contented Good. On with the dance;
let 10y be unconfned; soak it to 'em,
boys; get all you can-and then some
Cecil folks don't mind. They are proud
and glad to toll and sweat for yoar dear
sakes, If only they can wiring enough
from that toll to keep the public crib
full for your feeding YOU "are getting
along all right"-and that is all the dear
people want.