The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-02
A CHASTITY PICTURE OF POLL
TICAL CONDITIONS.

MR.. CHARLES O. CARTER, head
of the Law and Order League of Wor-
cester county, has recently made pub
lie the findings of the League as to the
corruption of voters in last Falls cleo
ton in that county. We are, of course,
in no position to decide as TO the COR
rectness of Mr.. Carriers horrible story,
though he goes into great circumstan-
TALLY as to the evidence, even stating
again and again that so many voters
were bribed at such and such a figure,
by such and such a person. 1t is diff
ficult to think that Mr.. Carter would,
in such detail, make public such a
story without being certain of his
facts. And yet it seems incredible
that any county in this State could be
guilty of such awful political debauch-
cry.
/. If Mr.. Carriers story be true,
then Worcester county IS not worthy
of place and a representation in the
political government OF this State.
There are many most worthy and
high-minded citizens in that county.
In the name of common political de
cency can't they cleanse the county OF
such corrupting influences and re-
store it to a respectable place in pres
ent day civilization?
2. Worcester county is the home
county of Senator John Walter Smith
and has been under his political domi-
nation for many years. If Mr.. Car
ter's story be true, we suggest to
Senator Smith that he could do no
worthier thing in his declining years
Che is an old mani than 20 give him
self to cleansing his own county from
political conditions that are little
short Of barbaric, if we are to credit
the narrative that comes 70 us from
the head of the Law and Order
League. Indeed, if this condition of
things has grown up, or even existed,
under Senator Smiths political leader
ship, the obligation on him is all the
greater to see that his home BALI
wack is cleansed Of its pollution.
3. Worcester county is the county
which Senator Orlando Harrison rep
resents in the State Senate, since the
Democratic Machine Cn the early days
of the last session. determined to Dust
Ounce Ashburn 1.-THE Fusion candi-
date and give his seat 10 Orlando
Harrison, the Smith selection. Now
Senator Harrison, we understand, is
an active member of the NJ. f. Church
and certainly cannot condone such
practices as are depicted in Mr.. Car
ter's story. Mr.. Harrison ought to be
able to find out the truth CT falsity of
the Carter story. If it is false, he
owes it to himself, his county and
State, to expose or dcnounce the
story. If it is true, he should resign
his seat in the Senate of Maryland as
unwilling to be the beneficiary of such
fragrant corruption and fraud.
We are speaking strongly, but none
too strongly. Either Mr. Carter has
published false story or a true one.
The people Of Worcester county, their
political leaders, especially. owe it to
the county and the State (if the story
be false) to explode it and relieve us
from the shame of its charges. If the
story be true, much more do they owe
it to the county and State to clean
such a plague spot up-or push it out
into the bottom of the sea giving
some of its politicians the same push) 4.
We sincerely hope the story is not
true. We hate to think that in this
day, in the State of Maryland. there
can be any spot besmirched with such
bestial conditions.