The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-01-17
OH. THAT DEMOCRATIC MA
CHINE!

SENATOR CARNlLLE ID. BEN
SON, of Baltimore county, is simply
the mouthpiece of the old Maryland
Democratic machine. Ergo, it was that
Machine, primarily, and Senator Ben
son only secondarily, that made an at
tempt last week to prevent Senator
elect Frank f. Williams from taking
his seat in the Senate. The attempt
failed, of course, and failed simply be-
cause it had not a leg to stand on.
1t succeeded only in preventing the
Senator from becoming a men,
Der CT the Committee on Rules Ito
which he had been designated) by
holding him from his seat for some
days. 1t also succeeded in making
egregious asses of the gentlemen who
projected and participated in the at
tack on Senator Williams. Their at
tempt to insult the intelligence of the
people of Cecil county and to reject
their properly accredited representa-
tive, upon so flimsy a charge as com
mon rumor", without a scintilla of
evidence to support it, without the
production of single fact or even all
legged fact to justify their contention,
such an exhibition of intellectual and
political stupidity could, of course, do
no real injury to the object of their
attack; it could only succeed in dis
crediting the authors of such an as
SHINE Vancouver.
To the animated it doubtless seems
incredible that any political machine
would go laundering and fioundering
into such a mud ditch.
But then one must remember sew
eral things by way of explanation. In
the first place, the Maryland Demo
cratic Machine is not notable for its
intellectually. 1t can do whole lot
of things better than it can think.
It's achievements are exclusively along
ways that are dark and tricks that
are (not) vain" To expect it to make
good where reason is enthroned or
justice holds the scales, is expecting
entirely too much. We were not sur
prised, only mildly amused, to watch
it blunder. IT'S the nature of the
beast. And then, too, or secondly, to
be true to our ministerial training,
one must remember that it is "pizen"
to many of this old Democratic ma
chine to have to suffer the presence of
Senator Williams in any body which
is their own exclusive and unquestiOn-
al proprietary-or which they delight
to regard as such. They have so long
and so complacently believed in and
cherished their right divine to govern
wrong. that one cannot help but
sympathiZe with their resentment at
the presence of any impudent inter
loper who not only ventures to regard
them as a nuisance and affection to
our State, but who is even disreSpect-
full enough to say 50. Of course, they
wanted to throw him out. Why not?
What fellowship hath darkness with
light? Who would expect Senator
Benson's masters to do aught else
than resent the action of Cecil county
in sending into their presence and
into their legislative halls Senator
of the peoples choice, instead of one
of the ''bosses'" choice. Such action
is intolerable-to the bosses. 1t is
a defiance of their ancient and mott
honorable customs" They would
show their resentment by throwing
such representative out. [Query:-
How long before the people, not only
of Cecil county, but of the State of
Maryland will throw them out?
Oh, yes, there were reasons enough
why the old Democratic Machine, of
which Senator Benson was but the
plant tool, should want to GUST Sena-
tor Williams, even though it would in
suit the people of this county who
elected him and would entail the trou-