Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-05-21
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Acts. II the principles Of the democratic
party are correct, 1T Us boldly and un-
,ornrrcu..-1. g!y maintain them n the los
# utrce. l5-.-p.7,c smiles, selt-interest.
nav. even life or fortune II they are
wrong. 1t those vho believe thus honest
Is make he issue But may the good
Lord deliver u from corrupt pl9cemen,
of,co-sct'..rs. cr representatives OF the
people. IT Tossing to te democrats, who
,cruple rot to compromise or betray the
honor ana dignity Of our faith. They
were elected 70 guard and protect It rath-
~ than minister to their own selfish. lG-
noble political ends What i it t. be /
3cmorratz l. i TO stand bv great prin-
ciI'c- If local government, Gontradl~-
tiugui,l,d from moM-rrous central despo-
ISM. Allegiance to men. cliqueS or eau
cuses, i not component part Of democ-
racy The maint nance Of principles not
meu.'is is mission If the orthodoxy
II the majority # the democratic party III
IT,, last and previous legislatures Of Ma
ry,and arc = hc Judged u that standa-l
,hrn th,v l.ayv forfeited III claims ~ that
rcc, gn..ion. Did not the Hon. Benz.
& Harris stand IS q candidate fairly and
.quarcly on the Jof7crsonian platform :
tie Kentuekv resolutions Of '9s drafted
by the immortal jefferson: Yes, h"
stood upon il boldly honestly and def
antlv. in the hour of trial, regardless OF
the threats If Congressional expulsion or
Lincon's ia-tilcs They had no terrors
T. for him in the discharge Of 4 high and
solemn duty Yet, this modern Cato was
showed aside for Tom Swami, the High
Priest If Know Nothingism, the inaugu-
rator, during his mayoralty q Baltimore,
Of the rutiian. cut-throat clubs to murder
and drive from the polls democratic vo-
tcrs We next find him a radical sup
porter of the internal negro war-then,
a yo-cailcl conservative, but not until ne
found the democratic current was on IL
hood-,ide allnihilating radicaism through
out the State Was il his past uncnVla-
bic record that recommended him >Pcciot-
In to the favorable consideration oI some
Of our democratic Senators and rcprcscn-
tativcs1 let rs hcncetorth beware Of
such so-caucd democrats. They are un-
worthy of public trust When disgrace
and defeat overlook the democratic party
III 1860 bv the has" dcScrtion of Stephen
4. Douglass what became Of the tree-soil
policy democrats, who ruined Us and de-
strovcd the country Did they not as
party desert to the encmy's camp. whose
president they elected by dividing the
democratic party At least all who could
obtain or expected raltrv Office did So
Since l>39, tie faith of the democracy
has been Systematically and villianou>ly
BETRAYED Corrupt demagogucs coward
II pandered 10 every popular error and
base chcanerv III order to obtain power.
The party followed the lead Of policy de-
moralzcrs in the quest Of office. What
Is the result Did success attend this
base abandonment Of principles unIer the
plea Of policy? Has not policy been
faithfully tried What has been the re
suit We have lost the control Of the
State and Federal governments. lost all
The yti,rss lost our political integrity. lost
our organization. lost the country. Yet,
to-day We hear the cry # policy, policy,
policy This cry was rung upon the ears
Of the delegates in the Biadenshurg Con
vcutiyn. Tie cry was--it IS 3lot poE '
to GIVE. the Hon. Benz q iiarrls the
NOMINATION for Congress 1t was not
policy IN the last Legislature of Maryland
to elect him to The dIsunlted states Sen
ate hut It ,roS policy with portion OF
our sore headed democrats, Senator's and
r,pr-- yntativcs, to olect Thomas Swami,
ii possible, who never voted a democratic
tirket in his htc It was policy to elect
Ecvcrdv Johnson to the di,unitcd States
Senate hy previous Maryland LcgiSla-
turc whose past political record was OF as
multjtorm asrec; az Joseph's coat But
he was good conservative Was he
when, he voted for Sherman
bin of nominations -that bill that sub
;tcr,d tln. nabScst tcople chat ever lived
in the tide of time to negro dominion
Oh tlnpora oh , 1uorrs am free to
admit there are thousands of democrats
who have been lea away from the demo
rr.t;, nartv hecaus, they never fully and
int.niGontiv ronprchcnicd the kentucky
rcsoluti61s Of IS Notwithstanding they
were the basis Of every democratic plat
form, ''as tie foundation stone, for six
stand or defeat awaits the party, and a