Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-04-06
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ferinr inter ri in mnny cases
which is gencratedhmoug large classes
Of our people blythe hateful me'nous
which the frec-figE system has lntrouu-
ccd and metbodSzs in our midst, to in
sure an nprisinr all good and thought-
full men IN its fayr. Nothing, any way
can wen be werg than the frce-fght sys-
tenn. even IF Inc Convention business
would not accomplish all that | have claim
ed for il.
But the p,or man, however talented
has no fair show for public oihce undcr
the Convention system l deny this,
but even admitting that he has not, what
earthly show has he under the other sys-
tenn 7 would not like to state my CO..
victions of the number Of psalSfy. but I
votes now in market IN they are much too
iciH state that I,6costly for an man ofham.
bic means 10 tIv 49,. --.~ s-vS7 ssss sJs-
TEN. whatever % may promise, practically
bars out the poer man from all valuable Of
fec, and from all valuable Office he will con-
tinue to be barred, either until he ceases
to be poor, or until public position ceases
to be struck down to the heaviest bidder.
Have the farmers of the county rcfec-
ted upon the inevitable DISCRIMINATION Of
their labor system consequent upon this
free-fght businessf suppose they have
not or their voices would, ere this, have
been heard demanding a Convention. A
contested popular campaign usually opens
in the last days of August and continues
with accelerated heat until the first days Of
November. Are not the days embraced
within this period the most important to
the farmer Of any during the ycarf Even
If the Conversation system would produce
disorgan;Eation in the labor system also,
ii could only be temporary and would oc-
cur, il the usual practice is observed. at
time when the farmer is comparatively
idle. The evil would be limited TO a few
days only. When the Convention spoke,
the contest would DO settled, and farm
work, not politics, would then be made
to engage the attention Of the laborer.
One other suggestion and | have done
The heads Of families aud the Taxpayers
Of the county have n supreme interest in
controlling the Commissioners and Or.
phans' Courts, and they sbosld suffer no
party iaches to jcopardizc their mastcrship
in these bodies. Why they should not.
is too clear to render argument or expla-
nation necessary. II, then, the politicians
should defeat Convention and thus i'm
peril the return Of honest, capable and re-
spoDsiblc men TO these Courts, or, If q
Convention should be convened aud il
should nominate only for what is known
as political Offices. lin either case, an or
gapization Of taxpayers and family heads
for self-protectiou will have become a mat
ter Of the highest moment and the clear
est necessity. If either Of these contin-
gencics should happen, my idea is that the
taxpayers should organic by districts and
outside Of politics to secure the control Of
these Courts. There are five Commission
crs aud three Judges Of the Ophans
Court 10 be elected Let an arrangement
be entered into To give each Of the six dis
tricts at least one representative in one or
the other Of these Courts, distributing the
two remaining ones as policy may dictate
Let the districts, then, call district Con-
ventions and each district nominate IFS IA
yorite. / am satisfied that the tar payers
throsghout the county would rally 70 these
nomiRssions and give them a united sup
port The better, the best plan Of all +,
however far better than any crude exper-
iment Of mine, is for the Democratic Cen
trail Committee 10 call Convention, and
for this body to nominate honest aud ca
pablo democrats from the top to the bot
tom Of the ticket This would avoid all
risks and would satisfy every democrat
who means honestly to stand by the for
tunes Of his party
CORNPLANTER.