Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03


ks insrSae;e soeeys sfA. AL,y,s
Couuky. -1ke eerd addressed tot -
'lics 81 n shhsca Cotton. J. rs
Cfpne and elhen, in the issse e. ~
eda q the IA dit, requires sd11 - ee
frsn the Denocratic Central ocniltee
Of the cooat$. u soms member = it,
Tb1 nosioe would have been taksdin tiune
fof the last issue Of the Bcaeos. bat for
my illness.
When men do wrong vilfully. whether
in morals. or politics. they seek . scapc-
goat upon which to throw the responsible
ity Of their wrong-doing. In this ease,
these opposition csndidases have selected
the Uenccratic Central Committee Of the
county for their oaering-probahy, %
account Of the generally known pacific dis
position Of Its members.
II the responA6ility which they seek %
throw on the CeHtfal Committee. in order
to shield themselves from the merised CEN
sure Of their fellow democrats, az they
claim such fsilcwshipJ were less grave in
its Importance. We night pass i BY I'M
noticed. =.
Bot when these political necphytes I'M
dcrtake to instruct the Central Committee
aud the "Public" as 70 the ussges Of the
Democratic Party. and the duties and -.
thority Of the Central Commiftec. (if Ia
their opinion they have any duties, and
authority to perform thcm) and then ask
with an assumed air Of seIf.suffciency
lis it not then q gross innovation and ~
sumption Of power By the State (meaning
county, Central Committee, conceded to
have no legitimate authority, 70 reverse
this solemn judgment Of the people r We
do not think VIC should remain silent.
For nearly forty years. every prominent
political party in the country. has had its
State aud County Committees, the duties
Of which have always been, and are now,
just such rs your Committee performed
in their late call for primary elections. Of
Delegates to a County Convention. &c
They accompanied their notice with such
recommendations as they thought would
best guide and guard the participants in
their proceedings. They also made a
Democratic voters, TO participate actively
and generally in the primary elections
and to aid in the election Of Delegates "a
the County Convention, whose judgment
and patriotism would prompsthem to NOM
mate such candidates for Office, as would
command tie support of the Democratic
voters Of the county, and ensure IN eff.
cheney in Office which should challenge
the confidence Of our opponents. They
pursued this appeal far, enough. il that
was necessary, to satisfy any and every
honest Democrat Of the county that they
were more solicitous for the success Of the
Democratic party, and the general welfars
! of the county and State, than for any in.
dividual candidate, OF. candidates who were
likely to BE before the Convention. n
making this cali and appeal, they were
guilty Of no Innovations assumptiou
Of pover;. but acted clearly within. thcil
legitimate authority. They were infu
enccd by no other desire. than to secur,
the harmonious action Of the Democrat,
party. Their action, SO far as nomination,
were concerned, could only be advisory
recommendatory. They believed. then
and do now believe. that q large majorit,
Of Democratic voters was, and Is in favol
Of nominations for all Offices. They have
the satisfaction to know that large ma.
jority of the Democratic voters of ths
county. participated in the election Of
Delegates in Observation-Disclosures
active, energetic gentlemen. who when
assembled in Convention, having the pow.
er to decide between nominations and nc
nominations. or postponed nominations
believed it their duty to make the nomi.
nations. They made them IN presence Of
more than double their number of theil
fellow-democrats. They made them har.
moniously. Their whole proceedings wers
above criticism. Finally, thy pledged
themselves individually and collectively
10 use all fair and honorable means "a
elect the nominees. It was also, then and
there, declared in some patriotic remark.
made By DR.. I. A. Lynch. to be the duty
Of all Democrats who participated in the
primary elections. to support the nomi-
nees. This has boon the recognised Law
and duty Of parties from the earliest nom
nations to the present time.
Now where is the innovation" and
assumption Of power" by the Contra
Committee? They recommended course
to the Democratic voters Of the county.
and the Democratic voters accepted it,
They had right to reject it. but believed
they ought to accept il, and did 20.
But to come to the present political
condition Of the county. Has not q greai
change taken place recently. in the body
polite Of the county, By large addition
10 its voting element--and that element
too. solidly arrayed against the Democrat.
ic party, aud nearly its equal in numbers
viii these patriotic aspirahts for public
service make note Of this fact, IL il shall
heretofore have escaped them? Viii any
sane Democrat pretend to say.i that 4
would have been better for the success d
tho Democratic party, that all who had
been announced a candidates for the va
rious Offices to be flled, should have can
vasscd the county for election . What
would have been the rcsult7 Beyond
doubt, the election Of . Republicsn ticke'
throughout, Tor there would certaisly have
been such ticket in the feld. f: -. \.
The opposision candidates fellow III
question frst recited by the 6llewing.
IF disorganisaiioa. should exist in ~
party. is not this (that is. the call b. III
Central Committee) the, iaitiatory step z
We ansxsr No !-emphasically. NJ spd
huri back the charge ia-their Sseth. ~,
--<he opposition candidatss-hass. taksI
the iniGstcy step, and ~ resPeaibls j