Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-09-28

E1ltnn nvmp~s % the radiral candidate
for Osvesssr. Mr. Tone. skimed for this
scut5asan t,as he hsd cossstrusted at hs
own espenss too cksrcbeu IN cscil--hsa
Fbuih txs. sehcoI-6suses il The 6me coan-
ty.-had given to il railroads. nanufacso-
ries. mills and ''helping hand TO all who
showed disposition to help themselves"
and having undertaken also to vindicate
Mr.. Tonse against the charge Of once be-
ing ''hasty vender of slaves" the
phrase Of slavery terms, "Ceorsiaman. -
and also against the charges of usury-she
Democrat wakes hot and replicates as fol-
lows:
There Il 50 much that Is puerile and 30
much more that i stupid in tie structures
contained in the above that one would
naturally conclude the best thing the
builder Of school houses could do with
his spare change would be to erect one in
Baltimore for the special instruction Of
editors Of the Ameyiron. There j. 20
much that Is utterly without foundation in
the. record it makes Of Mr. Tones bene-
factions that an institution for the correc-
ton Of moral obliquity or pitiable creduli-
~ is quite as necessary. If Mr.. Tome is
himself the author Of the statement that
he has built two churches and two school
houses at his own expense. il shows him
capable OF greater amount of braggado-
clio than even those who knew him best
could have deemed him capable Of II
the 4n,erioaa has gained such informa-
ton from outside sources, it has been
shamefully imposed upon. The people
of Cecil county would like to know the To-
cation of those mythical churches and
school houses. Where are they7 Who
preach or teach in them. The school
house boast il manufactured Of the cloth
of imagination. The church is . hals-6n-
ished structure. which shows. more plain
ly than aught else could. how liberal
impulse was checked before II matured by
the controlling grasp Of stinginess. The
people Of Port Deposit have way Of ac-
counting for the sudden cessation Of work
on the structure that is not especially CON-
plimcntary TO the liberality of its projec-
tor. Whatever may be the motive. Ger
tainly the church. begun years ago. is yet
unfinished and the editor of the Demo
crat, or any other who should 90 to listen
TO STATED preaching" in it, would have
for his companions bats and owls, the
usual habitants Of deserted buildings
The other church he has built is like the
school houses--the baselcss fabric of n
boastcr's tattle. That one or both, If
built. would be erected to the God un-
known" to Mr.. Tome, may not be subject
of question. We have Bible authority
for the ineapacity of one man to serve two
masters God and "slammon" are each
too jealous to admit divided allegiance.
At short distance from the unfinished
church of which Mr.. Tome claims to be
the builder. stands another cdifice, ten
times more imposing. and vast deal more
costly. which was promptly finished from
foundation stone TO turret without giving
the bats or owls an opportunity to enter.
This is the temple devoted to ':Mammon
Is it doubtful that Our Own" has chosen
which he will serve?
But he has given Cecil county," says
the American. railroads. mills. manu-
factories. and has given helping hand
to all who showed disposition to help
themselves" And the american expects
its readers to believe this statement, and
honor Mr.. Tome as q bencfactor accord
ingly. Again. we ask, where are they :?
Docs buying the bonds Of railroads at a
minimum price after he has purposely re-
fused to help them until they reached the
depth Of ruin, constitute the giving Of
railroads 70 the county? II 80, then Mr..
Tones railroad experience is a public
benefaction. All the mills and manu-
factories" that be has interest in are those
covered by usurious mortgages, or which.
BY foreclosure. have become his. Is this
the style of bencfaction for which the pco-
pie should honor Mr.. Tome! But the
climax Of impudence is reached when we
hear about the ''helping hand" he has
lent. Helping hand! The hand the wolf
lends to the lamb-to take his fleece and
his blood! The hand the wrecker lends
the victim on the beach--to give him an.
other toss. until, half lifelcss. he falls an
easier eicsinn! The hand the usurer lends
the distressed debtor taking deeper and
deeper hold on his substance, unta all is
snatched from him ...
Such is the helping hand which Mr..
Tome has lent the struggling agricultural
lists Of Cecil county. and for which they
are now asked to reward him with their
votes. What has caused the unparalleled
distress that now pervades the entire coun-
ty? There is hardly hrmcr or man
ufaeturer who is not groaning under debts
that Impair his energies and threaten to
destroy his business. Real estate is mort
gagged to the full extent il will bear
Personal enterprise is burdened with
monthly notice of notes to be cancelled
On all sides the cry is still the same
debts beyond assets-labor and no reward.
One man alone prospers while all around
are oppressed. The fruits OF the soil are
sold 70 gill his Golfers. The labors Of mems
hands 90 to enrich the money lender in
his castle on the rock. Merchants do
business on money borrowed at twelve per
cent. and the margin of pro6's goes 10
pay the interest. Farmers par their Ia.
borers By mortgage at fifteen 10 eighteen
per cent, and are forccIosed on failure TO
pay interest scmi-annaalIy. No one gets
ahead but he who claims to lend the ..help-,
highland" What q helperi What ben
efactor! The good Madam Blaine. who
-''freeiy gave 20 all the poor
Who len . p.esSs bsAind
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