Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-17

The denial that the call Of the Commit
tee "wss sustained" by a large majority
Of the Democratic yote and the assertion
chat threc-fourths Of the party were sun
represented and misrepresented" In that
Convention. il 30 gratuitous and reckless
in fhe face Of facts showing the contrary.
rs exhibited By the returns of the Jaascs
of the primary elections. that the cause
Ringing for success. upon such assertions,
must be desperate indeed.
But the point to which the attention of
the opposition candidates was especially
called. BY the Chairman Of the Central
Committee. as aHording the strongest ar
gument in favor of nominations. has been
entirely overlooked by Col. Crane. a well
At By the ether candidate who csssyed =
reply TO the defence Of. the Central Com
mittee;- This looks concerned. as IL Il
was designed to dodge or >evade it, and
keep its agitation FROM before the Demo-
cratic voters. The reader win readily
understand, that I refer to the change
that has taken place in the voting popu-
lificn Of tlne county. BY which the colcrcd
voters with few white leaders, nearly
our equal in numbers. are solidly arrsycd
against the Democratic party. Il Is this
party. (the Repuilicsn) that will reap the
benefits Of any factious schisms in our par
ty; and they are now gaping. and has.
tenins sith' syidity, To- swallow the game
which they think is approaching their
nets. so cunuiugiy set for unwary birds:
Why have they eschewed altogether. this
poll sicsl change, rs lift afforded no afgu-
ment in favor Of the caifofthe Committee,
and the action oftbe Convention; aad pur-
sued their Designating hobby. with a
pcrtinacity worthy Of better cause, and
more honorable resuitsf Do they expect
to hoodwink Democratic voters, By refu-
sing to consider this change and its eff
fects? DO they expect Democrats to be
blindly led by their personal partialitics
and friendships to their own political de-
struc:ion? / trust there is too much po-
litical virtue alive and actively burnin; in
the breast ofeyery true Democrat, TO aid in
bringing such infamy upon our county.
Let Democrats but deliberately look tie
facts in'the face. and yield obedience to
cool and enlightened Judgment. 1t can
not be said. that the success Of the oppo-
sitionists will not be the success of the
Republican party. which will most surely
lead to such disiategration Of the DEM
ocratic party, as to put it in minority in
the county, unless in the mean time, the
colored voters should learn, what we all
know to be the truth. namely, that their
interests are identified in every respect,
with The interests of the Democratic par
ty. That they will in time learn this hes
son, have not doubt: but not until By
increased enlightenment and intelligence.
they can lay aside the prejudiccs engen-
dercdin their minds, by the influence of
their uniou-,cague leaders. aud their blue
light night meetings.
Remember Democrats. they would have
you look at things as they were two years
and longer ago. They would put you in
the same Rip Van Wrinkle slun,bcr from
which Col. Crane would have you believe,
I have been so recently aroused "Etcr-
nal vigilance is the price Of liberty
therefore that you be not overreached by
the enemy. Demagogues have heretofore
quoted political preccLents for their pur-
poses, as readily rs the Devil can quote
Scripture Cor his. Don't be alarmed by the
cry Of party tricks" .'foul wrongs" and
political rings" when that cry is SO evil
deutly prompted solely by interested mo-
tives! l. is only the cry of disappointed
hope and ambition. raised tn excite sympa-
thy, and mislead personal friends. They
have no grievances to redress. And ifthey
had, the manner in which they seek it. is
vengeance upon their own friends. tits true
the madness of desperate men is often too
hard for those who would guide them in the
path of safety and honor; but in the end
they have cause TO regret their mad career.
JOHN F. DENT,
Chairman Dem.
Central Committee
for St. Mary's county.
Aug. Is. 1871.