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

TRAr "Aprxa-TRoceRr. "-Asthe Ben
can has been pronounced in a late CON-
municssion TO Be tho '.oryas" ofthe Dca-
oeratic Central Committee Of our county
. grave and ssgravsscd offence for which
ne apologize on tho spos-iss usseranccs.
we think. ought fairly to be admitted u
part Of the res sessa in determining the
question. whether the cali Of the Central
Committee was intended 10 be ..ad viscry"
or otherwise. Long before it could have
been ascertained whether 1.-The opposition. "
eoasd he ''crushed ont" b. not-indced.
before there ras an opposition. unless il
vas secret one and unknown to the gen.
cral poblielshe Beacon. week stler the
call and SIX weeks before the meeting Of
the Conrcntion-used this language
1T should b. borne in mind that the
action Of the Central Committee in this
ssstter Is simply recommcndatory and that
il is competent for the democratic voters Of
the several districts. withoat any violation
Of party discipline. to instruct theix dele.
gates to the July Convention to act against
the recommendation Of the Central Conf
mitsee in this respect. is they think proper
to do.so. The democratic voters of the
county arc entitled Of right to have one
Convention or two Conventions or many
Conventions. as they may elect. nor have
we understood the Central Committee a
gainsaying this right. At least, We BE-:
lieve they have neither the right nor the
wish to gainsay il. and certainly not
against the asccrtained wishes Of the par.
ty. The question. then. rs to one Con-
vention or two or many Conventions. is 40
open question and now before the demo-
cratic voters Of the county for srbi,rament.
Those who oppose one Convention set
Ting the whole legislation of the party in
regard to Governor. Legislature and local
officers. arc under no party constraint to
adopt the recommendation Of the Commit
tee in this respect, and arc at fullest lib
erty TO talk till they tire against it and 20
out among democrats and impress all they
are able to impress with the idea, that
only such delegates should be voted for
to come to Leonardtown on the llth of
July next as favor two Conventions in.
stead Of one This is both orderly aud
legitimate. RENTS the issue raised agains.
tie recommendation Of the Committee to
the democratic voters Of the county. where
it belongs. and upon their decision. wheth.
er right or wrong, "hang all the law and
the prophets.
But this is not all. On the 18th of
June, the organ had another u,tcrancc on
this point. Speaking Of the Crawford Sys-
TEN, it said
"If The democracy Of the county really
want the Crawford System, they are emit
tied to be heard, and we suggest that the
proper way for them to be heard, is to in
struct their delegates to the July Conven-
ton to vote against all nominations for leg
is!atiye aud local positions and to provide,
in conjunction with the Central Commit
tee. for the calling of another and a new
Convention under the Crawford plan. IF
it is true, as our correspondent states. that
an Overwhelming number" of democrats
in our county favor the new system. it is
the easiest thing in the vaSla to elect DEL
cgates at the primary clcc@9ns on the 9Th
of July next to inauguratc it"
Two days before the primary elections.
there was still another uttcrancc on this
subject by the organ. Sand the Beacon
on the 9th of July
1T is conceded that the Central Com
m;t;ce has not transcended its powers in
that the democratic voters
Of the diaeren: districts eject ten men to
County Convention Who favor nominations
for Legislative and local positions. 1t is
the right and. indeed. the duty of this Conn
mittee to recommend any measure Of par
ty policy. not 10 conflict with the jurisiic-
ton Of the State Central Committee. which
it may adjudgc to be for the local benefit
of the party. 1t is the right. we repeat.
of this Committee to recommend, but it is
also the right Of those to whom this re-
commenda;ion is addressed. to adop. or
reject it as they may think proper. Our
friend opposes. as he has perfect right to
do. this recommendation Of the Commit
tee and substitutes a recommendation Of
his own. as he has also a perfect RICH: to
do. The issue, then. is between the two
recommendations and the democratic vo-
tiers are the jury. In our judgment. the
decision Of this jury, whatever it may be.
is the law for the time being and binds all
parties, until it has been reversed in the
regular way. What Lefore the election,
was only recommendation, which demo-
Gratis were free to combat or to advocate,
as they might think best. after the elcc-
ton becomes lao, having received the
imprim,tm Of the proper and fnal tribu-
nal"
1t viii be borne in mind that an these
extracts were printed and circulated before
the election Of delegates to the Convention.
and We submit. apart from the explanation
Of the Chairman Of the Committee and the
construction Of the call itself,
that they establish the proposition. that
the action Of the Committee in this matter
vas only advisory, ''recommeudatory."
and was 50 understood by democrats up to
the very day the "humbug of Convex
ton" was convened. What, then, be-
comes Of the ''after-thought" charge now
made against the Committee? The truth is,
the allegation that the call was not 'ad-
visory" in respect to local nominations is