Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-03-21

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-Mr. Needham said thirteen thousand
hossheads Of Westers tobacco passed
through ths-Cisy Of Baltimore annually
without ever entering the State tobacco
warehouses that one dollar and City cents
outage on the hogshead vss sulkeieas 10
liquAlase the Expenditure II tAs v~s-
houses. Nov. II this nsaf - hungry end
does need hams. ~ ssse he people Of
the tobaece growing counties voeld try
and squeeze him out . few; and. IL they
havn't got hams. Tn quite sure. they
have some beef cattle OF scallawsSs a
least. which they would deliver up sooner
than have their own threats cut for. IL
you take away the only source Of emolu-
meut that inures 10 the tobacco crossing
counties Of the State. you take away their
political vitality. 1 must return 70 my
6rss love and hasten to . couclusion, for
fear | am trespassing ct too great . leagth
upon your columns and crowding out more
valuable matter.
Now. 10 lay aside these aphorisms. this
irony and facesioasuess. and revert to
stubborn fAets. Gov. whyts has perpetra-
ted the grossest injustice upon St. Ms
rvs county that could be visited upon .
people Who have stuck With such pertina-
city and adherence to the democratic cause.
His Discrimination. in the distribution Of
his patronage. against 81. Mays. 10 too
unjust 70 be overlooked or forgiven BY .
people who have served the democratic
party with the patriotism that you have.
l say. for his fragrant injustice to . people
who have stood un6inchins and answering
in their fidelity to the democracy Of the
State. he will meet retributive justice be-
fore he reaches the altimafsm Of his polit-
ical aspirations. In the name Of justice I
ask. by what political rule or law has St.
Mary's been sacrificed +? In the absence
Of other reasons. l repeat in the language
Of Ierb. Sat, THAT it 10 on account OF
your excessive. timc-serviag patriotism
that you are ignored. Now . days, il
will not do to be too steadfast in your de-
vosioo to the party. il you expect to re-
ceive any enolument arising therefrom.
The working Of politics and the bcs,owal
OF the Executive patronage 10 latter days
give striking illustration Of what ny old
friend T. r. use to say: Pm al right.
but you know require grcasing." The
very counties that were radical in eighteen
hundred and seventy are the ones to re-
eeivc the Executive patronage now. If
you remember Alright. ST. Mary's was the
only lower county Of the Fifth Congress
sional District that gave democratic ma
jority for the Hon. Mr.. Mcrrick in eish,
teen hundred and seventy. We fought
nobly and zealously to maintain the honor
Of Being the banner county Of the district.
Every honorable means that would avail
was brought to bear Even the fair dauch-
tcrs. and may say. without exaggeration.
that the children buckled on their armor
and went boldly 10 the front to struggle
for democratic victory. know this to
be fact. for overheard Mrs. F.. a lady
Of refinement and culture. eloquently
pleading for colored individuals vote
Aud now. my democratic friends. what do
you get.for all this ardor and xcal in the
democratic cause p In the language Of
my friend W.. "yau don't get that"
(meaning . snap Of your finger) No.
not only have you been deprived Of . To-
baeco Inspector. butt hear you are de-
nicd every right Of representation in the
warehouses. There may be good reason
for this discrimination against St. Mary's.
but I do honestly declare, II cant see it,"
Do you think it right and just that every
other lower county Of the State should be
served with some lucrative position. and
ono with two Of the most lucrative in the
gift Of the Governor. and st. Mary's. the
second OF third tobacco growing county in
the State. to Be denied any Of the emolu-
mcnts arising from the inspection Of TO-
bacco! l must ask again. Why was 81.
Mays ruled out after she WIS promised
an Inspector Il there any ruling spirits
about! Surely. there is no power behind
the throne. for Gov. Whyte. in his accep-
ta.orial address before the Nominating
Convention. proclaimed with the eloquencc
Of Cicero: ''Should I be elected to the
position for which you have nominated me
to-day. gentlemen. there shall be no pow
er behind the throne greater than the
throne itself" Well. Mr.. Beoeoaer, I
must quit you for the present. Here's to
His Excclleney! May his reign be %
pleasant. happy and uninterrupted and
glide as smoothly on ~ the golden orb
thas. now nears the occidental horison and
bids me close.
NOW AND THEN.