Saint Mary's beacon., 1873-03-06

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- sRe Eaiasss u de Bssss-Gsn1Emss :
IN yesr last issue sppssss { ssessai-
eaiios signed Tres Blss sbich calls for
Dome exsnisstioa. The writer of the sr-
tists In question msy Be and deubtssss b
sincerely DESTROYS Of sseise The Demosrst-
10 party once more in tbs ascendant; and
a.. a. --.:-i- --..id .~>--, .. Al. ,>sa;.~>
~ eye. rather The asnine torch sssg hy
the ineendiafy's hand into the very midst
Of our defenees. than the steady CLEAN or
tho light that 10 fed BY the oil Of expert.
enes that alone ssn guide ~ in our time
Of trouble and our way Of darkness. Most
unfortunately there is too great an aptness
to yield to pressure on the part Of The con-
servasive elemeat Of our county. aud most
pre-eminently now does the Democratic
party represent sil our conservatism. And
what have her new departures. and her
! unnatural alliances. and her independent
Every indepsudsn.) seaisms brought to
herf We bsve yielded. and let The NOR
ti6catiou and shame and our present posi-.
ton snswcr With what result. A party
numbering it, adhereass BY millions has
absoluscly 10 voice. no particle Of weight
In the administration Of public affairs. but
with banners trailed and soiled and now.
alas! dishoaered. must perforce stand By.
all helpless. aud with quavering voice
feebly cheer the pageant Of Rsdicalism %
it moves along bearing orr eountry's veal
to destruction. Must we even join the
train' Permit me 10 Sposs n ssLssoaes
from one Of our foremost nsinds . descrip-
ton Of conservatism in an article on Wo.
mans Suffrage:
The resisted novelty Of yesterday. is
to-day an accepted principle Of conserve
tism, it il conservative nov only in q.
fecting to resist the next innovation. which
will tomorrow Be found upon ito timidity.
to Be followed BY . third revolution to be
denounced in iss time. only to be adopted
in the end. This imbecility il not hard
to explain. Our conservatism il Of cxpe-
dieney only and not ..s Of s.s.as .sl,R R.insiPIs:
sake OF truth and entcrtains no idea ofbe.
ing guilty Of the folly Of martyrdom. We
doubt when. after . few yeare. woman's
suffrage shall have become an accomplish
ed fact. conservation will taci,ly admit il
into its creed. and thenceforward plume t.
self upon its wise 6rmncss in opposing with
similar weapons the extreme Of baby suf-
frsge; and when that too shall have been
won. it will be heard declaring that the in
tegrity Of the American constitution re-
quires At least the refusal Of suffrage to as
ses. then il viii assupe. with great dig
nifty. its final position"
Put democracy in the place Of conser.
vatism. and our party Is but too we'll de- |
scribed. Must we follow still further the |
path We have lately trod. and yield and |
bargain and combine till. in all our broad |
land, there shall Be nothing left to con.
serve? Rather let us rcfrace our more |
modern course aud In the light Of the dis
tant past find the true policy We ought to
pursue. Let us. IL We can. 90 back to the |
faith and truth Of our fathers. and when
We end error aud wrong confront Us in
our way. following their good example.
let rs, with lance In rest and visor down.
challenge the combat to the bitter end aud
cry "no quarter"
/ ask True Blue" to consider carefully
bis proposition. taking his own statemeut
Of the division Of parties IN the county a.
correct, rs applied to our local Offices
The democratic strength is .200-the op.
position 600. Il The opposition united
or dividedf II united. surely they will !
not give up . single oliee With 400 clear
majority IN their favor. They are not the
people TO do quite % generous thing.
Generosity . nos their foibls. Are they
:, Then where the 1ss q the M
nataral a6liationl Again, What 10 the
composition Of the opposition with which
We are to enter into coalition with bon
est statement Of capital stock Of each par.
~ to is." What is the negro vote 81
How maay sable icgislasors. County Con.
missioncrs. etc., must the democratic par.
~ aid in elcvasing TO ofice Isn't there
. bitter twang about the contests Of this
goblet that True Blss would faia Ger to
our psrcAsa lipsf Ne. Msssrs. Eaissss. vs
can mako 10 eooproaiss, il vs would sd-
here 10 one single cardinal priseiple ef oar
political faith. The sooner ve rseoguise,
anu 70 embsasoa oa cur haancrs, the fact
that the contest aou b between trutk and
uatruth. light and utter dsfk.ess. the bet
ter for % and Cor thsse uho are 10 conc.
Il the dread future has Cor ~ no brighter
fate in store than the ssprenscy Of Radi-
cal doctrine. IL still greater dcgradaiioa
Of the political ftaasAiss = . eome, ifeor-
rupsion and utter wealthy are 10 rule The
future % the present. Il he lasa vsstiee al
States Rights = 70 GA belssu sse serbia
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