Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-06

Ivnx-~ Hos. Brs.. G. HA.a,sk
Tn 14S'eAmf Esq E3ipr e the
80 49, Adrsrissy.-&sS at
teGei6s - hces called to yosa e]Ifssi.l
SkegS hsf headed Pol - 1sv-
- Mari ~" in which su ssrcd in
opst1 snirasi6,Ne manner yoa had
- - bssis Il yosr IS Pr
Sion I Night Ave rested easy. Tor Ihaye
shs ssiisfseiiss Of Al lssst believing that
myQua1tVefarasscr aud Conduct are 20
xell defined and 20 we'll understood 10 your
county that the dcirae,ion IN yonf artiels
would produce but little IL any injury to
me. You ezFese fpr m ''Yy.mlpF-
,osal r-.pee, I'D esssesa." Ia W ySS
make charges and insins..ions sgain., me
which II 1ue shossd deprive me or the
pessoaalsespsss snd sssese ofev~ytss
e., man. Thus you say: ''In tikin9pst
is -aLis great sssiSvs.snt (shsbsainlmcs.
| ofs,hssRrp~hasapsrsrg from psser) the
Maryland Democracy mus. ssnsis.fs zen
/ at bssiss. s'es II practical honesty. and
men p( earnest eouviciins On tho masy live
questions of The day. More caro- in tsis
respect would hove prevented. the selec-
,ion fss lcajer Of the GIoa. bsnj. G
harris. fos Whsm 20 have . warm per-
sonsl scspecs and esteem !" mud again !:
lille gscst oljrst seems 10 Be . get to
Congress in come way or Other" =
]" this latter charge you iosinuste thst
. disrepsiabss s'ode Of Erssipg 10 Congress
would nst b Questionable - ne. Now.
sir. l feel confident that there II cone false
preienss some where in these sayings Of
yours. and n you are very Positivo that
you have for me "a warm personal respect
ahd esiecn." am 6atiered into the belief
that you are pretending in other rcspecss
These Pretenses are often tho catch penny
operation Of petty Journalists Who. re-
ceiving . consideration from one political
aspirant. is prompte.l to pay him back for
the bread he furnishes by attempting. to
the best Of his ability. to scriLble down
others who possibly may stand in bis way
1t would he ungrsiefui in ne to imputs
such = course to one who has for me such
warm sentiments Of respect. yet I cannot
help suspccting Well. I will not
say what suspect. le,t l might irritasc
you. and thus lose me that rrecinus pos
session. your "warm personal resp"c. ard
estccss."
In another place in Jour article you
say: well. how could it happ that
Mr. Harris could have ever been selected
to carry the proud banner of the De,ao-
cratic party We insist that thcre mus,
be something wrong in tho machinery of
the party which permitted the selection Of
such candidates Gentlemen of dubious
and unreliable sfatus should never be Sc
lected. The policy ,siil be to bring Oft
earnest men Of earnest convictions" How
it happened. sir. that was selected to act
As representative Of the party il yell known
to those whose mcmnries 60 back fifteen
years. How fulfilled the trnst is also
we'll known TO them. Until your ejito-
rial have never heard il whispered that
had not faithfully and earnestly per-
formed my duty in the premises. This
supposed approval Of my fellow. Democrats
was n source Of great pleasure aud c,m:ors
TO me. aud nov to be dcprirsd Of tho be-
lief would make mo feel asa veteran off,
Ger wealj feel whcs ordered tobc strirpea
Of his uniform. No, no! The Sposl b
safe even ,Aosgh the veteran eilioer may
be orAcrea 70 end kept ID the rsdks.
cannot think thss the eaisos Of thc Anne
Arundel Advertiser. she ,sfan Who profess
sss' such s.ao& arm sespsct Esd esteem" for
| Lac Il. GstS -
little Gistess. ~hics gives nc noel, salts
i.ciios IN ns sslssased ago. @and shies<i
hope commends mo soRhe respcct and ess
secm ofsthose honorable men aud honest
Democrats whom ou fsrascf occasions
rcpre>euicd. - ''t's az ;'z'
Ihave taken more space thanI intend
ed in noticing your ungenercus. personal.
ities. for am moro anxious to ssy so,ne-
thing in reference to what you deuoninase
"those plain fsc's?" What are they :?
You say. 1.-The revolt Of the Hon. Ben.
jamin @. Harris. who. il is said. does not
intend to leave ss. but prefers the latter
method Of making it unpleasant in the
household II the party should see Ct not
to select hin, 40 its candidate. He flies
the colors Of absolute Independence; be
belongs to no party but bis own"
II yon bad read my address to the pco-
pie Of this district. which Was published
I 10 the St. Msry's Beacon. With which
you exchange. I can hardly think you
would have made statements so opposite
to truth. As fair and jus, journalist you
should now publish that address in order to
undeccive your readers. I have never
declared in that address or in any other
mode that would disturb the household
IL the party should see ct not to select me-
As its candidate. No man has been more
anxious than myself'o bring about united
party by the adoption Of those grea. dis.
Inactive principles which chiefly divide
it from the Radical knaves who are eonein-
ually struggling to overthrow them. As
attractive as you say Congress is, yet the
party could not select me. at any rate
could not enlist me, n It's standard. bearer
IL it ignored those great distinctive prin.
ciples which we're distinctly held and au-
nousced BY i. until the adoption Of Gree
leyism in the last presidential contest
most shameful aud deservedly disastrous
movement. In ignoring its principles it