Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-06
L.,rrx ..s<z hos. Br.,. G. H......

teniion hss been called TO your edifosial
Of the 9th inst headed Politics In Low.
er Msrylsnd." in which I am aspailed IN
. most unjussi6abIc manner. If you had
made truth the basis Of your sninadvcr-
sion l might have rested easy. Tor lave
the sstisfaciiou Of st least believing that
my public character and conduct are %
veil defined aud so welt understood in your
county that the detrsction in your article
would produce but little IL any injury to
me. You exprcss for me '.s warm per-
sonal respect and esseem." and yet 700
make charges aud insinuafions against me
which IL true should deprive me Of the
personal respect aud esteem Of every hon.
est man. Thus you say: ''In taking part
in this great achievement (thc banishmeut
Of the Republican PARTY from power) the
Maryland Democracy must nominate men
Of brains. men Of practical honesty. and
men Of earnest eoaviciins on the many live
Questions Of the day More care in this
respect would hsvs prevented tho selee-
tion for leader Of the Hon. Benz. G.
Harris. for whom VIC have . warm per-
sonal respect aud esteem )" aud again !:
"Ilis great objcc, sccms to be 70 get to
Congzers 10 come way or other"
10 ihis latter charge you insinuste that
. disreputabls mode ofgetsing 10 Congress
would not DO Questionable 70 mo. Now.
sir. feel confident that thsro 10 some false
prctense somewhere in these sayings Of
yours. and as you arc very positive that
you have for me "a warm personal respect
and esteem" ] am faiterrd into the belief
that you are pretending in other respects.
These pretenses arc often tho casch-pcuny
operation Of petty journalists who. re-
ceiving consideration from one political
aspirant. is prompted to pay him back for
the bread he furnishes by attempting. 70
the best Of bis ability. to soribble down
others who possibly may stand in bis way.
II would be ungrateful 10 me to impute
such course to ono WHO has for me such
warm sentiments Of resrecs. yet cannot
help suspccting - Woll. will not
say what suspect. lest l might irritatc
you, aud thus lose me that precious pos
session. your "warm personal respect ard
estecm."
In another place in your article you
say: We'll. how could it happ u that
MIR. Harris could have ever been selected
to carry the proud banner Of the Demo-
cratic party? We insist that there must
be something wrong in the machinery Of
the party which permitted the selection Of
such candidates. Gentlemen Of dubious
and unreliable status should never be Sc
lected. The policy will be to bring out
earnest men Of earnest convictions. How
it happened. sir. that was selected to act
as representative Of the party is we'll known
to those whose memories 60 back fifteen
years How | fulfilled the trnst is also
well known to them. Until your cdito.
rial I have never heard it whispered that
| had not faithfully aud earnestly per-
formed my duty in the premises. This
supposed approval Of my fellow Democrats
was a source Of great pleasure and comfort
to me, and now to be deprived Of the be-
lief would make me feel as \ veteran Off
Ger would feel when ordered to be stripped
of his uniform. No. no! The past is
safe even though the veteran officer may
be ordered to aud kept in tho ranks. !
cannot think that the editor Of the Anne
Arundel Advertiser. the man who profess
scs snclfA'a warm respect and esteem" for
mo. has ingenuity enough to falsify my
little history. which gives me much salts
faction in my advanced age. and which
hope commends mo to the respect and es-
tccm OF those honorable men and homes.
Democrats whom | on former occasions
represented.
have taken more space than I intend
ed in noticing your uugenerous personal.
tiles, for am more anxious to say some-
thing in reference to what you dcnominate
',hose plain fac.s." What are they
You say. 1.-THE revolt Of the Hon. Ben
jamin G. Harris. who. it is said. does not
intend to leave Us. but prefers the latter
method Of making it unpleasant in the
household If the party should see ct not
to select him a. its candidate. He flies
the colors Of absolute Independence; he
belongs TO no party but his own"
II yon had read my address to the peo-
pie Of this district. which was published
in the St. Mary's Beacon. with which
you exchange. l can hardly think you
would have made statements so opposite
to truth. As fair and jus. journals. you
should now publish that address in order to
undeceive your readers. l have never
declared in that address or ia 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 to bring about united
party BY the adoption Of those great dis.
tinctive principles which chiefly divide
it from the Radical knaves who are cousin-
ually struggling to overthrow them. As
attractive as you say Congress is, Jet the
party could not select me, al any rate
could not enlist me. ~ its STANDARD. bearer
il it Ignored those great distinctive priu-
ciples which were distinctly held and an
nounced BY il until the adoption Of Gree
leyism in the last presidential contest
most shameful aud deservedly disastrous
movement. In ignoring its principles it
would no longer be the proud and defiant
Democratic party. but . mere mongrel
unworthy Of the notice or support Of hon.
est mes.
In you editorial you yourself say THE
Democratic party,should not have adop-
ted the suicidal policy Of selecting Mr..
Greeley IS its candidate, an act which
ska.lal "a NASAL sousa ~o1 v~.~1 uUsl q AZ.