Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

. matter. 1 thisk yoa ought TO crease mr.
crazy brain for entertaining an idea Of its
crredfatg- wAea ssaan enters into the do
main of deascsien The x~spon Of disclaimer
i alien usea 10 make his icfrarsien more
effective Yar rceellees Mark Anthony
over the dead belly os cHsar. He is~r-
stes and seiscrssrs no icss thsa ten times
that Brmsus and he CO ean.piratsrs were
all honorable men," aEl then after una
king statements which caused the people
to differ With him ON that point. be be-
gins TO make sis ''disparasiag redccsioasr
upon them. aud openly calls them bloody
traitors hope you viii give up play
i,f Mark Anthony c-er rs lover Mary
l.naers II may be failure.
Yoa appear. however. TO draw wide
distinction between moral and political
character A man may he q political
knave aud vet his neral character be nn-
tainted Can yna charge or insinuaie
sha, hs is the former. aud then BY dis
ciaimer of ..in,snding any disrarseias
persona. reflections" save the latter? |
take a diaerept view on this poiat. In
my opinion the relation of politics and
morals should be close one. Immense
| evil aud corruption are the rcsul, OF their
! wide separation in this country at the
present time and she triesF.st. Iwarn
the Democratic party to- be ..squsre.
straightforward aud hoaorabls;' retire
from the Radical slough. and cleanse IT.
self from Radical fl,h. and il will be in
good condition 70 attempt she rescue Of
our rights aud liberties. fit shall puf-
sue different course thcn. Facilis dsscsa-
sns averni. Sc.
You close your letter By saving in sub-
stance: Il shali be content with the iudg-
mcnt Of those who will read my editorial
and your letter as to the propriety OF your
being an independent, candidate" Fhave
always declared tina, should mt be an
independent. candidate If the Convention
shah place thsir candidate upon the white
man platform, II they do not. FEEL
released from otlisation to support him.
and shall feel at liberty TO become an in
dependent candidate. or 10 support one.
am not willing to be disfaack;sed again.
as was in 1872, By being prevented
from voting for true Democrat upon
true Democratic principles Ifyour branch
Of the party can be independents enough
to desert aud abandon the mos, sacred
principles Of the party. then the branch ia
which belong will be independent enough
to stand by, defend and protect these
principles aui if there is a failure 10 the
coming political contest. the deser.ers Of
those principles must bear the blame and
the shame.
You make mistake in referring this
question to those only who can read. and
in ;gucriDg that large mass who either
cannot read or do not trouble newspapers.
but who have as clear ideas and stronger
feelings on this subject than those who
can aud have leisure 10 read. The deg
radiation designed By the Radicals comes
aearer to their homes aud fresidcs. and
woe to the candidate who does not strike
for their protection from it. Ia their
name | demand united party. on Whose
banners shah 30 inrrihei white men
ahall exclusively ru!e in the United States. !"
Now. Mr.. Iglehart, | do not know how
| became entitled to your warm respect
and esteem excep. as public man, for
| do not now recoll,c CT thai | ever had the
pleasure of your SEASONAL acquaintance. a;
any rate 10 such an extent as to make So
favorable an impression upon you. If
my public character was such as you have
described it always TO have been. | think
you should not have entertained such
sentiments for me- You must have made
some mistake in making your remarks
cover all the past. for think had the
satisfaction Of being informed that every
Iglehsrt in Anne Arundel, and | suppose
you were included. approved of my course
during the four years represented this
district in the Congress Of the United
States. Did you or any one think me
then dubious and unreliahiey" Did you
then express wonder ''how it could happen
that Harris could ever have been selected
to carry the proai banners Of the Demo-
cratic par,yr' | feel that You mus, be
sensible OF having done me an injustice.
and under that impression | am disposed
to regret the rough tilt which has taken
place between US. Entertaining no mall
ice toward you. BIZ you. farewell
BENJ. G. HARRIP.