Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-07-22
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Oakville, July 18th, 1875

Oakville, July 18th, 1875.
NJ. Editor :-DxAR SIR--Old SOL
after nearly q weeks absence. has again
put in an appearance, and his presence
causes as much rejoicing as his absence
would have done few weeks ago.
Corn and Tobacco crops were consid-
erably damaged by the late rains, par
ticularly on hilly land. The Tobacco
crop is considerably larger in this seer
ton than it has been for several years,
and Notwithstanding the late damages.
If the eeason is favorable, win make .
heavier crop than usual, though the
would-be knowing ones prognosticate
an unfavorable year for Corn and To-
bacco both.
Our School Commissioners. think,
are beginning to find the path they have
marked out q rather hard road to travel,
and think ere another twelve month
rolls round viii have to abandon it
Already have their mania for closing
schools, reducing Teachers salaries, and
appointing men rs Trustees, who have
no interest in the welfare Of those
schools, and many of whom even con-
slider them as 'nuisances, created feel
ing of dissatisfaction among the Tax
paying patrons as well as the poorer
class, and a continuation of their pres
ent policy will soon ripen this into open
opposition.
The course they are now pursuing is
certainly calculated to drive our best
Teachers from the county, as few who
are qualified for teaching can or will
teach for the low salaries now offer
ed; and the idea that poor men will
work without a sufficiency for a support
or that wealthy ones will merely rs n
pastime or to obtain reputation when
there are other fields more inviting TO
both is too Utopian for a sensible
man to entertain for one moment.
But, Mr.. Editor, they have their own
way now and can deprive large por-
tion Of the children of the County of
the benefits of an education with impu-
nifty, but l think they will also find,
that we know how and will apply the
remedy, when the proper time arrives.
l suppose ere this the Guberuatorial
contest has passed from the people into
the hands of their Delegates, and who
ever they choose, whether Groome, a
Hamilton or Carroll, must receive the
support of the Democratic masses. So
he it; am satisfied, for seldom have
We as good metz to select from.
The people now l suppose will turn
their attention POLITICALLY to their own
County Offices, and first among these is
the Senatorship, for which we have
several aspirants, all good men, no
doubt, and already have some Of their
friends commenced cbampioning their
claims. But there is one / think de-
serves some endorsement by the party
that he has done so mach to keep to-
gether. Mr.. Thos. H. Bond has never
wavered in his fidelity to the Democrat
ic party. and when the time-scrvers and
political tricksters who swamped the par
ty in 'seventy-oue' were counseling
a fusion with the republicans, were
willing to give up such Offices as they
| did not wish themselves in order to OBJ
tain their support, and ike prerdifins
cry 'cas policy before principle. the late
Col. Billingsley and Mr.. Bond put THEN
shoulders to the wheel and in spite Of
the open opposition of some and the
lukewarm support of others of those so
called Democrats, obtained a gloriou.
victory for the Democratic party, and
that he is still obnoxious to this rim,
Of time-servers should not think dispar
age his claims, but rather commend hin
to the support of all honest and well
meaning citizens.
| ANXIOUS JUsrrTIE.