Saint Mary's beacon., 1875-05-27


Aasistast 6ecretaFy Of war-astfibatA
H. glory q II "a Grant. General Ser
man contends that il belongs to himself
Gonc. Certainly, in the interest Of
6istosy there coald Be no more impcr-
tant question snhnitted to the discns-
mon OF the public. Whatever harm
may result in the controversy, the sol
emn interests Of truth viii be served in
the end.
Hox. MoxrooMKxY BLArx ON rHE
NEXT PBnsrDzHcY.-It will be seen
from the following letter. that Hon.
Montgomery Blair favors the nomina-
ton Of Hon. John w. Garrett ~ the
democratic candidate for the next pres
idency -
FALKLAND, MONTGOMERY Co..
May 10, 1875.
W. II. Oscens, Esq.. Baltic, Maryland:
Ms Dear Eir-Yours Of the 5th came
when. / was too much occupied in Court
10 reply, and what I have now to say
about ex-senator Hamilton, Guberna-
torial and Presidential matters must be
brief.
And fret wish my friends to under
stand that I have no grudge against
Hamilton. He was not actuated by
unkind feelings towards me in defeat
ing my nomination last FAN. Personal
ly he was friendly, but be differed from
me as to party policy. He did not con-
cur in the movement which resulted in
the nomination by the Democracy of
Greeley, in which my father and my.
self had some prominence, and he ar
gued rightly last Fall that we would
differ again on the Presidential pro-
gramme for 1876, and therefore prefer
red anybody over me for Congress be-
cause the position would give weight
to my views. He was then understood
to be for Thurman as the candidate, and
he had reason to think that I would
not concur in the wisdom of such a
nomination, because I believed it would
tend to keep alive old issues.
/ have no candidate in view, but If
the nominations were now to be made l
should hesitate between Tilden and
Garrett. Circumstances have for the
time made Tilden the central figure in
the reform movement which the nomi-
nation Of Greeley began, and his nom-
nation would force The reform Issue.
CARROTS nomination would force the
anti monopoly issue, which underlies
the reform issue and goes to the easses
Of the prevailing corruption in public
affairs. The monopolies are the source
of the corruptions which have been sap
ping the foundations Of republican gov.
ernment. They have inspired all the
usurpations, have prolonged sectional
strife, and seek to psrpetuate it as the
source of their power; and it is this pow.
er that enables Grant to defy public
opinion and overslaugh the earnest men
who founded the Republican party and
make a mere mercenary organization OF
it. Circumstances have made Mr.. Gar.
rett the central figure ofthe antagonist
to the most powerful of the monop-
oily fraternity. He frustrated their
attempt 10 dictate their own terms
to the Government for carrying the
mails, and broke down their Sara.
toga scheme of extortion from the
people for transporting the necessaries
of life. His nomination. would array
against us openly the whole fraternity
Of monopoly, which always has been
and always will be seeretly against us,
and the people would then see what the
real issue is, and that it is one which comes
home to ell, involving their material
well-being as well as their political pow.
er. This would assure ms victory, and
a victory that would raise at once oul
national prosperity and gain US peace
Other names may, by next year. have
become better exponents than those
above mentioned Of the new issue. II
so, they viii be preferred by me to even
more able men whose names would
serve to force on the new and distinc.
tive issue which must be made. 1t j.
the man whose nomination itself force.
this issue who is needed, and needed
not merely to give the opposition the
Government, but to inaugurate health
full and invigorating policy when il
comes to power. And it is not coming
to power till by such action as I have
indicated it compels friends and foe'
alike to recognize it as the agency t.
uproot the gross abuses which hav,
grown up and been tolerated by boti
parties during our protracted seetiona
strife, and nota reactionary organization
led and controlled by the opponents o
the war for the Union.
Yours truly,
MONTGOMERY BLAZE.