Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-10-28

HURSDAY III
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there, publicly and tnr s
such lawlessuess, then -
say Of hime Let tie "a
8. ,Teakls Wallis, ads,f =
in Monument SqusxA
He may Be repentant -
IL reported to have p I
not tho man for Den
at this crisis, an0en =
Of being .Reforn
UG15el lie party ~ q ade
ESuck a16ations, and q - 81 -
bers should now be VII ~ ~ Eks
Of reform, to support u Harris. ne
case Of Coy; Swami - heon m
stanced, but thi parallel = not geOod
one. Mr.: S&ann came TO lie LIMO.
cratic party, not the Partt - kiu. He
fought nobly, and wherever and when.
ever he could strike blow Tor its dis
enthralment he did 30, and TO him to-
day we indebted for our snfrsuchise.
ment. WHEN he fought nomination
it was within the ranks of the party,
and he did not outside Of il organize
an ntasonistic element, and then call
for Democratic votes. That MIR. Har.
ris is doing. @
And now what In this crisis which We
are at once to meet? 1t il simply this:
A battle is to be fought .tbis fall that
is to give us victory 81 defeat in 1879.
Depend upon it the coming election
will determine the national issue, and
II cannot be covered up or hid BY any
other merely local issue. That 10 TEat
the Radical element means to attempt,
and for it they are working. Desinte-
CRATE the party this fall-divide them
on q side issue, and you have accom-
plished the work. The Republican par
ty will then sweep the State in 1876,
and you viii be laughed ut for your gull
libility. Neither viii it 40 for us to
sit down quietly and say that it win all
come right, and that the party must
triumph. There is danger-the dan
ger which always follows apathy. See
how cunningly the combination has been
made. An appeal is put forth to the
Radical wing to vote the mongrel tick
ct, and the reward win follow in the
near future. To the old Know. .Noth.
ing is held UP the religious side Of the
question, and his fears are excited by
being told that the present school sys-
tenn Is in danger, and he Is asked to
1 rally to the standard under the old war
;cry. Then his latert sensibility l. arous1
ed bv feeling sgsin the accustomed grip
Of brotherhood and signs Of recognition,
the swearing with uplifted hand and
all the imposing ceremony Of setrecy.
To the honest Democrat is held out tie
prospect of reform in State and NUM-.
cipal affairs. Heaven save the mark
Reform under a Radical leadership!
1t would be a laughable sight to con-
template, If it was not too serious for
mirth. Last Of ali. to the times-serSsing,
Office e-hunting Democrat is thrown out
the bait of the division of the spoils.
1T is the argumentum ad hos,inem, the
most effectual one with him-he grasps
it, and We leave him where his cupidity
and greed have taken him.
What names have the Democratic
party presented to the people in opro.
sition to this alliance of which we have
been speaking? As we have only men.
toned one on the "Reform" ticket, We
need only present for the sake Of ar.
gument one on ours-the man whc
heads the list, John Lee Carroll. Now
: We do not mean to bring TO his aid any
plea of ancestry or illustrioas forefath.
er-they are TO reasons why any one
should receive the suffrage Of people
if his record does not entits bim tc
their votes. But is there man to-day
who can put his finger on one act ol
his not consistent with the high name
he bears, q name earned by his owr
worth? Even his political enemies
bear willing testimony to his honesty
and uprightness.: The only plea which
tsey bring against him n tnse be j,
supported by the Ring. It is enough
to know as an answer to that objection
that whatever support any riug may
give him he has pledged himself e
SUPPORT no ring. The cry We know j,
that bribery and corruption were used
to secure his nomination, but the 6.
tempt to connect him with jauything ol
the kind has been q signal failure. W.
rse3iIef very well the same charge 4
have been made in relation 70 ths nom.
ination Of former Governor, probably
by disappointed friends Of his oppenent
and yet no one proposed to bolt tn
ticket or start reform party. Th<
Radi>1s mad q candidate Of their owl
then, and were not seeking . combina
tion with any other party. But Their
s ons Ihors thihg urged against Mr.
Carroll, and this is put out to Ere u
the religious ardor of over xealous men
. fearful Of Catholic dominance. He ]
Roman Catholic, they cay, and II tn
cbznee ofers may interfere With ON
present scf3of system. The objeetiol
is SO puerils and so thin that it ough
. not to be noticed but sDne thin-ski
ned se1los, honest Ill III purposes an
; fears, may not know Mr.. Carroll's sen
timents 81 thst subject, wegive his on
words and what be thinks and feel
about it. At uass meeting ID BAlti
, more ON September 18th, he said.
'One Of the scsad principles Of d
: psrty is,' tie maintenace ID cur o y
! State Of the school system - Il i. q
{ With such modifcasidns - e1periene
. may suggest. Esa ne say in answe
to many REPORTS that have been cifru