Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-10-14

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IN hu6<SRa6>s, this one act rsdoun-
81 his n(De. He struck at one Nv l
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0hAaes. ia13So go the tax collector |
costing around to gather . part II his |
honesG toll WHEN Gov. Swami 6rst |
opened the Lallot box il was after the
fortunes of war had left the people Of |
this STATE desolate, vixen the nation had
been left in mourning and sorrow. The
Eortb<9n Armies were sent upoaS The
Southern States TO finish the work of
1esolation.
Let me show You the condition Of
the Southern States when the armies of
the Government took charge Of them.
They had no debt, but the increase of
their DEBT in ten years wss three hun
dred millions. The debt Of the Gener-
al Government before the war was not
sixty millions. Railroads we're paid for
which we're never built. There are
some chasges against our own Lsgisla-
ture, that Of public printing, when for
two years il cost the State one hundred
thousand dollars. Compare this 70 that
expense in South CArolina under Radi-
cal ruiz, where for one year il vas I've
k\6rAd and ninety yiS thousand Be
the o ns 3 r "l:ssss. co. t4lsl
and Il 10 worse than when The GotA0
and Vandals came down upon Rome to
destroy her. Another question i that
Of taxes. 8. ]. Tilden states that the
people Of this country have paid 10 the
general Government seven thousand
millions Of dollars for taxes. This
statement appeals 10 the feelings of
every honest man. The people Of this
country are poorer than any other peo-
pie upon The earth. The people of
this State having been despoilsd BY de-
signing and vagrant politicians, - soon
- the democratic party came into pow
er, sought to place the finances of the
State upon sure footing. Then the
debt Of the State was twelve millions,
now Il 10 ten million, with this reduc.
ton they have 1t the same time built
the House of Correction, ard the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum at Frederick and still
the finances Of the State are in . -four.
ishing condition. The Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal Co. has paid into the STATE
Treasury within the last three years
seven hundred and City thousand dol.
lars, and in short time-six Year,
no tsx-gatherer win como 70 the farm.
err door. t.
Il has been charged against me that
| I an in favor of division of the School
fund among the different religious
denominations. This deny. Let that
fund be distributed By those appointed
by law to dose. I have fought through
thick and thin for the present School
System, and for the education of the
blacks a. we'll - the whites. Who arr
our opponentsp Fooled in every at.
tempt to obtain possession of the stats
of Mazyland-foiled BY the francbis.
act, they come now in the gsrb of reform
Mr.. Harris, Mr.. Wallis aud Mr.. Viii
kins are the opponents Of the Democratic
party. Let 10 examine for . moment
the history of these men. Mr.. Harri,
says that rake up the ashes of tb.
dead past. I say that l will show hi
history 70 every county of my State
He calls upon the people to take him
without knowing his record. He va,
thu first to come upon the sacred sol
Of st. Mays to strike down the stan
dard of civil and religious liberty which
had been planted here, and to prescribe
people on account of their religion.
faith and on account of birth. HI
enjoyed q seat for six years in Congress
through fraud, on account of illega
votes. Judge Kemp refused to receiv,
a commission - Judge of the Orphans
Court because be had been elected
1t the same time and in the sam,
way. This 10 honor to his name
but . rerrosch TO that of ]. Nor
rison Harris, who 10 now . candi
date for Governor of my native State
have tried to conduct myself toward'
Mr.. Harris in . gentlemanly manner
but when he attacks my cause and m!
position in such . way, will expose hi,
record through every County Of Thu
State. It 10 asked Why spoke on th'
came platform with Gov. Swami, N!
answer is-that there is Joy in the dem
ocratic household over one sinner do
ing repentance. / was not in accort
} with Gov. Swami at one time, but nov
honor him because be has honored Us
dishouor Mr. Harris because he hal
always been in opposition to the right
Of freemen. Mr.. Wallis il the candi
date of the Reform party for Attorne!
General. have but one thing to a,
} in regard 10 him. When . man lax
} him leaves the Democratic party, NJ
; matter what his personal record ba
been, . thousand such could not carr,
the party sstray. Mr.. wilkins 10 n
} out and out Republican. Every mai
must trembls when the finances of tb'
State szs placed in the hands Of . Re
publican.
This then, fsllow.citisens isyour tick
. ct. Gwinn, than whom no better law
, yer lives in AaEyland-Woolford, trie'
} and weighed in the balance and has no
: been found wanting. If the opposition
. Be successful, it viii 90 out to the Ian
. that old Dsmoez.tic Haryhnd, vhe'
the Seas were calm, has joined hand
With those Who have despoiled and OF
pressed her.
? 1t the conelusion Of Mr.. Carroll n