Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-11-25

81. Louis. No. Nov. IA 1875.

tions have been held this Fan In many
Of the greatest states Of the Union
involving questions Of great local -
well AZ national importance. tie pso-
pie Of Missouri have occupied the posi-
ton of spectators Of the contests. No
election occurring in the State this
year. except special one. upon the new
Constitution.
The usual Democratic majority in
this State win serve ~ general index
to the sympathies Of the people in the
elections throughout the country. To
many, in view Of the victories Of The
past. recent turnings Of the tide, have
been Waterloos Of strange import.
while to others, who are wont TO OBJ
serve and study cause and effect, they
appear ~ the direct consequences Of
the advocacy of fatal heresies.
IxYLAfIoxIx OHIO AND PsxNsYLvAxIA.
The abandonment Of the time-hon-
ored Democratic doctrine Of specie
payments BY the Democrats Of Ohio
and Pennsylvania and the adoption Of
the "rag-money" principles Of the Re-
publican party, have led directly to
defeat. This example has borne its
visible fruit in ito action upon the cam.
paigns in other States.
, MrssouRI's "RAa-xoxEY" LrARrxo.
While the more solid men of this
State are opposed to Imitation in any
shape or guise, the general vote of the
State before the late elections I be.
lieve would have given an imitation
majority.
The bones of "Old Bullion" must
turn in his grave at the rampant cries
for more money of many of his So
called Democratic followers in this State.
You can scarcely conceive how popular
this cry of "more money" is among the
unthinking masses Of the West. It
has almost taken upon itself the magic
power of "the forty acre and q mule
principle with which the Radical rulers
in the South sought to delude the ig-
norant and unwary negro. And yet
can we wonder, when we consider the
fallacious and deceptive gloss put upon
this question by such men a. Gov.
Allen and Sam Carey of Ohio. Quot
ing from a verbatim report Of q speech
of Gov. Aliens at Marietta, O., in the
late campaign, he thus speaks These
men 60 about and CRY there is too much
money in this country. I wish to God
We could find some of it. They say i.
is in the Banks. Is it! It might
just as well for the purposes Of money
and currency be in the bottom of the
Pacific Ocean, for If it is not in circula.
tion, it is no more money than 30 many
corn stalks would be. To be money it
must circulate 40 . medium for carry
ing on the exchange of the country
when it 10 at once seen flat over 80
per cent, of the business of the country
is done through banks.) With such
sensational crudities as the above quo
tation, the so-called Democrats of Ohio
sought the votes of the people of that
great State. The result must have
been evident to all reasoning minds.
EX-SENATOR scHuRz IN OHIO.
Missouri sent representatives of both
sides of the question into that State.
To the strenuous and eloquent appeals
of Ex-senator Scburz in behalf of specie
resumption, may be attributed much of
the success Of the Republicans and the
routing Of tie Infationists. Senator
Schurz disclaimed airy connection with
that party, except a. to the financial
question.
REPUBLICAN VICTORIES.
Any careful observer of the general
tendency Of politics during the past year,
and their EXAMINATIONS into Republican
victories of late, must be convinced that
the Imitation element so strong among
the Democrats of the West and South
west, has thrown back the tide of VIC
tories that was setting in its favor. It
is useless to say in the present crisis
that such question is foreign to State
politics.
NEW CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.
I have prefaced this letter with a
short review Of politics in general,
though its main purpose il to convey
to your readers some idea of the new
Constitution just adopted. BY . large
majority, in this State. And while this
subject at FIRST may seem more of Sec
tioual and local interest, the provisions
Of thiSnew law of the State are 30 gen.
orally applicable At this time to all the
States, that it 10 thereby Of more than
local importance.
The new Constitution, framed last
Spring, was submitted to the people
for adoption October S0th, last, aud
was carried BY an overwhelming major
ity. The prominent features of this re-
vised Law were so admirable and much