Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-15


liimore, April sth. 1875.
Masvs Isvs-Some weeks have
elapsed - ! did myself the pleasure
of adore : ) letter to the old famil-
iar BnAco = companion of earlier and
better da3 but my silence was scarce
y to Be - He'd, owing tocauses that we
win not - bring up for explanation.
must b. leave to rise, Just at this
time and ice, to make few remarks
in referee to the political portion Of
my last er, which has, I learn from
various s6Irces, been extensively copied
by Radio journals, with q view of pro-
wing BY GO whom you honored IN an
editorial Endorsement as q true and
faithful (mocrat, that the Democratic
party Is cnrTupt, and ought to be turned
out of ptlce and power. That there
are certain men at this tine'in respon-
sibie and high positions which they
have attained by fraud and intrigue,
who ara corrupt, I will not deny, but on
the eontnry have boldly asserted, and
do not Estate to reiterate it, but grant
ing thisJ cannot see that it logically
follows, that the Democratic party il
amenabk to the same charge, any more
than wdnId be the Catholic Church in the
State q aryland, If unhappily their
respo( a Generated Archbishop
were % q Convicted Of 'snest hiding" or
some other heinous offence against the
laws Of common decency and religion.
In such contingency I make bold to
assert that there would be no class of
citizens more clamorous for his dismiss
sal from Office and speedy punishment
than those of his own persuasion over
whom he now presides with such marked
ability.
In a letter from highly valued and
intelligent friend, upon the subject of
my last published letter, 1 could but
note the following language: 81 doubt
the policy Of washing our dirty linen in
public-to bea. the "Ring" by your
mode, that is, by public and open as
sault, it win be first necessary to beat the
democratic party, and that would be
swapping the devil for a witch" 1
agree perfectly with my friend that this
is one of the things that should be done
in private, but must insist, that if my
next door neighbor in this city allowed
bis filthy linen to accumulate in his yard
for several long years, and would not
remove or clean it after repeated pri-
vate remonstrance on my part, l should
feel it o duty resting upon me as a good
citizen to make known the fact to the
proper authorities, in order to prevent
pestilence and death to my family and
others in the city. There has been a
very great increase of soiled party linen
in our State within the past four years,
and SD far from any preparations being
made looking to an ablution and pnri-
fication of the same, all the signs of the
times indicate that those who are re-
sponsibie for it, are only solicitous about
preserving their power and places, and
seem utterly regardless Of the evil
consequences likely to ensue from the
stencil and efiluvium arising thercfrom.
1t was in consequence of this fact that
your humble correspondent thought that
the solid, honest yeomen of the State
should be appraised of the true condi-
ton Of their surroundings, and there
was no otter channel open to him for
its accomplishment but that of the press.
Nor can he see or acknowledge the phi
losophy contained in the idea that the
democratic party must first be beaten
in order to remove from place those
who at present control the destinies of
that organization. / wish it distinctly
to be understood that never designed
or wished for such result, but on the
contrary, out of my great solicitude for
the perpetuation of that party, indissol-
ubly connected as / believe it to be with
tie very best interests of the country
and the preservation of the liberties of
the people, was induced to speak and
disseminate my ideas for what they
might be worth. l owe the Democrat
ic party too great q debt of gratitude,
yea, even for the humble right of fran
chise, to wish it aught but success, and
long since "my love hath kindled to in
famed respect" for it, and I am sure
the remaining years of my life will but
serve to attest the devotion / entertain
and feel for it. 1t is the only plank
upon which I could possibly stand, and
hence nv solicitude that it should not
sink beneath me, but float on till nv
life's journey is DER, and years untold
after shall have mouldered away in
the soil of my nativity. Itwas because
I saw danger ahead that I spoke out.
and in order to prevent shipwreck, and
the destruction of the historic old Dem
ocratic bark, demanded that a change
of officers shall take place and more
competent and faithful men put in their
places. While do not propose to 60
into bill of particulars, let us look
back but few years, and see how the
leaders of that day, compared with those
of the reigning dynasty at present. In
'6S, VIM. A. Stewart, of this city, was
elected Speaker of the House of Dele
gates, and better one never filed it in
the opinion of the writer and many 9TH
ers more competent to Judge. At the
end of the session he resumed the prac-
tice Of his profession, that of law. In
20, Gen. Ferdinand c. Latrobe, pros
pective mayor of this city, was elected
Speaker, and after faithful discharge
of the arduous duties of the position,
he also resumed the practice of the law
At the session of 's2, the commence.
ment Of the present Ring reign, Mr..
Gorran was chosen Speaker, but he did
not retire to the private walks of life
like his predecessors, but was elected to
the Presidency of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, q place he still occupies,
and according to the views of Demo
cratic and Republican papers in the