Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-05-20
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washington, D. C.. Nay II. 1875.

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Washington, D. G.. Nay ~. 1875.
The unsarthing Of the whisky rinGs
North, East and Vest il IL hstnov-
city Of the season, and il the occnsion cf
much blowing Of trumpets Of ths ad-.
ministEatiou organs here and through
out the country. Hitherto the Desc
Gratis" have had nearly Ill the credit
and advantages growing out Of like exc
posures, but the homer and credit Of
this, the latest, but by no means the
greatest, is claimed By government Or.
gans ''as all our own" Well, it '.is al
their own" in more senses Than one
II is Saturn devouring his own children.
but whether the precious ssorceas viii
bring access Of health and strength 70
the Republican party il to Be seen.
Much has been written and spoken on
the various ''successions. We have
read Of disputed suce96sions'' and
Presidential SUGGESTIONS" and s'succes-
sion of ideas" but the corrupt and IN
broken succession Of s.financiers, !" colIec-
tors Of revenues and defaulting bank
and railroad fnagnates and smugglers
will compare for marvellous continuity
with any or I'll put together. To the
present Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr.
Bristow, must be credited the merit u
the lat 1diseoverys Whstler - e..
corey VIII Be commsnsu1ate With s15d
discovery IL somewhat doubtful The
''ring" Is al powerful in the sinews Of
war and political i.fqsesce livery grave
considerations the last fact enevealmost
of Presidential election) and ~ fer q
the distillers are concerned, the grade
of crime (smuggling) imputed TO them,
il not ofa very black or damnatory ma
ture. Indeed. casuists Of great note
hold that smuggling Is no crime or
sin at all-that it isa mere ''malum pro-
hibitum," not a ''malum in se,"-and
if / recollect right, they incline to the
opinion that restitution" is not at all
obligatory "as condition precedent"
and I am very confident that the afore-
said distillers fully endorse said ideas,
and will act on them a. far as possible.
With respect to the Government en-
ployees, sworn to act faithfully, it il an
other matter. Government gaugers,
and excise collectors attach
very little importance for the most part
to kissing calf skins" as they term the
and binding obligations Of GUS
tom house oaths.
As long as party exigencies determ-
inc the appointment to Office of mere
corner groggery orators and politicians,
so long will defrauding custom house
officials crop out and absorb the resources
Of Government. The root of '.this cor
ruption" and evil lies deeply embedded
in the principle Of action governing
both political parties, to wit-rotation
in office and the rewarding, or, in other
words, purchasing political support at
the expense of the public interests and
1t is easier, however, to see
and name the evil and its source than
to find and apply remedy. As longas
high duties prevail, leaving q large
margin to cover risks of smuggling. 30
long will the noble army of smugglers
flourish also.
Of Maryland's approaching Guberna-,
torial election and relative chances of
there are many conflicting
and opinions. While Mr..
(ex-Senator) is reported to be
strong in the upper districts, Governor
Groome will carry the Eastern Shore,
DR. at least majority of its delegations,
md perhaps Anne Arundel county too
There is great doubt, however, of his
the latter. Baltimore city,
Il is conceded, Is unit for placing in
The Executive chair the Hon. John Lee
the descendant of 'tCarroA of
and that she will send a
strong delegation to push and sustain
his nomination is reduced to a certainty.
Carroll and Howard counties
will respond to Baltimore city and sup
port his nomination-in fact, while Mr..
Carroll is the second choice of almost
Ill the other districts, it is allowed that
Prince Georges and Charles counties
will support his (Mr. CO claims, and
St. Marys, have good reason to be-
ieve, viii give him hearty yea. Mr..
record, public and private, is
without stain. He can point to q
public life of honorable usefulness, and
lpart from that. his friends claim for
him some consideration in view Of his
lirect descent from Carroll, of Carroll
.on." 1t would be most creditable to
Maryland to recognize and in q meas
ire reward the merits of one of her
most distinguished citizens Of revolu-
:ionary times, by placing in the chair Of
State on the approach Of the centennial
celebration of American Independence,
he worthy and distinguished represen-
ative of the "Last of the Signers."
G.
Il IL asserted As fact that every canvaseef
sho has turned his attention to the iniroduc-
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