Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-05-06

in New yopf number Of prominent
citizens Of y city and State, on which
occasion siehRnt speeches were made
by EvaYts, s,Fz, Chas. Francis Adams,
Jr., and oth4 The meeting was in
tended 70 behirely social and without
any poIiticasgnifcance, but all the
speeches rnaSstrongly evidenced on
the part Of tje present determine
ton to takcln lie Independent action in
the coming sidential campaign. Mr..
schurz ID hhpeech said
SO far, thbdependent vote has been
mainly eneSa IN administering re-
bnkcs to t1nr that party. But the
mere admmNsing of rcbukes is not
the princirYnd for which the right OF
voting wasbtituted The mass Of In
dependent hers can in my opinion put
their poweA better use. The indie
pendent voik are no mere adyenturers,
bargainingseir votes for spoils Of Of
fee. THEY'VE III the main citizens, who
want to seryhcir country according
to their l8sonvictions of duty, and
are ready needful, to sacrifice their
party alliance, forever dear to them,
to that dut ciiigens who have learned
from ~ 6aagience that professions
al slforms are idlewind,
ff1'''ls'' rrnsfe6 with the per-
formano 3 As known principles and
cstablishd Character givea full guaran-
ty that TIL, too, can resist partisan
spirit anihrow aside partisan interest
for patridc duty. am convincedthat
the mass independent voters anima-
ted III sus impulse are to-day strong
enough fd.ive the victory toeitherpar-
IL which ley may deem deserving Of
II and On hose side they may unite
The iudeppdcnt vote is not only too
salutary Ii also too great power in
tllis counti to fritterits influence away
on mere cgaiive task. II seems TO
me not onIi possible for that power,
but It's dusJ \ prepare for more posi-
tive work, asl that duty such men owe
to themselys aud those who eomeaftcr
them.
I would mat this moment venture
10 advise a dyAite policy in detail, to
be followed IN regard to the coming
Decentralization. For that ! be-
Kcve Il is Yearly yet. But il does
seem advisable 10 mo that the indepen-
dent men Of he country, in view Of the
influence the will be called upon to ex-
ert, should Ike such initiatory steps az
will cnable tenn 20 come TO au under
standing ampg themselves, be IT by
the orgauizaIon of committees, Or such
other moasits as the skill Of organic
era may suggest, 50 that when the time
arrives Ties hay be wen prepared 70
act with uuiad power upon The cxlst!na
parties by dir moral pressure, or, il
necessary, without them. Idcenitquite
probable tba the suggcution / ventur,
to make wiliaoi fnd favor with the
managers efeither Of the existing or.
carnations. n they ask me "lu hos
tility 10 whiEl party arc such steps Y
81 taken I" Iwould answer, Not nc,
eessaFily il hostility 70 either. il de-
panas upon iAeir own well doing. --
Each u iheg eill SAY, AVE are going
- offer sos - good 1 issss ~. ~
aiuainW IN - then ihls prepara.
ton ~ TbeWsswer is, ivory well, i
you tfy 10 loko ID good faith, and give
the necessary guarantees ID the charae.
ter al your mtn, We shall certainly not
hinder but ai4yot ia doing 80. If you
offer is ehdep 81 blessings instead 81
a choice Of eyils, We shall congratulate,
the country ibd ourselves. But il yot
do not, then he are justified ia prepar.
ing 10 act AZ bur judgment may dictate
Aud IL you ak Us specifically what VI
want, yon must find Il only natural tha
We should prtpare for the possibility o.
telling yUu 1T tilp approximate ttiii'
with tbacmpbasea Of united expression,
Far from Looking with disfasor upon !
proposition zach a. ! auggcsi, the bea
elements in other party should hail i
as a poweffutaid Ia furtheriug thei
most honorable efforts 10 reform thei
own party Organizations, and il the
should succeed in both it would per
haps be discovered that the best men 0
the two parties are in their aims no
very far from one another.