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

A very spirited contest Is gong on IN
the Georgia Ninth Congressional dis
triet for the democratic nomination.
Hon. benjamin H. Hill is a prominent
candidate and thus expressed himself
lately to an interviewer from the Allan
IA Herald on the subject Of the nomi-
nation and the political trading gener-
ally -
We have often heard Of trading in
political Offices, but this crime has
reached point in the Ninth district
that is absolutely startling. If it can
not be broken up politics in that dis
trict will cease 10 be decent. Almost
every Office, federal, State and county,
4 being now brought into these trades.
We have determined to break them up.
These trades are sought TO be carried
out through combinations in Conven-
ton. We are trying TO break up the
trades and still preserve the Convention,
IL possible 10 do so. This very Con-
ycntion, now sitting, has been manipu-
lated expressly to defeat me, and
the desire to defeat me with the
principal actors, is because ] refuse, on
any terms and under any eircumstan-
ces, 10 Join the Ring and make trade.
There are men in that Convention now
who got into IL under the most solemn
assurances Of supporting me, intending,
nj the same time, to defeat me unless
trades could be made. Trade after
trade has been offered me since The Con-
veution has been in session aud they
have become so unblushing in their Of
/ fers that they have offered to reduce
I the contracts 70 writing | am pre-
pared TO furnish the people the Wit
/ uesses 10 prove the charge beyond
all doubt. There are twentY-seyen
men in the Convention who are hon
oring their State and their generation
They would repudiate me If l were to
ask them TO make trade and | would
repudiate them and withdraw my name
from the Convention IL they were toask
me 20 entertain an offer TO trade. They
have deliberately determined to make
the fight against this powerful clique
OF political traders, and have chosen
mo 10 make it with. / had rather
prove worthy Of such men than have q
| life lease to any Office on earth. Yor
now have the whole secret, and the only
secret o. the deadlock at Gaines
Vile. We cannot take third man, be.
cause we can neither yield to nor com.
promise with political traders, We in.
tend to break up political Office trading
in the Ninth district IL the people vii
sustain US. Understand me distinctly
/ saw there has not been an hour sine,
the Gainesville Convention met when
could not have terminated it's sitting
with trade. / make the statement
and am ready TO go before the people o
the district and sustain it.
REpoRTER Is Mr.. Bell party t.
these Offers
Mr.. HILL am not making any per
sonal charges. Mr.. Bell has Away
been esteemed by me as q man OF integ
, rity. If / could see him / have faitl
. that be would redudiate those who ar
seeking to use bis name in this way.
intend he shall know the facts, and h
. shall either repudiate them or shoulde
them. My friendship for him require
! this much. viii not stand and Sc
others disgrace him without giving hin
warning Of the danger We have al
: ways been warm personal friends, AM
J / will not iniure him myself nor alloT
others to iniure him if can prevent il
, We intend to break up political trad
r ing--the crime We would avoid per
r sonal war on individuals, but if politi
; cal traders force it they shall have it -
have fought power, prejudice am
madness in every form since have bee
in politics, and / am now ready to figh
t political traders, beginning the Mint
J district. / shall deal unjustly wit
none, but fearlcssly with all. / vii
make no charge which / have not wit
; nesses to prove. The truth is, all th
! troubles that have been brought upo.
the country; all the corruptions at Wash
, ington city, even carbetbagism Itself
have sprung from and have been pre-
/ duced by Office trading and Office gree
!: as the primary cause. / have long see
: this and wished for an opportunity t
: make war upon it. The opportunity
at hand, ] believe. II we cannot $40
5 political trading we can never stop pc
q iitical corruption, and if we cannot sto
!, political corruption it is utterly us,
t less to talk longer about reformin
a abuses or restoring healthy goyernmer
v anywhere.
: REPoRTER--We are to understand
P then, that you viii take the field in tn
/ Ninth district.
Mr.. HILL--That is exactly what
C shall do if the Gainesville Conventio
fail TO make nomination, as it viii d