Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-24

CoMMUNicxrED.
EwrSGs, August "a, 1876.
.Messrs. Editors II want to take adj
vantage Of your kindness in opening
your columns to your opponents to make
an appeal to my political friends and al
lies in this District. in view of the
fact that the time is rapidly approach
ing when the political status of our Gov
eminent is to be settled for period flour
years, it behooves US to post our senti-
nels, to keep our patrols on the gui
cire, to be perpetually on the alert and
to see that our political foes (who are
ever ready derive no benefit from our
negligence or creep within our lines
whilst our "watchmen Sleep" Time,
that is, History has established the fact
that to insure success in all great mill
tary movements, it is essential leven
with veteran troops) that the command
ing chieftain it matters not how great
his skill and genius or how well beloved
by his followcrs) must be aided and sus-
tanned by subordinate and staff officers
of the very best stamp, men who are
shrewd, quick and brave, prompt and
ready to meet the foe at all points. 1t
is essentially the same in all great un-
dertakings. Now, my friends, the Ma
tional Republican Convention did its
duty faithfully and well by giving US as
our leader in this campaign man than
whom none better can be found-a man
that unites in his own person all the quail
fications that 60 to make a great leader,
even that great ''touch stone" or test of
ability with the ignorant, success. He
has fought the enemy time and again,
and under his leadership our party
banner has never yet been trailed in
the dust of defeat. Again and again
has he lead our friends to victory, and
when his party beaten, his State lost to
the good cause and the Democrats ju-
bilant over the rich dish added to their
meagre bill Of fare. the Republicans
placed Hayes at the head OF their tick
ct, and Presto, Change" and the rich
dish had slipped from their grasp ere
the fami>hed cock had fairly tasted its
spicy favors. and whilst yet his clarion
note of triumph still shivered in the air
it was changed to a cry of despair and
Ohio once more redeemed from Demo-
cratic bondage. with chastened but
proud mien, placed herself in the front
rank ofthose who will save their Hay(es)
whilst the sun shines. He has been
called by the Democrats in derision the
Great Unknown" How proud We ale
that they can say nothing worse Of him,
and how strongly it shows their weak
ness: Unknown! The man who was
twice elected Governor of Ohio Ia State
almost a nation itself, and once when
his opponent had the prestige of sue
cess and the State patronage to aid himl
and served term in the Congress OF
the United States. To certain extent
! we are proud to say he is unknown to
any alliance with fraud, dishonesty or
trickcry-to any combinations or alli-
ance with any such men as Boss Tweed
or Tammany ring he is unknown. Now,
We all know well that large number
of the charges brought against gentle
men who become candidates for promi-
nent offices are false, and we should,
therefore. be careful how we believe
them, and any and all that are detri-
mental to the character of the party
spoken of, should be read with liberal
margin for falsehood. Now, then, true
or false, we know that our opponent
(rilden( has been charged with connec-
tIon with the Tammany ring, and with
| deserving it when reform became the
| card to play. Also with winking at the
escape Of Boss Tweed and with jobberv
in connection with the st. Louis, Alton
and Terre Haute Railroads. Now wheth-
er we believe these charges or not, we
know they have been made, and | for
one have never seen them contradicted.
| although they may have been. But
this we do know, that no such charges
have ever been made against r. B.
Hayes, our candidate, nor can there be
one item derogatory to his fame as a
gentleman and politician made. Had
it been possible. by raking hell with a
fine comb. to have found one, however
trivial, it would have been spread to the
four winds OF Heaven, every paper bla-
zoned with it and every prattler of four
years taught to sing it, therefore I am
| safe in saving there is none, and that
the great unknown stands on SO lofty a
pinnacle of honor and honesty and in
tegrity the weakened eyes of his oppo-
nents, unused to such a grand sight, are
unable TO comprehend at one view so
magnificent spectacle as that of great
and prominent man, whose life has been
spent in State and national affairs, hav-
ing not one sin Of political Regeneration
to answer for. To them, such a char
acter is truly the great unknown. To
US, IL Is the harbinger Of victory. The
National Convention having so we'll
performed its task, il behooves us now,
to the time Of unity quick step, to come
forward to place on his staff men as SUI
coordinate officers who will carry into
! the campaign an elem ent ofpower in their
own good name. Ii is well known that
there is in the Democratic party of Ma
ryland at this time large number of
discontinued voters-men of stern in
tegri.t and sterling worthwhile have
waited patiently and struggled faithfully
| in hopes the much needed reform would
come from their own party, but the
events and history of the Democratic
party for the last several years have
taught them there l. no Balm in Gill
lead" They are men who are not will
ling to sacrifice principles to a name,
and a. proven by their action Of q year
ago, they are willing to unite with any