Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-09-27
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the tread Of destiny, Is Re r5Sfe
down the dim ai>les Of fiihFis
plunging into the murky depths II
unfathomable. rips from the won1
the hereafter q grocerian orss.; a
Il has auiekened into embryof
with Efim discrimination To do
drops The iaisefshle absrsluA p
lhp ef1hs psssest ID b uisd -
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Is so disciplined that every man oflhem
votes his party ticket" 1t really looks
to me; viz: ''to man in the woods, :"
that he had gone a long way and
dragged heavy cham to tie dead gnat
that dad merer been AafcAed. Now, no
one doubts for one moment that Mr..
Dyer heard this thing from some one,
but is it good policy TO pick up every
SILLY rumor that is afloat and give it a show
of respectability by publishinssn over
your name Does it not indicate very
weak cause that has to resort to childish
weapons for argument 1t was also un-
generous to me. See what a card /
would have had in 70 against my old
friend, FIJI could have said, ''elect
mel will make groceries cheaper
F. has been there six years and did not
lower them" Why, l would have got
ten the vote of every may in the coun-
ty if they wouid hare 5eiiered ne, but
now it is gone up. How can I defeat
my enemy if you spike my big guns be-
fore they are casti Don't waste such
good material SO far ahead. Twill guar
antec this that whether the election of
republican clerk in '79 will effect the
price Of groceries or not, that my elec-
tion to the place will make them Gerry
much more plenty (in my family.) Now,
think, friend BEACON, that Mr.. DYER
does not read either the BEACON or
Dickens. Had he have read the BEA-
CON, lie must have known l was a can
didate for clerksh,p and had he have
read Dickens, he never would have done
cousin Feenix" the injustice to sup
pose that he ever saw woods, but like
g. F. D-talked with P. G's of Landon.a
Again, he charges the republican lea
with greed Of Office, holding their party
for selfish purposes" etc. Now, I am
tree to acknowledge that a great many
republican leaders, and great many
that are not leaders, would like TO have
office. l would for one-put me in
either category. | want a place, be-
lieve | am competent to fill the place
| want and have vanity enough to think
| deserve something from the party.
whether get it or not. But, my friend,
when writing that portion of your card,
don't you think it would have been
well to have looked around you and in
quired. if you could not have found a
few, just few, of your political creed
that has been bitten by that same little
dog: just few, you know, of those
pure, patriotic, self-icrgettins demmys
that had their love of country a little
touched with the leaven OF selfinterest:
Now, sir, ambition is natural and laud.
able Incentive to great deeds, but is it
not strange that what in G.. F. d. is
pure patriotism in l.. J. 8. becomes
greed OF office Now, I see in the
issue Of the BEACON of Sept. 18th, now
before me, five gentlemen " no are anx-
ious to serve their country for their
country's good In the legislature, sew
eral others for the upper house. All
this is laudable and right-no self.seek-
ers among them. / see also one repub-
lican name and that tor two wears TO
come, and yet this is selfish greed OF
office j. it not very strange what a
difference there car be.
Twixt tweedledum and tweedlcdeei
Whose glasses do you use in draw
ing your ''pen pictures:" livery much
fear some of those p. G's of L. r. have
taken advantage OF your being COM
parative stranger amongst US to lead
you INTO the W woods. Now, sir, WHY not
look at both sides fairly and give us cred
II for the same .racfires that influence
your Can yoh dive down into the hu-
man heart and read its secret aspira-
tons as we'll as go into futurity for sub
jects to combat the prescn {? We are
more generous than you are. We know
you have good men aud men who are
ac,uaied by good motives. but you don't
find many Washing.cns now to give the
best years of their life for their, coun-
try good without fee or reward. Now,
you men who are sc unselfshly devo-
ted TO the peoples good, ~hy not, in-
stead OF 50 many ssp;raats for political
honcrs, 90 TO work, and give your phys
ical strength to them: We want good
roads, and il all pure, country loving
democrats (by your own showing) who
aspire for office fot the good ofthe peo-
PIE Will give one reek's work on the pub
lie roads, free OF charge, I think I can
guarantee that the peoples taxes will
be lowered considerably and this will
show love Of the people and peoples
good. but IL that IS not The kind OF pa
trioii>m YOU are burning with, come
out fairly and own up. l do not be-
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