Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-10-25

OUa COUNTY CAxvAss.-The active,
energetic and effective campaign our
candidates are making is a subject oil
general democratic congratulations
They have been warmly received, not
only by their party friends. but by many
OF their old party opponents, particular.
~ in the ranks of the colosed people,
These now say, they intend to vote for
the best men and the men they like best
for local and legislative positions with
out regard to party, and they claim they
have as clear right to elect democrats
to office as the head Of their party, Pres
ident Hayes, has to appoint them, and
that il he is justified in running the ma
tional government on democratic prin-
eiples, they are justified in supporting a
party in Maryland which has literally
endowed their schools and still contin-
ues TO uphold them. They contend.
moreover, that as il was their demo-
cratic neighbors who came to their AS
si,tancc in their houEs of trial and suf-
fcrng IN the past, and that as il is upon
these they must rely for help in their
troubles hereafter, il is TO these they in
tend to show their good will, and they
intend to show it IN the only way they
can, and tina, is by helping the people
who have helped them and from whom
they expect help. This IS about the
substance Of the new "colorcd de-
parture" in our county, and our obser-
vations Of the late meetings at the Head
Of the Bay and Carberry's Store have
satisfied us, that the sentiment it repre-
scnts is too strong, intelligent and de-
tcrmincd to be- intimidatcd or bull-doZed
now, at the coming election or thereaf-
ter. All this is very cheering and il is
very gratifying TO see that the colored
man is beginning to escape his old pre-
JUDGES and to think for himself, but it
should not be forgotten that he still
claims to be republican and that he
only proposes to vote for such candidates
on our ticket a. he may think kindly Of.
We are, OF course, very thankful for
any support he may give our party peo-
pie, but as 1t is not pretended that he
will support the whole ticket, whole
ticket people, whilst gratefully accept
ing his assistance. are called upon TO
loo'i beyond it and to neglect no honor
able means to elect ALL their candidates.
And IL is here we would remind our
whole ticket" friends that we have a
urge capital which We have neglected
for years past te work and which We
must make available in the present cam
raign 10 succeed at all points OF the COM
pass. This capital is in the different
Nccks and out-oi- the-wsy places o! our
county, is strsightout democratic, but
sadly neglectiul about election days and
electioneering matters, generally. Now,
We propose the appointment Of neigh
borEood committees in every district to
look after this capital at once and re-
port to the party authorities the most
feasible means OF getting it to the polls.
That this is an important matter is evil
denced by the fact that at the presiden-
tial election last Fall over a hundred
democratic voters by actual count failed
TO vote in the 3rd district alone and We
doubt not there was proportionate tall
urc in other districts. Whilst, there fore,
diligently working for. aud gratefully
accepting, the aid OF colored voters. let
us not neglect our white friends in re.
mote neighborhoods. but seek them out.
endeavor TO interes: them in the com.
ing election, and, il necessary, provide
conveyanees for them to the polls. We
have endeavorcd TO take a calm view OF
the situation. and think We have taken
IN all the strongest points bearing on it,
and our judgment is, that getting out
the full democratic vote on election day
Is the point above others that We should
the most earnestly struggle to make.