Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-07-04

in the report OF Judge Buekner, the
chairman OF the committee, denouneIng
the management of District affairs.
which report received the approval Of
the House.
He has also taken an active, earnest
interest in all questions of public wei
fare that have agitated the country dur
inc his term Of service, chiefly and most
earnestly interesting himself in assist
ing to remedy the present tariff and rev.
enue laws aud the currency Of the coun-
try. Upon all vital questions he has
evidenced broad, comprehensive ana
eminenlly patriotic views. Mr.. Hen
kIe's recon- warrants the inference that
he firmly belleves the present syste N
Of raising revenue for the support OF the
.overnment 10 be unjust, unequai and
soDpressive, and that BY il the burdens OF
the government fall upon the backs OF
he farmer and poorer classes, permit
tine the capital OF the country TO go almost
scot free. In an able, exhaustive speech
made by him in the 44th Congress, ne
forcibly denounced the hardshIPs oil
these laws, especially the tax on sugar
and tobacco from which so large por-
tion of the revenues are raised and nine
tenths of which are paid BY poor people.
His argument was convincing as to how
cunningly devised is the present scheme
to impose burdens on the poor people
and 10 exemp; property, and to this he
attributed much of the distress and ruin
noypreyalentin the land. He has recent
" taken a most earnest interest IN the
hill before the House TO reduce the tax
on manufactured tobacco and spoke for-
ciblv on 1t as long as the rule permitted,
and il is generally conceded that has
logic very materially aided in forcing
the passage ofthe bill through the House.
His district is the largest tobacco grow
ing section IN Maryland and his con-
stituents doubtless fully appreciate his
timely service in this matter, whether
or not the bill passes the Senate. Upon
the currency question he has been a
jealous advocate of the Silver bill and
firmly believes in restoring the standard
dollar TO its former position, dignity and
power i'm the currency OF the land. lie
also believes that resumption OF specie
payment is impiaciicable now except
by contracting the currency TO ru-
nous extent, thereby shrinking !he
value of property and the products oil
the country, and bringing financial des-
truction upon thousands OF our citizens
who are now staggering under burdens
Of debt which they can never pay I'M
der the present deprecated prices OF
all kinds of property and produce. MIR.
Henkle has been diligent, industrious,
indcfatigable, in the matters concerning
the interests of the people of bis dis
trict and has secured, among other
things, for his people, increased mail
facilities in many cases where they
were sadly needed; also an appropria-
ton of S. 5000 for improving the harbor
at Leonardtown, which harbor was
well-nigh ruined by filling up with filth
of every kind by Government vessels
during the war. Surveys have also
been provided for the improvement OF
the Annapolis harbor, for the eastern
branch of the Potomac and for the Pa
tapsco River. Mr.. Henkle's record in
the 44th Congress was so useful and
satisfactory TO his people that they re-
turned him to the 45th Congress by
nearly twice the majority he first re-
ceived, and though there may be other
worthy aspirants in his district for Con
gressional honors, his denomination by
his party may be confidently looked
TOR, almost without division, as a meri-
ted compliment and just recognition Of
his valuable services.
Concerning rotation in office, which
is the usage in some districts, and may
have been heretofore in Mr.. Henkle's
district, we would submit W neither ii has
not oitentimes proven the worst OF folly
TO rotate a good man out of office, who
has proven himself entirely worthy and
become very useful and efficient, through
the experience of two terms, and to su-
percede him by a new, inexperienced
member, whose first term, and frequent.
~ the second, is a mere apprenticeship
| in Congressional matters, in which he
is overshadowed by the older expert
enced heads and his efficiency thereby
materially impaired to say nothing o.
attempted supercedure, at this critical
iuncture, when the supremacy in the
next House is jeopardized by nominee
that might possibly fail in carrying The
district, Which is not an inlalllable
democratic one, yet which the present
incumbent can carry without the shad
ow of doubt. Would it not be wise
to waive in special cases like this the
rotation question and make the canvas:
on a sure basis: