Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-10-31

TCouNUMcArED.
Fruow-csruxxs.-It has been said that Col.
Crane has turned his back upon the South Tan
any one tell howP Il il becauss he Opposes
man who Is the candidate Of . ring9 ish oe-
cause he has accepted the nomination q the In
dependent and Republican party iu oPposision 70
this candidate Of ring democracy Or DO they
think that because he fought Cor the Consistency
he Is now going 70 keep up the vendetta Is u
not best 90 let the dead past bury It's dead Has
not democracy, under its present leaders, turned
lie back on the South Has Il not accepted the
results Of the war, amendments and all Besides
can any man, unless be Is determined to follow
their meAnderings whiEhersoever they lead, keep
pace with It's managers7 Examine their theories
as enumerated Ia. their presidential eoasentions
aud SAY who can twist with them Look at
their candidates for president and see how they
have turned about. They Shrek fraud, but IL
their charge could be proven, DOES II excel in
villainy our Maryland fraud The stakes were
,arKer, but friends, rogue is \ rogue whether he
steals little or much. But no fraud has yet been
proven, bat the iamaeulate Tilden has been ac-
eused Of spending bis money 20 defeat stauneh
democrat and elect republican. $50 says Col.
Harris). Poor, unselfsh man though be could
do this be was too pure to spend it to elect him
selfl He deserved q better fatel And now
ask, has DR.. Hcnkle done anything during his
two terms In Congress to merit re-eleetionf
His friends say he is an ADLER man than Col.
Crane. Hashe pFovedit2 Ifso, thePeople would
like to hear of IL. Col. Crane In the positions be
has held has done his whole duty. No man can
do more, and II elected we may look for the same
from him In bis new sphere, for he Is known TO
be a bold, energetic and conscientious man. He
has not been asked by republicans to apologize
for his past course, but when he resisted The ty-
ranny Of the ring democrats and was backed by
goodIy number Of our most respectable citizens,
they recognized in him one who would dare and
do ali that was right, and believing him to be
man who had honestly accepted the results ofthe
war and that he would lend helping hand in
the great struggle Of bringing back our country
TO its wonted prosperity, they trusted him, and
still do without requesting him 10 say anything
against. his own past actions. Now If republic
cans were to talk in this manner OF Federal sol
utGfH WHO VOC NiiG UIAeAt AuFF NVNAA
be termed vindictive men and be accused ofopen-
ing old sores, but some Of our democratic friends
can say and do what they plesse-they are priv
LEGGED characters.
Now, Gellow-citizens, all who oppose the dom
ination Of this gigantic ring that tyrannzes over
the people Of the STATE; all who favor the cleo
ton Of men with minds sufficiently broad to
know that men do not ard cannot look al things
from the same standpoint; who are willing to
accord to other men the same rights they claim
for themselves and not brand them as carpet
baggers, scaIawags, and pile all manner Of abuse
upon them for daring TO exercise their God-given
rights to think and act for themselves; all who
favor a pure 6oLEof-BOz; all who favor the bury
ing Of dead issues and all the bitterness Of strife
engendered by che late war, and al who favor a
sound currency and who condemn the twisting
Of the party in power in this State on that sub
Jet flor il has turned square around from lie po-
sition since 1875, wher IL demanded that the
general Government should resume specie pay
ments without further delay TO an opposition to
Il now, do your best for Col. Crane ere IL is
too late. Tie men who are third term men for
themselves and anti-tbird term for others are
straining every nerve 10 succeed. Be up and do
ing, therefore, and let those who think 70 win By
viifying their opponents be crushed for once, for
IL is a welI-known fact that Col. Crane numbers
among his supporters many who are the peers Of
any of DR.. HenkIe's friends. Let them sse that
dirt-thrOwing don't succeed in this enlightened
age, and that in this country all men have the
same right to their opinions, whether robed in
purple and fine linen or wrapped in rags.
Yours very truly,
Oct &c, 1873. RErrnErcar.