Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-10-24

Whetheri Il wasowfng 10 The shorsncss ofthe no
tice, the labor engagements OfEEners. or the as
tOnishing indiGerence about current political IS
sues which obtains in both parties NJ his time
ia our county, We wot not, but We know, being
present, the st. cserrnt's Bay nccting on SAT-
urday evening last was sparsely attended, there
being not over sixty persons present Of all eoiors
At about 3 O'Clock, The meeting was Organized
by eleeting John DiIlAhay president and j. D.
Thompson secretary Mr.. Dillahay introduced
Hon. B. G. Harris who commenced his address
By stating, that be would attempt no extended
argument, believing that his hearers were as
familiar Is himself with the leading points about
Which the two political parties arc al issue. He
interviewed, however, the notorious fact that
Mr.. Hayes had been frandulently sounted into
the presidency and commented in severe terms
upon his conduct in pensiOning Offupon the pub
lie treasury the disrepuiable instruments who BY
perjuries and forgeries had succeeded in defeating
the will Of the majority as expressed at the last
presidential election. lie said the returning
board rascals did the stealing, Mr.. Hayes, for
whom they stole, afterwards appointed them all
20 Office and the republican Senate confirmed the
appointments as far as they bad been made
He congratulated his hearers that the Senate az
ter the 4th Of March next would be democratic
and that the further appointment by Hayes Of
rOgues and rascals to positions Of public trust
would be put stop to. The Senate, the speak
sr went to say, was secure, but whether the
democrats should maintain control in the Lower
House Of Congress depended upon this Falls
elections. As far as these elections had pro-
crossed, the democrats have made Congressional
gains of eight or nine members, and the battle
the democrats are now fighting in this State is TO
maintain their present solid delegation ia Con-
gress and what the democrats ofSt. Mary's coun-
" are called to decide is, whether democrat or
republican shall represent them in the national
eouneils7 in this connection, Mr.. Harris feel
ngIy referred to the many favors which ST. Mary
county had conferred upon him, Iayors COM
mencing in his youth and extending throughout
his manhood He said the honor most grateful
to his feelings was that recently paid him By his
fellow democrats. They had unanimously en-
dorsed him as their choice Cor Congress, but the
Raine's Hall Convention had preferred another.
He did not complain Of this. DR.. Henkle was
the choice Of the majority in the Convention, was
fairly nominated over him, is good and true
democrat and Is justly entitled to q united dem
ocratic support. He hoped and believed he would
receive IL. He considered that he himself had
been fairly defeated and be was not the man
when he engaged In q race and was beaten 10
attempt to steal the stakes. That was republic
can morality. Mr. Harris spoke with some
bitterness Of Col. Crane. lie said he had not
only turned his back on the cause Of the South,
but had been false to his party and his friends.
He had become n candidate for Office rs an indie
pendent democrat, had solicited support as an in
dependent democrat and had been supported by
independent democrats when the latter made is
sue with the democratic County Convention Of
I'll on account Of its informality and unfaiFDess.
He had deserted his old friends, gone over to the
radicals and was now asking independent demo-
Gratis to follow him In bis aPostacy. Mr. Harris
then read an extract from the american, which
represents Col Crane as claiming, that he would
get 700 majority in st. Mary's county, and pro-
cecded to crticise and ridieule the statement but
be took occasion at the same time to tell his dem
ocratic hearers that II they staid at home on
election day and allowed the negroes to do all the
voting, there was no telling what Cranes major
ity would be. Tie then made an earnest aud elo-
quent appeal TO the democrats to stand by their
colors, 10 see and talk with their friends and
neighbors and to impress upon them the import
ance Of the pending election and the obligation
there is upon them as democrats to attend at the
polls on election day and cast their votes for the
democratic nominee