Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-04-10

Ewrse's. Friday 4,b. 1879.

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cicus falsehood. The emanation Of puA
trsd "fungus" that may once lave been
brains. or my fidelity 10 the republiean
party, I need scarcely speak. Friends
sad Toes will do me the justice 10 &C.
knowledge that =at=all iimeassnd IN ait
seasons, / have been Q true, earnest
worker for my party. and l sag boldly
and without hesitation, there IL no part
Of mY political eampai9ns 4 ahe pasa
eight year, that would alter OF amend
og strike from my record o. hesitate to
let che world know. Some Of my pri-
vate actions I do regret. but certainly
not one action [politieal) Of The past
eight campaigns. But because 10 70 ]
refused 10 support democrat, who tried
10 force himself upon ourpsrty, and be.
cause 4 dared 20 make choice for N.Y.
self, when the party had not spoken. ]
am Q renegade sndirsitor bly, failure
10 support and my efforts 10 beat Mr..
CamsIier IN 1878 seem TO be the ''head
and front Of my offending" ] propose
here 10 review the causes that led 10
my action in that memorable campaign.
There are but few men for whose bus
mess character. probity and moral
worth | nave greater respect than for,
Mr.. c., but am free TO say that Tor has
republication, had not quite so much,
knowing bis devotion 10 democratic
principles. knew that he was with
Us only so far as we might be useful to
him, and 1.-The could use US without being
bound, he then could and would return
(as he did, TO his first love. ! determined,
50 far rs II was in my power 10 prevent,
that he should not be our candidate, ex.
cept through the only legitimate means
of making ticket. q convention. Act
ing upon that principle, ] publicly and
privately declared 1 would be bound by
party action and support him. il he was
their choice. provided he would do the
same. When he refused most positive
~ TO submit TO any power save that Of
]. A. Camalier, IN the presence Of many
republicans told him would defeat
him If possible. Up 10 one week be-
lore the election I begged the leaders
Of the republican and independent par
~ to drop us both aud take either Mr..
Henry Watts, who was the choice OF
the party, or that old veteran trump, c..
[. Durant, and that I and my friends
| would do all that We could 10 elect the
one they fixed on. For the truth OF
this assertion, | refer to Capt. A. A.
Lawrence, Col. J. Parran Crane and
others. But no, The Cat had gone forth
no republican if we can get demo-
crat--republicans are not fit Tor place
on republican ticket-too many demo-
Gratis to be served frstl Well, aboat
this time, rumors OF short ticket, upon
which my name was not TO be, we're
rife. publicly stated. if such were
The fact, would advise my friends TO
support Ford. Seven or eight days be-
fore the election, Capt. Lawrence, Of
the republican Central COMMITTEE, told
me, il there was such thing, he knew
nothing Of il and had no part or lot in il.
So said Mr.. Love, DR.. Jones, chairman
OF Com. } Judge Tippett andJos. B. Da-
Wis, men who had been republicans when
the party could be counted on the 6ngers
Of your Two hands. Therefore. 4 could
not believe there was. any truth in the
report. Without authority from Central
Committee, no Convention. unknown
10 the recognized leaders of the party,
who would dare assume the power 60
make ticket for 1,400 voterss On
Saturday night before the election,
when FIRST found the rumor true, what
was TO do: Meekly bow my head
and submit to the trick Of little "hsy-
loft" caucus" see my party and self
and friends led blindiy intO the ranks Of
the Toe, like sheep TO the slaughter"
or endeavor TO defeat the trick that had
been played upon US Not being Of q
very meek mind, / acted according to
the dictates Of humanity and tried to
trick" the ''tricksters." Here was q
ticket, puportIng 10 be republican, upon
which republican names were not al
lowed-a ticket 10 be the tFue child or
republicanism. which was secuted and
denied It's birthright by all whose
sanction would have given it the sem
blance Of Legitimacy and upon whose
evidence IL was shown 10 be the illegiti-
mate offspring Of shame and fraud,
sired BY greenbaeks out Of avarice.-
Upon this ticket were the names Of a
few staunch republicans, DR.. Jones,
Capt. L. and Mr.. Love, all three Of
rh0m denied any knoscIedge Of it's origin.
and one, Dr.. Jones, believing in It's
bastardy, refused TO use this thing OF
corruption in hrs district did not
draw out but said to my trends. 81 am
beaten and beaten by this short ticket
vote for Ford and beat the Clerk on
that ticket if you can, but. for Gods
sake, stand by the republicans upon IL
and try and elect them, as they deny
all knowledge Of the ticket" and il is
upon this action alone that all that beau
tiful lrabric OF treason. selling out, etc..
is based II Mr.. John A. Camalier
constituted the party, then am trail
tor. IL he did not, thea am true, for
I worked openly and boldly Tor the men
who were ideniiEed with the party and
voted an open ticket. seen by Mr.. Love,
Winters and others. Ifmy cutting Mr.
c. makes me traitor, am st least in
company with such old republicans as
Judge Tippett. Jos. b. Davis. II. c.
Graves. Harper and host Of others,
and il is upon this action alone all the