Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-05-22
tCoxxUxIcATED
EwISG's, May 10, 1879

Msssrs. Editors :-Eyea at the risk Of making
your readers say ''euss words" | must trouble
them again upon the same old subject. but from
dlfIerent standpoint. In my FIRST I attempt-
% 70 snow what were my actions In 20 anG
upon what they were based. In this, Ipropose 20
chow, frat, the utter absnrdity Of the charge
against me OF betraying or selling out the party
aud secondly, shall endeavor to prove that If the
party was betrayed at all, Il was not that did
u and that was the chief sufferer from such ac-
ton. Nov, we all know that on the eve of the
sIsetion ticket was put before the party (by
what authority seems unknown generally known
ns the short ticAet. This ticket, brought 20 the
eounty for that very Paspose. had been foEeshad-
owed ~ some time from the hustings BY party
eanvassers who advised the independent and re-
publican voters that on the day Of election tick
e would Be placed in their hands by their parfv
kesdsrs, that Il would eonfaiR che nGmcs " an
fheir cenaidafes and Tact u ras eeir duty 70 Vofe
ebatt6cksf nnserasrhed add nc aames Gad take aoae
~. This ticket was taken In hand By the lead
ere Of the allied party, With some few exceptions,
(and al who did not use Il were tailed traitors,
dinoFganinefs, ETC., sud used rs the party ticket
in every district In the county excerpt 81. EnigOe
This ticket was headed Independent aud Re-
puhlican Ticket and every party spur and lash
that could be brought into action was applied to
force party men 20 swallow the pill. Now, upon
this Pct bsntling (which had been nursed and
fosisred By the republican speakers before IL
ever saw the light, 70 which fictitious strength
was given BY its claim TO party parcntage, used
on The day of election BY most Of the recognized
headers of both wings Of the party, all men not
using Il being called ssai9oss, etc.,l upon this
ticket my name was not allowed 20 20, thus
proving conelusivcly that the controlling spirits
of the party did not look 10 or allow me 10 be
cnmsidered party candidate, and that Il mat
tered not what might be the wishes Of the people
that aAusl8 not have esen the scmblance ofpar-
ty Enneiion.. A few men arrogated 10 themselves
tke right te say that DR.. Sutton, q republican,
shonid nos Be on the republican ticket, and thai
che large number Of uneducated and ignorant
voiess should hare no choice. Either votes tick
"a they did not want or else wade through
bong county ticket and finally perhaps Be de-
eeived. And ret with all this a lew, very few
men still use the cry-Dr. Sutton sold the par
~. Of al absurd and ridiculous charges to urge
agAinaa any man this l. the most perfectly COM
plete In iss ultra childishness. ThaiI could and
DID une all the little power may hare had Cor
che desat ct the candidate for Clerk upon that
ticket freely own. Il there one siagks SAN q
si'ksr party IN 1fs oeaafg fkgf wcsid net hare
Ssns sks ssmsKRder fks ssRs circsnsfascess If
60. womfd li4e 90 see him. Almost all men
womld base hose further and tried % deaeaa er-
cry mnn npon the ticket. did not, but tsied
earnestly to secure the men who were entitled 10