Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-06-12

PoLiTfcAL.-The struggle for supre-
macy between the outs" and ''iBs" sn
Baltimore cHIminated on Tuesday last.
We are unadyised at ihss wriairg which
Of the contrasting factions carried cifihe
lIonors of the day, bat we apprehend
from The ferccness 81 the struggle and
The TouIaess Of The waF-cries employed
that Jordan viii prove hard road TO
travel" cyen 10 the winners al The pri-
maFics.
We notice thai initial steps have been
Gaken, or are about being taken, BY the
State authorities OF our party. locking
70 the csH Of Convention TO nominate
Tor Governor and other positions 10 be
flied N Maryland this Fall. Whateves
determination may be reasbed BY the
party in this cosniy IN regard 10 nomi-
nations for local or legislative positions,
or other matters Of detail. there should
be. and we suppose there is. no differ
ence Of opinion among democrats as 10
The duty Of preserving the connection
Of our party here With the organization Of
democrats throughout the State. Upon
this point, iserefore, Il is plain sailing
for our Central Committee. In the 9TH
er matters Of organization, where there
is conflict OF opinion, we can see no
better way out Of the difficulty than by
submitting these questions 10 Prelimi-
nary convention TO be called specially
10 decide them. But these admit Of de.
Iay--thc other does not.
The hope with which the democrats
in Congress had inspired the patriots Of
the country in regard TO the interesting
Issues before them is beginning 10 fade
away. We do not like to say they are
going 70 back dorm, but We very much
fear they are NOT going to stand up
They are, no doubt, patriotic, but their
patriotism seems TO Us 10 take at this
time n wrong direction. II seems TO be
more. important to appropriate money
for the benefit OF republican ofice-hol-
ders than TO make bold stroke in order
60 restore the incstimable rights and lib
critics Of The Peoplel
II is singular that they held much
more promising position when, at the
last session, they had republican SEN
ate against them than they hold now
when they have both the Senate and
House. They stood then firm and aP-
proved when. having passed the sppro-
priaiion bills with the necessary safe
guards Of The ancient rights and liberties
of the people, they adjourned, leaving
the responsibility ofthe result upon the
republican Senate. II appears to Us
they should then have made up their
minds 10 be as firm with a republican
President, with whom they could not
parley, as with republican Senate with
which they could and did confer; or did
they IN their simplicity determine to
trust man branded with fraud and COR
rup,ion, advised and directed by men OF
the same stamp, and then retreat at his
first ASSAULT What folly! What weak
ness
But, stop! Don't condemn too fast,
say they've w.Il pass The appropra-
ton bills, pure and simple, but We will
also pass separate bills TO affect our pur-
pose which win remsve the chiefobjec-
ton o. His Excellency and which he
will approve! Well, he viii do no such
thingl He win sign The appropriation
bills and take the money. veto your bills
and then send soldiers, marshals, depu-
ty-marshals and Johnny Davenports 10
the polls by which they are determined
10 have control Of The treasury Of the
people for years 10 come. Some think
that the officers and soldiers who swear
The blue" are too magnanimous and viii
refuse to be nsed for such tyrannical
porposesl How green! The army is
under the command John Helper Sher-
mans brother and al know that the SOL
der - but q machine. In all the wick
ed and disgraceful work they have been
called upon 20 perform. from the arrest
of the Maryland Legislature 10 the pre-
cent time. we have never heard Of an
officer breaking his sword and throwing
up his commissions. Then We may ex-
pect these instruments Of tyranny and
fraud viii meet the people Of the polls
and the consequence viii be, that The
power Of the corrupt party which now
tyrannizes over our country viii be con-
tinued indefinitely. However, notwith-
standing their hesisancy and weakness,
our friends in Congress have moi yet
spoken the last word. They still "hOld
the fort" and the county may still be
saved. They may see that the cancer
cannot be cured BY soothing plasters
but the patient can only be saved by
cau:ery o. The knife. Be decided. OF
the patient dies.
e. The people Of The United States
are taxed $50, 900 q year Tor the sole
benefit of two quinine firms in Phila-