Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-02

Bus " rs ungrsciouS, perhaps 10 IDtrude
thoughts Ike these 10 moment like the
present, and thus, with the brief eau
ton given. we bow our compliments to
BEACON FesderS and wish theme one
and all, a Happy New Year!
The BLAINE TNvRsTIcATIoE.-The
lively Senator from Maine il in great
danger of being "hoisted by his own
petard." Since he brought in question
the fairness and freedom of late cleo
tons at the South public attention has
been directed to the way Republican
capitalists have managed the ballots Of
working and dependent classes in the
East, particularly in Massachusetts,, and
especially at the late election in that
State. The country is indebted to the
New York World for sending o cores
pendent into the latter Commonwealth
in search Of information as to the way
Gen. Butler was beaten for Governor
as also for facts said correspondent fur
nishes in connection with this interest
ing subject. But let Us see what this
correspondent alleges was done in Mas
sachusetts. He says that bulIdozing
''of civilized type" widely spread
and shameless. was carried on in that
State during The late gubernatorial con-
test, and ne goes on to show IN what
the "more civilized type" consisted.
He quotes from the Boston Herald OF
September ~. in which that paper out
li0ed the plan Of the Republican, cam
paign. There were 10 be no shotguns
or threats. These were TO be left 10
less civilized communities. But the
fact was pointed out that The men who
opposed Butler employed three-fourths
il not seven-eigh,hs OF the labor Of the
State, that they believed his election
would injure their prosperity and that
il could not be expected that they would
look on indiGerently and see their en-
ployees vote for him. "Haman nature, :"
said the Herald, "is much the same in
Massachusetts, and Mississippi" at is
very improper OF course to intimidaie
voters. but there is a ray Of giring Gd-
rice that is quite contracting" And 1t
seems that "advice" Of this "convin-
cling character" was freely given to men
whose daily necessities and the sup
port Of their families would not allow
them TO disregard it. A call was actu-
ally issued by the chairman OF the Re-
publican State Committee inviting the
Manufacturers Of the State TO a CONSUL
tStion in secret Injecting as TO k0r far they
could safely go in influencing the vote
Of their employees. AT that meeting
Senator Hoar was present. A circular
printed secretly was sent 10 every man
ufacturer in the State from the Repub-
lican headquarters, telling him that il
was in bis power, by the authority
he could exercise over those en-
ployed by him, TO maintain the honor
Of the State and keep il out of the hands
OF Butler and his friends. Each man
ufacturer was requested TO make thor
ough canvass OF his employees and re-
port 10 headquarters. Circulars were
sent to ciergymen asking TO be furnished
q list Of the male members of their
churches, in order that documents might
be distributed effectively, and aid thus
be rendered in saving the honor Of the
Commonwealth. A fiery appeal was
made to every Saxon and Puritan" 20
work against The "Celtic factions. Pro-
testant and Papist." These were the
genes al plans and arrangements Tor con-
due;ing the campaign, and the result
was all that could have been hoped for
by the bulllozers, who thereby gained
thiir end. "Since the election" says
the correspondent mentioned, "hun-
drsds OF cases OF bulldozing of the most
contemplate kind have come to light and
many of them have been fully investiga.
ted" There is, Of course, some diff
Guilty in obtaining the evidence, be-
cause the same power which was used
to deprive the dependent laborer of his
dearest rights viii be used 10 prevent
him from making the outrage known.
But numerous instances have been dis
covered where the work was as effec-
tually done in The t'more civilized New
England way as it is alleged to have
been dere by the more open means
alleged against the South. Many afr
davIts have been made by men en-
ployed in manufactures that they were
told by their employers thatlhey would
consider IL their duty 10 discharge any
OF their employees who should vote for
Butler. In short, system of terrorism
over the whole voting population, whose
means Of subsistence depended on the
c1ntinued employment in the mills and
factories which abound in the Stale,
was inaugursted and successfully, car
red out by the opponents of Butler.
system Just rs effective, although not
30 open as that alleged 10 Sc followed
ia the South.