Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-07-15

that together. Even marrow minds -
this country are now able to see TIE j.
direct bearing Of their exercise Of tlIs
elective franchise upon their bread an9
butter far betterlhan the most advanced
Republicans among The masses IN Eur
rope. And yet little do our most pq
lie spirited voters who have moi tfs
veled or studied the affairs Of oil er &
fions dream Of The Blessing ofIibesky d
conscience and freedom oi speech. and
right Of representation and OF appeal
they enjoy as contrasted with the bond
age Of manhood there, that habituates
even the enlightened classes 10 think
and declare the measures of the Gov
ernment none Of their business. | was
impressed with the keenest pity for the
abject status TO which Germany is re-
duced, as illustrated BY rebuke re-
ceived for daring to criticise the pub
lie men and measures Of 80 benign a
Government as ours, which allows Us
TO engage in any avocation which may
please us, and pursue our own interests
and pleasures unmolested--this from an
intelligent Prussian gentleman whom |
had known TO be respectable mer-
chant in Washington for the last twen-
ty years. If an American or an Eng
lishman had undertaken 10 discipline
me in this manner. ] should have given
him Southern retort; but here, sick
eniHg realization visited me that il
would be talking Greek TO this man to
tell him--T ara he Government, and ii is
my duty 10 keep a lynr eyed aCafcA upon
nay agents. In passing, this Is not the
only we'll subjugated educated Prus-
sian who has expressed TO me his viii
lingness TO take up arms at the behest
OF our strong and paternal Government
without challenging the cause We
do not know what may be in store for
US IN the far future from the admIxture
of the foreign element but hoping that
Switzerland in their midst and our own
example have leavened the East Ito
perpetrate pun) with Liberty in adj
vance, so that they may assimilate Fsth-
er than contaminate our institutions,
let us realize that we are too much com
mitted as "a haven for the oppressed
TO tolerate Know Nothingism-except-
ing "the heather Chinee"-since ortho-
doxy of our platform now demands il,
nor do ] see how we are to escape tins
little political inconsistency, for this is
destined TO develop into grave ques-
lion in Political Economy for US TO grap-
pie. though not political question now,
since both parties are in accord now,
that the 'Chinee" must go-and let Us
take warning-in re foreign element
that ii we don't want to wake up in
the midst of our 'fggenn' and find that
"the ish has gone a-niggering'." And
this warning TO perform our public du-
ties does not refer TO so far distanily fu-
lure an issue either; we have had a
spell Of Carl Siwfs so pronounced as
well as bloody shirts. What is So
called Secretary Shurz's records He
came here, | believe, seIf-expatriated
rePudiator of strong Government in
Prussia. and, naturally enough, figured
as the standard-bearer of the Missouri
Democracy in 1856, if remember
would not be unjust, even IN
details. intentionally-does bis accept
office under "our benign parental
Government" Of the strong odor beto-
ken inherent renegadism, or an instinc-
tive reyersion 10 the iailh of his faith
ers 2 This Us the dressing Of the vo-
ters. Now for our little Hancock oys-
ter.
Dear WOri3-quotha-Thank you for
being the best Democratic newspaper
in The United States--which is NOT a
Nation. but Diet Of Nations--and the
most enlightened exponent OF the new
era in The Press and Liberty (and Lit
eraturel which | have above feebiy re-
intorced. would gladly inform you
how Haneock's nomination is received
here. BY good Republicans, but there
are no good Republicans here that !
know, unless I cali some expediency
Democrats who have been runnIng.on
the Republican tickets OF id omne
genus more anon. ! learn from unira-
peachable informants that all the prom
inent Republicans. some Of whom bold
or recently held high oiice in tie Coun-
~. FIRST inducied the colored line into
the exercise OF the elective franchise by
seiing them "ReglSfraf1on ceTfyIcafes'
At 25c. head. and some as low As &C.,
where more was MOI forthcoming. But
have mere pleasant Information to
give you ON the other head.
| am gladder that Hancock has re-
ceived The nomination than would
have been if Bayard had, though Bay
ard has my preference. Is have signi-