Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-06-16
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membered that stated, III am not
much mistaken in his identity land
have my ipforsnatlon from the best Az
thority Ne is the son and clerk OF the
present Register Of Wills, etc. now
give as my authority the Junior Editor
Of the BEACON who, when Intercepted
him as to whether the person to whom
have alluded was the author or res
ponsible party to him for the communi-
cation signed Cut Bono, he answered.
me in the affirmative, that he was. AZ
will be recoIlc5;ed that under the rules
adopted by the BEACON for the publ.
cation Of correspondence or other aFtl-
cles, the same has 10 be accompanied
with the real name OF the author
though the name is not published or
dlvulged without permission oil the wri-
Ter, therefore the Editor must have
known and could not have been mis-
taken at that time as TO who the fespon-
sible party was. Besides this Mr.. Ro-
bert Abel has since the Publication Of
said articles told several gentlemen Of
Leonardlown that he was the writer
and author OF the same. don't think
/ il can be denied therefore thai my as
seriion as TO his identity was founded
| upon the best Authority. Neither my
self nor Democrat would ever have
thought Of charging OF crediting him
with the authorship or responsibility Il
We he'd not had good authority Cor so
doing. have never pretended, how
ever, that he was the sole author, but on
the contrary have minated the reverse.
II, however, he is not the original wri-
ter OF the cards, he has certainly as.
sumed The roll OF foster parent Of the
same; and, # after discovering The I'M
tenabIeness OF bis position. he now
chooses to stht the responsibility and
give the public another illustration OF
being "a living contradiction OF HIM
self, and Cui Bono The 2nd chooses TO
assume said responsibility, why have
no objection TO his so dong and win as
: soon deal with ,heAone a. the other.
The first assumption Of responsibility
being fact that can be subsianiiaied,
this, according TO Cui Bonp's own
admission, Is more han sufficient
REPUTATION OF bare assertion 10 attacking
Mr.. Raley.
II was not for attacking an anony-
: nous communication anonymously, as
he would indicate, that his attack was
characterized by me las savorIng Of
envy and malice, SC, but 10 thus "at.
lacking man by name who Is MOI in
eiIice or a candidate Tor such.
: His assertion that Mr.. Raley owed
his election 10 The knownolbings in 81
il really amusing wbeH We remember
: that at that time, so lar as This county
: was concerned, knownoihingign A. an
organization was without habItalion and
name, consequently there wasno such
party or organization 70 combine with,
There could not have been more than ~
or 50 Of that political belief ia The coun-
Nv, and these were as likely 10 vote wtil
one wing Of the democracy a. the other
: and Mr.. Ralcy was elected by overon
hundred majority. Besides, The sue
: cessiul appeal made 10 the democratic
voters In 81 was ratified aud confrmee
in 90 by the election Of Jas, 5. Downs
over Mr.. Moddox for States Attorney
|
Cui Booo seeks 10 produce the i'm
preston that when he said in a fpFmel
card that Mr.. Ralcy joined the opposi
ton and defeated the NOMINEE OF hii
J party" that he dad not mean Mr.. r.
opponent Tor The office OF Register u
Wills, as that would be TO suppose thai
there vas only Que office. Why then
I 1 a. a H.. Ii
not have said that he defeated the nom.
. iaees OF his party, If his Influence wa.
so potent, for there were other noml-
nees besides that OFFS Senator, namely. one
or more candidates for the House OF Dele
gates, whowcre likewise defeated al that
. lime II be did no. mean that lie de.
feated his opponents, why single out
one Of the nominees defeated. that fns
the Senate I doubt If any one OF ror-
binary brain" could put construction
upon what he first wrote differing from
my own. Further, Mr.. Rsley was not
delegate TO the convention of 81 and
did not 20 into il as Cui Bono asserts.
What he says with regard 10 Mr.. r. =
Encouragement of the party 10 10 is
mostly rehash OF what he stated 10 his
previous articles and has already re-
ceived all the notice il deserves, Tor be
ing founded mostly upon assumption, il
+ carries on its face its own refutaiion.
shall reserve for future occasion
what have 10 say IN reply 10 his state
ments in connection with Gov. Hamil.
ton and Reform, simply promising that
will show from the Record their err
nervousness.
In regard 10 the wit which Cui Bono
attempts TO play off concerning my mis-
translation Of his Latin, lbave TO say
that acknowledge my ladi in this par.
licular, and must plead as an excuse
that have not been so fortunate in life
az 10 receive from any parents collie
gate education, like some others. what
do know of learning has been my own
acquisition. think that il Cui Bono
win reply TO me in English, he will be
more ineligible to the general reader.
Messrs. Editors, 1t is knowa % msHs
that an the author Of The commnnica-
tons over the signature OF CIPHER (0)