Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-11-03

Well kuoWn - neeu Eepeutl9A Her@.
His rsnnrks we're rery elabQrsts and
covered the whole 6sld Whila Sd
mitiing that there wsEe some abuses
il Eha damoernsic party. he did not
noE could ncs zee that t1Y rs.ra ~
6cirnpto causs him 0s any ninkihk
nan 10 smhraee the rspnblican party.
u thsrs we're any crookednea il the
lurher. theFa " plenty q sp6lennean
ID che Idfsszs Ifs isalaacld The e..
plorahle eondition of tie Eouthern
States under carpek-hag rule as an
evidence u rspnbIiean honesty. and
showed that it was not antil tie black
man, having become disgasted with
the false promises. chicansrY and triek-l
cry Of his republican ally, joined hands
with the honest white man that these
States succeeded in ridding themselves
Of these peatilential interlopers and
founded honest State governments.
We hear now Of no Hamburg riots, no
Eliza Pinkstons or other kindred dis
orders that festered and fattened upon
the body polite. All is peace and
quiet-these States are outstripping
the rest Of the Union in material
wealth and progress. and the black
man is.contented and prosperous. he
did not deny but there were honest
republicans as well as democrats, but
what he claimed was, that the causes
which brought the republican party
prominently before the country as an.
important factor IN its councils, are
fast passing away. It grew and waved
fat upon the dissenaions and misfor-
tunes of the people. Passion must
give way to reason. The different
sections of our common country, in
spite of interested demagogues, are
joining hands in fraternal fellowship
He believed in the principles of the
democratic party. They are cock
tensive, coordinate with the founda-
ton of the government itself, and
must survive in spirit as long as re-
publican form of government is left us.
Men and even parties may change,
but principles never. And as long as
this grand old party--the party the.
working man-is true 70 iissl1 As hs
understands it to-day. so long win be
continue q democrat. He was not
one from prejudice. but from convic-
tiOn. In paying his respects to the
Judge On the opposite ticket, he said
he could only speak Of him personally.
for in all the years in which he has
known him, and known him intimate
ly, he had never yet been able to find
out whether he called himself dem
OOrat, Or republican or even indepen-.
dent, go Of course he would be excused
if he passed over his political record,
since be had. never been able to dis
cover any. and IS personalities should
be kept out of politics, he would let
that pass also. In regard to friend
Graves. he spoke rather more freely
and knowingly. He knew that Graves
claimed 10 Be q republican,, and he
would not dispute his title thereto;
but when the gentleman claimed that
he (Wilson) was especially pitted
against him. notwithstanding he
(Gravsa) was the @rag-tag-and-bob-
tail" candidate as he claimed himself
to be. and that he (Graves) was going
to whip the best lawyer in Leonard
town out of his boots, he begged leave
to differ with him. In the first place,
he did not consider himself any more
the opponent Of Graves than the other
gentleman upon the ticket. and e 70
him being the best lawyer at the
LeOnardtown bar. he very emphati-
cally disclaimed any pretensions Ofthe
sort. he was only q lawyer of mod
crate ability. and very moderate abil-
ity at that, but. nevertheless, if the
gentleman spoke as he thought, rag
tag-and- -bobtail'' as he claimed himself
to be. and notwithstanding that fact
was going to whip him out Of his boots.
he (Graves) must have q very small
estimate of the intelligence Of the peO-
pie Of st. Mary's county. The point
seemed to be well taken and elected
great applause.
Mr.. Bond was the third and last
speaker. While perhaps he is not as
easy and fluent in speech as hisim-
mediate predecessor. he yet is q close.
thinking. practical. and We may say.
cogent rsasoEerl and il > speech Of
considerable iength presented sevaral
subjects q oflsgislativs reform which he
attended. 4 elected. to urge; among
them was a grain elevator for the ex-
elusive benefit Of the tide-water coun-
ties Of the State. While the State has
expended millions upon the Raltimors