Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-05-05
TCoMMUSIcATED.
NAY. 2nd. 1881.


lies.
TO llbr at this day "Raley" Dem
ocrat dpouncing Ring rule" is quite
noFl departure--sn absurdity bor-
derInAn insanity. Does he think that
the mshorY Of tie people OF st. Mays
couniyls so extremely limited, or that
thciri diligence is 80 feeble and clouded
as not discern IN what direction the
hero Inow driltingi
! I'd Zach reform at proper time and
lan hper spirit, Is truly noble and de-
I seryi pfthe highest commentator,
bnl ID 50 only after one has lost caste
WITH V With whom he has been close
lly ailE bot from whose hands he has
noihnA lurlber 10 expect, IS supremely
" g d obpoxious 10 any man OF
..---lfst y - hsctanes
Ralwp Democrats TO decry Ring
Rule \ when they have been the prin-
cipal md only ones who have advocated
H. ami enjoyed IFS golden fruits, for the
last fGeen or twenty years.
If Democrat Is a thoroughbred,
Simon pure" why is it he seems so to-
tally . ignore that sound principle OF
free dmocratic institutions, the palla-
dium of the peoples nights, rotation 10
Officer
am inclined to think that neither he
nor the man he advocate, IS such iru-
1ly disinieresfed patriot az they would
have us all believe. Docs not person
al favor prompt him to blow the trumpet
he i now soundingi Every dog has
bis day, and ! apprrhend shat Jas T..
IN. Raley has had his 10 ST. Mays
county.
/ Democrat seems fully 10 endorse
lGov Hamiion's "open letter" In sub
Stance he says, "thal the majority Of the
last Legislature through individual and
.clii.h interests, defeated the reform
That Gov, Hamilton and the people de-
uanded--that the friends Of economi.
cal aud honc-i government should use
all honorable exeriions ioSsnd toihc next
General Assembly gentlemen Whose
ambition has mol reached thai height
1 which makes the welfare Of The people
,ubsegyient 10 self aggrandIzemcnt I"
/ What a compliment 20 The gentleman
| Vho represented his party IN The last
/ Senate Whilst DO not approve Of The
manner in which Gov. Hamilton has
thought proper TO rcbukc hes party and
/ question Tho policy Of bi. doing il when
! b. did, suIl I have nothing ~ say 20 his
/ d.pafagement This much VIII add
I lDwevcr, that The a,socistiou 81 men
/ litc Henkle, Hanuon and Ra'ev Wiih
reform i not calculated a. make peo-
! ola. .saoanel il. and Of Gov Hamilton j.
Wae ~ VIII make haste to JET The pub.
/ lie know lha, lie does moi propose 10 ae.
conplish Improvements through any
+ sudi inelrumcntaliies ~ these.
BOT What has been the political re-.
| corl a the very mtn democrat par
hralgHg brings before the people l.
/ he Our whose ambition has uoi reached
I that height which makes the welfare 81
/ The ppopc subserylcnl 10 self axgran.
/ dizeuenlf How does bis course 10
/ 1887 accord with this. when. after GO.
ing INTO a Convention. he and has
/ irlrnie, the moro safely 10 insure bis
olca Election, hoilcd therelrom. and de-.
[ leaiea the Democratic nomlQeci Does
| he herr display that consistency rs .
demociai 10 which he so slrongcly lays
/ claim
Again, how has be Dispensed that
/ portion OF the State patronage 10 which
the comfy is entitled. and which he
has controlled 10 a greater OF lesser ox-
tent Tor several years, except IN such
a way a. would better further his own
selfish and personal end. Except 10
amass political capital Tor himself and
/ his friend I'll J llenklc l. the elc-
msnt q li-aggrandizement entirely
hidden here Il II not as apparent %
the noon day sun Is this not making
"the welfare OF the people subservienl
10 self aggrandlzementi"
Is iinel 10 ignore the interests rights,
and welfare OF the people 10 recommend
the appointment Of those to office, whose
I claim 10 preiermentIs often nothing bat
the political influence they can com
mand II il not on the other hand the
duty OF the disiRterested patriot and
/ hAatEtuiDN IhNitNf W FtAhfh tiit bpIhlNt-
mcnt of the most competent men,
whether such appointment brings polii-
zeal capital Of not
BaAMeu will say this would be impo-
litic AID insure defeat, All You have
solvedibs problem. Your hero then 10
a politicians, W hich is but a synonym
for shfewdness and trickery Of every
kind. And is this the type Of statesman
by whom st. Mary's county could not
be better represented" W. want no
such men 10 represent as in the higher
branch Of our State Legislature.
Democrat, let me whisper in your
ear piece of information of which you
seem not 10 be cognizant ; there are not
few honest thinking Democrats IN St.
Mays county who have grown tired OF
one man's rule, and are determined TO
submit to il no longef--to whom Raley
has not been choice for some years
past, but who have voted for hun, mere
~ through party fealty-and who, in
fine, will throw aside the burdensome
yoke Of party, il such man is thrust
upon them again. That this feeling is
daily spreading, as different things de-
velop themselves, needs but short IN
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