Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-01-27
( From The Democratic .fdrocate. J
MARYLAND T3gA5co INSPECTION.

communication 10 Gov. Hamilton on The
subject Of tobacco inspection in Mary
land has been received. You ask for
my views on the subjects discussed
therein. ard give them. That we
should be always ready to give our
reasons for the faith that is in Us, is ac-
sofdii4e 70 the Scriptures,
Lety@ premise BY saTsag that ] an
not politician 10 TIE ordinary accepta-
ton Of the word. am neither . Dem
ocraiic ora Republican poltictan--''I am
Tor The honest Democrat against The dis
honest Republican, and for the honest
Republican against the dishonest Dem
ocrat. ! am for the honest man against
the rogue every time"
Let me further premise by saying that
| am not an Office hunter and never have
been. long since realized the fact
that could support my family better BY
attending strictly TO my own business
than by running around hunting office.
Now we come TO Mr.. Evorts' com
municaiion. Truly, our public officials
make wonderful discoveries sometimes.
Mr.. EvaFts tells us on authority Of the
y. s. Consul at Bremen, "The com
plants Of Maryland inspection are so
general that II Is exceedingly difficult
TO make sales OF this tobacco at all.
Now the tobacco planters of Mary
land may not know much, but they
know that the lower grades Of Mary
land tobacco, such ~ are shipped to
Bremen, are now selling aud have been
selling alI the past ssmmer and iall,
more readily and at higher prices than
at any time durag the past fifteen years.
II Mr.. Evaris had told Us that the in
spcctors in the State warehouses were
using dev,lish incanlatious like the
witches Of Ncw England, to give our
COWS the murrain and the hollowhoru.
I ihiak some Of our people wouldhlye
believed him. " he had told Us that
these said Inspector were the cause
Why our gram Is now selling for such
low and unremuneraiiye prices. am
sure some Of ~ would have believed
him. But when he tells Us that ii -
the inspection that causes our tobacco
20 BE- 70 dBli % sale be makes the pco-
pie 20 stretch ihcirryrs To asionis hmrnt.
Tor they kuow ~ e their tobacco s scil-
ing better than al any time since the
war.
All the Governments horses and all
the Government mcn. Mr.. Egart. and
The Bremen Consul included vii hard.
~ make the people believe a thing 10
palpably contrary 60 their own knowl.
edsc It's wonderful that man Of
Nc Eyatts' astnieneas should not haze
satisfied himself 81 the correctness of
hes premises. VIZ that III was exceed
ingly difficult, "a sell Maryland tobacco
al all - before proceeding 70 erect hi.
soprrsirpciufe 81 argument upon 4 false
basis III. basis being shown 20 be
false, al his communication tumblcs 90
the ground like house II cards
SO Tor from Maryland inspection in
juring the price Of Maryland tobacco, IT
Is well-know fact that during the en-
Gre season Maryland tobacco has brought
a better price, quality considered, than
Ohio tobacco, inspected In the private
warehouses at Locust Point and Canton.
For the truth OF this slaicmen, refer
70 the prices current as published IN
the Baltimore papers dutinE the season.
I pick up an .Haeriraa at hazard: fad
Il dated 9Th Dec. /. says: There
Is a fair demand tor Maryland leaf, but
very little movement in the Ohio pro-
duet"
And here might retart The argu-
ment, and say that private inspection
a, Locust Point and Canton causes this
aagnation ia Ohio tobacco, bat do not
know thot It IS so, and leave false pre-
lenses to others But do know that
State warehouse inspection has not pro.
duccd stagnalion in the sale OF Mary
land tobacco; 90 The contrary Gov Ham
ilton' appoiniees have cause 10 icIjci-
tate themselves on the fact tina. Mary
land tobacco, especially the coarscr
qualities, such as 20 TO Bremen, has
greatly advanced in price since they
have been inspecting II. That this IS
true every planters agent and every
buyer 10 Baltimore knows. | do not
pretend that This advance has been
caused by the excellence OF their in
spcclion ii IS the effect ofoiher causes,
but il shows at least that their lnspec.
;ion has not lowered the price Of tobac-
co,
But 10 return TO Mr.. Eyarts' cemmu-
uicaton. | think there is something in
il ii we only could get at its true M
tent and meaning.
During the war when the Republi-
cans had possession OF the warehouses
and enjoyed the patronage thereof they
were all very well satisfied with the
State system OF tobacco inspection. /
never heard a man Of them object TO
the system Then. Nov that the Dem
ocrats have gotten possession and are
enjoying its patronage, don't know
Republican politician who is not IN Ia
vor Of abolishing the system. That the
patronage of the warehouses is now
used for the benefit Of the Democratic
party and TO the loss, damage and de-
iriment Of the Republican party, Mr..
Evarts knows as well as | do--and
regret II as much as he does--I could
wish That all Offices, in Baltimore, IN
Washington, in New York 10 all the
States, were filled with an eve single
to the honesty caDactty and fitness ~