Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-05-26
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Gov. A.miltb6'sS warupoD the press
the press, .rsslhIdlly Of wrUngtully, per-
.isss III holding HIM responsible for the
vi0aahl aud discourteous utterances Of
bis home organ; The Maif--we Have
D. yer Questioned up to thiS writing his
own sincerity and honesty whatever
we may have thougHhroFtie the palpa4
BILE impolicx ofkis cCeitss ih'arfaigning
in the manner Ke has III Boapstsich' Of
his party ipsec.adiiSk Departmental
odF $AF government for refusing Or
falling ,ccsasy 6aflAsreroaHmehis
10 regard to the publication Of tRslaws
in the newspapers. The policy Of thus
publishingaheselaws, weshail not here
undertake 10 debate That question has
beeHvery thOronghly aired, and twill.
wettiIhk BE- aiimi,std By candid minds
that heiiilgRtRe G6vesiSoFhUr I'm Mail
has had tie 6at oftiie asgunHsHs!7 How
ever this may be, that tts,pecrle areas
much entitled to- hive tllese laws pubs
lished in form accessible TO- them as
the Clerks, Registers, Magistrates and
lawyers have to have them published
in a IoFm accessible 10 nobodY,bpt them
selves, will scarcely be disputed. That
il costs money to have these laws pub
lished ~ the newspapers is very true
and we are afraid. moreover that i
costs more than II oigait toI but u does
not usually cos near az teith' as the
book form republication, whirBresCbes,
and is intended TO- reach, only a select
class Of readers. about two dozen and a
half in each community Of tiiref tai6u-
sand voters. Suppose il to be proposed
TO restrict other instrumentalities OF pop
ular instruction TO a basis as narrow,
what would be the outcome Of ~ And
vet a statute which carries home TO the
popular mind knowledge Of the laws
which are blennialIy passed by the
Legislature, and which affects the rights
Of men in the very closest relations Of
home and ciSR haes is quite an essential,
one would tbmsaE as tllaE Which, brings
instruction to- AIsir children. Besides,
is il deareT IoS eaizeAs to- obtain their
knowledge o. the laws tISFCsgb tIse
tKsn TO- obtain the same
knowledge tkrougRdhe Courts ! Who
will asseft this Z Bot we are wandering
from our subject, which iStAr Now and
TheD."H
One would think from the Juror which
has lately been raised on the subjectofthe
publIcsti0Rof the laws inthe rev spapers
that il was a new thing and'also that lie
papers were now obtaining much
higher price foF the work than they ever
I:ILxcA-A NAsshs.---a-&-----aata 1vmcnJs
is true. The laws REse BeeRbubshhed
in the newspapers. witA0NMtcrmissioa.
since 1854, that h. for a period OF n
years, and the cost i from three 70 four
hundred doffaFs Tess Than It was few
years ago and Is NOT III excess, in our
opinion, ofnewspaper rates for other
and similar advertising matter. But IL
il is such gross wrong and outrage.
why was il not arraigned before IL
what respect, We would like to ask DR..
HenkIes for illustfsttoH, Is tbe press
more "veHal" now than Il was when he
was seeking the favor Of his party Tor
nominations and elections TO Congress \
il was then in receipt OF quite as large
subsidy" as It is receiving now.
And yet who recollects the DR.. during
this time, or at any time up to the pres
ent, posing 10 the attitude Of an avehg-
ing Nemesis slpd deAouneisg the press
IS "Aabsidized Ard teRsff1 Who. And
Got. Hsmft6h. TOO. fSExceedingIy late
in making the discovery that there is
Subsidized" press in Maryland. In all
the years that elapsed from 1864 to
1879, nothing @as heard from him on this
subject, neither when 10 retirement nor
when sspsHEQ 70 gubernatorial or other
honSfs. Bsi he spoke Sst on this theme
in The latter year Of grace aGdtefeFm,
as did also the platform" which was
adopted by the democrats iR August OF
that year Is this true We have not
the platform by us as We write, but we
would be delighted 10 be told in what
paragraph Of II the press is mentioned
at all. There is 6hIy one other thing
that could delight ns more. and hist
wodld be to know when and Whtse Gov.
Hamilton, pending either his nomina.
ton or election, denounced or even
spoke oft!se press subsidy" Of referred
to democratic asw.papers, except to
thank and c6iBmtad them. The paih.
ful truth u. that the Governor never
made the discovery, Of al ieast never