Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-04-21
III GOVERNORS LETTER.

lth hUFEkNUk D LETTER.
ie4ystopn, April s, 1s81.--Messrs.
Tate, Findlay, Hardcastle, Thomas
~ others. Gentlemen; Your commits
a|tkliqn had the honor Of receiving.
hes le4xe 10 say chat inquiries Of similar
fNr9rthave been made by others. You
ge pleased to direct my attention 10
pertain questions Of public interest, and
~ Information respecting thems and
sur inquiries haye reference to those
Il lmmonflace operations Of our State
4 gytruugsSt that should always be kept
the public knowledge cor is constant
fvision and srisicism. Anything 10
respect that ] ran do vi connection
q 80 yUufAelves Ia substive the pubsiE
ieserest freely do. in doing it there
laced be no personal issues, and wish
II 10 be understood in what say shall
make none. A great many wrongful
and unwise things are done often mao
cently or with good intentions. but that
does not make them right, and whilst
honest intention but ignorant action may
excuse individual. il by no means jusii-
hes the wrong itself or prevents we'll
timed efforts to correct II. A dispas-
Il sIonate and non personal consideration
Of the concerns 81 our State govern
! ment and Of those things that require
either attention or reformation should
he regarded as the highest duty Of the
citizen. 1t should be equally removed
from any motive to advance the person.
| al objects or aims Of any one, or TO i'm
u prove any one 10 hls person or estate,
other than that which may naturally.
legtimaiely aud honestly dow from the
reformation itself.
/ Individuals sink out Of sight before
the real aud practical fact Of govern
ment Personal ambitions are not TO be
considered when the common good is
iayolyed. bet in free government can
only be tolerated BY the people when
they are made subordinate to the pub
Il Iic welfare and invoked 10 secure Il +:
and then instead Of being evils 10 be con-
demned, they may develop spirit and
an excellence to be commended. II II
with great satisfaction that we ali eau
Feeur 20 the political canvass Of 1879.
We then had q united democratic party
acknowledging The necessity ofreiorms
and resolutely declaring is fixed par.
pose 10 make them TO economic cx-
Ipenses and % correct abuses wherever
existing ia the government. Indeed
the whole people, without respect to
party, seemed to be iurpred With a COM
mon sentiment, So much was this the
: eaae hal bad 4 not been loy the uvalrg
candidates 10 one w0Ni.2 have smp0osrd
. any differences TO exist among the people
Therefore anything 10 response 20 you
must be made IN that elevated sense
which eomprchends the whole people
81 the State and their common interest,
Always a democrat, and conforming 90
the stficiesi rules OF conduct and dis.
/ ciplino, and believing IN the just aud
Z beue6eeni purposes OF democratic gov.
: eminent, but reatlirm them in my
. earnest desire fof is continued suprem-
acy in the State Differences do exist
upon national questions between the
! great parties Of The country that 60 deer
down into the primary thoughts Of the
, people, and which naturally give risr
, 10 a radical aud consistent antagonism
, and upon which question our people
are democratic. and wish faithfully 10 re-.
. main 50 bat upon our local affairs the
whole people practically think alike
/ are intent upon The same common good
, and would do the same thing TO secure
, | II, aud II is only necessary for The dem
ocraiic organization to recognize ans
. keep tone 10 this universal sentiment
10 bold continuous power.
! As you truly say in you communica
ton, the democratic Safe convention
: which met IN June, 1879, announced
! among other things that public Offices
were not created Tor individuals nor L
: reward political services, but for pur,
poses 81 government alone Tor the abo
htion oi.usele Offices for reduction o
. salaries to conform to the compensation
OF others in similar private employ
, ments: fra peryading economy; iol
the gradual payment Of the publ,
debt for free aud pure elections and FOL
correct aud accurate registration o
. voters, and concluded the declaration o
principles and measures by an eloquen
appeal that the democratic conservative
. party Of Maryland, having no other pur
! pose TO fulfil except to secure the goo,
! government OF the State and TO aid il
: the reformation OF federal affairs, ex
: poets all citizens OF the State " no shar,
its opinions TO unite cordially IN th,
Z attainment Of these great objects" AM
the people did respond. The Legisla
D ture met ADD adjourned. 1t was felt b,
E everybody that the just expectations 0
the people were not realized.
!, Itls moi for me TO say how il came
q nor do propose to attribute blame {,
Q any one. The fact OF failure lies some
= where, and it may be the genera
G fault, with which everybody is some
. what TO blame. Charilably regardin,
: that fault as q general one, the fact itsel
Of failure is distinct enough in almos
:, everything hoped for by public senti
y ment The important question now 70
e the elevated aud just Consideration O
: the people is not to dwell on the past
y but to see toit that their future actiol
:, brings the certain results oftheir will