Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-01-27


trnors were themselves corrupt men,
Of weak and nefiiclent. The Govern
OF appoints The inspector he can re-
move him: he holds the administration
Of the warehouse in the hollow oil his
hands. When a Governor proclaims
that the inspectors whom he has APP
pointed and reoppoiHted are dishonest
or inefi cient, he proclaims his own.
weakness or ineificlency, and that he
has not done his duty. ff
When Governor Hamilton says 10
his appointees, that be expects them to
CONDUCT their honses OH business princi-
pies, and il they bring the State into
debt, he will regard it as proof Of their
nnftness and remove them, you may
bet your best hogshead of tobacco that
the State is then in no danger OF beng
brought into debt.
| shall perhaps be told that there
are many Democrats in lower Mary
land who are in favor OF the abolition
of the present system OF Tobacco inspec.
ton. 1t would be more correct to say
that there are many disappointed office
hunters in lower; Maryland, who hav-
ing been disappointed in getting Office
for themselves or friends, are now cry
ing out for the destruction of all Offices
which have been denied TO them. The
sltuation reminds me somewhat OF the
Judgment Of Solomon When the two
women were contendmg before Solomon
for the possession of the child, one Of
them SAID, If it was not given to her
she wanted it destroyed. There was a
good deal OF human nature in that wo-
man. / think she IS the first soreheGd
mentioned in history. If all the Dem
ocratic soreheads Of the present day
who wish 10 destroy every thing they
can't. get themselves, are descended
from her, she must have left numerous
progeny behind her.
But you will observe, the woman did
not wish the child destroyed provided
it was given TO her. Unjust do our sore
head friends the justice to say that !
don't think there is one of them who
wishes the office OF tobacco inspector to
be abolished, provided it is given TO
him. You see they seem to preserve
the family traits remarkably well.
! ain in favor of the old Democratic
doctrine of local self-government. |
am in favor of granting local seli-gov-
eminent to all the States, and to all
sections of States having peculiar in
terests. think that all laws touching
the inspection and storing Of our tobac-
co should be left entirely to the tabacco-
growing counties.
Horace Greeley SAID that he was ed
ucated in New England school, and
had great admiration for New Eng
land institutions generally; but be be-
lieved there W as one thing that even New
Englanders could not do; he believed
they could not legislate as intelligently
for the people Of North Carolina as the
North Carohaians could for themselves.
Whatever my admiration for Mr..
Eyarts and the us. Consul at Bremen,
and for Dutchmen generally, still there
is one thing which believe even they
cannot do; they cannot leglslate as m
diligently Tor the tobacco-growing coun-
ties Of Maryland as We can for our
selves.
am told that the whole Of Western
Maryland is solid in favor Of free inspec-
ton. have great admiration for our
friends Of Western Maryland. admire
their indomitable energy their rich
fields and their big red barns, but still
there is one thing which even they
cannot do they cannot legislate as in
telligently for the tobacco-planters Of
Maryland as we can for ourselves sim
ply for the reason that we undo rstandour
own business best.
Respectfully, B. D. BoND.