Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-05-19
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could boast" ('ah! that was the most
unkindest cut Of ALL TO the other aspi-
rants to Senatorial honors,) / would be
confronted with the very point with
which 40" (cypher) SO verboseIy COM
mences bis voluntary reply TO my last
card, and having some skght apprehen-
sion lest, perhaps, ! had overstepped
the legitimate bounds OF public criticism
Of public characters, an undenisble right
OF every American citizen, | submitted
my card, before publication, 10 the care
ful inspection ofan honest. iair-minded,
judicious mana man Of no little motto.
riety--a man who has ever stood firm
supporter Of the democratic nominees
a man whose soundness OF judgment no
honest-thinking man would for a mo-
ment question: man who is pre-emi-
nently capable OF thinking Tor himself
lin fine, man Of no particular preju-
dice against MIR. X. save his honest CON
demnatlon OF his eourse--and 10 order
to refuie the hue and cry Of injustice
that felt sure would be raised by some
one Of bis many blind sycophants for
an attack on 80 important an element
in the democratic party, | requested
him 10 strike out any charge be consid-
cred untrue or anything he thought Dor.
dered on personality. The card was
returned with but iew alterations, and
even these were within the legitimate
bounds Of public discussion.
Again, afier publication, the writer
sounded the sentiment Of not lew OF
the same calibre as the one who exam.
med the card, and discovered that they
too gave every expression Of il their
hearty endorsement; and especially adj
mired the truthful and dispassionate tone
IN which il was written. All there was
the rub. There was too much OF that
stubborn. unyielding element. truth, ~
it, What better yerihcaion do we want
of this assertion than is 10 be found IN
the very weakness OF the defence that
was set Psnuriunt monies Basce.
tur ridiculus mus What stronger
proof than the endorsement that unprc-
JUDGED men have gwen III So Cy.
pher, II your conjecture that my caed
was the offspring "of malice aud envy"
be true, we are furnished with one Of The
most extraordinary condolences that has
ever happened in the-course Of human
evepts--lhe production Of malice and
envy receiving the hearty approval Of
onpreiudiced minds. This fact, say,
whilst IL Is the strongest argument 10
refute your conjecture, confirms with
no less degree Of force the truthful.
ness Of the allegations ! made.
II is true that the article, as lis tenor
purports and as the author does not for
a moment pretend 10 deny. was not
written by a warm sdmirer Of Mr.. R.;
il was, evertheless, not so much the
offspring Of malice and envy as the
calm, deliberate expression Of an hon
Ell conviction. founded on uncontroyer-
tible facts--fsctS that must influence
any mind that is not entirely obscured
by the cloud OF blind enthusiasm over
unmeriled worth. The argument used
by CIPHER in the opening OF his card
is the same old hobby that is resorted
to when the facts are too stubborn for
contradiction. II is useless, -, Tor
YOU or any one else 10 attempt to hide
behind 80 thin a cloak the rapidly IN
creasing discomfort that is felt at Mr..
RS course. Honest thinking men
who, | am glad 10 say, Tor the better
welfare Of the democratic party, are be-
coming moro numerous, are too far
sighted not 10 be able TO peer through
70 aimsy a veil. They have grown
tired of the party being run in The in
terests of one or two individuals. They
begin TO r, 'gnize that sound principle,
the chiei and essential element of true
democracy. that party is union for the
benefit, not Of few particular individ-
uals, but of its members al large--;hat
TO run a party IN the interest Of indivId-
uals, as the democratic party has been
run in st. Mary's county for past
number OF years. is 10 sap its very life
blood, its ioundation--is TO bring il into
disrepute with honest thinking men, the
bone and sinew ofthe party--that here
in lie the chief and principal cause Of
the defeats il has encountered. Who,
viewing the question from fair
minded. unbiased standpoint; will re-
fuse to admit that the defeat Of 10 was
due IN great measure 10 Mr.. R.'smis-
management ofthe party Who, after
viewing in the same manner the whole
arrangement Of the ticket Of that year,
which was "fxed up" by R. & Co. in
private caucus in Beonardtown few
days before the primaries, will tail to
discover that the selection Of the candl-
dates for many Of the principal Offices
was made with view 10 more safely
secure Mr.. RS own election "0,'
since you object TO going back 10
remote periods for facts, here is more
recent instance in which Mr.. R.--the
disinterested patriot and seli-sacrfcing