Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-27


The speech delivered BIZ aIr. MeIAue befsre
the convention made \ married impressiDn
ufoa the Sarge mndiencR and Mss A. f0ll0wa /.
ssMr. Presidenf aaS Cenffendsn effks t1on-
rsnfioa: Naturally The fissf thing ! have 70
say he 70 make yoa my grateful iliaEks fur the
honor your nomination cnnseFS upon nle. Al
though 4 appreciate IL fnlly bad no nsriFa-
ton, had no inciinafloa which imreiled
me 70 desire IL Or % seek if--nnne whatever.
" iiaiever political ambition ! nav have had
has BEEN in another direction. and has been
more than fully antisfsss BY the Epffnges OF
the people q this State. Nevertheless asn
fully sensible Of the obligations imposed upon
me BY my past life / a the democratic parry,
and there II no sersice, none Whatever, that
the party eonid eali upon me 10 perform that
] would not chserfully perform ~ any sieri-
ice. IAPpiause. do not think II 70 lie In
good taste IN accepting your nomination %
qnaiisy my acceptance Ia the least degree by
reference 20 any personal inc1nVenience that
il may occasion me, aud I only refer 20 il that
mar be ~ liberty 20 say that ! accept the
cal as duty. and as daty meas 70 per-
form it. IAPplause
'Of course | etno0t fail 90 note eel tain in-
cidenfs-let tine cal them, IL you please. incl
/ dents-of discontens or Of disturbance in the
democratic party. cannot fail to note them
because they have been presented 10 my atieg-
| ton In every conceivable form, in private cur
rent life, in The most formal manner that pub
/ lie men sOuid select 20 make known 20 the de-
/ mocrary ~ the State the exisfenre OF disagree
able incidents calculated 60 weaken the party,
IL NOT 10 SECURE lis defeat; bat 10 noting them
] wish you. Mr.. President, 20 understand that
note them only as considerations 10 excite
me TO the fullest possible performances Of my
duty. In 80 lar as thgSe incidents have refer
enee TO Tivalries between pubic men Of the
State they ought not, and, a. far az am con-
cerRtda they do not excite my fegres. What
oaght 10 - sthe elect Of rivalry and contest
between public meu7 II they be. honorable
riyalries, they ought % stimulate them to
greater exertion; II they be selfish and pas
sionaie rivalry, personal In their character.
they are discTediiable to the rivals, and can
not do injury 10 the democratic party.
al refer % them again only for the purpose
or bringing 10 your attention the fact that
am not uRmindful ofihe difficulties suggested 20
uie by my political brethren. nor am ( nnmind-
/ ful OF the Use that IL made Of them by my no
litical opponents. They are the ammunition
given 10 charge the weapons Of the enemy,
and because they constitute ammunition Civ
m 20 charge the weapons Of the enemy,
that feel at Liberty 20 rrfee to them, and 70
Invoke you. as my political brethren, TO exert
your influences with the bFetlIren themselves
10 eeare this wrangii1g, and 10 take the word
Of an honorable gentleman who becomes your
candidate that he has no Othrr interest in the
world in the cMndidature than the welfare Of
the Stale Of Maryland and Of the democratic
party. Applause What higher motive
could have in accepting your nomination
than to contribute in my best degree, and &C
coFding TO the ability which may have, 70
the welfare Of the State aud og the democratic
akmw A. -.
side with the honorable president Of this con-
veniion, / enlisted in the service Of that par
~. and there has never been n day in those
forty years that have experienced anything
but satisfaction and success.
sAs a candidate, ] cannot recall defeat In
the ranks Of the democracy. IL has been my
good fortune TO he associated with that party
In its day Of triumph and victory, when Ma
rylaIsd and the entire country felt their ohIi-
gaticns TO the party which secured their well
fare. TApplause. Therefore ! accept this
nomination with no misgiving. because If de-
feat and disaster should come feel that in the
company Of that party can besr disaster and
defeat, IL carry ats banner hoRorAbly TO the
front and VindicAte its policy.
''I@ut although ] asn thus ready TO encoun-
ter The full measure OF responsibility which
belongs to the nomination, beseech you,
democrats, not TO Finger on the way; ] besCech
you not only not TO linger on the way, but to
press forward, and TO give me all the support
in your power in planting that banner on the
outer walls; and above all things, and for
your own sakes, do not commit the yet great
err fault Of Wandering away and taking service
in the ranks Oft enemy, because there you
add 40 the first crime a greater one; aud yet
tha8 Is the natural result Of a resolution 10
linger by the way
''Why should I not deal as frankly with
this as the orcasiOn rquires? These griefs,
these difficulties that have been spokeA of
with what do they associate themselves mot
with the policy OF the party, because upon
that we are all agreed; ID must necessarily be
upon details. Well now, in all frankness, fell
lOw-demOcrats, what matters the difference Of
details?
who Is so presumptuous rs 10 suppose
himself right and all the rest wrong? " in
good faith VIC mean 20 have governmental
policy Of progress and reform, II in good faith
we apply ourselves TO that what matters il
that we should differ upon isolated points here
and there Such differences are not only in
eviiable. bSE are indispensable to elicit the
truth iisr {
''Here upon this platform find the honor
able gentleman, the predecessor Of Governor
Hamilton, and ia commanding Governor
Hamilton AS "a reform Governor must do the
same 20 Governor Carroll. am happy 70 say
thst throughout my lie have had the I'M
wavering friendship Of Governor Hamilton,
and frOm the very FIRST to this day not a
shadow has passed between US, but cordial,
warm political brotherhood has ever existed,
and no effort OF mine was spared to elect him
Governor Of Maryland. So il was in the case
OF Governor Carroll. II so happened that
returned 60 the service OF the State the same
year that he was elected Governor. IL never
embarrassed me, TO differ with him, not the
slightest. ] recognized his full right to re-
commend 10 me, rs n member Of the Isegisla-
lure, all such measures as be thought worthy
Of my consideration. That was his constitu-
tionai right. But II was my right TO have my
own opinion rs TO what he bad recommended,
and voted a. my Judgment dictated" Mr.
MeLane saidsn0 man who Is entitled to the
respect OF the intelligent people OF the State
could afford TO do less, and no man in OF out
Of the party had right 20 complain Of such
independent Reiion and thought. He referred
to reforms which had been consummated in
past State administrations, and gave due cred
IL 90 those OF the present one. He sidid not
propose % enHmerate them. These had been
prtsented Ia the people on the hnstinas over
and over again nd naRseHm in two successive
campaigns. What We have done Is subject
TO The verdict Of the people and we promise
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