Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-02

into Mr.. Secretary Mcpherson of thS Repub-
lican Committee, and win demonstrate by
facts and figures that the little joke Of lcay-
ing off the nough,s from the right hand side
Of number, on the ground that they count
as nothing, IL carrying the joke too far, and
that the $4,000, 900 steals under the present
administration shall not longer be made to
appear as $4,000.
Although Mr.. Blaine has been swimming
around the circle in New York and having
pretty fair attendance at his show, the re-
ports from the managers Of the campaign in
that State Is to the effect that all goes well
and that Cleveland and Hendricks will carry
the State In November by fully as large ma
jority as II was carried by Tilden In 1876.
Democrats here are rather pleased to sec
Mr.. Blaine take the road to exhibit himself.
They say 1t is sign of weakness and no
presidential candidate ever attempted itwiih-
ont defeat. Way back in the fifties, General
Scott the old whig candidate tried 1t, and
was defeated by the comparatively unknown
General Pierce. Andy JohnFon tried 1t to
secure denomination and was laid quietly
upon the shelf The late lamented Horace
Greeley tried the same role and came home
defeated and heartbroken, and so 1t has been
with all who have tried II. The American
people want more In their President than d
travelling show or a man on exhibition, and
quiet dignity an! modes, work counts more
than pyrotechnics and wind.
II has been attempted by some Of the man
ayers of the Republican campaign to put in
circulation report that the Golden Club has
contributed large sum OF money to aid the
Democrats in the present canvass. The re-
port 10 without the least foundation. The
Golden Club, as perhaps Is not generally
known, Is an English organization for social
and political purposes. ltincludes among It's
membership, In addition TO large number Of
wealthy English noblemen and gentlemen,
many prominent Frenchmen and Americans,
Of the aforementioned class II has been ascer-
tanned that az many are Republicans as DEM
ocrats. The chief object Of the Golden Club
in the political line Is the dissemination Of a
free-trade doctrine throughout the world
Several years ago, unconnec,ed with any po-
litical organization in this country, II sent
missionaries and money to the United States
to advance the free trade idea, but since then
1t is believed that il has done nothing what.
ever in America to build up It's political cause.
The monster Democratic demonstration in
Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday and last night,
full accounts of which are published in this
mornings papers, has struck mortal terror to
-ctse souls Of the Blaine followers here. In
their caaxsss IN the State they found the tide
set against them, and, too, without any up.
parent effort on the part Of the Democrats.
10 accnnnt for this condition OF affairs, and
TO arouse their adhcrents, they have been loud
ly declaring that the Democrats were on
'istill hnnt" in the Buckeye State. yesier.
days meeting at Columbus, however, contra
diets this assertion, but how to explain ii isa
thing that puzzles the Republican folk. The
party money-collectors have concluded TO
make use Of it by way of frightening depart
meat clerks into giving money 10 carry on
the campaign. The clerks are ,osd that The
only thing the Republican Committee needs
30 win is money, and unless they get il they,
the clerks, win be tout Of meat" on the 9Th