Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-04-15

Conceive Of an old-fashioned, fighting
Democrat, who for forty years had stood by
his party through good and evil report, be-
cause he believed in its principles; who
battled for 1t when il had no Offices to give;
many times when it was buried beneath
such vast majorities as left scarce pros
pect Of earthly resurrection; oftcn oppres-
sed by weight of odium sufficient TO COW
the bravest spirit, under the influence OF
which the faithful became even as the "few
names in Sardis, who had not defiled their
garments'-when the very name Of Dem
ocrat became a convertible term with that
of copperhead, rebel, and traitor-rfaney his
unconquered and undismayed soul still
working for his principles, still watching
for the dawn, still waiting with prayerful-
ness for the hope of his political Israel,
thanking God for each town, township, or
county victory which showed that his prln
ciples still lived in the hearts of his coun-
trymen, and were growing because they
were mmortal-quicker and quicker throbs
his heart, higher and higher rises his JOY as
stronghold after stronghold is carried, as
State after State Is captured In spite OF I'M
constitutional laws and governmental in
reference, in spite of bayonets glittering at
the polls, in spite of that gross and unblush-
na;r, and ,astIv ;roaa;no II ,o, a. - he \, he,
tida oS triunanbsnt lev Win which he a. w
in November, 1884, the banners of Democ-
racy full high advanced and successful over
all the Union, and his party once more In
control of the great destinies of his country.
When the hope of his soul had thus been
ct last realized, and his old eyes had been
permitted 70 behold the great salvation,
c %ae u1 ,in,s s h niJieu a ~ enous"n9
the feasting had ended, and tbe orstory and
all the elements of rejoicing had subsidized,
ana the new administration mad begun It's
Democratic basr,s ;oao;ne anu TsoS .s;s ~ IA a.
faithful, and honest man Of principle coming
to Washington, in the simplicity ofhis heart,
osinging certlilcates rom ms meg eyrs OF his
inc for a nosition natura II, mnnosing t tSAt
the king in making up his Jewels would re-
member his faithful servants. Butimagine
slas oid S1n'iela y. s,ulsappomtiieht when
him and the Goyernment's renresentative
Old Democrats 81 have come to make
application for some position under the
'1 Genan wIcn am compe' sW 70 MI,
too old. under the laws ofthe Renublic men
over forty five years old are not permitted
TO take oiilce.
o, ~ pu' zee men lId IN piaces mere VINO
q, r. "Oh thew were in when the law
was enacted, and it does not operate on
them"
To be under the age of As years is only
required by the law of those who are ap-
plicants for offices the salaries Of which
range between 1900 and $1,000 "a very un.
just discrimination, we think,) but there Is
no legal objection to age for any other of.
fee, mental and physical, ability TO fulfill
its duties being only necessary. The above
extract from the Senator's speech will direct
the thoughts of our people to a veteran
democrat of our county in whom old age
seems to have made no mental or physical
change, and who was for the first time in
his life an annlicant for nm exeentiva offica