Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-04-15
Correspondence of The Beacon.l
CHAPTIoo. April 5. lssa

sue q CAH1luluhsf1IDus NltnuuA pace OF u3te,
signed Old Fourth, criticising and con-
tradicting communication TO the BEACON
some weeks ago signed B. B., in which the
Hon. Barnes Compton was exhonerated
from blame rs 10 the loss Of Tobacco In
spector for St Mary's county and attached
the same TO the Governor and the unrea-
sonabie hold out upon the Part of Mr.. God
dard and his friends. Now this man, who
signs himself Old Fourth, whilst / do not
know him, If he means the old fourth de- |
district, il is certainly misnomer. The |
old fourth district is true TO her banner and |
Is the birth place and home Of both the then |
sharp contestants for Tobacco Inspector.
Old Fourth goes on TO say: ''B. b. must |
be totally ignorant Of the farts connected |
with the late struggle for Tobacco Inspcc-
tor ar extnemely partisan in his views.n
should hardly say could be classed as a
partisan, might be regarded ignorant, but
certainly not ignorant of the facts in con-
nection with the appointment Of Tobacco
Inspector for st. Mary's.
Old Fourth first attempts To say Mr..
Hayden did not have a united delegation,
that Mr.. King was dissenter. Then, in
| the very next breath, when he finds his
broad assertion will not hold good, he adds
by way of p. s, that he had made mis-
representation, that Mr.. King did concur
with Messrs. c. and N, solely TO secure TO
ST. Mary's the appointment Now, sirs, we
know Mr.. King TO be quite young man
and locks quite like a school boy, but We can
not believe him dropping back into school
boy days. Such actions would remind us
Of what our teacher used to say when he
caught us in falsehood. "You boys re-
mind me ola boy that came TO school to me
some years ago; he would always tell an IN
truth, but when he was caught ,he would then
say, yes, l did it, but it was to save John
from getting hurt" So o. F. would make
us believe Mr. King endorsed Mr.. Hayden
simply to save St. Mary's from hurt. Did
he save her? No. We believe Mr. King
to have been pure as TO his endorsement OF
J Mr. Hayden, and we here assert in the very
teeth of .. F"s assertion, that Mr.. King did
90 TO the Governor and in Mr.. Hayden's
presence then and there use every argu-
ment with him TO appoint Mr.. Hayden.
q. F. says he does not know what b. B,
considers the best democratic element in
, the county. that "Mr. Goddard had the
. strongest (if not the best) endorsement
will here append few names, such as
We regard the best democratic element
in st. Mary's county-Joseph II. Key, j
II. Parsons, J. T. Ballenger, J. F. Carpen
ouuu NAME equaIIy az good. Then, hi
= says again, Gov. Lloyd thought Mr.. G.:
endorsement too strong TO be ignored. L
50, why did he ignore Mr. Goddard and the
endorsement o. F. claims he (the Gov.
could not get over? Why did he not ap
point Mr. c.? How was il that a republi
can, Bond, from republican Calvert, with
) a republican representation was appointed.
, q. f. says Mr.. G. was endorsed by even
the republicans. | wonder if this is what
he means by the strongest element in the
democratic party, in democratic st. Mary 5.
II so, then surrender. My last COM
munication explained how Mr.. Hayden
was beaten by Prince Georges. When all
the obstacles Were removed in p. c., the
Governor, who had so placed himself, found
that L. G. was a larger and Weather coun-
ty than -. Mary's and more EImrsls 10 be
gained. He then put great stress upon the
hold out of MeSsrs. G. and r., which served
him as nice excuse to ignor. ST Mary's.
What was Mr.. G's endorsement a. the lat
ter or closing days OF the appointment
we trace to the very halls ofthe Senate and
Executive Mansion the assertion that Mr.
X deserted Mr.. G. or conversed with the
Gov detrimental to his appointment, leav-
ing l. r. NJ. his only political endorser.
Now, could anybody make us believe that
Gov. Lloyd is so narrow minded as TO over
throw the whole of St Mary's county for
one political endorser? l will answer. no.
Ii only served him by way of excuse to act
according TO his own personal feelings.
In reference 90 Mr.. Goddard, we have his
acquaintance, both personally and politi-
cally, and We do not mean to say aueht
against him in either capacity, but. to the
contrary, know him to be a high toned hon.
oraole gentleman, with heart as bic as
ever beat in the bosom Of man, full of char.
tty and good deeds; politically hard and
faithful worker, untiring in his efforts. tine
to his cause and true to his friends TO the
last. l should unhesitatingly say he de-
serves any position within the possible
gin of the democratic party. He is
man Of good ability and very competent
10 MI any position he would seek. He
belonged, however, to a certain polit-
lcal faction, and whilst he does the
work flor forty years 50 says o. Fl they
get the loaves. They say to him one cam
paign, work hard. You shall have the
buzzard and We will take the turkey. The
next coming campaign. now put your
shoulder 20 the wheel; this time we will
lake the turkey and YOU may have buzzard.
80 u has been with him for forty years
the buzzara all the time.
In conclusion, will say my object is not
10 create controversy. nor 10 refer Ia Der
SonalitieS, but do condemn the hold out .
upon the part Of Mr.. e. and his friends. ,
HAD they not held out ST. Mary's must I
have won or the stigma rested upon the Gov
ernor without an excuse
| believe Mr.. Goddard would have with
irswn, rs he remarked at Chapsico at least
ave days before the appointment was made
hat his show WAS gone. He was wide 9