Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-09-27

houses lost m0s Of he fruit prepared 10
drying.
/ learn that Mr.. G. Cawood lost valua,
Die yoke Of oxen during one Of the lats
thunder storms. struck by lightning, whil<
he himself narrowly escaped. having jus
leff the building in which the oxen were
killed. The barn was also damaged
We are now. through the nismansge.
ment Of some OF the postoffice authorities
deprived OF our daily mail, the mail from
Mechsnicsyille to this place generally reach
ing rs BY way Of Leonsrdtown, and near.
ly day later than by the direct route, vis
three-nofched road, and mail matter which
should reach this plate Saturday evening
does not arrive until about II o'clock the
following Monday, thus depriving n cfour
Saturday night ard Sunday reading. II Is
| g public grievance and should be speedily
remedied. The mail carrier makes his reg
ular daily trips from Mechanicsville 70 this
place, but often arrives with an empty mail
bag. However, during the late rainy spell.
our mail, when coming by the latter route.
except letters, was often so damaged and
mutilated that il was, in great part, unread
able. This was caused, we learn, by all
except letters being carried in lower bag.
which, not being water proof, its contents,
during transit in heavy rain, became sat-
urated with water, and hence the damaged
condition in which II was received. The
above being the case, we were not sorry
that the mail during such weather solne-
times reached Us by way of Leonardtown,
for, though day later, they at least came
in good condition.
Politics have not yet begun 10 buzz much
in this section-perhaps Messrs. Compton
and Baughman will create a little enthusi-
asm by their presence in Leonardtown next
Tuesday Yet though there is not much
excitement in politics, | have heard express
sions sufficient TO convince me that the
democrats are united to man in an enthu-
siastic support and approval Of our Presi-
dental ticket For myself l cannot con-
ceive how any one not carried away by
partisan consideration can fail 10 see with
which side his interest, the interest Of the
whole county, and especially that of the Ia
borer and consumer lies. There are no
manufacturing proprietaries, grown mil
ionaires, by war ta'iff, in this county, 10
be protected that know OF, and why should
the laborer and consumer vote to tax him
self by the continuance Of a high protec-
but enhances the price to him, without any
equivalent in return Every one knows
that wOolen goods, for instance, are an inn
portant item in our home consumptioSean
free wool, as the democrats in the Mills
bill propose, would put this article at a
much less price than we now pay, and en-
able the poor man and laborer in many in
stances to doff the uncomfortable and coarse
garb Of cotton and put on the warm winter
garment; and if the manufactures, as is the
case, have in nearly every other part Of the
world hourished with free raw material,
furnished manufactured goods at less price
and competed successfully in the great
mart Of the world, why cannot ours do the
samef Let US also have free wool, and
thus in q measure at least relieve those least
able to bear il Of the excessive burden of
tariff taxation. Our manufactures would
not then need 50 much protection. Protect
the consumer, the poor workingman and
farmer. They are the ones that need pro-
lection; manufacturing millionaires have
had enough Of il. Democrats are not in
favor of free trade, but only in favor of les
sening high tariff taxation where that is
practicable and consistent with the needs
of the government, and all other interests,
that of the manufacturer included. p