Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-05-19
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Dear Ein.--l suppose one should always
feel thankful Cor layora, however email, 81
allow mo to thank your correspondent
democrat" for the courteous mention Of
a communication sent you some weeks
since on the Presidential outlook, with
which be begins bis letter But "fne words
butter no parsnips," and the miscoustFuc-
zion or mlsapplicatlon Of the tenor Of my
letter exhibited by eDerocrat," makes The
favor involved In tie courteous mention,
very small indeed
My mention and advocacy Of MI. CleYe-
land was based on The fact that be repre-
sented principle. not on the low ground
Of mere expedience or availability. The
cardinal principle Of the Democratic party
Is that It Is, as is name portends, The party
Of the people. Take from Il this dlssin-
gushing feature aud ils contests degener-
ate into mere struggles for the spells Of
Office The one living distinction of tho
two great political parties d our copalry
to-day. Is involved in the doctrineso brave
ly announced BY Mr.. Cleveland and %
which We owe our political successes that
raised our numbers In the lower house Of
Congress from powerloss minority % an
even unwieldly majority. The principle
laid down by Mr. Cleveland, resnsciia.
ton Of pure old Democratic doctrine, was
that the people should rulc, that there
should be no class Legislation, That the GOV
eminent should be administered for the
good Of the people, uAat taxes nujuaily
levied were wrong and in iine that true and
just government rested and Gould rest only
on the application 81 the Old doctrine, ~.
lis poppl, suprma ierg
The doctrine Of the Republican party, IN
its practical application, IS the reverse Of
all this. With professions o. devotion y
the 'dear people, upon their lips. their
every act tends 10 build up The fortunes d
the few at the expense Of the many, %
recognize in legislation the power Of com-
bined capital and to hample upon Che rights
OF the laboring millions. Alas, that mil
lions, representing dollars shonld have the
power in country, claiming 70 be free, Of
trampliog upon the millions representing
suffering, toiling humanity.
If we fail to endorse Mr. Cleveland by .
nomination ia June, We, ! fear, shall en-
danger our prospects ofsuocess, now cloud
cd by his opponents, who are such, II for
any reason beyond mere personal ambi-
lions, because they are not true, As he u
true to thereaI doctrines Of the party they
profess 10 serge, but which they are en-
deayoring to use.
If we nominate o candidate untrue to
Democratic doctrine, as announced by Mr.
Cleveland and as accepted by the great
masses Of our people as the true inlerpre-
tation Of the party's faith, IN tho elections
Of 1890, we shall court and deserve defeat.
Our political history is full o. instances
that should warn Of the danger Of resort
ing to mere expediency in nominations.
Tho nomination of an incapable in the per-
son Of VIM. H Harrison with one not true
10 Wing principles in the person Of Tyler,
laid the foundation for the ultimate des-
trrction Of the Wing party. Greeley and
Hancock brought us only Disaster These
an examples Of expediencg known TO all
and that will recall many other. 4.