Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-11-01

Interest in the contest in Ma
ryland lie awakened throughout this
State both by the stirring nature Of
the campaign in that State and by
the further fact that there is a sin
gulsr parallelism in the politics of
Maryland and the campaign which
resulted so disastrously to the DEM
ocracy of North Carolina.
"All of our troubles, culminat-
ing in the domination of the mongrel
party in this State, began with the
same phases Of independentism as
now mark the assaults on the reg
ulaF Dsmocrzcy-of Maryisnd The
first distinct dissentient notes came
from q class Of Democrats, who,
like the independents in Maryland,
professed fealty to purer and loft
Ter aspect of Democracy than was
apparent to their critical sight in
the organization of the regular
management, which by reason of
its compactness was preserving,
and, from one election to another,
bequeathing to the people one of
the best and most economical gov
ernments on earth. But in North
Carolina, as in Maryland, there
we're too many candidates for the
United States Senate, and in every
direction too many men who fs!t
that talents BETTING them for Of
fee were wrapped, by others than
themselves, in napkins and hid
away in the earth.
"In Maryland the cry is raised
that the party needs reforming,
and, as in North Carolina, a plan
is on foot which will result, should
it succeed, not in reforming the
Democratic party, but in perform
ing a Observation-Disclosures
the control by Democracy by repla-
cling the control Of the Republi-
cans, which, in Maryland, will mean
exactly what took place in North
Carolina-the domination of mon
grel party, with its appointees on
the official roll of the State.
sour usually able contemporary,
the Baltimore Sun, since it has
ceased to support the nominees of
the Democratic party and has be-
come the organ of the mongrel party
in Maryland, contends that by OPP
posing the candidates of the regu-
ular organization it is thereby show
ing its fidelity to Mr.. Cleveland.
"The Argus does not yield to any
paper more fervent or lasting de-
votion to Grover Cleveland than
that which has marked It's own ca
reer since the name of our now great
President was first before the eoun-
try for the office of Chief Magis-
trate. We did not withhold our
criticism of the North Carolina del
egation to Chicago when it failed to
support Cleveland, nor have we for
a single moment failed to keep our
selves foremost among those who
uphold it's administrative policies.
But it is no friendship to national
Democracy to seek to overthrow
the Democratic party in any State
in the Union.
eve would advise the Democrats
of Maryland to make no concession
to the independent element in that
State. Expediencies will be their
ruin. Let them fight the enemies
of their organization, whether they
be inside or outside their party.
Concessions to those who wished to
overturn our leaders in North Car
olina worked our ruin by leaving us;
at least, without leader, without
. potent organization, and, withal,
gave us a Republican legislation,
with its riot of corruption, its reg
istry of unit officers, and, more
than that, its appointment of bad
magistrates throughout the State.
''But we are lightning our armor
about our loins and intend, If pos
sible, to redeem North Carolina.
We want, by the help of God and
white men, to replace her in the
Democratic column. But what we
hope to regain We trust will not be
offset by the folly of MARYLAND.
This country cannot prosper under
Republican rule. Let North Car
olina return and let Maryland De-
mocracy give to us the shibeeleth
which a new victory for Democracy
in that State will cause to be utter
ed in refrain from seaboard to
mountain in the old Tar Heel COM
monwealth.