Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-01-17

I
Alter coming back to Baltimore ffom q
three months business trip through vir.
ginia / found some charges In political
affairs. Bat this d no news. The result
Of the November election which look place
While was absent is familiar n every
body. and If I had been u home could
not have changed II, and II served ssme D:
the defeated people about right. II i ssn
old saying that ssyou can fool some people
sometimes but you can't fool al he people
all the time" The Noyember election /
believe has taught some people that they
can't fool all the people oil the time. and IL
looks now as IL the bosses who have ruled
things their own way in Baltimore and
throughout the State have concluded 70 let
the people have some say Ia the selection
of candidates for State and municipal
offices at the next election. In fact the
people have determined to do this them
selves and the bosses have acquiesced,
whether Reluctantly or otherwise. The
salvation If the Democratic party IN Mary
land depends now upon i1e selection Of
candidates who will stick 10 the platform
upon which they are elected.
MsryiaBd's two last governors did not
fulfill the requirements OF the platforms
Nov then, the people are looking for a
man who will represent them Many as
pirants for the Gubernatorial chair have
bern mentioned, but on.y one has had the
courage yet to define his position That
man is the Hon. Isidor Rayner who has
50 ably represented the Fourth district of
Maryland in Congress. Mr.. Rayner ID
man Of national reputation, man ofsound
judgment, and a man of whom the State
has just reason 10 be proud Of and who
would in event of being elected Governor
do honor 10 his constituents. The great
exposition of Baltimore, State affair, will
take place in 1897, ana of all the candidates
mentioned do not find one better, nor
even as well qualified to welcome the
other States representatives or those of
foreign countries than Mr.. Rayner, and /
honestly believe that he is the only man
in the State who can take the head Of the
ticket and lead the Democratic party out
of its present wilderness To victory. I
make these assertions from disinseres ed
standpoint have been Democrat all
my liie-The only one in my immediate
family when first arrived at manhood.
l have spent time, money and some little
brain work for the party, but as yet have
never asked favor from ID, but as you will
remember some of my predictions have
been verified and l merely put forth the
above suggestions for the good of the party
to which | am still devoted, although in
some instances it has not deserved dis
interested fealty.
Referring to the first part of my letter
relative TO city affairs might add that the
Investigation of the departments of the city
will do some good. No man il fool enough
TO suppns Sc that anything is wrong in the
keeping of the books of the city govern.
ment or thatanything has been stolen from
the treasury. 1t may be found that more
men are on the pay roll 10 some depart
men's than work would seem TO justify
and some figure heads' may be dropped.
There are lots OF "figure heads in the City
Hall and the dropping Of some OF them
and the showing up of any. irregular
methods of employing men will only tend
to strengthen the Democratic party, be-
cause il will show the better mea of the
party the necessity Of coming together,
going TO the primaries and nominating
men who will represent the msjorities.
USo.