Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-10-25

A calm consideration of the fol-
lowing letter by all Democrats is
earnestly requested
To the Editor of the Sun Your
editorial to the questions submit
ted by the Hurst Democratic Asso-
citation and published in your issue
of the 11th inst, betrays such un-
willingness on your part to give at
tention to our views Of the inpessd~
ing political situation, and dismis-
ses us and our opinions as matters
of so little concern, that on reflec-
ton we are amazed at our temerity
and audaclty in addressing you on
the subject which in our folly we
deemed vital and important.
Doubtless, in your opinion, our
conceit and self-su efficiency are but
another verification of the aphor-
ism that "Fools rush in where an
gels fear to tread But, notwith-
standing the cavalier air with which
You set aside as trifling all discus
sion and consideration of the prin-
ciples of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties and the relative
merits of the rival opposing candi-
dates on the plea of pretended
anomalous and serious condition of
affairs, we are constrained to re-
peat our questions and irl the in
terest of the preservation of popu-
lar government in the State of Ma
ryland to demand full and fitting
reply.
Our Association, as is well known,
is limited to no class or section, but
is composed of men from every line
of business, trade, profession and
calling, all vitality interested in the
prosperity of our city and State,
giving employment to thousands of
wage-earners heartily in accord with
the new tariff, which has already
developed an era of the brightest
expectation in the industries of the
country.
We have not hesitated, notwith-
standing we admit neither the JUS
tice nor the fairness of your pres
ent course, to recognize and con-
cede that you have hitherto repre-
sented the highest order of secular
journalism, and we doubted not
but that your dignity and sense of
honor would have moved you to
treat an honorable adversary with
candor, manliness and truth. In
this we have been mistaken.
Now il your lofty attitude for
bids your unbending sufficiently to
notice communications favorable to
Democratic government, you may
not be unwilling to have recalled to
your memory some of those highly
seasoned and idyllic convictions and
opinions you formerly enunciated
and enforced regarding "that in
nocent play of freemen's spirits"
which punctuated the rule of the
Republican party in our city and
State in former years, the resump-
tion of which seems to be the beau
ideal of your nightly dreams and
waking thoughts.
In lien, therefore, of other an
swer to our queries, we will sum-
mon the ghost of your better days
ere the ravishing glamours and ra-
ven locks Of the bewitching sorcer-
ess of republicanism seduced aud
betrayed you into the dalliance
which has blinded you to all con-
ception of honorable discussion and
is precipitating you into the gulf of
ohar,a
Your recorded convictions ena-
BILE us from your own columns to
answer our questions, and we thus
compel You to face without evasion,
quibble or sophistry the true issue
of the present political contest.
Our first question was
"Do you assert that the princi-
pies and teachings of the Repub
can party should be maintained in
preference to those of the democrat
ic party, or that the interests of the
people, and especially of the labor
ing class, will be more effectually
served and secured by the republi-
canism than by democracy ?"
In answer thereto you state in
your editorial of October IL, 1887,
that
"Under democratic rule labor has
always been taken care of, for the
reason that the democratic party
has alu.-u punh harad - -. -L =