Saint Mary's beacon., 1896-01-16

si"usu aVuse Vi power ana cOntln-
ued warnings did the people finally
determine. even at the expense of
party success. to abruptly call their
leaders TO account. by refusing
either to vote their party ticket. or
openly give their support to the re-
publican nominee. Whether thev
have acted wisely events must de-
termine. l freely admit have NV
dossts. Thought, and stillihink.
il would have been better for us TO
..hear our present ills than iiy to
those we know not Of" IL is no
trifiing matter. upon the eve of a
presidential election. to go over to
the enemy. "horse foot and dra-
gO"ns." | have a wholesome re.
collection of republican rule in our
State during our early post bellum
days. The leopard does not change
his spots, nor have We any reason
to believe the republican party has
in anyway changed for the better.
They advocate the same principles,
aud will avail themselves Of every
means in their power. fair or foul,
as in the past. to retain power. We
have the assurance Of their governor
that their present success will hold
the State in line for 1896. admit
the provocation was great, that the
voters Of our party were surely
tired, and it was puzzling question
with many as to the lesser evil. vote
the ticket as presented To us, or
give negative or positive support to
the repu blican party, by either alb
staining from voting at all, or by
voting for the republican candidates.
| chose the former, and Of the 1O6,-
600 democratic votes cast at the
late election, | feel satisfied a ma
jority of them were given by those
wh" did not support German. but
holding their principles and their
party above any man or set Of men,
jec,ionable as it was, rather than
run the dangerous experiment of
rhrowi, & the State into republican
hands.
And now that our friends the
enemy. have control, do You sup
pose M.ssrs. Editors, notwithstand-
ing their loud cries Of democratic
mismanagement and corruption,
their frantic appeals for pure govern
ment &c. that the interests Of the
people will be any better subserveG,
if As we'll. than il would have been
by our own party: Why bless your
unsophisticated souls, no. The
same lot Of political sycoPhants,
and democratic aposiates, who left
the party years ago. and have been
active in running rrpnblican PrI-
maries and conventions. are already
clamorous for their full share Of
public patronage, and seat at the
first table. Every mothers son OF
them will be there, rayenOusly
! greedy for TAT place for them
/ selves. their sons and their daugh-
= ters, their uncles aud their aunts.
Each one is already watching with
: jealous eye the movement OF each
y and every one who he fears has
t hankering after his particular place
d and the fight will soon be on.
d An absence OF rs years from the
i State bill Of fare has ensenderet
,s wItnIn rneIr gastronomIc structure'
: an appetite that is positively start
It ling in it's capacity. With gaun
l. and dripping chops they impatient
le ly await the feast. God help ou
ID Door State! Like lamb from tn
shambles, they will attack and elm
re- tn. and fasten their fangs into ever
as tendon of her body. Patriotic souls
at IL their love of country is gauge
he by their implacable desire to "g'
re there" then indeed will our Stat
as stand sadly in need of some ant
to dote to nutralize the effect OF the
Ia too exuberant growth iu this dire
ice ton.
IN. That there were other local caus
he 70 our defeat in other States-n
nd tabIy Kentucky-is admitted.
ed. that State the anomolus conditi'
,er- was presented of free-silver ca
ar diate astraddle of a sound (gol
Irty money platform. Divided cou
less sells there az in Maryland wroue
our its legitimate result-defeat. L
nts, | while local causes had their effe
tyle there we're others, general or nat''
had nj in their scope, and chief am'
, re- them. as l understand it, 10 our