Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-09-23

Democrats Must Register
A CLARION CALL TO DUTY
Arairie &c Appeal % narylanis rs.

our beloved Conamon"eahh' -p'a'h
DUTY.
The obligations ] nave accepted
rob OF any taiat OF presumption the
call make on you TO do It
III every Democrat will perform ms
plain duty the hour ~ deIiyerance IS
az hand. -.
We are the creatures condition.
the bcgetiing ot which IS largely our
own fault.
We have fallen by the wayside. be-
cause we have not stood together
We have sacrificed. Tor the time. our
true position as Ma-ylanders. because
we have grown indifferent 10 its ir,-
portance-
Accustomed. for generation. % the
sunshine OF political liberty. as secured
by due regard TO constitutional limit
atoms. we have come 10 assrmc thai
the sun will shine, OF course, and that
our highest duty is to rebr' c the spots
on IT,
/ cannot permit myself 10 doubt that
Il Is owing 10 this hypercriticism which.
a;n,inc- at the shadow. has beiittled the
substance. that we are what we area
minority party in a majority State
band OF pensioners. begging as favo-
what belongs to US as a right.
MARYLAND is essentially Democratic.
All lis instincts.--ail its purnoses,-all
its hopes.-tend toward Democratic
rule.
Those who arg old enough to rec..ll a
different regime have TO need OF re-
minder that Maryland magnanimity can
only prosper under Democratic SUI
premacy.
AS with me-. so with parties. some
are born to- rule. and they rule beng
nantly. because they rnie naturally.
The essence Of Democracy Is the
aegis OF federation.
! assume that we all realize these
truths: but il is possible that we may
underwater them. +,
To avoid sach possible calamity, ]
make this appeal
] cannot permit myself to believe that
any Maryland Democrat would delib-
erately choose the sacrifice OF his con-
yictions on the altar OF expediency. re-
| sentI7eni. or spite.
Apprehension that Indifference. the
hybrid offspring OF any two OF i'sese:
may work an evil. equally bitter and
| CALLING. is my justification Tor ms
| warning.
We must work. IL we would prosper
We must toll, il we would triumph.
We must guard the portals. IL we
would repulse the fee.
II would be uncandid to deny that
the cause OF Democracy has met some
et-backs.-serious. though undeserved.
lin this Democratic stronghold.
We have lost where we should have
won.
We have trailed where we should
have triumphed.
We have quarrelcd where we should
have quartered in mutual fellowship.
assume that there is not a Demo
crat in Maryland. wi thinks fer him
sell. and feels for the common brother
hood. who does not exp rieucc morti-
hcation 1t the spectacle oil sovereign
State misruled necessarily. be use
ruled by minority conditions.
There is unquesiioned unity III Dem
ccratic ranks. or all essentials. Shall
there be further division, bee use OF
non-essentifls?
anticipate only one answers pa
tr;otic NO -
repeat fellow Democrats. we are
to-day what we are because we have
inagnified conflicting non-cssentials.
and minimizcd the essential spirit that
guards our liberties.
This is 4 biunder we must not dupli-
cate
Democrats never march prouder,-
never work worthier,-never feel freer.
than when they are bending their ener-
gies to the. fullest fruition OF political
probiiy. coupled with individual sacri-
fee.
Human foresight cannot always de-
termine just what IL Is best to do.
Mind is Gods special gift to man.
It's possession involves the right to
think.
j have my opinion as to the best way
to reach the goal we aim at You have
q right to yours. We may not entirely
agree as to routes. but. while the Mecca
is the same. the choosing OF paths
should not divide our purpose.
We are all Democrats Each OF us
understands and appreciates the fact
that, however much we may differ as to
the means, we have common end
One OF two courses is open.--not
both: Assist. advise. encourage the IN
Try. either by active aid. or passive &C
quiescencc.-or be TO your friends a
cry little kind"
The basis of our faith is a fixed prin-
,irlc.
In this we differ from our foe as
Heaven differs from earth.
The ends we aim at make our cause
Our country's. our Gods. and
truths"
We see the beacon, and it becomes
our guide.
United. we stand. Divided. we fall
Our possible fall means the fall OF what
Is above and beyond personal ambition
We may differ about details and
yet agree that our political hope is ina
he party that. from the beginning, has
always forged ahead and never faitered;
las always struggled for, and never
denied, the peoples rights
Through perversity or blindness, in
'uaiion OF indifference, we have yield
ell nee. and even twice. to the voice OF
The syren.
We have been tempted TO accept the
rscian gifts OF our enemies
We lave opened the Trojan gates.
We have reaped the fruits OF the in
.'frsicn.
Iirage. and pillageTs:-pelf and
piilCrSrs:-booty won. and bootv quar-
flcG over. because not won.-is the
'reord made by those who. long de-
II d. would no longer be denied
Doc;y and spoils. Sr~h the watch
sordl Spoils and booty Such the
i,.ibbcleth OF those who have prated
-c-t birth and knelt at maturity. at the
urine OF. the idol Reform
In abatement OF such evil, such false
-c'enses. such puny performance, we
iced know no man. or his ambltion.-
10 set OF men, or possible sinister
;chenies.
We must not falter in c.fr faith that
he work OF the campaign. against
sToHises so puerile and iruition so