Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-03
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LITTLE FALLS, MINI, May %, 1897.
DEAR BEAcos:
Today the Editor of one of our
local papers, THE Herald" presented
me with copy of the st. Mary's BEA-
coN-the light of old st. Mary's-the
land of my nativity.
What a flood of memories rushed be-
fore me at the sight of it What famil-
lar scenes and faces il recalled, In il
saw the name of Henry G. Adams--I am
glad to know that the Judge is still alive
and doing business at the old stand
though presume his is an ex-now since
the great political revolution.
remember him very kindly and the
manv pleasant moments spent under his
hospitable roof. | also noticed that my
old friend the parsOn, my former pastor,
Mr. Chcslcy, still shows the sinners the
way to repentance. Surely his flock Is
well prepared for the "Great Journey"
by this time, for since my earliest recol-
lection he has been faithfully reminding
them of the Great Hereafter"
am especially pleased to see that the
BEACON still holds out the light of De-
mocracy. do not know what course 1t
pursued i'm the memorable campaign of
1896, but i hope and can but believe,
however, IL was with the people and true
Democracy BE that rs il may, the course
il now advocates is the only true one
Harmony and activity.
was mortified beyond measure when
learned that Maryland. My Maryland,
had deserted the old flag and gone into
the camp of the enemy and elected n
Republican Governor and U. S. Senator;
but to heap insult upon injury, she was
not satisfied with that degradation, but
now has cast her vote for high tariff,
Gold bug Republican President This is
blot upon her otherwise untarnished
cscutcheon that will be hard To erase;
and il can only be accomplished by fol-
lowing the course set forth in the BEA-
cox. Lay aside all personal differences
and petty animosities, vote not for men
but for measures The great battle that
is To be fought is one of principle-not
men. Parties exist not for the purpose
of gratifying personal ambition, but for
the greater and nobler purpose of carry
ing to fruition ideas and policies of State,
concerning which there is a unity of
opinion.
An evolution is now going on in the
politics of the country. The old lines
of demarkation are beginning to fade
and new ones forming. No greater de-
nonstration of this evolution could pos
sibly be presented than was seen last
fall. Those Republicans who could not
follow the banner of Mark Hanna, are
today steadfast supporters of the New
Democracy, or rather the Reiuvinated
Democracy. The Web Feet or portion
OF them, like the Arab, have folded their
tents or gone with the enemy.
II is true that little band of Great
Ans" have gathered around the tomb of
the stuffed Prophet, and like Rachael,
mourn for Democracy. All, it is false
and deccitful wall. It is not for cause
worthy; il is not for the great yeomanry
they wall. Their hearts are not beating
with love for their fellow-man. 1t is the
wall of insatiate avarice, and thirst for
personal power and ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
am fully in accord with the BEACON
also in its tariff teachings, but fear this
Issue has for many years played but the
part of an old skeleton. II has been
hauled ont, held up to public gaze, ridi-
culcd and put back To mould and to de-
cay. II has simply been a hugaboo to
brighten or .caiole the people, and detract
their attention from the great issue-the
money question-whilct the Shylocks and
Ghouls fatten and prey upon the people
and the Government The tariff as
heretofore supported or opposed is not
question of principle, but one of rates
and schedules, and these can never be
settled definitely so long as variety of
interests are to be subscrved and men
are actuated by their individual inter
ests, unless we follow the advice of Tom
L. Johnson, of Ohio,-"Close every Gus
tom House" | may be treading upon
delicate ground-if so crave pardon
but ! noticed that last fall many Of my
friends in Maryland whom / have here
tofore delighted to follow, supported
the Web Feet. ! hope they have seen
the error of their way and have returned
to the true fold.
They may have been actuated by what
they believed right; they may have