Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-10-05

Senator Gormau |nrod that if
| the amendments shrl3 IN 1nccassful
ne would agree re- g 49ek place
and would dle . naI m3n.
His speech was g I0Fs:
white men kn1 <Iat govern
ment hv the ueoul4 80 onlv be se-
cured through paxf|eS have great
respect for every 1Sz who adheres
TO his party. Honesz o1siction and
honesty in action coo1 ute the main
springs OF our An< Saxon life.
II we belong 70 parE is we ought,
then two great par1I hre absolute
| " necessary 10 seed good govern
mfnf and The .zses< - 1ar ;rsfitr
tions. / have always believed thai
in the hour of danger, in the time
of great activity between parties
the man who fails to respond to the
roIlcall on the eve of battle is not of
much account in American politics.
But every man must fix his own
standard.
"I want IN sav unt;l I came hare
today had NOT the sl;gbtast ;dao
that anv man in MARYLAND would
doubt that I am heartily in favor of
this constitutional amendment. But
INV friend. Joshua w. Miles. told me
this morning that the Republicans
and the 'mugwumps' are saying so
frequently that this is my amend
ment that the Democrats begin to
doubt If | am taking any part for IL.
But never believe what the Repub-
licans saw about me. IL You please.
81 could not help being impressed
while 1 heard this convention ad-
dressed by lineal descendant of the
graet Carroll who signed the De-
claration ofIndependence. Helives
in the same manor house in which
his distinguished ancestor resided.
His life is almost spent, as he has
lived more than three-score years.
He has no object personal to himself
10 subserve and has no desire for
political preferment. He has only
desire to render service to his be-
loved State, and that brought him
here today. He is acting as a pa
triot and for patriotic purposes only.
my first activity in political af-
fairs in this State was in association
with Govrrnor Garrcli, who was shs.
leading man in Howard county, O
man of great reputation and great
estates. He called upon the young
men-of whom was one in 1866-to
put on the armor and fight against
Republican prescription of white
men in the State. He and | repre-
sented our county in the Legislature
during the time of the infamous pro-
ceedings which eliminated in fore
ing upon an unwilling people the
Fifteenth Amendment. which gave
rs negro suffrage. Both ofus voted
against it.
"Since then il has been INV good
fortune, having bean honored hv the
people of MARYLAND. To follow the
same question in ;.s d;ffarant nhoso.
in the Congress of the United States
and to raise INV voice. To rive INV
time and energy and all that was
IN mo 10 ne, The h,,uao. =, h.,,..,
oro suffraoe from the nocLs - a..
Southern naonle Iam rrord 49,.
"Iuse the axnrass;on of uenrn
W;nter Davis with whom 7 a;gara5
politically as widely as the nolas
when. denounced nv the MARYLAND
Legislature. he said: az consider
il a decoration of bonor so con.
slider the abuse of Republicans and
'mugwumps' when thew denopnca
ma for Joining vm in an endeavor
to lift the black nall which hangs
over our fair State do not know
man in the Renuhl;cah nar.v from
Secretary Bonanarte down mr. from
Secretary Bonanarte inward r
should saw. because he ;s the lac,
who can understand how u = noss;'
hle for a man nlaced in n.bl;c nos;
tion bv the will of his marty To stand
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -