Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-07-18

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Mr.. Editor Having waited aud
hoped for rejoipdar from others 10
flbe extraordinary dcllveranee 10
the BeAccx. Of The 4th ultsmo, your
correspondent impelled BY 3 sense
Of indignation would ask from
whence comes this mighty invest
ment 81 power that fuses itself wish
the common enemy, The Republicans
ID one campaign. and - the next
suoceedinR campaign proposing sol
fuse with The Democracy.
The old Greek plan 81 bringing
| gifts Is 10 play again. Ia exchange.
for the surrender by the Democracy
even 81 honor itself. Are We SO
| weak; are we so cowardIy. even
base. did not conscience scourpe
| us. all the other elements Of our ma
ture would revoIt. should such
suggestions be seriously entertain
cd by our party. Whats do We gain.
and how seriously do We imperIl|
yourselves by afiliation with such
)men. Mark the sacrifices that have
t1been inundated upon The Altar 81
shis Nolooh; It's victims being ID all
cases She best representative Dem.
Iocrats In tho County. the discordans
notes 81 this old baaso string Is still
heard demanding IN expIasion 81 Ia
hate one more Democratic victim
one who IS not an issue IN this cam
paign and whose only crImeis fealiy
70 his party and life spent in lbs
organization and success. and one
whom bis party should not DO asham.
cd 70 honor and commission 70 70.
| present II In any Legislative Az.
sembly. Convention or Council. His
name being SO freely used ID tho do
liverance referred 10, we herewith
reItrate the same ]. Frank Smith
who having recovered from the
shock 81 The battle 81 two years ago.
Is. Is always IL the past ready 10
eight for principles Az pure az Magma
Charta. We cannot find 10 our
hearts . disposition 70 entor into an
arrangements that would implicitly
place us In false position or that
could be construed into taclt ad.
mission Of wrong on our part.
We are told by Esop Ia his mimi
table fables that a Jack Daw observ.
ing that the pigeons Ia certain
dove cote. lived we'll, and wanted
for nothing, whisewashed bis lsath.
ers. and endsayorIng 70 look 81
much like dove ~ he could, went
and lived among them. Thoplgeous
not distinguishing him as long a.
he kept silent. forbore 10 disturb
him. But 81 last he forgot his char.
acter. and began 10 chatter: BY
which the pigeons discovering
what he was. few Upon him. ADD
beat him away. 80 that be was obIie-
Cd 10 nv back 10 the Jack DAVIS
again. So that be who had andea.
vored 70 DO more than he had d right
%. was moi permitted 70 be anything
"a all. which shows that the pretend.
ing 20 DO Of principles which We
are NOT Is not IL not only wrong bus
vile. But the best Of ID IL, there Is
no fear 81 such c0anterieIis impoG.
ing upon ihe world long 10 4 dis.
gnise contrary 10 their own nature,
endeayorinR 70 act their party they
overact Il thus enabling mon ~ dis.
erection and honor 10 detect and dis
counlenanee such lmpcstera. The
further consideration Of this fable
may DO useful IN what II contains Ia
relation 10 politics as IL other things,
that man truly honest wIII never
let his maulh BE- stopped with i
bride: but the greater the Offer
which IL designed 10 buy bis con
sent, the louder and more constant
ly will he opsn against the mis-.
creants who would practice ii upon
him. But such q ono In, ''rara avis
In ferris niRr0que simiiima cygno. =
Respectfully.
BENJ. J SuERMANrrNE.
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