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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03
More Republican xiislnforma.ion.

Ex-Congressman William E. Mason,
of Chicago, now stumping the country
under the auspices of the Republican
national committee, says in one of his
speeches:
"Before the Mckinley bill became q
law we had four factories making maca-
roni. Now there are over twenty"
But John f. Scanlan, also Of Chicago,
made the following statement before
McKinley's ways and means committee
in 1890:
"There are some fifty-eight factories in
thiscountry, located at New York, Brook
lyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati,
Cleveland. Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
Louis, Pittsburg, Braidwood, New Or
leans, Denver, San Jose. San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Oakland"
AS Scanlan presented the prayer and
petition" Of these fifty-eight manufac-
turers, he must be right. Mason ought
to be coached or called in.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03
The Starch Duty.

The duties on starch are levied for
private revenue only. AS we import
very little starch because of the pro-
hibitory tariff on it, all this tax upon
cleanliness goes to the starch trust and
hardly any TO tho government The
tariff of two cents a pound is o tax
which tho foreigner does not pay, and
unfortunately it is q tariff which does
not lower the price of starch. This was
confessed by the starchmakers them
selves in comical way when they COM
planned ut the treasury department that
starch was being sold in the American
market for less than the price fixed by
the syndicate, conclusive proof, they
said, that it was being smuggled into
the country.
Treasury detectives went to work, and
they found that cargoes of starch had
been smuggled in under another name
and had wickedly lowered the price of
starch. The unlawful importation be-
ing stopped the price of starch went up
again, and every housekeeper in the land
was condemned to pay to private citi.
zens fine of two cents pound on every
pound of starch she was reckless enough
to buy. The moral of this example will
apply to hundreds of other articles diff
fering from starch only in the size of the
tax levied upon them and the share of
its proceeds given to the government
ii. III. Trumbull.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

The project of repeating the present
prohibitory tax of 10 per cent. on the is
sue OF state banks Is very hopeful
movement in favor of q most welcome
change in the financial condition of the
country. There need be no fear or any
federation of a deprecated bank note cir
culation should this restriction be re-
moved. There is not state in the
Union which would authorize or allow
it, and if it were attempted anywhere
the facilities for collection are now so
great that it would be crushed ont at
once. The best features OF the former
statutes would be preserved in new state
legislation, and the natural law of sup
ply and demand would govern all the
rest of the needed restrictions.
The tax which it is proposed to repeal
is in itself unconstitutional. 1t is not
levied for revenue, but for prohibition,
and the fundamental law nowhere gives
to the federal congress the right to sup
press by its action the issue of the state
hanks. There would follow from its re.
peal the most perfect currency for busi-
ness purposes the world has ever known.
Flexible in its character, redeemable at
all central points, and thus always at
lar throughout every portion of the
country, and meeting the needs of the
hour in its answer to every legitimate
demand, it would prevent pressures and
,stringency in the money market. and in
jure no one but the greedy speculator
who makes his cent per cent in finan-
cial crisis.-David II. Stone, Editor o.
New York Journal of Commerce, in
Forum.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03
naynrd on nnrrlsnn.n Litter.

In criticism of President Harrisons
letter of acceptance Secretary Thomas
+. Bayard says:
There is not q burdensome tax upon
productive industry which he proposes
to Tighten, nor the weight Of which he
desires to- see more equally distributed.
There is no Cbscurity or complexity in
such cases that distress and embar-
rass importers and puzzle courts and
counsel for which hc proposes remedy.
To the amount Of tax that reaches tho
public treasury be seems wholly iudif-
fcrent, but the advantages uni Jaolits Of
protection TO its special bencGciaTies he
dilates upon with rapture and proph-
estes their abundant increase.
The toiliDg farmer who produces the
bulk of our exports, the great army Of
unprotected consumers, in whose in
creased cost of living the tariff and all
other taxes are mingled, cannot finl
even one cold word Of passing consider.
alton and hopeful promise in this docu-
ment Of self and party congratuIation
and commendation.
Never did paper more plainly and
unconsciousiy to the writer tell the story
of its origin, and that its author was
only the advocate and representative Of
a combination Of classes unjustly favored
by law, who had advanced him to power
for their own profit and naturally desired
its continuance.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

The impudence OF the Republicans In
this campaign Is Ear above par. They
are even claiming Andrew jackson as
protectionisti Their desperate attempt
to extract few grains Of comfort from
the result of the Vermont and Maine
elections has shown them to have the
capacity Of being acontented wi little" /"
but what comfort can they find In the
following words from Old Hickory's
farewell address: .sThe corporations
and wealthy individuals who are en-
gagged in large manufacturing establish
ments desire a high tariff to increase
their gains. Designing politicians will
support it to conciiiate their favor and
TO obtain the means OF profuse expendi-
ture for the purpose Of purchasing in
fuence in other quarters. Do not allow
yourselves. my fellow citizens, to be
misled on this subject. The federal
government cannot collect surplus for
such purposes without violating the
principles of the constitution and as
suming powers which have not been
granted. It Is, moreover, o system OF
injustice, and IL persisted In viii inev-
itably lead to corruption and must end
in ruin"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

In showing up the untrustworthiness
of Commissioner Peck's average an
nual earnings" the New York CONNER
cial Bulletin, a nenpartisan trade jour-
nal, says: "As to the value of such
averages as these Mr.. Peck gave an
opinion in his report in 1888 as follows:
In the preparation of wage tables the
effort has been to get down to actual
facts. The statement of averages has
been purposely omitted as tending only
to mislead.' In 1888 Mr.. Peck would
not average separately the wages of
biacksmiths. carpenters or bricklayers
because such averages would be mis-
leading. and yet in his report for 1891 he
averages the wages of all the skilled and
unskilled men, women, boys and girls
employed upon the greatest diversity of
work, and attempts to use these aver
ages in showing whether the tariff has
favorably or unfavorably affected wages.
The utter worthlessness of this report Is
too apparent to need further considera-
tom
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

The Knights of Labor in Brooklyn
have not been deceived by the cry of
protection to labor. A local union in
that city has sent the following circular
TO other assemblies in that city and in
New York:
DEAR sIR-The attention Of your organiza-
tion is called 20 the fact that The most impor-
tant political issue ever presented 10 American
wage earners Is the tariff question Local
assembly s.2i2. Knights Of Labor, holds that
protective tariff robs the many for the benefit
Of the few; that IL lowers wages aud deprivcs
men Of employment, and that it Is deadly
foe 10 organized labor.
This assembly offers a cash prize Of twenty
ave dollars to any Knight Of Labor or trades
unionsst who can prove the contrary, and re-
guests a conference with your organization to
arrange for debate upon the foregoing propo-
JAMES B. CosSELI. Master Workman.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

Republican organs are accustomed to
treat lightly the charge made by the
Democrats that tho present postmaster
general was put in the cabinet as a re-
ward for his services in raising money
for election purposes four years ago.
But the truth Of this charge is clearly
established by the admissions Of the
very men who helped Wanamaker to
raise that famous 500, 900 few days
before the election.
The rich manufacturers OF Philadel-
phia who contributed most of the great
corruption fund for QHay's use, are
members of the Philadelphia Manufac-
turers' club, an organization of high
protectionists. The organ OF the club il
The Manufacturer. Soolt after wana-
makers appointment rs postmaster gem
eral this Journal sid.
1T i to the men skEt give tEe cash
that large, il not the largest, share of
success Is due. We make the assertion
that the money contributed by this club
last year had more influence upon the
result of the national election than all
the skill, the ingenuity, the labor and
the wire pulling OF all the professional
politicians in Philadelphia. We believe
this proposition to be capable of positive
proof. IL, therefore, control of patron
age is rightly the reward of victorious
effort, the right of this club to name the
federal oficeholders OF Philadelphia rests
upon solid ground
They accepted Wauamaker's appoint
ment as the reward for the fat which
was fried out of them, and did not hesi-
tate to publish the fact. And the Re-
publican party used to boast that it was
the ''party of high moral ideasi.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

The best embodiment of the sham and
insincerity Of the Republicanism of tho
present day is to be found in the person
of its chief apostle, Major Mckinley.
The champion Of high protection goes
about the country repeating the stale
humbug that 'the foreigner pays the
Tariff tax" Yet the champion Is seldom
able to convince anybody that he be-.
lieves his own words. for he nearly al
ways blurts out some fatal admi sion
which shows that he has not deceived
himself at least
Thus. in speaking at Woodsido Island
park, Ohio, he gave the following descrip-
tion of three of the IariH bills passed at
the recent session OF congress:
"One was to put wool on the free list,
which means free from the Sleeps back,
but tariff when it goes on the people's
backs; another was hoop iron free for
the cotton planter. but hoop iron tariffed
for all the rest of mankind; the third is
cotton bagging free for cotton states,
but tariffed for all other states."
But III ''the foreigner pays the tax
how can the tariff ON wcolen Goods be IL
burden to the people? "Tariff when is
goes on the peoples backs" can have but
one meaning, and that is that the Ameri-
can consumer pays the tariff tax.
And If tho foreigner has been paying
the tax on cotton bagGing, does not the
removal of the duty merely relieve the
foreigner instead of the southern plant
er? What hardship is involved in leav-
ing "hoop iron tariffed for all the rest Of
mankind" if the foreigner is going to
pay the duty in any case?
Mckinley does not believe his own
xvardz
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03


What l. this election bin? Striupca
Of al its verbiage ii Il this: That the
United States are to appoint in each
state . general supervisor OF election:
that the supervisor has complete con-
troll over congressional elections In eyexy
district Of the state. He can employ a.
many deputies n he chooses. He can
search the houses before election 10 see
II there are any fraudulent voters there
concealed. But thasreal danger In this
measure lies In the clause which pro-
vides that after each election these fed
eral officers would certify the return Of
tho members elected to the house Of rep
resentatives. 1t doesn't matter who gets
the votes. II doesn't matter who has five
or six or ten thousand majority. The
federal supervisor fixes the identity of
the individual who attends before the
speakers desk to b. sworn in On the day
When congress orRanixes
You may say that perhaps the Repub-
hcan party viii be honest In tho exer-
else of this power. Well, gentlemen,
do not believe that there ever yet has
been given to any man or set OF men
power to oppress his. fellow citizens for
his own benefit that the power has not
been exerciseds md If you give the Re-
publican party power to perpetuate its
own control in the house OF representa-
tives there is nothing i'm its history to
show that It would exercise that power
in spirit OF moderation. Look at the
history Of the Fifty-first congress to as
certain just how this power would be
exercised.
/ am reminded Of the experience of am
English gentleman travelling through
France during the empire. He was in a
first class compartment and had with
him French official who had several
registers and large urn. The English
man inquired what they We're for, and
he said the registers were q list of the
voters, the urn was to receive the bal
lots. He also had large bag with him,
and on being interrogated as to what its
use was replied, "Oh, that is the ma
iority."
That is the force bill in brief, just as it
would be in brief here. It's result
would be the emasculation of repre-
sentative government; it would be the
destruction of representative govern
ment
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

Republican organs which protested
against the Mckinley bill two years ago
do not like to have their old files looked
through just now. Yet the truth spoken
then is now rising 20 plague the insin-
cere supporters Of McKinleyism. Tie
following Is from the St. Paul Pioneer
Press of Sept. IS, 1900: 1T Is rniscon-
ception Of the condition and the needs
OF the country on which the Mckinley
bill is founded. Wo can find, upon
careful review, 10 reason why the Nc
Kinley bill should become q law, and
none why it should receive the support
Of Republican members of congress un-
less they belong TO the school that be-
lieves in the entire prohibition Of i'm
ports and tho death Of all commerce be.
tween nations. It is not an answer to
the demand for tariff reduction and re-
form"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03
ne rerss nm and ! nsssasar.Alp.

Republican special rleaders seek In
vain 10 minimize the force bill issue.
knowing how Il has aroused an irrasisti-
bic mass 1 patriotic sentiment In the
north as well as In the south. Now and
Then one - found 70 declare frankly the
real attitude of the party as sufficiently
declared IN the abhoxreat measure known
as tho Lodge bill. A few days ago the
Hon. Frederick Douglass made this re-
markabla statement:
Il believe that this il 10 10 ultimately
composite nation. There il nothing
else in store fer rs. 1t i almost certain
% come. am inclined to think that
there win eventually come In this coun-
try q dictatorship. There Il a growing
demand for q strong government that
win be able 10 protect Ill its Citizens
rich and poor, black and white-aiike."
The distinguished negro politician here
eysnces . cssndor which Ii warmly COM
sAehdexf 10 oFery lzeralsgsAfs 'ss#asssl
pleader or spellbinder who is in accord
with his pazty on the subject. II is iu-
deed certain that dictatorship would
be the natural and logical issue Of. the
force bill if the patriotic people of this
country were to permit this initial at
tempt at coercing their political action
and strangling the liberties of every
sovereign state.
Happily there is little fear that such a
contingency will be brought about.
..Forewarned Is forearmed," and tho
people have been most thoroughly ad-
vised of their peril by an honest and
courageous Democratic press. 1t need
not be doubted that they viii in Novem-
Der return verdict against tho party
which aims at placing ignorance on top
of intelligence in tho southern states of
this Union and eventually establishinga
dictatorship at Washington.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

-
u.w An. ..pa.sn - q. -
land an1
Mr. Harrison. IL, S6av - 80
other Qualities. cleau| EoE arya,rs-..
enfl,usiasrn. Even hare -
spect for his shrew |;a uba 90
profoundly convirsczd Iis cansa i
the right cause. Il 1 oux' rreat
confidence In him IL 5car,ent 81
all to his personalisx.
The most colzgixr1e lIfonrsa <f,,,.
fass that their carss.s |5|Sf II. 1.et+-,
hands. ana regrst fsII| |s <..,,ais.sa
does not inspire the ~ 81 aamira-
ton and LOYALTY fla* 5<sst ! fac-
tor In popular elecsinas y cleveland
on the other hand. H. 1oirs i varv
deem sentiment 81 1,es.s <xzet ana - !
gard. ana. what q s. = ||sa.rfspf -
inspires Ills aesst5i Ii sf stror,rIv
among lie pssi1 4lE3s,|s = zz... 4res.n g
citizens OF fha republic These men
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

Candidate Whitelaw Reid says: 1.-THE
ice cart at the White House door will
disappear in like manner from their
campaign literature when they discover
that it quite suits nation of 5000, coo
OF intelligent and self respecting free
men to have president who does not
gush. does not slop, does not play the
demagogue, does not pretend to be the
bosom friend OF every man he meets"
Which gives occasion to remark that
the ice cart did not originate in Des1o-
cratic literature, but Is happy witt
cism OF big Tom Reeds.
But Is not the candidates description
of Harrison q cruel whack at Blaine:
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

have read that bin with care and at
tention more than twenty times have
read it in the light Of calm considera-
tion. And repeat If it were presented
to me now with the alternative of party
support or party dismissal should not
vote for the bill. A more infamous bill,
in my judgment, never passed the
threshold CT the doors OF the senate
Avowedly IN the interest of good gov
ernment, it was instigated, In my judg-
ment, by men whose interest it was to
prevent free expression Of the viii Of
voters at the polls.-Hon. Henry III.
Teller in United States Senate.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

Wade's Fibre and Fabric, Of Bosten.
an organ Of weayers and srinners, says:
"By cable, Sept Q. we learn that great
distress prevails AMONG the 10000 idle
employees Of the tin plate factories in
Wasss. However, what ia their loss il
the gain of some five or six Of our mil
licnaire iron masters. Stealing this
business does not enrich this country: 1t
oaly hastens tho time when labor win
turn and reud tho eoai and iron million
aires who are legally Eobbing the entire
nation"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

During the fiftesn years of the low
tariff era-fron 1876 to 1960-there were
but seventy-four strikes reported in an
official way. During the fifteen years
from 1873 to 1902 there have been over
5000 strikes. involving n very large pro-
portion Of the entire body of working
men in the United States.-Albany Ar
guS
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

The farmer, as Senator Allison has
said. ''has practically no protection at
ell" And that Is the bald reason why
the farmer should not vote the protec-
tionists' ticket.-Harrisburg Patriot.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03

According to Bradstreet's there were
fifty-four strikes in August. with Il, LAT.
workmen on. strike against reduced
wages. This i hard fact for Commits
sioner Peck TO buck against.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03
fire and life Insurance.

THE undersigned can place insurance
on farm property for term policies at veIy
low rates in the Royal of Liverpool, tho
world. No charge fog survey or policy
fee. Will visit any portion OF the county
Also Life Insurance can be secured in
New York Mutual Life and Mutual Re-
serve Fund of New York at low rates.
10. +. MORGAN,
Dec 12s Agent.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03
10 r. MORGAN,

Insurance .ASeSst d Broker,
LEoNARDTowN I'D.
Represents the following First Glass Com
2anies with combined assets of twelve mill
lion OF dollars, and has facilities for placing
large lines of insurance on the most :avor-
able terms in home or foreign companies.
Royal Fire Insurance Qf Liverpool,
WateTtoscn Fire, Of New York,
London, LieerpoOl e Globe, Fire,
Mutual EndoDment Assessment Of Baltimore:
Life,
Nese York Mutual Life,
Connecticut Mutual Life.
Jan 10. e2-Y
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03
Liquor License Application.

Office Of
CIerk Circuit Court 81. Aary's County, Md.
NUMBER 90.
Notice is hereby given that~the following
named person has filed application for
License TO sell spirituous and fermented
liquors, for one year from May 1st, 1892.
Applicant: James William johnson,
Leonardtowp, ST. Mary's county, Nd.
Freeholders Recommending: b II Abel,
10 F Morgan, Enoch b Abel, NJ Pope,
Charles Combs, Jos A Diliow. l. 4 Payne,
Francis V King, Geo w JOY, FL + Moore.
And that unless cause be shown in
writing TO the contrary on or before the
7th day Of Nov 1899, the license applied
for viii be issued, provided the applicant
complies with the requirements of law.
JAMES j. GREEN NWELL,
Clerk Circuit Court,
ST. Mary's County, Md.
Oct "a. 92-2t
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Biz HRADs


Parties having Real or Personal Proper
" for sale can obtain descriptive handbil!s
neaflyrexcrnted aud IL City Prices.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-11-03
LUM BER.

Alexandria. VIII keep constantly Leonadown ' = - =
Boards Scanhng, Weather Flooring. Palincs
Also. Lahs. Lime and Hair, which
Orders Or lumber from In Alexandia wiz
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-06
SAM JONES TALKS.

He Thinks Roanoke IL "a Splendid CITY
After the meeting at the tabernacle
yesterday TIMES reporter called on
Mr.. Jones at Hotel Roanoke, where he
is stopping, and had a pleasant chat
with him. Tho reporter found Mr..
Jones in his room busily engaged in
writing letter to the Atlanta Journal,
for which paper he always writes a
weekly letter.
Mr.. Jones. in the course of his re.
marks, said: 81 have not Tor years seen
a meeting opened under moro favora bio
auspices than the meeting now being
held in this city. and / think every
thing points TO my holding a most sue
ceSsful course of meetings. The people
and press seem to DO acting in unison
with me and when that is the case l
always feel doubly assured of being sue.
cessful.
II was also very agreeably surprised
in finding this city such go.ahead
kind of a place and the buildings of
such q substantial and handsome ma
ture. For the past two years have not
struck city, nor a class of citizens,
that l have been more impressed with
than have in Roanoke"
Mr.. Jones also said that the tabernacle
in this city was one of the best for the
purpose he had seen for several years
and ended the interview by saying he
was glad to SEQ that TIE TIMES was
taking such an interest in the meetings
and thought it was frst-class paper in
every respect