Saint Mary's beacon., 1897-08-05

l She vicissiiudes OF sfszae and cyoiutiong.
and will ever stand - the best and only
guarantee Of the representation Of free IN
stifufions
FfxkxcIAL PLANK.
The democracy Of Maryland. in CON-
mon with the democracy Of the Union,
believe now, as they always be-@ be-
lieved, in honest money. the zsSd and
silver money Of the constitution. and
the coinage Of both metals. without dis
elimination against either, into standard
dollars Of final payment and redemption.
"We note with satisfaction that the
demand of more than six and one-half
millions Of democratic voters expressed
at the polls last November has compelled
President Mckinley and a republican
congress 10 urge upon the European
powers, through the medium of . duly
appointed commission, zig necessity for
an international conference to arrange
the terms of bimefaIIic system. under
the operation Of which both gold and
silver shall be used and recognized as
money Of final redemption.
The s0fferings Of the masses, the hon
est toiIers, the bone and sinew, the brain
and courage and manhood Of the land.
have met with the sympathy of the de-
mccracy, and the protest Of our great
party. so eloqnentiy voiced in last years
elections, has forced the republican par
~, despite It's arrogance and reckless
ness, TO recognize the needs OF an aroused
and patriotic people. And, while many
democrats have not approved all the ex-
| pfessions OF their party In national con
yention. bimetallism viii surely come.
| IL may como through the instrumental
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istration. though in truth inspired by the
intrepid actien of the democratic voters.
But it win come. and the prosperity and
happiness that follow IN its train will be
| due TO the courage, the undaunted fidel-
ity and the intelligent patriotism of the
democracy.
WORSE THAN THE MCKINLEY AcTf
I'm all respects other than this resuct-
ant performance the republican party
has been false 10 the pledges and profes-
sions upon the strength OF which. last
November, il secured the sufTrages Of
the American people.
''Triumphing upon an issue of finan-
cial reform, il was bound by every obli-
CATION of good faith to redeem its prom
ises TO the country. Every existing ac,
relating TO the currency i the work of
the republican party. That party is res
ponsible for every one of the defects in a
system now universally regarded as be-
ing vicious and unwhoiesome. That
party Is, therefore, responsible for their
correction. Yet President Mckinley
convened the Congress in extra session
within the fortnight following his inau-
guration, and now, after more than four
months of deliberation. which the DEM
ocrats have had no power to interrupt
or influence, the Congress has adjourned
without giving the people the smallest
measure of financial relief and with the
sole result Of imposing upon them tar
IN law more oppressive and iniquitous
than has ever disgrsced our statute books
"a Law which taxes the masses for the
benefit of the classes, which narrows the
field of individual opportunity, which
forbids the expansion of our commerce,
and which has not even the merit of pro-
viding sufficient revenue for the pro-
per conduct of the government IL Is in
all respects more odious and abhorrent
measure than the Mckinley act of 1890.
That act was Overwhelmingly repudiat-
cd and rebuked by the people in 1892.
The Dingley act will be still more sig
nally condemned in 1893
The democratic party, in the interest
of the whole people, will continue TO
wage war against the iniquities of this
| act and will insist upon tariff for rev.
enue sufficient for the needs of the gov
ernment economically administered and
viii always maintain that unnecessary
taxation is unjust taxation.
Thus, in time of widespread industri-
depression, when the agricultural classes
are confronted by poverty in its direst
form. and when the toilers in the mines
and factories and fields find themselves
forced into despair and suffering. the re-
publican party not only fails 20 Keep the
solemn promises of 1896, but actually
mOcks the taxpayers BY an extravagance
of expenditure and profiigacy of appro
priation which that party, even in the
carnival that ragged from 1868 10 1876.
never dreamed of rivalling.
CUBAN ATROCITIES
The sympathies of the American peo-
pie are always enlisted in behalf of those
who are battling for liberty and indie
pendence, and the heroic struggle of the
people of Cuba Is no exception to this
rule. The appalling atrocities commit
ted in the war now being waged on that
island merit the execration of all civil
iZed people, and we demand that the
American government, while observing
every treaty obligation, shall take such
proper and effective action as will ame-
liorate the atrocities now being commit
ted and fully protect every American
citizen IN his life and property.
HOME AFFAIRS.
I'm State Affairs the republican party
of this State, following in the line of
their party in national affairs, has, since
the election of 1895. in which il elected
the Governor and General Assembly, ex-
ercised its power in the passage of crude
unsatisfactory, unequal and unjust as
sessment law, that has proved expensive
in its enforcement, unjust and imperfect
in its operations, and by which the bur
dens of taxation have not been uniform
ly or fairly distributed upon the rich
and poor alike. In Maryland, as nation
ally, the republican party has favored
rich corporations and oppressed the
small householder. The democratic par
~, if restored to power. will favor a
thorough modification of the crude and
imperfect provisions of the present as
sessment law.
I'VE call attention TO the extrayagant
| appropriations made by the last Legisla-
ture BY which the burdens of taxation
will be greatly increased. In their dis
graceful and unseemly chickering's over
the distribution of State and municipal
affairs, IL is no wonder the republicans
have mismanaged the affairs of fthc State
and that the State has been humiIiated
by the wholesale scandals in the public
service
The enactment by the last General
Assembly, under republican control, of
an election law so defective as TO permit
election officials TO disclose with abso-
Lutte immunity and without fear of prose
cution and punishment how voters cast