Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-16

| and 70 show that the men who have
testified thet they were supplied
With rotten and putrid beef. unfis
for human consumption. and that
this was prolific sonrce OF sick
ness aud death. simply lied ? We're
not she Presid4nt himself and his
whole cabinet. Alger included. con-
vinced OF this by merely looking
at and smelling few sample cans
of the beef sent over by the CON-
missary bureau for inspection aud
passed around 1t . cabinet meeting :
Indeed, have not the vers witnesses
Who 5SsIinsd % pssItIvsiy % this
bad quality Of the beef which they
ate last summer in Cabs ALREADY
d scrrdited themselves in the eyes
Of the court by their inability TO
recognizes in the choice samples,
some Of them frpm the w ,shington
markets. shown them by the court,
the Identical meat which they ate
nr saw dumped into the sea six
months ago?
It 10 true thar General Miles re-
mains unconvinced, as possibly do
the brave fellows who have testified
in Washington. bnt then, IL 10 high
! time that the General should re-
cognize that it is not the beef. but
he himself who is on trial. aud that
il 10 the desire II the administra-
tion to convict him as much IA il is
that Of the packers to ''vindicate"
their beef. NJ one who followed
closely the proceedings of the now
happily defunct "Whitewashing
Commission" could doubt that this
sas the object II the ad,ninistra-
ton from the 6rst. Ia was to ex-
"nerate every body except General
Miles. One OF the most active
members of that commission, il
wIll be remembered, was DIR p. s.
Conner, of Cincinnati, who, upon
mis- return to that city after the sd-
i,arn ment of the com mission, Was
rendered complimentary dinner.
From corrected statement, fur
nished BY DIR. Connor himself, Of
his remarks upon that OCCASION we
quote the following rs suiiicientls
significant both of The rplrII Of the
cDm mIssioa aud of ~hat the court
| Il INQUIRY 10 expected To- do:
"HAving expressed th. oplnion,"
says DIR. Conuer, "that the COM
mission vas glad that there was Co
oe board of I"quIry to investigate
the matter Of the beef issue, and
the hope that it would be able tn
ascertain all th. facts, | bazsrded
the prediction that, 'lf the board
| II inquiry reaches the ssme can-
ciusIpn AS the war JnvestIgsting
coa.mittee, then the com ~ 4ndlng
general will b. dismissed from the
army OF the United States, and |
fully b-lievs that this 10 u true
statement Of What will come"
General Miles, It 10 stated, has
become at last thoroughly aroused
20 the situation and TO the fact,
shich he vas at first reluctant 20
admit, that, the court of Inquiry
sas part of the machinery employ.
u by the adm 'nistration to bolster
mp the war investigating cemmis.
sion, and TO pave The way for his
'wn removal from the command Of
the army. lt 10 not only the Gen.
-raI, but all the brave fellows, off,
GERS and men, regulars aud vOlun-
teers, who have testified, whom it
ia. apparently, intended by these
x.raordisaTy proceedings Of the
court 90 discredi:. Amepg other
scandals which. It 10 said, General
Miles now proposes &c unesrth, 10
.ne involved in the price paid for
..spned roast beef. s2 600, 600
S20U, 900 of which. is 10 said. VAS
fsr he salt used in the cana, which
could have been bsnght in open
market for $4,000 Supplies, il 10
further stated. which we're rejected
bv the French government ell be
.h"wn TO have been brought back
from Europe aud issued TO our SOL
diers.
The love Of justice and fair play
is supposed TO be Unborn in the
American people IL remains to be
seen what impression will be- produc-
-d upon them by the persistent ef-
forts Of the administration to- screen
from punishment the real authnrs
| ~ the abuses which ksv- cansed 81 much srf.
fersng. as well - brpughf nsuch III grace
1isss 0iir government and safifsn. sssd Ca he
scapes,sfs of fbos- who he'd the courage "a
sxpos- whiic they we're p..werie-s o. prvves,t.
he sd c.iise.s rr..chi..s 81 i. a: e
Ch.rch. ftrookiyn. last -usd $. aaofr atEser
things sHid: I'VE ali Tolerate srsat deal .ss
/ wr0 g-daiag heesu>e ! times - sescs end
| gieHty the evil cos :. qsercrs sse obscure.
Eysss e War pegarfmenf Ia time ~ g.esce aud
plenty may ne cosd .cted oa principles af per-
s sos 81. Tsass s ~ r.a ea . % 2. 10 .iit 4;
| y hawevey. one ssf fhe f~w sdve ssagep of wsr
that = pnfs n'en and pTi esplss fs' fs~t- sssd
Righteousness stensss4ss ~ cle.r rY THAI all
men may eess a undefmfand.
-Thea We see what prsyiIexe and pull sud
s no - sSs xs..e ,ssss.snsy am .sscs s.; a
efarraftBn e. q disease aud desfh.~ Ard be- nd-