Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-07-26

MAKES nlm mau ali over 10 bnlnk
of the 'scuttle' policy. I'VE ask
support for President Mckinley
he says, because Of what no has
actually done, of what he now
stands for and typifes, and because
Of the marvellous work that has been
accomplished under his administra-
ton. We know definite
ly what we believe and we say it out
right
Teddy accuses the Democrats
of 'inventing the imaginary danger
OF imperialism as the paramount
issue. But, he adds with fine
scorn, 1T does not make the slight
est difference whether the populis-
tic Democracy, to which we are now
opposed, lays most stress upon its
determination to debase the cur
rency or to degrade the flag. 1t
may make precious little difference
to the Republican candidate for
Vice President, but if he continues
to talk in this reckless way the par
ty managers will be compelled to
call halt on him and insist upon
further study Of President McKin-
Iey's keynote speeches. Nobody
knows better than Teddy that the
Republican leaders have invented
an Imaginary danger of currency
debasement in order that they may
make l6 to the paramount issue
Republican orators and newspapers
are full Of prophecies about the
dire disasters that will occur #
Democratic President should do
something which it is utterly inn
| possible for him to do in the next
four years. They are singularlY
dumb about what a Republican
President has done with his impe.
realistic policy. When Teddy says
10 makes no difference he was
never more mistaken in his life.
That imaginary danger Of imperi
alism' is terrible DOGGY to the Re-
publican leaders. 1t nearly fright
ems the life out OF them when it is
even so much as limited at. They
are so badly scared when they hear
the word that Mr.. Hanna has is-
sued an edict forbidding it's use by
Republican speakers. Teddy is
too strenuous, however, to be kept
in the traces, and he is evidently
willing TO fight the campaign on
either the imperial line or on the
currency basis. So much the bet
ter for the Democrats.
Discussing the the claim Of the
Democracy that the Constitution
should follow the flag Teddy
declares the Democratic party new
er championed that doctrine save
in the dark days when it had be-
come the hand -maiden Of slavery
and rebellion That is nice pleas,
ant reading for some Of the Demo
Gratis who are reported to be willing
to vote the Republican ticket. To
those voters Republicans as we'll
Democrats fear that wars of
conquest may necessitate large
standing armies and encourage mill
itarism, the Republican candidate
for Vice Presidentspeaks with equal
bluntness.' During the Civil War,
he says, there were many preach
ers of the gospel of disloyalty
among the so-called copperheads of
the North, and these men, like their
representatives among our oppo-
nents, protested the subyersion of
the country From 'Teddy's'
point Of view a man cannot be OPP
posed to the imaginary danger of
Imperialism without being coop
perhead, and if he even whispers
the word 'militarism' he is equally
disloyal. Truly, Teddy was in
his most cowboyish mood yester-
day when he gave expression to the
fiery thoughts which have been con-
Stunning him since his recent exhi-
bition at the Rough Riders Re-
union in the Far West. If he
grows more strenuous as the cam
paign get hotter the unfortunate
fcopperheads' in the East may we'll
tremble for their safety, for Ted
dy' is a holy terror when he gets
fairly started. Wednesdays Bal
timore San.