Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14

tory over Richard Croker and Ed
ward Murphy, who was defeated in
the mayoralty race in Troy, N. Y,
Mr.. Hill will be content to let by
cones goand forget all the snubs he
has received in times past. 1t is
confidently predicted that Mr.. Hill
viii he factor in the next national
Democratic convention.
1t is evident that Mr.. Low, who
was elected on a decidedly hetro-
geneous platform, will have little
chance of reelection, irrespective of
the kind of government he gives the
city. 1t is on rare occasions
that the people of New York will.
make sufficient exertion TO accom-.
plish the defeat of the disciplined
army of Tammany Hall, and it pre-
dicted that Tammany will be heard
from two years hence.
President Roosevelt is receiving
some very candid advice these days.
Immediately they got the election off
their hands, Senator Hanna, Gener-
al Grosvenor, Hon. Serano r. Payne,
Gov. Stone, of Pennsylvania, and
many others came to Washington to
lay down to law in regard to reci-
procity and tariff legislation All
of these gentlemen are frank to say
that they are absolutely opposed to
all tariff revision. They believe, or
claim to belive, that the few repub-
lican gains in the election just past
indicate that the people are entirely
satisfied with things as they are and
they desire the republican party to
make no changes. Even Gen. Gros-
venor makes this specious argument,
completely ignoring the fact that the
Ohio platform positively promised
Legislation which would relieve the
people of the present oppression OF
the trusts, and that the entire cam
paign that led to the election ofGov.
Nash was based on promises of sim
liar legislation.
As was to be expected. the repub-
licans are all crying fraud with re-
gard to the Maryland election, I'M
doubleday actuated more from their
dread of the return OF Arthur =.
German to the Senate, than fromany
disappointment that the state did
not give their party amajority. AS
d matter of fact there were some
errors that crept into the ballots of
few districts, but the sentiment OF
the state is far too pronounced to
permit of any doubt as to the real
wishes of the people.
President Roosevelt cast bomb
into the republican ranks this week
when he named Robert G.. Houston
for the Collectorship of the port of
Wilmington. This is the most lu-
crative appointment in the state of
Delaware and its control was practi-
cal essential to the supremacy of
Mr.. J. Edward Addicks, Gas Ad-
! dicks" as he is commonly known.
Addicks has exerted sufficient in
j fiuence in the Delaware Legislation
to prevent the selection of United
States Senator and has made strenu-
Gus efforts to break into the Senate
/ himself, 1t is said that his campaign
has cost him not less than a million
dollars. Senator Hanna has always
supported his ambitions and during
Mr.. McKinley's incumbency, the
I administration at least refrained
from taking any part III the state
, fight AS result, DR., Vim. II,
Cooper, q hold over democrat has
held the .collectorship until the pre-
sent time. A very cursory exami-
nation of Mr. Addicks methods
sutficed to decide the President, and,
Notwithstanding Hanna S pleading
for his millionaire friend, with whom
he could doubtless sympathize, he
appointed Mr.. Houston, on the re-
commentator of Representative
Ball, the only representative Della
ware now has in Congress, 1t is
believed that the Presidents action
will result in the disintegration OF
the Addicks faction and that Della
ware will hereafter have its normal
representation in Congress.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans
has issued his annual report and al
though it is a well and carefully pre-
pared paper it contains some incon-
trovertible facts as to the injustice
that is being done to the people of
the United States by the present
pension laws. Commissioner Evans
very fearlessly denounces the pen
sion attorneys, of whom the number
is twenty thousand, notwithstand-
ing the fact that only the succession
of Mr., Roosevelt saved from them
his official scalp. He points out that
the present law encourages IAN
army of attorneys, solicitors and
drummers, practically licensed by
the government, with the promise of
$50 for each claim allowed y And
! he goes on to say that No blame or
criticism should be attached 70 the
soldiers who are importuned and
persuaded that it is their duty to
file claims whether disabled or not. y
Although the Civil War lasted four
years and the casualties were fright
full and the Spanish war lasted four
months and the casualties were
comparatively few, three years after
the Spanish war twenty per cent. of
the soldiers engaged have filed claims
for pensions, while in 1872, seven
years after the close of the civil war,
only six per cent. of the soldiers en-
gagged in that war had done so.
The death of the famous Earl Ii
Hung Chang is matter of sincere