Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-09-26

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what he says he will, and they have
that much to build on, but whether
ne will do it in the way in which
they want him to is another ques-
ton. When he says he 10 going
head irst through q plate glass
window the window had better be
insured, and some OF the enter
prises in which these two sapient
gentlemen are engaged are of the
nature of q conservatory. They
are raising infant industries under
glass, and that sort of thing. Ii
would not be nice IL the Rough
Rider should put his boot through
the shelter of the shipping subsi-
dies. Hanna says he will not. but
maybe the wish is father to the
thought. 1t is known that Roose-
welt is very much interested in the
upbnilding of the Merchant Marine.
and particularly that OF the NAVY.
lie wishes 10 unite the countries of
the two Americas by commercial
links. The question 10 whether he
eau join the two wings of his own
party so that they will flap in uni
son and take him where he wants
to go. President Mckinley never
exactly said anything in favor OF
subsidies, but then, he never said
anything against them. Roosevelt
never was neutral i'm his life. He
reminds one of remark of one of
the characters in Tourgee's once
lannon's novel, GA FOOLS Errand. /"
"old men generally get the credit
for all the conservatism in the
world, bat it is mistake. A young
man backs just as hard as he pulls.
III ne 10 opposed to q thing he fights
1t tooth and nail" Roosevelt is
only forty two, and thac is the kind
OF conservative he will be when
he 10 one at all.
The very exnberance of the utter
ances of various Republican Sena-
tors as to the confidence they have
in Roosevelt, since his decision to
retain the members of the present
Cabinet, is a little suspicious. IL
indicates that they have been scared
and now are treasured.
Another thing which should not
be overlooked is that Roosevelt's
principal friends and supporters
have not yet come on the scene. II
IS thought that when Senator Lodge
comes back from Europe there may
be change in the existing situation.
There is no doubt that Roosevelt
will be strenuous in some direction.
1t 10 said that he will favor not on
ly large navy but a standing army
OF strength equal to that provided
under the reorganization act of last
winter. Whether the army can be
enlarged indefinitely without inter.
fering with the welfare of the PEG.
pie as a whole is one of the aues-
tons not vet settled. We are not
ready for any such ideals of mill.
tary service as those which prevail
IN Europe, and it is doubtful il we
really want to be. Another place
in which there is likely to be some
shaking mp is the secret service.
President Roosevelt has been collect.
ing testimony about the perform.
ances Of the secret service men at
Buffalo, and it is stated that he
regards them with contempt. as a
lot of incompetents. and will make
some radical changes in that branch
OF the government very soon. In
this connection there is a little
story about Josiah Flyht, the tramp
detective, which is interesting.
Flynt. as most people know, is a
cOllege-bred man who has been
knocking about in the Disguise Of
q hobo for the last ten or fifteen
years, gathering information about
tramp and criminal classes, aud 10
possible the best authority in the
country on this subject. He pub
lished an article sometime ago
which was terrible arraignment
of the New York detective force
and the New York people we're mad.
They said they would show him
that he could not talk in that way
about the police of a great city.
For two days they hunted for him.
At the end of that time he strolled
into the Front Office" talked
with the chief about an irrelevant