Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-11-20

Of work wherein IL took no part, "
has attracted the marked attention
Of the democrats and some republi
cans. who see In the words ; pre-
diction Of az least some measures Of
state socialism. Where win the
President draw.the iinef" ask these
gentlemen who evidently think the
President is treading on delicate
ground. Mr.. Roosevelt says there
is an inevitable tendency 10 that d.
rection but If he permits the gov
eminent 70 develop that tendency
where can he stop it7" rs ID not
time to nip Il In the bud?" These
are some Of the questions that are
being asked and some Of them will
doubtless be put to the President
himself when he returns TO Wash
ington.
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insufficient time" will be the
excuse the republicans will make
for not repeating the duty on an
thracite coal and altering many tar
in schedules known to be entirely
too high even to suit the vast ma
iority Of republicans, according TO
Representative Grosvenor. More
over. the General says that there
will be no extra session, or words
to that effect. There may be q diff
ference Of opinion between the Pres
ident and the General on this score
however, for il is stated by some
politicians who are very near TO the
President that he regards an extra
session, fthe Fifty eighth Congress
as inevitable to republican success
in 1904, in which Mr.. Roosevelt is
very much interested. OF course,
he will not commit himself for the
present but will keep his ear to the
ground" 10 use the expression, of
his political friends.
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There are numerous indications
that the pressure 10 enact antitrust
Legislation, which will be brought to
bearon Congress. will be exceedingly
| strong. The President favors itand
is especially anxious that some means
should be taken to enforce publicity
so as to prevent the floating OF what
are called wild-catstocks in the mar
ket. He is told, even by some of
the financiers, that there is q grave
element Of danger in this now CON-
mon practice and he appreciates
that the result may mean a panic
which. If it were to come shortly be-
fore election time, would be almost
sure TO mean republican defeat.
Doubtless Mr.. Roosevelt will urge
the enactment Of the law in line with
Attorney General Knox's recon-
mendations at Pittsburg but that
such law will be passed is consid-
cred very doubtful. Some of the
best posted politicians in Washing
ton, however, say that compromise
law will be the inevitable result of
the present agitation and that law
will merely take the formof enforcing
a measure OF publicity on the trusts.
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The Philadelphia district attorney
has completed his investigation of
the charges brought against Senator
Quay for the violation of the federal
law by soliciting campaign contribu-
tons from Office holders. OF course
the attorney entirely vindicates the
Senator, who it seems from the At
torney's report, was in dense ignor-
ance Of the fact that his name was
used. IL the Senator had been less
successful in the manipulation of the
Pennsylvania elections the Attorney
might have found differently.
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The enthusiasm with which Hen
ry Watterson is backing Senator
German as the coming democratic
leader is Occassioning some surprise
among the friends of the veteran
Kentucky editor. They do not deny
the ability of the Maryland Senator
but they do not regard himas sound
on the tariff question and they say
the man who aspires to lead the
democratic party in the next national
campaign must be an avowed tariff
reformer. That Mr.. German will
promptly become the leader of the
democratic side of the Senate is the
confident expectation of the demo-
Gratis in Washington.
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1t will doubtless prove q source
of disappointment to many families
tolearn that the administration at the
behest of the protected interests in
the philiDpineS. has decided that