Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-10-30

and serious Disappointment and has
resulted not only in the loss Of Mr..
Morgan susually liberal contribution
bat Of those of number OF wealthy
men who take their cue from the
great Wall Street leader. The re-
publicans have been spending money
like water with the idea that there
was plenty more coming from the
same sources and now they are dis
appointed and on the other hand,
the democratic leaders have con-
served their financial resources and
win have money to spend most
literally during the next ten days.
There is no place where money talks
more loudly than in New York and
while the democrats are working
furiously and judiciously in the low
er part Of the state the reports come
in from ''up state" with damnable
iteration that there never was such
apathy and that there SIS nothing
doing"
Another source Of qualification to
the democrats are the predictions
with regard to the Presidents mes
sage. They are that he will state
that there are some tariff schedules
which need reduction and will re-
commend commission to investi-
gate the situation, all Of which, it is
predicted, will fall far short Of sat
isfying the advocates Of tariff revis-
ion in both parties and will at the
same time antagonize the highly pro-
tected proteges Of the republican
party. He will also recommend a
new trust law which will enable him
TO bring effective action against the
bad trusts" and viii thereby in
crease the distrust OF himself and
bis party among the Wall Street in
terests which have hitherto furnish
ed the sinews Of war in oil republi-
can contests.
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The party managers, on the other
hand, are attempting 10 disabuse
the public OF the idea that there will
be any tariff Legislation inimical TO
the interests of the trusts and
as result the party is badly divid-
ed and will be still more so in the
near future. With this situation in
the republican party. Mr.. Cleve-
lands strong words on the tariff
have had an invigorating effect on
the democrats and have brought out
u few OF the old timers whose infiu-
ence is considerable and whose con-
tributions to the campaign fund 60
as far as anyones. Mr.. Cleveland
has declared that the party is face
to face with a great opportunity
and that the fall elections are but
the skirmish lines Of the great con-
test Of 1904" and the democrats ap-
pear to have accepted the statement
and are missing no opportunity 70
strengthen those lines. It is clear
ly apparent that IL the republicans
can maintain their present MAORI
ties, on the "let well enough alone
and the stand pat" slogans, the
leaders will soon be following up
the precedent set with the tariff and
telling the people that the trusts
like the tariff are a blessing in dis
guise. Already it is said that the
trusts must not be disturbed be-
cause it will interfere with the work
men they employ and the same ar
gument has been used in regard to
all tariff protected industries, but
those same wOrkmen are beginning
To appreciate that even TO be employ
ed is not an unmixed blessing when
the conditions make for such high
prices for the necessities of life that
they are unable to make both ends
meet
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Secretary Shaw's persistent ad-
vOcacy of the Ship Subsidy bill is
not likely to make many votes for
his party, especially in the west.
His contention seems to be that be-
cause the government subsidized
the transcontinental railroads il
should substitute the transoceanic
steamship companies. The differ
ence is so apparent that it must ap-
peal to the most shallow thinker.
And too, the record Of the govern
ment's efforts TO help the transcon-
tinental railroads is not one to be
proud of. AS is always the case
when the governments turns philan-
thropist with the peoples money,
it got the worst of il. The close
connection between the railway in
terests and those of Mr.. Morgan s