Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-08-14

visable. There is little doubt that
the gentleman t0inspire such doubts
are the two sagacious politicians
above referred to. Messrs- PIatt and
Quay, and only the guileIess will
place great faith In their loyalty 70
the President On the other hand,
II Senator Hanna ever had any 10y
atty 70 Mr. Rooscvelt, he will feel
entirely relieved OF any obligation
BY the intimation that the President
desires TO name his successor on
the national committee. His an
n0uncement places him in somewhat
the light OF a martyr. Heis already
regarded by the great capitalists OF
Of the country as far safer man
than the President, and the predic-
tions are frequent that Mr.. Roose-
welt viii be carried 70 a point, by
his belief in antitrust Legislation
and possibly in tariff revision, which
will entail the antagonism OF all the
wcalthiest supporters OF the party.
Under such circumstances, every
Republican politician win feel him.
sell called upon TO sacrifice his per-
sonal predictions for the President
in favor OF some candidate who
seems certain to win. IL has never
been weakness of the Republican
party TO stand by a sinking ship.
The extent TO which Mr.. Hanna is
the logical candidate of his party,
the perfect harmony which exists
between his views and the tenets of
the party, and his ability TO avail
himself OF political power to further
his own ends, as he has demonstra-
ted in his complete mastery of the
southern Republican machines since
he has been chairman Of the Repub-
lican National Committee, all point
| to the likelihood ofhis candidacy and
nothing but the unalterable opposi-
ton Of the ''easy boss and 1.-The
old man" will stand in his way
at least that is the position OF many
of the shrewdest politicians.
"a
The proposed loan which Cuba
intends to negotiate and which will
result in the issuance of Cuban
bonds to the amount of SO, 700, 600
is causing considerable anxiety to
the administration and it is even ru-
mored that President Palma has,
or is about TO make an appeal TO the
President TO call an extra session of
Congress to ratify a reciprocal trea-
ty with Cuba. The fact that Sena-
tor Plat of Connections went over
to Oyster Bay one. day last week
and spent some hours with the Pres
ident would indicate that the subject
of Cuban reciprocity was again up
permost and whatever may be the
facts it is known that the Cubans
regard reciprocity with the United
States as their only hope for fnan-
cial salvation. In the face of such
an appeal will Mr.. Roosevelt yield
to President Palma s request? Will
he receive the support OF his party
IL he does yield? Will Cuba's ac-
ton in regard to the loan be regard
ed as threat and be met with stub
born resistance by the Republican
senators who it is believed stood
back of the opposition TO reciprocity
in sufficient strength to secure the
defeat OF that policy? These are all
questions which are being asked in
Washington today and the answers
which are fraught with interest.
-.
Representative Bankhead of Ala
bama was in Washington one day
this week. Speaking of the cam
paign, he said that he did not take
the hopeful view that some of his
colleagues did. The Republicans
had so much more money for the
furtherance Of their interests, than
had the Democrats, that it was diff
cult to combat them. Nevertheless,
Colonel Bankhead regards victory
in 1904 as certain. He believes that
when the people have had an oppor-
tunity to see that their urgent de-
mands for tariff revision as q pro-
lection against the trusts are disre-
garded, they will then turn to the
Democratic party as the only source
of relief from trust oppression.
Colonel Bankhead thinks it possible
chat some law similar to the Sher-
man antitrust law may be passed
by the next Congress, law which
will look well on paper. but which
viii not hold in the courts, but he
believes that will be the extent OF
Legislation by the Republicans.