Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-08-27

,lv an attempt to coniuTe with the
name Of Cleveland until the rank
md fiie Of the party, the true demo
Gratis Of the country, In disgust and
desperation cry out 70 the gilded
leaders Of the East, Give us any
body but Cleveland, " andthey then
present TO them the real choice Of
this element, cannot definitely be
decided at this time. My own opin-
ion, from all / have seen, inclines
strongly to belief in the latter pro-
position for / cannot understand
how sane democrats or men calling
themselves democrats can believe
that tho name Of GroverClevel and,
can again away . democratlo nation
tai convention.
That is one side OF this picture.
Here is the other: | met men oil
over that state who are as good de-
mocrats as ever walked in shoe
leather. They are sterling, true,
patriotic democrats and men Of the
people. They are the intellectual
equals OF any set Of men ever met;
they are hard atudepts OF political
economy and can give reason for
the faith that is in them with any
man In the country they are the
bone and sinew Of the party IN that
state and the men who for years
kept the state 10 the democratic col
umn and who fought like tigers for
the ticket in 1895 and 1900. They
are democrats from principle and
are not held to tho party by the
cohesive power Of public plumber.
These men were overwhelmed by
the avalanche Of commercialism In
the years Of 1886 and 1900 and had
the immortal ichor hammered out
Of them by the followers ofthe Cleye-
land fetish. II was enough TO dis.
courage any set Of men on the face
OF the earth who we're In politics
for pelf and not for principle. No.
thing daunted. these men are again
on the firing line with their faces Ia
to the foe they say they will Eight TO
flush, and am certain they will
do so. II has cost these men some.
thing TO be democratsin New Jersey
aud take my hatoff tothera They
are twanging very dIfierontstring
on the democratic harp. They say
they win have none Of the reaction
airy, reorganizing, assistant republi-
can crowd who threw down the
party 10 1896 and 1900, that rather
than vote for Grover Cleveland or
any man who left the party or who.
even. was lukewnrm IN those years
when democratic workers were az o
premium, they will 10 fishing on
election day that they do not Intend
~ swap uSSn fOr wivVis "a uartot
their principle for q barren victory.
They say they have canyassed the
entire field Of democratic possibili-
ties and Of probabilities for tho year
1904, and Of the entire number "
men mentioned in that connection.
the nameof William Randolph Hearst.
Of New York, Is the only one who
was absolutely true 70 the ticket
when democrats were needed. the
only man who fought savageIy for
the ticket, the only man who is not
In some way tied up 70 the Wall
street gang, the trusts or the cor
morant corporations Of the country.
This then, makes the line OF de-
marcation in the state Of perennial
politics.
one side is lined up with Grover
Cleveland and the other with will
liam Randolph Hearst. One side
panders TO the country IN order 10
obtain the wherewithal 10 fill the
Golfers, while the other
stands pat with the people and in q
fight to a finish TO crush the Grimm
al trusts Of the country.
This, as nearly as ! can get II, Is
an absolutely correct estimate Of the
conditions that exist In the state Of
New Jersey to-day, a state, by the
way, that the democrats must carry
10 1904 In order 10 win at the polls.
The democrats OF the country are
entitled to his information. Ii the
fight all over the country Is 10 be
along the lines as exemplified by tho
that obtain In New Jer.
sey, they may draw their own con-
illusions and line up according 10
heir desires and their predictions
rs democrats.
K#N
President Roosevelt has again
shown that he intends to make the
legro the social equal OF the white
nan Il it be In his power to do SO,
while he is the President of the |