Saint Mary's beacon., 1903-07-02

you are listening to that we'll mo
iulated and penetrating voice and
watching that long index finger
which he persistentIy throws at
the enemy. From his, mouth roll
chunks of wisdom and eloquence
fashioned in the most exquisite
ever heard on the floor Of
the House. II is an intellectual
treat to hear him. When he rises
he can always count on a full press
gallery and the cloak rooms always
empty themselves into the House,
and that is greatest compliment any
member Of the House can receive.
In short, John Sharp Williams is
an able debater, finished orator,
as true democrat as ever marked
the earth, as brave as lion, and as
relentless as fate when he goes
after a republican juggler with facts
and figures. When he gets In ac
ton next winter there viii be more
republican hair sailing around the
atmosphere Of the House than one.
has seen since the days Of Ben Hill,
Lamar, Alex. Stephens, Sunset
Cox. John Carlisle and Bill Nor
rison. The democracy is playing
III luck this time
Some very shrewd. II nnserlpul-
Gus newspaper work is being done
by the press agents who are boom
ing President Roosevelt for the
1904 republican nomination. They
are portrayiug him as heavy
weight trust fighter who is smash.
ing the trusts right and left They
tell the people that Wall Street is
dead against Roosevelt, and Is
hatching all kinds Of schemes toprc.
vent his nomination They are
even ingenting ingenious stories
about the postoilice frauds, scandals
and corruption, which they hope
will not only divert woll.dnseryed
blame for this state OF affairs from
the President, who has permitted II
10 20 on for two years, but will
Try TO make political capital out of
il for him They now say that some
Of the principal rascals Of the many
who were plundoring the poslosilce
were conspiring 70 prevent the
Presidents s nomination next year
In the simple and absurd ways
they expect 10 beguile The voting
population Of the country. and. &C
cording 70 their own assurances,
they are succeeding
Let as seq what kind Of lights the
President has been making against
tirc criminal trnsts 81 the country
people. about which bis touters
aud IN the interest oi the plain
are 50 loudly prating 1t present.
The Presidents reputation as 81
trust sniasher rests largely Oh two
court decisions obtained last year,
The beef Truss was enioined by
the courts aud the Northern Secnri-
ties Co., a railroad combination, was
declared Illegal 10 the United States
Circuit Court d neither case cas-
any benefit 10 the plain people
be detected, even By the aid Of the
most powerful microscopes Both
of these trusts ago continuing to hx
prices aud rates that the people
must pay il may be said right here.
that no decision under the sherman
law has resulted il permanent benc.
Of to the people The net result
has been that the trusts hasechang-
I'd their form but not their sub.
stance. No court decision hos per |
nanently lowered prices on rates.
Dr. taken the hands Of the trusts out /
of the pockets Of the people Nor
Is Il probable that court decisions
win ever remedy the evils Of trusts
while we have high tariffs aud other
special privileges which give mono.
poles powers and encourage com
and trusts. We must |
somehow overcome these monopoly
before we can hope 10
got rid Of the evils Of the trusts.
But the President has set his face
against any change in tho trust fat
.ening tariff He even stopped OF,
N his recent stumping tour, tohelp
itrangle the poor little lowe idea
which feebly declared that tariffs
which shelter trusts should come
~ If people call this strenuous
rust busting, they are easily salts
led.
Milk sugar forms the basis Of
,aby foods. II Is therefore, most
necessary product in thousands Of