Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-09-03

or easier methods ol putting out
governments money. The reformation
IF the tariff and tho reduction Of the
government lfacome would be the
best and safest plan, the position
being that there il plenty 81 money
IN the country
The republicans are all tangled up
on this money bu3iness, and the de
mocrats will take advantage Of their
demoralized condition. ItgIves the
democracy the best possible oppor.
tunity OF giving the country an
object lesson on the blessings Of
tariff reduction as q means Of keep
ing al this surplus III The pockets
Of the people, instead 81 lighting
oyer plans Tor getting il back TO the
people after taking It away from
them for the behoot Of the trusts
and monopolies 81 the country
&EN
Since Mr. Roosevelt became Pre-.
sident OF the United States and has
been 10 the limelight. the people d
the country who want 10 keep up
with the times and keep themselves
posted on all the things that can be
said for and against man In public
life, have been reading the many
books that have been written by The
fecund pen Of the man who now oc-
cupies the highest Office 10 the no
ton. Some Of students Of this city
have found that q popularity 0g
Rooscyelt's writings Is that he has
had novery kind words 70 say Of any
man who ever occupied high place
IN this country that onthe contrary
be has inmbasted the lila outof most
Of them Take, for instance, bis
opinion Of Thomas Jefferson. OK.
pressed in his Naval Warol 1919
In volume xi, page 1913. Of that work
from the pen d Theodore Roosevelt,
be was Incorporate enough 10 say
that Mr.. Jefferson was perhaps
the most incapable Executive that
even filled tho Presidential chair.
That seems to be pretty tough on
the author of the Declaration 81 lii.
dependence, the man who acquire
the Louisiana territory who wastwlce
President Of the United States both
times elected by ballots and not b.
bullets. who was the founder 81 the
University Of and whose teachings
have ever been the bulwark Of POI
pular government IN this country as
against iho rule 81 the cIasses.
Mr. Roosevelt seems not only 70 be
40 iconociast. but Of late years he
seems 10 have become painfully
praGmatie preacher. 10 defends
and procIaims the automatic 1T the
slightest proyocation. He il show
log a rcprehensIbls tendency 10 leo
turo tho public self-evldcni prop
osltions. and 10 do Ii with suspI
clon n sensational purpose. a..
notably, 10 bis garnipa- Agss@ss
race-suicide aud bis recent sermon
on deccntlIylng The peoploof this
country, II | am any Judge 81 every.
day human nature, do not like 10 81
lcctured. Tho think they know |
what they want ard how 70 get il |
when they want IL That Is Que of |
tho reasons Why Grover Cleveland |
lost popularity while IL tho White
House. II Mr.. Roosevelt viii con
tinue In his present course no viii |
very aptly iIlutrate the point of |
TON" Reeds sarcastic sayings
What like about Roosevelt "A bis !
enthusiasm over his own discovery |
Of the Ten Commandments,
sss
There III some rather severe criti.
cism Of the President here In polsti
cal circles In the recent naval re.
view That review ordered By the
President 10 be held practically ii
bis back yard 10 Oyster Bay, par.
took sery much Of the autocratIe
methods Of the Car or the Kaiser.
No previous President ever order.
cd the ships Of the American Navy |