Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-07-30

done SO, and announces thatshe VIII
NOT receive any suggestions from
concerning her internal
policies. At this, Roosevelt lies
down like steer in the road,
washes his hands Of the whole
affair, says he has done all he can
for the Jews, and that ends the
matter. This is not the first time
the President has played petty poll
tics, nor is II the first time be ever
went bear hunting and came
back empty handed.
#&w
A good many people who cannot
be accused Of boodling nevertheless
are sticking their hands down IN the
pockets Of the people Just at this
time. Nearly every man who IS
high enough up on the pay rolls Of
Government seems to be seized with
On insane desire TO 90 out on iuu-
keting trip this summer at the ex-
pense Of the people. The Secretary
Of the Navy. not long ago, took out
q big bunch Of Congressman and
took d whiz around the West Indies
on government vessel and the
people paid the bill The presi-
dents family then took bis ''pri-
vate yacht, which ID government
vessel, and proceeded 10 their sum
mer home at Oyster Bay. The yes
sci is always ready for use for plea
sure parties for the Roosevelt child
rem. going TO boat races or talking
Miss Alice 10 the city when she
needs a paper Of pins. Not long
ago the members OF Congress who
we're on the Naval Affairs Committee
ii the last House, took o Govern
ment vessel and started out on q
junket with the ostensible purpose
OF inspecting the different iortitica.
tions along the coast Of The country,
and the naval needs Of the country.
What right these members have
to make the people pay for any such
trip is more than any man can tell,
There is no official naval COMMITTEES
In existence. so far as the House 81
Representatives isconcerned. How
do these men know they will be
placed on the Committee on Naval
Affairs when the next House is or
gauized2 They do not know il, and
yet they are squandering the peo.
pie s money Tor the ostensible pur.
pose Of posting themselves on
the needs Of people ia the way Of
naval expenditures The chances
are they viii see more high balls
than they will cannon balls, and
more kings and queens than
they will naval necessities. Post.
master General Payne. who has
been made sick presumably by
smelling the stencil In bis depart.
meut, is the latest 70 take Govern
ment vessel, and with his family gct
out on the deep blue sea where be
can smell the perfume Of the brine
instead 81 official corruption. And
the people pay the bill. Well, why
shouldn I they? They areresponsi.
Bile for the millions accumulated in
the Treasury. They voted a tariff
tax on shcmselges that would pile
up a surplus 81 cash ia the Trea.
sury, and this is the only way 10
get ii back into the channoIsof trade.
unless they take a notion 10 quit
taxing themselves for the benefit OF
trusts, tariff barons and iunketers.
Until they do they may expect that
a republican administration, guilt.
less Of sympathy with the people,
will continue to have a good time
with their money and blow II Ia
like drunken sailor.
E#E
Aside from the boodling and rot
tenness that Is coming out Of the
departments in this city, the gov.
ernment Of the District 81 Colum-
bia is being shown up just now,
and IT Is about the most ramshackle
and fiimsy affair, to be called the
government Of q great city, that any
man ever heard OF. A young clerk,
whose salary was 81 400 a year, was
10 steal about $75, 900 ID the
past FIVE years for fhe reason that
bis books were never checked.
His employers saw this young man
plunging at the races, buying an
interest In oil sorts Of businesses,
riding around III q red devil au-
tomobile, and playing the high
roller generally, and yet they new
er checked bis books. There ii
hardly day goes by that something
rotten. or something loose does not