Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-03-10

the Philippine Islands will soon be
taken by this Republican admins
tration. True to the instincts of
graft and loot the administration, In
stead Of proceeding itself to the
building Of railroads. intends 10 let
out the privilege TO capital in this
country and guarantee 10 that capt.
tai the interest on the investment.
In other words, this country is
opening places for the investment of
capital and guaranteeing TO the CAPT
tai immunity from loss. They pro-
pose TO authorize the Philippine
government to execute q legislative
guarantee OF per cent. per annum
on 90. 900, 900 Of bonds for railroad
construction in those islands, and
the bill will be introduced this week
BY Chairman Cooper. OF the House
Committee on Insular Affairs. The
bill win bar out foreign capital so
as 70 give the capitalists OF Wall
Street the monopoly OF the game.
This administration has been per-
sistent in its efforts 10 get the good
people Of the country to believe that
the Wall Street interests are dead
against it, for political reasons and
for political effect. Does this move
look like it? II Secretary Taft
/ thought that it would hasten the
civilization and education of the
islands TO construct railroads there
in, why does not the government
engage in the business itself in
stead OF paying capital TO do so? 1t
would be grand, object lesson in
the government owership Of rail-
roads and public utilities for the
government TO undertake this enter
prise. Instead Of that the admins
tration sells out to the Wall Street
sharks and guarantees them immu-
nifty from loss and o sure return on
the capital invested and in return
they will get a handsome campaign
contribution. This is lhe way this
thing looks to a man who is on the
inside OF things at the national CAPT.
tai, and think / have called the
turn" 1t has never occurred to
these explOiters, grafters and looters
that this Legislation will clearly be
unconstitutional. But what in the
name of all that stands for graft does
the Republican party care about the
constitution? When the constitu-
ton stands in the way OF anything o
Republican wants 70 do. he simply
steps on it and mashes it into the
mire. Until the voters of the coun-
try realize that they have it in their
power to stop this sort of thing it
will continue ad libitum ad iniinitum.
When will they see the drift and
get busy?
They are having much sport at the
Department Of State over an inelastic
provision of law which requires
that department to compile and is
sue in q separate volume the sta
tutes enacted at each session of Con-
gress. The special session of last
November enacted only one measure
joint resolution providing for the
payment of mileage to the members.
This is bound up, however, in a
dignified little volume by itself with
rs much elaboration as IL it were a
collection Of budget bills and gen.
eral Legislation. That simply is a
straw that shows what the Republic
can administration will do when it
makes up its mind to get busy on
any old subject. Il calls an extra
session OF the Congress and has IL in
session for n month without single
result.
Not one thing OF benefit 10 the
people and ut q cost TO them of over
two hundred thousand dollars.
That is the way the Republican party
conserve interests OF the people
Ratsl
The Hon. John Sharp Williams,
floor leader Of the Democracy in the
House OF Representatives, has in
troduced a bill for the relief of the
sufferers by fire ct Baltimore by
rebate OF duties on building mater
ial and suspension Of certain inter-
nal revenue taxes. BY SO doing he
has again put the Republicans in a
hole, soaped the sides and pulled
up the ladder. If they refuse TO
pass the measure they will go up
against precedent established when
the Chicago tire occurred in 1871 and
thereby rob many honest men who
have been unfortunate. II they do
it they will admit the Democratic
contention hat the tariff is tax and
that the tax is paid by the consum-.
ers OF thu country and not by the
foreigners, as maintained by them.
They are up against it. This bill