Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-04-07
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WASHINGTON. Aprll (. l9l

1t creates a widening circle d
WEAKNESS in nay neighborhood tc
hear all this talk Of a conservative
candidate for the Presidency on the
Democratic ticket, when the average
man does not know what be means
when he uses the term 'conserva'
tive 10 this connection. " said the
Hon. Frank E. Shober, Of New York
a member Of Congress from the Har-
lem district. IF he means by con
sentative that the man must have
brains sufficient tounderstand what
would iniure the real business IN
terests OF the country and steer
clear OF it, then he does known whal
the word means and quite agree witt
him. II, on the other hand, he means
that the candidate must be nambS
pamby, milk and water wishy
washy, negative and altogether color
less man who stands for nothing anc
who has never uttered word thai
can be construed into his position
on any public question now agitatinp
the people Of the country, then | an
unalterably opposed to him and bis
kind OF a candidate. ! cannot un.
derstand how men, who pretend u
know anything about the game 81
politics, can advocate that sort Of q
candidate in the present circum.
stances. That manner OF candidate
on the Democratic ticket In competi
tion with the presentoccupant OF thu
White House and who undoub
teddy viii be the Republican candi.
date, man who is the very apotheo
sis OF strennosity, positiveness, ag-
gressiveness, bullheadedness, "a man
full OF color who fills the public eye,
would have about as much show oil
winning as would one legged man
at q kicking match, and theman who
advocates that kind Of candidate on
the Democratic ticket knows about
as much about politics as hog
knows about navigating ship. To
attempt TO defeat Roosevelt with that
kind of candidate would, In my
opinion, be like try TO stopa cyclone
with quiet closet prayer. What
we wantand need is not conserva-
tism Of the mushy kind, but radi-
calism Of the right sort We want
a man who is radical for the right,
radical for equal justice TO all and
special privileges TO none, radical
for the enforcement Of all laws on
the statutes regardless OF individuals
radical for the uprooting Of the cri-
minal trusts OF the country and for
Legislation that will insure the Just
and proper distribntionofthe wealth
of the country, radical for honesty,
radical for proper revision and re-
duction Of the tariff schedules ofthe
present Ubiquitous law that gives
shelter to the trusts, radical for pro
per reciprocal treaties with foreign
countries, radical for economy in
public expenditures and the proper
conservation OF internal improve.
ments, radical for Jeffersonian sim.
plicity and pure democracy, radical
for all that stands for good govern
ment and that will best conserve the
best interests Of the business men OF
the country who are within the pale
Of the law.
With man who is radical in those
a man who does things and
who is not afraid to come out every
day in the year and proclaim that
these are bis ideas and he stands
for them and is radical for them and
will press them on the Congress Of
The nation If be should be elected,
we can win With such man we
can hold every Democratic vote in
IN the country and draw TO us the
votes Of millions Of men who have
hitherto voted the Republican ticket,
% wit: the workingmen Of the ma
lion.
The last congressional election
iaught us that democracy must GO
b the great labor centers Of the
country II IT wants to make gains in
he election this year.
There is where we made all our
rains in that election and the man
Who can hold 81 that labef vote in
he next election IS the imam who