Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-04-28

the setback 20 industry which |
from October last 70 |
January, when wage reductions be-
came general. and when nearly |
half the mills in many industries
had TO close.
Although there never was more
important business for Congress to
attend TO than at present, in order
70 bring relief from the tyrannicai
trusts which have put up prices and
Increased the cost of living 10 the
highest point ever known, while
reducing wages in all directions,
yet is the aim and policy Of the re-
publicans TO adjourn Congress just
as soon as the appropriation bills
can be rushed through.
They will then begin to circulate
their stand pat" and prosperity"
speeches, hoping TO lull TO sleep the
great mass Of voters and TO keep
them ignorant Of the real facts as TO
the industrial depression which is
on still and which cannot be van
quished, even by republican rhe-
toric. The republicans know that
every day they remain in Washing
ton will not only bring 70 light new
scandals In their administration,
but that il will add new evidence OF
the depression which is now run
ming its course. They know that
the democrats hesitate to picture
conditions as bad as they really are
and that, If Congress adjourns at
once, the democrats will practically
be without frankable speeches to
Offset the frankable prosperity
speeches of the republicans. This,
they think. viii give them another
opportunity to fool the voters of the
country, and / am sorry to say
many Of them are fooled This ac-
counts, also. for much of their un-
seemly haste to adjourn Congress.
National politics of thedemocratic
brand is still holding the boards as
the one great attraction here in the
national capital. The action of the
New York state convention, on last
Monday, in endorsing Judge Parder
and instructing for him has been the
chief topic Of political conversation
around the capitol and in the demo
cratic cloak room. There are diver
gent opinions as TO the effect of this
action on the respective candidates.
of Parker and Heaast. Many of the
rampant Parker men are pleased at
this action, and say that it practi-
cally settles the matter and assures
the nomination OF Parker. On the
other hand, the friends of the Hon.
William Randolph Hearst say that
this action on the part of the demo-
Gratis controlled by Hill, will have
exactly the opposite effect expected
by the friends of Judge Parker.
They claim that this is a case of the
tail wagging the dog. In other
words, the upstate end of the de-
mocratic party in the state of New
York which is utterly powerless in
an election, that end of the state
always giving an overwhelming re-
publican majority. has dictated to
the only democratic end of the state,
the city of New York and its en-
vorons. The delegates from Great
or New York simply asked to
be allowed to go to the conven-
ton uninstructeland to be allowed
to make the nomination In the inter
est of the party which the exigen-
cies ofthe situation at that time de-
manded. They claimed that there
are many things that can happen
between now and the 9th OF next
July, and that the hands of the great
New York democracy should not be
tied when the country needs it to
put the eternal kibosh on the repub-
lican party and the criminal trusts
and the predatory wealth of the
country that is now debating the
Legislation Of the country, state and
national.
The appeals of the New York City
democracy were unavailing, and the
Hill-controlled delegates of the re-
publican end of the state walked
over them rough shod and manacled
them to one candidate, and that can
oaolate, undoubtedly q good man
and q clean ma., tut one who rs en-
dorsed by August Belmont and
Grover Cleveland aud David B. Hill,
and the entire gang who left the de-
mocratic party In its hour of need.
A man who says nothing himself.
but who is endorsed by such men
as those named above. certainly
must-have given to them his conf
dence, and his position on the aues-
tons agitating the people of the
country evidently suits them down
to the ground. If they do so, then
they should not suit the great mass
of the common people ofthe country,