Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-03-09

have forgotten 70 be Democrats, or !
who have been discouraged in The
hope Of success.
Do not for moment imagine that
the presidents can ever carry his
old hide bound party Of privilege
and tariff-fedparasites along with
him 10 this Democratic way. They
are following him rather dumbly
now, because they have scarcely
gotten their breath In the astonish-
ment which his holiness and his
courage have produced. They are
afraid, 700, Of this young and now
untrammslled political SthIete, whose
prowcss and daring do not parti-
eulArly invite difference or attack
But there is muttering all through
the ranks Of tbs Republican party.
and the murmur will deepen to a
storm. In which the spoiIsmen S
organization will go down to defeat.
The prophets Of party are already
foretelling the speedy future Id
which Theodore Roosevelt will
stand as Grover Cleveland did
outs with all the leaders Of bis poll
tical army, and as q wedge to
split 10 twain an organization that
has already performed It's mission
ard ought to be ready to die
Nor is the President himself 70
reap the fruits Of career which
must DO unselisi becauseit il with
Out She expectation Of political RE-
ward He has definitely and dis
sinctly put behind him the desire or
expectation OF another term Of Office.
He has pledged himself TO be no
more q candidate for Presidential
honors. He cannot in honor lead
again. His party will not deserve
the credit for his popular admiuis-
tration. He himself Is out of the
race for Endorsement. BY thene
national campaign the Republican
party will be split into fiercest FAC.
tions over the Rooseveltian reign.
The faction Of corporate greed and
special privilege which furnishes
she money win be implacahle against
. Democratic President 10 Repub-
lican administration. They will
stand In phslanx for She old crecds
Of protection aud favoritism. There
is no compromise and no concession
TO be expected from them. They
will force the old craft back 10 is
selfish mornings and have faith Ia
another safe voyage TO the PresIden.
tial haven.
But there hre thousands Of honest
Republicans who since the war Ia
loyal and unquesiioning faith have
followed the fortunes 81 the party oi
Lincoln and Grant. They have kept
the faith and never broken ranks
because their traditions we're set.
To these men Roosevolt Is a revela
tion. He Is preaching them Demo.
cracy from a Republican pulpit. He
10 showing them that the things
which Democrats have pleaded for
forty years, and which they have
been taught 10 believe would bring
ruin 70 the country, are good things
and righteous things ard that thcy
can be done and ought 70 be done.
Those men can never be Republl
cans after the old fashion any more.
Roosevelt has opened their eyes.
They SEQ The light Of popular lIber-
ty.
Now, who will these men follow
They cannot follow the spokesman
and the trust magnate. Not ell the
fat Of syndicates can tempt them any
more.
They will not have Roosevelt to
follow, for the Reform President
will not be there 10 lead.
What, then, but The Democratic
party is left TO carry the creeds and
policies which these honest men
have been taught by q great exam
pie 70 respect
II only the Democratic party shall
be true TO itself and to it's great
traditions. II only the Democratic
party will rise 10 the level Of the
great opportunity which is presen.
ted TO 10 la this tremendous move |
ment II only the trimmers and |
and hall. Republicans will |
be quiet or quit, and give
real Democracy free course 70 be-
glorified.
No half-hearted platform. no cum
brous platitudes, no stradnling pro. |
and 20 hating and uncers
tain candidate can rally the brave,
true men whe have been liberated |