Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-10

minority, but the talk has died out
and there is no apparent opposition
TO Mr.. Williams at this time.
There is no sort Of doubt that
John Sharp Williams is the ablest
man who has led the Democratic
party In the House of Representa-
tives for many years. He lisa many
sided man. He has had the advan-
tages OF better education than most
men In Congress-. and what Is bet
ter, he has had the brains to absorb
it and assimilate it.
He was q member Of the House
for nearly fifteen years before he be-
came known 70 the people of the ma
ton. That means that he was mod
est and that he constantly was at
work. not only for his immediate
constituency, but for the people of
the country. He was digging and
delving for the things that he
thought would best subserve their
interests. He watched the trend OF
things and was thoroughly posted
as TO how Legislation was pushed
through, and he saw how the Re-
publican party was doing il TO the
detriment Of the people and the en-
richment of the few. His few
speeches In the House In those
years had thoroughly impressed the
Democratic membership Of the
House that he was one OF the
best equipped men on the floor, and
had thoroughly impressed the Re-
publican members that he was an
opponent they did not want to en-
counter.
When the time came for him to
shy his castor into the ring as the
Democratic candidate for the Speak
ership. which carries with it the
floor leadership, he had practically
enough votes 10 nominate him. II
required only a little work on the
part of his friends to make it unani-
nous, and to this day no Democratic
member regrets IL with the excep-
ton of the few soreheads mentioned
above. He is cautious, careful,
watchful, fully equipped on all ques-
tions, conservative, courteous in de-
bate, usually puts on the soft pedal,
but can use the whip of scorpions
when necessary. He never evils
cerates an enemy with invective,
but merely makes them wish they
had died in the cradle or jumped off
a bridge before they tackle him in
debate. He is most considerate of
his political friends and many times
refuses to speak on a question,
when he could have handled the
subiect-matter better than any other
man on the floor of the House, in or
der to allow some good Democrat an
opportunity TO speak. He is an
ideal leader of the Democratic party
so long as it desires or intends TO
remain Democratic. He is a Demo-
cratic. He is a Democrat in the
broadcast sense of the word. He dis
likes some OF the party as much as
he dislikes the hypocrisy and pre-
tense of the Republican party. He
is an erudite and thoroughly equip
ped leader Of his party, as brave as
Spartacus and as gentleasa woman,
full of camaraderie and goodfellow-
ship, an honorable. warm blooded,
manly man possessing the affection
ate regard and admiration of his poll
tical friends and the admiration and
respect OF his political foes. He
will be elected to succeed himself
by an unanimous vote.
"a
Washington as well as Wall Street
has been watching with interest the
latest raid on the Greene copper.
gold and silver stocks. Colonel
Greene is developing gold and sill
YER mines and building q railroad
in Northern Mexico. Wall Street
is jealous of the newcomer, espe-
cially when he starts in to build a
new railroad, as the Colonel is do
ing. This time the raid started of
with an adverse report prepared by
enemies on one of Colonel Greene's
mines in Mexico, and this report
was used 70 hammer the Greene
stocks.
Colonel Greene returned from
Mexico, charged that powerful in
terestS were responsible for the
raid, and in AZ hours drove his as
sailants to cover. Colonel Greene
came from the southwest five years
ago with copper prospect only.
Today he Is the principal owner OF
the yecond largest copper mine in
the world.
"a
l have been reading q lot of Wis
consin papers lately. You know
they have got o new railroad law
out there that was guaranteed to be