Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-09-14


tons, 20 ruin and build up communi-
ties or to work all sorts OF political
chicsnery, but il is just about the
ablest thing in the way OF possible
graft that has doomed up since Noah
got q corner on the circus business
and held up the whole world in the
animal trade.
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would not pluck one leaf from
the laurel wreath that has been
placed on the brow OF the President
OF the United States for the part he
took In bringing about peace be-
tween Russia and Japan, but the
slathers and barrels and loads OF
intellectual ditch water and tommy
rot that is being poured out upon
the heads Of the hapless people of
this country about the great thing
the President has done, would turn
the stomach OF a turkey buzzard.
The President well may say: AN
gels and Ministers of grace" save
me from my fool friends. The Pre-
sident simply asked Russia and
Japan 10 come over here and get
together and see II they could not
patch up peace.
There never would have been any
peace, and all the efforts OF the Pre-
'sident would have been in vain, il
Japan had not seen that TO continue
the war simply because Russia
would not pay an indemnity, would
have lost her all the prestige she
had gained with her great victories,
because she would have been placed
10 the attitude Of fighting for blood
money, and the world would have
pointed the finger of scorn at her.
Knowing this she quit and not be-
cause she had the good sense to
do so, but because she had the good
sense to see the point. Give the
President his due. but do not slob-
Der on him and the people.
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Quite o number OF Democratic
members OF Congresshave been here
lately and have discussed the future
OF the Democratic party with me
and others in very frank and open
manner. A good many Of them are
of the opinion that IL the Democratic
party is to do anything in the next
campaign it will have to cut loose
from the East as well as the West
and ignore both sections when il
comes TO picking out the standard
bearer of the party In that campaign,
and take q man from the South.
This seems a rather startling pro-
position when you look at it first,
and the old time worn objection
comes 10 your mind anent the pre-
JUDGES Of the late civil war, but
when you take into consideration
that struggle ended forty years ago
and that the men who now are run
ming things in this country are of
another generation entirely, both
North and South, it places another
and q pleasanter phase on the mat
ter. These leaders OF Democratic
thought argue that the time has
come for the South to take the lead
and once more get the Democratic
party together. They argue, also,
that the East will never support
Bryan or any man like him from the
West, and that the central West will
never support man from the East
who has associated with him any of
the men who went back on the
party in 1896 and 1900. The last
three campaigns can be pointed at
to prove both these assertions.
Then where is the party going to
get the man who will be supper
by both those sections2 The South
is the only place to go 70 get him.
There q man can be found, they say,
who loyalty supported the party in
both campaigns when Bryan was
the nominee and who, would be ac-
ceptable TO the Bryan Democrats.
There also. they say, can be found q
man who loyalty supported Parker
both before and after the nomination
last year, so why would the Parker
people 60 back on him now. That
the eastern Democracy will support
Southern man and will not sup
port Western man with the trade
mark Of Bryan on him, and the
Bryan people will have no excuse
in not supporting o man from the
South who stood with them in both
the Bryan fights.
That's the way they argue the
thing here and there is q whole lot
OF attention being paid 70 it as pos
sible solution Of the dilemma the
party seems to be in at the present
time. Both wings OF the party
have got TO get together and work
in harmony or they may as well
hang their harp on a willow tree.
Can Southern man as candidate do
the jobf That is question that is
going TO have lot Of consideration
this winter. Mark my prediction.
CHAs. A. EDWARDS.