Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-03-23

points OF Mr.. Hearst S Oil winch /
would have pulled the fangs o. the |
railroad trust and placed IN the |
bands OF the people the power to |
curb rebates and fix reasonable |
rates Of transportation. In keeping
with its name shis bill was railroad
ed through the house without ade-
quate debate. and with a great
flourish OF trumpets was sent 10 IS
grave in the Senate. Thus was the
administration saved from severe
criticism and no harm done TO the
railroad trust. That was tue game
from the beginning and will be the
game PLAYED on the people so long
as the Republican party is Gepl in
power. Promises, nothing but pro
misses and deceit and Hypocrisy
and chicanery and graft. o tenn
pora, . nores, . h.
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Another of the things discussed
here by the Democratic members OF
Congress just before adjournment
and since, and discussed with con
siderable solicitude, is the future Of
the Democratic party. This, of
course, is interesting to all Demo
Gratis and all good citizens, for two
parties in this country are essential
to the health of the republic. The
Democratic party is immortal and
will last as long as the republic en-
dures. Many a time it has been
shot at and bedeviled and defeated,
and all but wiped off the face OF the
earth, and the announcement has
been solemnly made that the Dem
ocratic party was dead but when
they came to bury it the corpse
was not forthcoming. The party
defeated last Fall under the name OF
the Democratic party was not the
real Democratic party of this coun-
try. That party is still in good
health, still undismayed, still mill
tant, and its hosts are beginning to
marshal in Serried ranks under the
banner of leaders who are honess to
the core, who are honest with the
people, who believe in the real re-
forms the people demand, who have
nothing common with the plutocracy
and who will fight it with all their
might, and who will be found in the
forefront Of the battle in the next
campaign leading on the Demacra-
tic hosts; and waving on the firing
line will be the plumes of those two
warriors for the peoples rights,
the Hon. William Jennings Bryan
and the Hon. William Randolph
This is the honest Consensus u
opinion here among someof the lead
ing Democrats. 1t has been formed
deliberately after looking at the late
disastrous defeat which followed an
attempt on the part of the Wall
Street Democracy or more properly
the piutocracy, TO lead the Demo
cratic party. Many Democratic
leaders here believe it would be sui
eide indeed 10 allow the same coali-
ton to continue aud attempt another
campaign under the same auspices.
The only thing TO do is to .depose
the men who at present are AZ the
head of the party and place the con
duet OF the par,y'S affairs in the
hands OF the real leaders of the party
in this country. The people believe
in the honesty Of purpose OF Euth
Bryan and Hearst, and they Will
follow where they lead. Mr. Hearst
says he is not candidate for any
thing or the face Of the earth and
will not be again, but any one " no
doubts that he will be a formidable
factor in the next fight for the PEG
pie, would better dispel such doubt
right now. With his papers he is
every day fighting the battles ofth
people and he will continue until he
is in at the death of unjust discrimi
nations and criminal trusts. The
party cannot exist half plutocratfc
dnponnxsnNtn IL l..
here think that the only thing TO do
is to made it all democratic at the
earliest practicable moment. They
feel that the recruits from the ranks
OF the thousands of honest Republi-
cans who really favor reforms ia the
interest OF the people, will far out
number the desertions on the part
OF the Eastern plutocrats who will
go into the Republican party where
they naturally belong and where
they will find congenial company. !
Every man who believes in spe.
cial privilege will finally get into
the Republican party, and every
man who does not so believe will
gravitate to the Democra-
tic party and he will stay there. You
cannot fool all the people all of the
time. l said many things similar to
the above in this correspondence a
year ago and before the campaign
opened. am not one of those who
say Il told you So" when the party
in convention assembled did not
agree with me, but l do say that |
said them then, because was here