Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

eardine tbe railroad trusts ia West
Virginiaisa step IL the right dIrec.
tion. and created quite astiriutheSsu-
ate The Senator Is rough. rugged,
fearless and hoDast. and when ID ae-
ticn reminds one forcibly Of twenty
ton steam hammer At work. Senator's
Bailey and carmack are equally
alert In their efforts 10 look out for
the people but follow diiferentlines
Bailey goes after them with base
ball bat, while Carmaclptakes their
hide oa with j razor. The effect Ii
the same. II you don't believe Il
ask Senator Patterson. He knows.
The Senate Committee on Inter-
oceanic Canals has summoned Vim.
Nelson Cromwell to appear before
| II and tell II who got that forty mil.
lion dollars that We paid for the
canal. tits to be hoped they ind
out. for from fumors here very little
Of Il left Wall street. and the public
will Do treated 10 a nasty mess II
the truth comes out.
During The past week Seaators
Flint and Perkins. 81 California.
have recei we'd scores Of letters and
kilograms from The Gamers and
packers Of California askiag their
suppors Tor che Money amendment
10 the Hepburn bill and The Roden-
berg pure food BILL ] don't know
much about Flint. but hayemyeye
on Perkins 70 see what he viii do. a~
he has consistently been q sidesiep.
per ever since be took bis seat IL
the Senate, and Is always advancing
reasons Why BIS shall not do as bis
constituents desire.
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| One Of tbs friends who has been
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printing The letter sent out BY me.
sent ms cau<tic criticism Of ms
letter because II my support 81 the
shipping bill nhlch recentIy passed
the Senate and which | hope will
pass the House. have no apollo.
Ries 10 make for my support 81 the
shipping bill, and can assure III
my Democratic friends that my
Democracy Is still on straight, my
support 81 this Dill 70 the contrary.
Notwithstanding lioughtihr ship,
ping BILL 81 the last two sessions.
which had been champloued by the
late Senator Hanna. because Il VA
vicious measure Ii WAS wholly
ID the interest 81 tho Shipping Trust
aud ladled ous mlliIons 81 dollars
only % the last vessels and they
we're all owusd by tbe shipping
Trust, and ths most Of them werv
bulls Ia foreign countries From
thestahdpointpibonesty and deceney
and 10 elect She offsets q 10 honest
ahippInGbill III the i1terastof AmerI
can ships and American commerce.
the Hanna bill is 20 more 10 becom
pared 10 This bill than The feeble
corrueealIoDs 81 TIE llRhapiun bug
are 10 be compared 10 she Solar sys
ten.
II Is q TACT 81 profound Significance
thai the chief support which The
shipping bin and The entire inquiry
Of the Merchant Marine Commission
have received and are receiving hiss
not come from ship owneFs or ship
builders, Or sven from tbs people 81
the States adjacent 70 tbe ocean.
The most remarkable Endorsements
which have been given 10 ahIs mea-
sure since Il was introduced have
come from marchants and maouiac-
tnrsrs Interested 10 theexport trade
and producers u tho great interior.
Not only the National beard 81 Trade
and The American Bankers Asso-
citation Id annual session al Wash
ingt0n, but the National Association
Of Manufacturers, meeting IL Atlanta.
Ga, and tue American Cotton Manr.
facsurers Association, meeting u
Knoxville, Tenn. hAye specifically
commended the shipping bill 81 the
Commission and called 10 thesirong-
ess terms for its anactmsni. Two
years ago The Trans Mississippi
Commercial Congress. representing
81 States aud Territories westoi the
Mississippis 10 formal resolutions
declared
That the deolEue Of our oversee
American merchant marine from
carrying 80 per cent Of our export.
I'd products IL American bottoms
down 70 . per cent. Is "a anomaly Ii
The Industrial development Of III