Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-06-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

FrOm Our Regular Correspondent
Washington D. c., June 16, 1907.
This city presentes a constant
drama Of moving political pictures
and the lightning changes are fos-
tered by the emulation of the news
papers and their correspondents for
something new. This week the
Japanese question is on the boards
and it has reached the stage of a
semi-official threat that no apology
can be expected from the United
States for what is a purely state
affair. The Japanese restaurant
keeper of San Francisco who was no
doubt abused and his restaurant
wrecked by a mob must seek re-
paration in the local courts, is the
position of the Administration But
back Of all this is the determination
Of Japan TO demand the same treat
ment for Ter subjects who desire
to settle in the United States as is
granted TO the people of other ma
tionS.
The real issue is a political one
both in Japan and here, for it so hap
pens that a national election occurs
next year in both countries and the
M rtu ont of ,,nmar - Tonan ea;,o.
the opportunity TO show that the
party in power is SO unpatriotic as
not to protect it's citizens. That the
Roosevelt Administration has made
a mess Of the original dispute about
admitting the Japanese TO the public
schools in San Francisco is plainly
shown by its calling to Washington
the grating mayor of San Francisco
and the corrupt members of the
school board and making a bargain
with them to modify the school re-
gulations for the purpose Of mollify-
ing the national pride of the Japan
ese. 1t is a tempest in a Japanese
teapot and would soon subside flour
strenuous Administration will allow
it to.
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The perennial question of party
politics as TO who will be the nomi-
nees of both parties for president
has received an impetus by the
endorsement Of Senator Knox by the
Republican state convention of Penn
sylvania. He is evidently brought
forward by the faction of his party
who are determined TO prevent tariff
reform, or even reciprocity. This
insures squabble over candidates
and also on the tariff plank in the
Republican national convention that
will be difficult to- compromise with
out losing the votes of those Repub-
licans who really believe in tariff
reform.
The movement in the Democratic
party for the nomination of a South
ern man has been very generally
taken up in the South and nearly
every Southern state has presented
one or more favorite sons for con-
sideratiOn, of whom Senator Daniel
OF Virginia has so far received most
general attention. Such free, fair
and open discussion of who is the
most available candidate is a bright
men for victory. There is nodoubt
that majority of Democrats favor
the denomination of Mr.. Bryan, but
many who have been his most ardent
supporters in other campaigns fear
that he might again be defeated and
they feel that another defeat would
be disastrous TO him and the party.
The question that Democrats must
settle is therefore one ofexpediency
as to whom is the most available
candidate under all the circumstan-
ces. There will be no dispute about
the platform, for there is generally
unanimity on fundamental principles
and not likely to be much contro-
versy on the stand the party must |
take on the issues that have arisen
during the past four year that are |
open for settlement in the future.
Democrats of all shades ofopinion
admire Mr.. Bryan, they praise his
honesty of purpose aud the only !
question they want answered is. can |
he be elected aud what States can hs |
fairly be expected to carry.