Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-08-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Rrom Our Regular Correspondent

Trom Our Regular Corresspondent.D
Washington. d. c., August 6, 1908.
Congressman Lloyd, Chairman Of
the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee, whose headquarters are In
Washington, is quite sanguine that
the Democrats will elect a majority
OF the next Congress. To do this
Twenty-Five or more districts now
represented by Republicans must
elect the Democratic can didatc, and
Mir. LLOYD confdentially expects TO
make these gains ia the Ccnt~af ard
Western States Mr lloyd saws:
We will make gains in the House
OF Representative from Ohio, r.
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas. and California;
we will carry Montana There will
be- gains OF probably four IN Ohio,
where some Of the districts are IN
fearfully bad shape for tho RcDubl!
cans, ard are rapidly getting no
better Iowa has four districts in
which VIC stand an even chance or
better TO win. There are four H.
Kansas that VIC expect 10 gain, and
three in California, from which
State the reports VIC receive are
simply startling, indicating the turn
toward Democracy on the Oriental
issue.
The general opinion on the TAFT
speech of acceptance seems 10 be
that il was OF the me too variety,
with q happy omission Of the per
sonal prououn with which Mr.
Roosevelt SO permeatod his extcn-
sivo remarks on my policies "
His fulsome praise Of the President.
however, stops short OF approving
new experimental legislation, but
insists that the chief function Of
the next Administration is 10 clinch
what has been done. Mr. Taft
puts ofT the income tax issue 10
more convenient season. when the
government needs more revenue,
he apologies for Republican cXtraya-
gance and what is OF most impor-
iancc TO Democrats hO SurreuderS
10 the siandpatters on the tariff is
sue and refuses 10 make extreme
concessions TO tho Labor Unions.
The speech is evidently intended to
propitiate the business interests, If
not Wall Street.
Another and more radical utter
ance that this week has produced
is the platform Of the Independence
party, which promises everything,
more than the Populist platform
does on many issues. even Cen
trial Government Bank, through
which the money so isSused shall
be put into general circulation, "
public ownership Of public utilities
including railroads and immediate
purchase and operation Or ;clc-
graphs.
The Hearst plan evidently is to
absorb the Populists and the more
radical part OF the Labor vote, aud
il Mr.. Hearst himself had been the
candidate, there Is no doubt that he
would have received the support Of
q reasonable per ccntage OF such
voters. Butthe candidates selected
by tho Independence Party are en-
tirely unknown ontSide OF their own
States and IL may be COnSiderated
that the Hearst danger has passed.
Voters rs rule are not given 10
throwing away their votes on un-
known conditions or third parties.
That is especially the cause with the
Labor vote, which is seeking relief
through immediate Legislation and
can only get it through the success
OF the Democratic party, which has
rlways been the friend Of the wage
Garner, the farmer, and producers,
and opposed to monopoly in every
form.
The first of the political frauds
that may be expected of the Repub-
licanS in this campaign has already
been reported. and the evidence of
it comes from Mr.. organs own
State.
Campaign documents arc being
distributed through the mails in
government envelopes without pay
ment of postage. franked as follows:
Post Office Department, Z. O |
Lincoln. Neb. Official business. No
-.
In the opposite corner is nc /
legend;
Penalty for privat, 40 10 avoid (.
payment Of pyslaga $500 This /.
fraudulent use OF the oflicia ranked /
enveloped will probably be- ropsat .
ed in other IocaIIucs Ii sch are ,
receives open in the preSeuc., ii uro /
ar two witnesses and forward to tho !,
Democratic National Committee.
ROBERT MILLER.