Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-03-05


Boat Company controlled or infiuen-
ced the committee on Naval Affairs
as Mr.. Lilley charges should GER
tainly be Investigated and why the
submarine boats Of the Octopus type
we're selected and the number re
commended by the Department was
doubled is Of importance. But Of
still greater public importar CO is TO
know II any Congressman lave been
corruptly influenced. Speaker Cam
NON and the Republican leaders are
said TO be DESTROYS Of SURPRISING
the investigation which would reac4
upon Republican prospects, but it
would seem that publicity in the mat
ter has gone too far for them TO at
tempt 10 pigeon hole the resolution.
The New York World said on
Tuesday. Members have been be-
sieging Uncle joe begging him for
heavens sake to choke Lilley OF
In some way and then going out and
making public statements that they
welcome the freest investigation -
But there are other and more insidi-
Gus ways OF suppressinR facts than
refusing an Investigation. Speaker
Cannon can appoint committee TO
investigate who are sedepss in not
having made public what they wish
TO conceal. and this is the lion in the
path OF Mr.. Lilley. The Speaker may
follow custom and appoint Mr.. Lii
ley chairman of the committee and
then associate with him those VINO
can best obstruct the real truth from
being revealed. Indirectly the
charges OF Mr.. Lilley have been al
ready shown to be true in one re-
spect, for the United Press Associa-
ton has dismissed from it's service
the correspondent who confirmed
the charge of having accepted money
from the Electric Boat Company,
and the investigation into similar
charges against the correspondent
OF the New York Sun is being inves-
tigated by the managing committee
Of the newspaper correspondents as
ISOLATION. Both of these men were
denied the privileges of the press
galleries when the charges were
FIRST made.
Another Washington scandal has
developed in the Government Print
ing Office. where the appropriation
for the fiscal year has already been
expended in o questionable manner.
which is now being investigated.
Still another scandal, over seven
thousand miles from home, is both
ering the Roosevelt Administrator
for q petition has been introduced in
the House Of Representatives by
Congressman Waldo of New York
for the impeachment Of Judge L. r.
Wiley Of the extra teri itorial Court
OF Shanghai. China, ''for high crimes
and misdemeanors in the conduct Of
his Office as Judge, upon charges Of
maladministration and corrupt con-
duct.
On Monday Senator Gallagher
made o set speech in support of his
Ship-subsidy bill, which is a rem
nant of the old Hanna subsidy
Of a mile to steamships of the Sc
cond class on routes toSouth Ameri-
ca, to the Philippines. to Japan, to
China and TO Australasia on their
outward voyages. Senator Depew
also spoke In favor of the same mea-
sure and others Of the old Hanna
guard, with some recruits, will of
course favor 1t. In fact, the Repub-
lican that votes against it stulti6es
himself il he believes in tariff pro-
lection, for Of the two forms of sub
sidy the ship-subs idy is more hon.
est and open than the indirect sub.
sidy TO the trusts through the pro-
tectivs tariff and much less expeu.
sive to the people.
Presidential politics have been
somewhat further complicated by
the completion Of the national organi-
nation of the Independence League.
The decision of the League TO hold q
national convention after the Demo
cratic convention is no dou bt int nd
ed 10 take advan tsge of any mis-
take the Democratic party may make.
Mr.. Hearst thinks Mr.. Taft or Pre-
sident Roosevslt will be nominated
by the Republicans and that Mr..
Bryan will receive the Democratic
nomination and evidently does not
see any possibility OF Mr. Bryan's
election. as his endorsement OF most
OF the Roosevelt policies will leave
but the paramount issue for the peo-
pie 10 decide Of who will best carry
out The Roosevelt policies. Could
Mr.. B'van be expected TO do SO any
better than Mr. Roosevelt would?
Undoubtedly the Independence
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