Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-11-17
wAsHlNGroN LETTER.


Is still OF the election. And as Mr..
r ,ossvelt kept himself In the fore
front Of The fight prior to election.
nov that the smoked Of the battle has
cleared away be Is the most blamed
man 10 the country for the result
This Is the natural outcome. II the
Republicans had won, Roosevelt and
his friends would have claimed ell
the credit. and as they didn't win.
no matter bow long be keeps silent.
the bulk OF bis party will continue
10 att,ch to him tbs odium OF the
of the defeat He Is now q discre-
diied and beaten general ard the
smart and sting OF defeat Is all the
more acute because Of the buster,
brag and buff indnlged 10 before
the battle ofthe bal IS His critics
point with pride to The defeat OF his
proteges all over the country ard to
the triumphant election OF the can
didates be most bitterly condemned
and strenuously opposed. Col
Roosevet, belt remembered, rushed
out to Ohio snd there made a person
81 attack upon Gov. Harmon; which
the elec'ion ofObio answered BY Civ
ing Harmon plurality Of 100000
The second largest ever given any
Ohio candidate for GOVERNOR Aud
this plurality was given 10 President
Taft's state where every Republican
ovator, from Cabinet members down,
had regRed the voters TO elect the
Republican candidate for. Governor
as an endp-..crDent of President
Tgfts Aud Ohio mol only elected a
Democratic Governor but Demo
cratic Legislatures and fifteen Demo
cratic Congressman out Of q II
Roosevelt critics be- right. bis pew
nalionalism and his unbrialed vo-
cabulary have put him out Of bust
ness and carried bis friends 70 de-
feat with him
AS great factor as Rooseyelt was
however. there are other eau es for
the Repub lean disaster too numer-
Gus 10 M Dtion In the brief space OF
Washington. letter.
In our own State. the result has
placed CONGRESSMAN elect Tom Tar
ran in control Of the Maryland lss-
publican machine, Tor be Is the only
Republican on the delegation AID
will undoubtedly be The referee of
the % miuisbation IN all matters
pertaining to Maryland Federal pat.
ronape II any MARYLAND R,pub
lican wants any hing Il the admin
isiration pew. hemusi ist see Tom.
II is reports d here that Prof ].
G. Monaghan. who was 10 lecture
81 Leonardlown on The % b instant.
recently suffered stroke Of paraly-
sis as he was about to address
NV York audience. A few St.
Mays couDtiaps will recall with
great pleasure Prof Monagban =
Lecture on Holland. given IN Leon
ard'own few years ago. He was.
undoubtedly, one Of the greatest
lecturers IN the country.
Despite The constant influx Of
families from MarvlaUd and Vir-
gluia TO Washington there areto.dsy
more houses Tor rent 10 this city
than were ever known. This f,ct
was brought out the other day by
Dir, Ford Thompson. one Of the
closes. observers and long time
resident here. Just Why people
are leaving Washington | shall not
attempt o explain. but | want 70 call
attention 10 the fact and to beg s,
Mary's farmcrs to consider lorg
ard we'll before leaving their farms
aud moving 10 the city.
By personsl y quiry, the follow
ing retail prices bern have gathered
Milk. 5 cents per pint.
Eggs, 30 Giants per d zen.
Porkchops. % cents per pound.
Lams chops, %, cents per pound.
Beefsteak. 20 10 80 cents per
pound.
Sliced ham. 80 cents Der pound.
Al home We produce these things;
como % The city ANA We change
from producers to consumers and
In consequence have to 20 into our
pockeis for The cash TO pay for such
acc ssitles True the st. Mays
farmer nav not handle much money
but bio lives on the best IN the land
and it's divorced too with the sauce
Of Independence and the graft wing
knowledge that no boss can tell him
thar he Il out 81 job. am not
going to weary my readers by dis
eusslng This question at length. |