Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-10-13

time Of bis appel ntment 10 thp posi-
tIon Of attorney general an Office
which places him 10 complete and
absolute charge y sss -aaeceeleDe.
Of trusts be was sugar trust az
torney.
Mr.. Wickeisham and Henry W.
Taft, the brother Of President Taft.
v ere members Of the firm Of Strong
Il Cadwaller Of New York For
services rendered the sugar trust
Attorney Henry w Taft received
$26. $50, which be turned over to
Strong h Cadwallader, and the last
thing Mr.. Wickersham did before
starting 10 to represent the people
was to draw down and pocket his
share OF the sugar trust fee
WAsrmuLNEss on PRoTEcrIoN
The wastefullness OF taxes collect
cd from the people under the tariiI
laws is MOI one o. the least vicious
features Of protection.
American customers duties have
necessitated gigantic army Of off,
cials, have Increased the price Of
everything and have added enor-
nous to the expenses Of the govern
ment.
The country is divided into 1850
distrists and porss for the collec-
ton Of duties. Of these the expen-
ses IN forty are greater than the re-
ceipts. The costof collection ranging,
for every dollar collected from
81 .5s to 1909 Al
In the Alexandria, Va, district,
the governments spent 81. ga TO col
lect $40
In the Annapolis, Md. district.
ii cost 1866 10 collect So 90
la the st. Mary's Ca, district. y
cost 81 ,4g4 10 collect $79 81
And this year $ report q The SCI
cretary 81 the treasury Is notas bad
as last years, which showed that
81 one instance the government bad
paid two moa si,lO0 70 collect 80
cents
HE PRESIDENTS SLIGHTLY - ERROR.
In his speech st the Republican
National League dinner ia New
York, President Tafs said Our
democratic frieuda are saying that
il the Democratic party camein pow
or Il would reduce The expenses
Of this aovernmert $500, 0O0. OOlj +"
II would seem THAI Mr. Tait's
quarrel Is rightly. nov with the
democrats, but with Nelson w AZ.
drieh. tie gspubllcan clisirman Of
the Finance COMMITTEES ofths BBpub.
liean senate Il vas SENATOR AID
rich Who stated o. The floor q The
senate that basipess man could
RON The governments 1900 600 cheap
or chan IL is npw belne rua. d
RAILROADS. AaE GngkDY
The railroads II ihe country. act.
lag togethor, arc contending before
the interstate commerce commission
that they should be allowed 70 raise
their irelghs rates SO that they may
collect al additional s50o, $50 600
from the public each yoar.
The railroads aver. The advanced
rates are oacesaary because Il In
creased wages being paid trainmsn
and other increases IL operating
costs. This contention is not borne
out, 10 The report ca railroad earn.
ings iuss issued BY Vi = iaterstats
commerce commission. which shows
First That the profits 81 the
railroads for tho lastfiscal year we're
sl10. BOG 900 more than in tho previ-
Gus fiscal year
Second That the rate ofincrsase
ID railroad profits was l8A per cent.
while increased operating costs,
With The much boasted increased III
wages included, amounted 70 oulg
1888 per cent.
DEMooRAagc TExT Book
Judging BY the numbered requests
that have reached Democratic hsad
quarters Tor ,hp Democratic text
book for 1910. this publication has
found great favor with Demo
cratic workers. Authorities have
pronounced The book to be the besl
work on the tarlI now ID print
Those who desire copy 81 tho text.
book should write immediately, be
fore the supply IS exhausted. q Mr.
u r. Garrett. treasurer National
Demowatic Congressional Commit
toe, Washington, D G.
DIED.