Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-09-07


to be q democrats. Il is practically |
agreed that il . standpatter is nomi-
mated. the progressives will smash |
him; and il Q progressive is nomina-
ted. the standpstters will smash
him.
What makes the situation still
more hopeless for the Republicans
is that the 1912 campaign issue is
to be the tariff. the one subject on
which the two factions can not get
together.
LA TOILETTE AFTER TAFT's SCALP.
Senator Robert NJ. LaFolIette will
give President Taft q hard race for
the 1912 nomination. Ii is declared
that the Wisconsin senator believes
absolutely that he will win.
The progressive republican or
LaFollette headquarters in Washing
ton is beehive ofindustry. From
this headquarters the progressives
are bsing organized in every nook
and corner in the country. 1t is
possible to present today the sub
stance of the claims which the in
surgents make. They declare they
expect to control, well in advance Of
the republican national convention,
the delegations from:
Wisconsin, Minnesota. North
Dakota. Oklahoma. California, Wash
ington, Kansas. Nebraska, South
Dakota, Montana, Oregon. Iowa
Tin part)
There will be big aggressive
fights for Illinois. Indiana, Wyom-
ing and Nevada.
The southern states will be pres
sed TO take up the anti Taft fight. on
the ground that Taft's nomination
will be equivalent to defeat, and
that il the party hopes for
continuance OF the loaves and fishes
Of patronage OF southern states, it
must give its support to the nomina-
tion OF man with chance to win.
A KEPT PROMISE.
When the democratic House of
Representatives convened Speaker
Champ Clark announced that a saw
ing of 1882, 900 would be effected by
the application OF economical bust
ness methods in the running OF the
House. The republicans scoffed at
the idea. They said it couldn't be
done. But on the day of adjourn
ment Chairman Fitzgerald of the
Committee on Appropriations, an
nounced that instead OF the promis-
ed 1882. 900 having been saved, the
amount was 1928. 900. I'VE do not
believe that we crippled the Hou 50
by abOlishing place in the House
organization which had been held for
years by Is year old girl who new
or came to the Capitol. declared
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer
OF Pennsylvania in explaining the
methods by which the $22S. 900 was
saved. We do not believe we Grip
pied the operations OF the House by
abolishing the positions of a couple
OF telegraph operators who had not
put their hands TO an instrument in
years. We do not believe we Grip.
pied this house by abolishing about
20 policemen who never codld be
found around the capitol or by
aoolishing places supposed to be
held by men in this building and
carried on the payrolls drawing
5000 TO $1,000 q year, who were
working at the same time in real
estate Offices in the city OF Washing
ton. We have simply made the
operation of this House honest"
TAFT's RECORD INDISPENSABLE
Nearly three fourthS of Mr.. Tafts
term of Office has passed into history.
he has had sufficient time to have
made progress on lines along which
he promised TO proceed when he
was a candidate for the high office
he holds. He made his campaign on
q tariff revision downward issue.
and today the country is in the grip
OF a higher tariff tax than ever be-
fore in its history in spite of the
fact that the president has had two
separate and distinct opportunities
to keep his word. In his three
years of Office President Taft can be
credited with having kept Ballinger
in Office until the country was nau-
seated; to have almost succeeded in
his attempt to give Alaska away to
the Guggenhelms. and with having
quietly co operated with the food
dopers in their campaign TO drive
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley out of public
life. To this ''indefensible" record
should be added the presidents
action in framing rejected peace
treaties with two nations with whom |
we are not in the slightest danger of |
ever going to war.