Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-04-11

sion OF MS nrtY- SecOnu Olrtpuays
that OF his most intimate friends,
men who had stood by him to the
utter exclusion OF all other men,
should go home TO their native States
and Immediately announce that they
were for the Hon. Champ Clarke for
the nomination for the Presidency. |
All Democrats in this country will |
realize how significant is this fact
when / mention the names OF Sena-
tor-elect Ollie James. OF Kentucky,
and George Fred Williams, of Mas
sachusetts, as the two men who are
intimate friends OF Col. Bryan who
Immediately, upon their return from
this Bryan birthday dinner to their
native States, announced that they
were for the Honorable Champ
Clark for the Presidency. Whether
or not these two intimate friends
had a silent whisper from their erst-
while chief and Democratic leader
10 this country. Colonel William ].
Bryan, deponent sayeth not, but IL
looks very significant, and IL the
readers OF this poor correspondence
will take the tip OF an old fashioned
newspaper correspondent, who has
been In contact with politicians all
his life, they will come to the con-
olusion. as he has, that Mr.. Bryan s
choice for President is the Honora-
Bile Champ Clark.
10 Q
For man who has been absolute.
ly opposed to nearly everything that
Theodore Roosevelt has done or said
in the past fifteen years, for the sim
pie reason that knew him o. close
quarters and sized him up for what
be really Is, 1t is rather remarkable
that at this late day, | am In abso-
lutte accord with the former Presi-
dent OF the United States. Since
his announcement of bis candidacy
for the Presidency and bis statement
that all the common people we're for
him. as II he expected every body
10 get up and kowtow 10 him and say
my dear Mr.. Roosevelt. here is the
nomination on q silver platter. and
since absolutely the contrary has
confronted this warrior Ia bukram,
he has been bowling mad and hurl
ing his anathemas at everything 10
sight. He IL mad clean through aud
Is calling everybody ell the names
that the newspapers will print and
the Lord knows how many names
be has called them that the papers
will not print. As | said before,
absolutely agree with him in bis
estimate OF the Republican politici.
ans and their methods He says be
has been swindled and robbed IN all
the primaries that have been held.
He says that the Republican politi.
clans are robbers and thugs and
thieves and highbinders and every
snown adjective that can be applied
70 undesirable citizens be has given
10 the militant Republican politici.
ans, aud, therefore, | absolutely
agree with Mr.. Roosevelt snd be Is
absolutely correct In every partIeu-
lar appertaining Is those aforesaid
politicians | do not mean that ev-
cry man who Is q Republican. ne
cessarily comes In contact with the
definition OF Mr.. Roosevelt, but
mean be Is correct when be says
the aforesaid Republican politicians
are absolutely guilty OF allthe crimes
be imputes 10 them, They have beer
treating the Democratic party In
that same way ever since ! can re-.
member anything about politics.
aud although they elevated him to a
very high position, to which he was
never entitled. yet at this late day
be has discovered his error In be-
lievinR them whitestoled saints and
dotted on them because they we're
giving him what he wanted Now
that he flnds out be Is not getting
what be wants. be is mad clean
through aud willing TO usohis strenu-
Gus propensities for tearing down
things and playing the iconolast in
ripping the whole Republican party
up the back. simply because he fol-
lowed the advice OF few soreheads
and disappointed politicians In the
party. and he finds him
self In Q condition that never con
fronted any other public man In the
United States In all of its history.
He has thrown a scare into his Re-
publican friends In this city who
are members OF the Senate and the
House of Representatives h2Sother