Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-04-18
States, and who bas some reputation

States, and who has some reputation
either as q statesman or man OF at-
fairs, will tell you that the Republi
cans, so far as this year Is concern
ed, are absolutely and hopelessly
defeated. It sounds very good to
me as an old fashioned Democrat to
hear that sort OF talk coming from
epublicans, who have been In
authority SO long and who have been
leaders OF their party in all the
political campaigns for the lastthirty
years. From the outlook, | agree
absolutely with their sentiments,
that unless the Democrats play
the internal fool at their conven-
ton in Baltimore, they certainly
will win the Presidency and the
next House Of Representatives and
probably the next United States
Senate. II they do, they will win
something that has not occurred
since Cleveland's last election in
1892, and then can demonstrate TO
the entire country the fact that the
Democ rats Of this country who are
elected as representatives OF
the people, can be constructive
legislators In the interest of the
people instead Of obstructive and
destructive members OF Congress.
lis with q profound feeling of per-
s0pal misRiving, that / attempt to
prognosticate anything appertain-
\ ing to this campaign, but when you
add two and two together and re-
cognizs the fact that Roosevelt is
ripping the Republican party up
the back every time he opens his
mouth and that La Toilette is tear
ing great holes In the Republican
armor every time he makes speech
is plain to be seen that the Repub-
lican party ID Ia o bad way and that
II 10 gradually getting worse. A
Republican said TO me TO day that
Roosevelt was out 10 destroy the
Repub lican party and IL looked very
much 10 him as though be were go
ing TO be very successful destroyer.
| II also looks that way toevery man in
the Capital OF this country who
keeps his fingers on the pulse OF
politics and bis ear to the ground
listening TO the echoes that come
from the warrior. Writing this
correspondence as / do and reeeiv.
ing the exchanges Of the newspapers
In the country who print 1t, | can
come pretty near making decent
guess as TO what isgoinR on In the
minds OF the people. 1t has taken
q long time for the people 10 arouse
themselves and do something for
themselves and at last they have
come 10 the copclsuion 70 get busy.
The militant Democratic majority
In the House OF Representatives has
put up 10 o Republican Senate its
ultimatum on tariff revision a mum
Der OF schedules that seriously effect
the pocket book OF people and are
now waiting for that Republican Sen.
ate 10 get busy aud either pass these
laws up 70 Republican President
or turn them down, just as they soc
nt. II they are turned down, tho
Democrats win. II they are passed
and O Republican President vetos
them, they still win. In other words,
the Democratic party is today on the
shady side OF Easy street and like a
man who owes adebt. they are let
ting the other fellow walk the floor.
In ell my political experience and
especially as that OF Q newspaper
correspondent at Washington. /
have never seen the sentiment so
thoroughly In harmony from both a
Republican and Democratic stand
point that this IL q Democratic year,
that the Democrats are going 10
sweep she country. During the last
Zen years | have written letters To
the Democratic press retailing the
rottenness OF the Republican party
and It's sins against the common
people OF this county and often have
] wound up by saying How long
oh Lord will the people be fooled"
Ny honest opinion is now. II IL Is
worth anything 10 people who read
this correspondence, that the peo-
pie OF this country have come TO the
conclusion at last that they will be
fooled no longer and that from now
on their battle cry will be. ITO your
tents oh Israel" and we will now
see tina. dishonesty wins not more
than honesty.