Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-25
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

at least $1,000 in the Ohio election IN No
vember," declared Mr.. Henry Powers. .
prominent attorney OF New Philadelphia.
Ohio. who Is stopping at the Metropolitan
He In making q magnificent canvass. ara
is received with the greatest enthusiasm
wherever he speaks. Lawrence T. Neal.
his democratic competitor. n undoubtedly
the strongest man, except Campbell who
could have been pitted against him, for Mr..
Neal Is a fine speaker, a man OF indon-
liable energy and answering courage; but
the tide lie running too strongly for McKin-
ley and the principles he advocates. Tho
hight is being waged entirely on national
issues. and the tariff and pension questions
are the chief topics OF discussion. Last fall
q large portion of the soldier element voted
for Cleveland and the democratic nominees.
but all that will be changed this year. The
soldier vote will be practically unanimous
Tor Mckinley. While the old soldiers ad-
NIT that some fraud may have crept into
our pension system. and white they 90 NOT
oppose In any degree the purging of the
roiis OF all such abuses. they feel That the
wholesale suspensions under this admins
tratfon have been made In a spirit of inJus-
tice ana ingratitude. and the hardship that
has been suffered by worthy and deserving
pensioners has raised a perfect storm Of in
dignation All this has had a marked effect
u, IN, Weakening the democracy In Ohio. which
Will be apparent this fall.
again. continued Mr.. Bowers, .'Ohio 10
emphatically q protective tariff state. The
bulk OF even the democratic party Of the
state are not free traders In the ordinary
acceptation of the term. The wool growers
demand protection for their wool and the
miners and manufacturers want protection
Tor iron. and a sober second thought has
made them all afraid OF the radical tarffe
changes Mr.. Neal espoused at the Chicago
convention and is advocating on the stump
now; Altogether there has been a great
revulsion Of feeling, and the derressed
financial situation has augmented IT, The
democrats miss Gov Campbell IN this cam
paign. Though Neal is strong with his
party; his following lie not equal to that Of
Il am In the water business" said Mr. A.
c. Sheldon Of Phoenix, Ariz, at the Riga
House. In answer to a question this morn
Ing. That is TO say. 1 am connected with
an irrigation company. which is watering
the agricultural and horticultural lands OF
the valley around Phoenix. Before 1 re-
moved TO the far west no man could have
made me believe that irrigation could water
the lands Of q farmer or q horuc,lturist
more satisfactorily and probably than ma,
ture. but such is the fact A man can raise
more dollars on ten acres OF Irrigated VAL
ley land in southern Arizona than ne can
on l6o acres Of land anywhere In the Mis-
sissippi valley. In the former section he
can work 300 days I'm the year under a heck-
to water his crops or his fruits. Irriea-
ton does IL as he wants IL and does IL very
probably. We are raising all the SEMI
tropical fruits raised In southern Califor-
MA and raising them as successfully. Our
territory Is being rapidly settled. and the
people are very prosperous-n fact for
tunes are being made by the thrifty. Our
climatic conditions are similar TO those OF
lower California. and our advantages are
becoming generally known. Our greatest
need is admission TO the Union. For that
We are very anxious. ard we shall KNOCK
very loudly at the doors OF Congress tins
session. When We become q state capital
will come to us much more freely. and our
railroad facilities will greatly Increase.
Our population is already growing enor-'
mously. That of my town and county has
increased fully so per cent since the census
Of 1890 was taken. Good land In abundance
is still to be had under the desert land act,
our country with courage and industry b..
hind them"
TT seems to me that the distressed in.
dustrial condition OF the west has teen
exaggerated" said Mr. George b. Schaeffef
of Fleetwood. Pa. one OF q party of world'G
fair tourists stopping at the National
During my recent travels 1 went further.
west than Chicago. and was agreeabiy
disappointed at the condition Of the country
judged by surface Indications. I made sev-
eral stops In Nebraska. and 1 saw abundane
evidences OF prosperity there The grain
crops are splendid. and the people make no
complaint on that score. visited several
points In Iowa. and l have never seen such
corn crops a. I saw In that state Geo
tainly. IL crops indicate the condition OF tbs
states I have mentioned. they should noe
suffer from hard times.
The people OF the east cannot under
stand how serious is the Chinese question
to their brethren of the Pacific coast" re-
marked Mr.. w. II. Brown Of San Fran,
cisco. at the Arlington last night OF
course the great majority OF our people are;
heartily In favor of enforcing the Geary law
as long as IL stands on the statute books.
and the failure to % enforce II has created
a bad condition In some portions OF our
state. The turbulent disorderfy classes
have attempted TO regulate matters and
drive the Chinese out. and rioting and law
breaking has ensued- OF course this ele-
ment is condemned in their course by the
law abiding people. but the damage IL done
nevertheless. In Fresno county and other
sections this rioting has been serious. and
is likely TO continue until the exclusion law
Is enforced or repealed. For myself. ] do
not think Z wise to attempt TO get rid OF
the Chinese all at once. In some indus
tries. fruit growing. for instance, DO not
present; but the unsettled status Of the
Chinese question il Injurious 70 the whole
Pacific slope. and the people properly oe~
mand some solution of it"
The growth OF extravaganza IN fina
hotels liz fairly amazing" said Mr. w. H
Bryant OF New York at Wizards yesterday.
What were considered the fine hokels Oh
the east a few years ago are now cocnDn-
place In comparison with the magniffcena
establishments OF the kind 10 be found In
all the principal cities 1t ie noticeable. too.
that the finest of these are to be found In
western cities. There are not many hotels
In the east that are the equals in elegance
of several In San Francisco. Denver and
other western towns. Some of those i re-
fer to are perfect palaces IN all their fur
nishings and appointments. and only the
proprietors. Their expenses are SO great
that their charges must be proporuonate,
and a poor man is not expected or desired,
as a guest
IF this travel of foreign tourists 70 and
from the worlds fair continues much longer
we shall be forced to employ Interpreters"
lmpatiently calculated the manager OF an
uptown hotel as he whirled the register
around after assigning the latest party OF
European arrivals. They come IN here
parley vous-ing at US and speaking every
tongue except English, and not a clerk in
the house can understand them mako