Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-22
IN TINE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Gen J. Il. Weaver OF Iowa. populis, csndi-
date for President a, the last election /. a, m.
National In discussing the situation in k.u.a.
with IHE STAR representative he said.
The republicans have 80 incen.ed tb. peopl.
Of Kansas that il is the end 90 that par,y An
Kansas The rumpus was really = small rebel
lion against the constituted authorities Of IN.
state IL was supposed by a great many that
the republicans would defy the will Of III. peo-
pie and inaugurate anarchy. aud that's Iass
what they have done.
II populisi colonel % militia and hi. sub
. ordinstes OF populist sheriff and hts posse
should undertake 20 resist the lawful authority
ofa republican governor every patriotic journal
would demand that he be shot down. II - al
! right however. for a republican sheriff aud .
. republican colonel Of militia 60 resist aud DEFY
The authority % . populs; governor"
IN referring 20 the republican party in Kan
sAs "en. Weaver termed IL trump" Contin-
ms r'iaip Is responsible 60 nobody. IL no
part 81 The legislative body 90 the state hut /.
SIMPLY small faction % rehellious insurrec-
uonl's The populists concluded Co adjourn to
ahother room In the capitol Co avert bloodshed
ana they acted very wisely. The action OF the
Republicans WAS the result Of q couspirarv well
/ planned 20 bring On tn dIficnl,y A. a body
their precedent IL not recognized either bv the
senate or the governor"
! short. iovial gentleman with neck enveloped
in white silk scarf passed through the Lobby
! OF an uptown hotel last evening with Gen.
Groner. His step was quick. brisk and elastic,
his manner alert and VERY wideawake. and n.
Was altogether very active, sprightlv little
gentleman. Gold trimmed glAsse. parti.Iy
concealed snappy, bright. grayIsh blue ewes
and If he would allow his closely cropred gr.,
side whiskers TO grow long they would give hun
quite a clerical appearance.
Ladies all over this broad land have a warm
place In their hearts for the short gentleman
not because has name is smith but because n
Is Thomas smith Of Newark. v J.. worlds fair
commissioner Tor that strip Of land which gains
Its chief distinction from its location between
pennsylvania and New York
MT smith has served in the state legislature,
ls successful business man and Is one OF the
most popular members 90 the commission Ia
vas ne VINO had The courage TO offer the re-olu-
ton that the board Of laav managers Of tn. fair
be increased TO two from each state and ther,hy
earned the esteem and gratitude OF every woman
IN the land Fortunately Mr.. smith 10 q mar
rled man. so the kind attentions that are show
rec upon MN everywhere are received grace
fully and his heart is intact
We laughed at Smiths resolution. said ops
OF the commission. but he manfuIlv fought /,
out. During the discussion Mr.. Waller baked
him up What's this?' said Waller. all Won
fellows jumping on little smith? So Waller
turned TO IN his support. and ~ we all love the
women, bless en-. Smith earned m. aax-
They re awfully proud OF Smith in New Jersey.
and he can move over in nv state any time he
likes
Il made a trip down to Stevenson, Ala,
which is just over the line. said ex-Congress,,
man Willard Warner of Chattanooga, and
noticed lot Of squarely sawed logs of cedar
considerably larger than railroad ties. Its
great cedar country down there, YOU know.
"A young man was buying these logs, and
upon inquiry learned they were going TO bs
shipped TO Germany TO be made into lead
pencils. They would then be reshipped 20 this
country. and in fact my informant held in his
hand bit OF cedar that had made the tourney.
There is no reason why the pencils shouldns
De manufactured IN Chattanooga OF at some
other point south. The future of the south de-
ponds upon inducing manufactures 20 locate
within Its borders and the way TO encourage
manufactures and attract capital is 90 get 10
work and make something, not talk about a.
We have everything we want in the wsy Of raw
materials. We ought TO manufacture our own
cotton goods with our own spindles. Our
climate Is favorable, We have coal iron lumber
and other natural products ana We ought to
make things ourselves
am interested IN iron. We have two blast
furnaces IN Chattanooga that turn out so tons
day. We have iron in abundance all through
the south, but We have no home market though
We ought TO have. We mine ore and ees
out our pigs much more chesply than northern
furnaces, but we don't make il up IL costs be-
tween ~ and IS a ton to ship our iron to New
York and Pittsburg and this freight charge al
once places II on a level in cost with northern
iron. We lose all the added value and revenue
and the increased population and wealth that
flows from the making up Of our product The
ramifications of diverse interests the figures
the prices. the different employments. the pop
ulation supported. the money disbursed and
the results generally In the change of a pig OF
iron into watch springs, for instance, are
astonishing and incredibly far reaching IL
the south would only its own raw materials
and, instead OF selling them in their raw state,
manufacture them and then sell them New
England 8 population would move down TO M"
Arthur 5. Jessop. editor Of the Humboldt
CTenn) Messenger, is at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. Jessop is an aspirant for the position Of
chief post Office inspector and will in due sea-
son present his credentials to Mr.. Cleveland.
He has the Endorsement of many influential
men Of his own state and Of the party. He il .
young man. has been a resident of Tennessee
for about five wears and for many wears IVES
connected with the Pittsburg newspapers.