Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-29
IN THE HOTEL coRRIpoRs.

IN THE HOTEL coRRIDoRa.
James Young OF Gait. Ontario. Canada. who
was liberal member OF the dominion psrli,-
ment for eleven years, Of the provincial psrlis-
ment for seven years and provincial treasurer.
is at the Hamilton.
''Nineseen-;wentieths Of the popul..,or ~
Canada, said Mr.. Young 20 THE srAH r,pr~-
sentative. are opposed TO annex.tion. M
man could be elected 90 the most minor Ones
IN my province who made his candidacy upo,
the avowed ground OF annexation. Nv opis-
ion Is that il is better for both eountr,e. 20 b.
separate and to remain so. The United States
rs now territoriALy sufficiently large. When
the population is 500 900 600 and the time 10
no; far distant when IL will reach this NAM
moth growth. il will then be found that it vii
be Is much rs IL can do 10 hold itself toSesher
The sectional interests of the country are
now very great. but are small -ompsred 60 What
thes VIII be At that time. one of the nam
reasons why the majority OF Canadian. ere op-
posed 10 annexation Is that -hey look forward
10 the ultimate formation Of the Canadian
nation. which will be IN friendly alliance 20 the
nited States IL 10 mistake 60 have coun-
tres OF too great territorial size and both
.anAaa ana America nov have much terri
TORY rs they can conveniently take care of
80 Tar as Canada L. concerned generally
speaking. the sentiment is q strong and friendly
one toward the United States. The liberal
party desires "a bring about the best and most
friendly trade relations that can be maintained
between the two countries and We are looking
, To the present democratic administration for n
policy that will advance and cement these
friendly relations. II the democrats carry out
their avowed rolicv we hope that our expecta-
tions viii be realized.
The relations ON all scores. particularly that
Of trade. between Canada aud the United State
should he most cordial. though the Harrison
administration adopted measures which did NOD
tend To 'hat end. The United states 10 en-
deavorlng 20 cultivate the frleadship Of remot.
countries like the republic. IN Central snd
South America and the West Indies bv r,c,-
ProcltX. venture 20 sav that il n recinrocitx
treaty existed between the United state. and
'ahSaa the volume Of trade. which now
amounts TO, think, about s9o.O00 600 Der an
mum. would doable IN three wears and xonla
greatly promote the prosperity Of both coun-
tries.
sometimes public speaker is nonplussed
when suddenly called upon 20 address a strnne,
audience" said well-known New York stat.
democrat in an uptown hotel last eyen.ns
'even though he may be used 20 such emerren
cies. recall little experience of INV own m
Tammany Hail several wears ago when thew
were celebrating a victory in the state
81 At that time occupied a public Office in
the Interior of the state and was seated ON the
platform IN tine hall 1 was not aware that
any one there knew OF nv presence when
| suddenly the chairman calico me by name
The hall Was packed with enthusiastic demo-
Gratis. As | elbowed nv wav through the
crowd passed newspaper man whom 1
knew.
What shall say TO them2' I xhisncred i'm
his ear in the second that stood by his chair.
On. he answered. say anything and the
band Will help you out
Col. I. W. Rrcker Of Georgia, who recently
lost his hat in the White House and subse-
quently the appointment to the United States
district attorneyship Of the northern district OF
Georgia, for which he was an applicant, left
Washington last evening for New York
Yes. he said TO friend in an uptown hotel
last evening, Il suppose that could write an
original story about How Hats Are Lost in the
White House, but shall turn my attention to
the practice OF law, and shall lot vet engage I'm
literary work In common with all Gsorgiaus
i am willing TO put NV faith in and abide by
the judgment OF Mr.. Cleveland Twas for him
I when he was first nominated, and am for him
just as strong now. believe that the people
| OF my state will be satisfied with those whom
he selects TO fill our federal Offices, and though
| there may be some disappointment We are all
aware that there are not Offices enough for the
! applicants.
The natural inference was that they were
newly married couple.
The motherly old lady in lace cap and gold
eyeglasses who sat with them at the table of an
uptown hotel at dinner last evening unmistak-
ably shared in the inference She bestowed
upon them several benign smiles and finally
said:
ION your honeymoon. I presume? re-
member mine very well, though it was long
time ago."
The bride cast her eyes down upon the plate,
bnt the bridegroom looked up and bluffed with
well-affected nonchalance:
oh, no. we've been married n long while
The Old lady's eyes twinkled behind her
glasses. the bride blushed a trife aud the BRIDE
groom burned his mouth with hot cafe an lsit
There was a silence for a few moments and
then the bride said to her dear one:
will YOU have some olives. George?'
"No. Gwendolen. darling. don't like olives"
oh. mnrmured the bride oonfusedly. at
takes longer than week. you know, George,
dear, TO learn ones tastes"
Then they both shot swift, shamefaced
glances at the old lady. The brides face be-
came very red and her eyes again sought her
plate. The bridegroom burned his mouth for
the second time, while the old lady's eyss
| twinkled merrily.
She been there herself.
"New Mexico has been considered and a a
democratic territory" said b. seligman. we'll
known merchant from Sante Fe, land with the
appointment of strong men to the federal
Offices the position Of the democracy in the
territory will be very much strengthened and
will have great effect the new state, o. We
are confident that New Mexico will be admitted
| to statehood by the next Congress.
much, however. will depend upon the Sc
lection Of these men. People in the north do
not fully realize what a tremendous influence,
political and otherwise. federal officer yields
! in territory. particularly in New Mexico. We
are abundantly prepared for admission into the
Union and we are all looking forward 10 IL
with great expectations. We are all in favor Of
the nome rule movement which has been In
dorsed by Mr.. Cleveland in his recent terri
torial appointments, and such q course Odds
great strength to the party in new communi-
ties. W. T. Thornton. who Was mayor Of
Santa Fe and member OF the legislature; Capt.
Eads, who was president of bank at Las We
gas. and. Z. q. Ross. who formerly United
States Senator from Kansas, are the candidates
for governor.
New Mexico is a great wool-producing state
her clip amounting annually TO about 10. 900 900
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