Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13

ton with the Roberts case and the contest
over Senator Clark's seat.
at is strange to me-" said T. c. Rodgers
OF Bloomington, ILL.,, at the Metropolitan,
that the big department stores of the
cities. while branching out into almost
everything that there is the least demand
for. do not handle gold fish. In nearly all
the big stores you may purchase dogs, rab-
bits, cats, guinea pigs and birds of all
kinds. These same stores will sell You an
aquarium, yet the very thing that you
would want an aquarium for must be got
ten elsewhere. l have made a study of
gold fish. and 1 find that they are very
easily taken care of, if one only knows
how If neglected they will die. OF course,
Almost every one has a hobby and mine
is taking care of fish. To me 1t is both a
diversion and an interesting study.
Roger NJ. Andrews, who is in Washing
ton. representing the commercial and other
interests of Milwaukee In an effort to
bring the national democratic convention
to that city, proudly claims that anti-im-
perialism had its birth in the beer city,
and that the national committee should
take this into consideration in making the
cho1ce: True, 1t is a political argument"
said Mr. Andrews at the Metropolitan but
II Is one that can't be duplicated by any
OF The other cities which seek the con-
Nention. Before the anti-imperalistic sem
ument became an issue. either in editorial
discussion or rock on which public mems
opinions split, the present mayor of Mil
waukee, Judge David S. Rose. at a political
meeting. gave an eloquent warning to the
administration that the tendency toward
imperialism IN our foreign relations, and
the forcible control of helpless people in
violation of the spirit of the Constitution
and the traditions of the country would
never receive the support and Endorsement
OF the great majority of the voters-that
middle class which is Swayed by its opin-
ion on the merits of the question and NOT
convinced pro or con by the financial re-
suits involved At this meeting Judge Rose
surprised his hearers by a severe arraign-
ment of Mr.. McKinley's administration and
he pointed out the basis of his contentious
a claim that is now backed by nearly the
entire democracy and, it is believed by
many republicans. In reporting his speech
the newspapers made violent attacks upon
him, but developments of a year or moro
have demonstrated his keen foresight and
political wisdom. While there are MANY in
Wisconsin who would be opposed to a sur
render and withdrawal of our troops in the
PhilippineS-and among them are thousands
of conservative and solid German citizens
they are not slow to realize the difference
between an expansion forced upon us by an
administrative mistake and an imperialisn
that means large standing army and
series OF conquests for territory and gain
In no state other than Wisconsin is there
more active interest taken in the issues of
the coming campaign
Ills thin, white hair might suggest that
he was half-score older than the sixty
three years he rounded out this week He
is fond of children, and there is not little
miss or youngster about the hotel who
does not know and love him Even the
members of the orchestra know this pa
congressman, and it is not
infrequent that they endear themselves to
him stlll further by playing his favorte
melody-to him the most soulful of all
The nearest he ever came to being ruffied
and who wouldn't be eXasperated- a
few evenings ago. The congressman had
just come from dinner and seated himself
on a sofa to listen to the music. The or
chestra began the mellifluous strains of the
"Caval!eria Rusticara" intermezzo. The
fine harmonic effects of the strings pleased
him wonderfully. But almost simultane-
ously one of the young lady guests of the
hotel seated herself at the piano in the
hallway above, and, obliyious to everything