The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-12-26
Captain William O'Neil Tells Of His
Trip to the Capitol.
TOOK IN ALL THE BIG SHOW
Talks Entertainingly of His Visit and Dis.
cusses the President, the Dewey's
the Wisconsin Delegation and
other Features.

Captain VIM O'Neil returned last
week from Washington, where he
spent a couple of weeks on official
business, and in looking over the
notable events and national charac-
tiers of the Capitol, The Captain s
findings in the matter of the cutting
of timber on the Indi n reservations
in Minnesota were confirmed. While
in Washington Captain O'Neil Of
course called on the new President,
and was very graciously received.
He had quite chat with President
Roosevelt and was much impressed
with the genial and strenuous presi-
dent
Captain O'Neil talks very enter
taininglyof his Washington trip. He
saw all the big things and the big
men of the nation, and rubbed up
against great many of them. He
says one thing very noticeable about
United States Senators and other
notables is that there appears to be
nothing stuck up about them, and if
they ever were conceited that before
they could become great the con-
ceit had to be taken out of them.
He called on Hold" Tayler, Of Madi-
son, who is assistant secretary of the
treasury and was informed that MIR.
Taylor was then at lunch with secre-
tary Gage, of the treasury depart
ment. and could not be seen. He
had been in Washington several days
and knew that to see anybody or any
thing was to have your nerve with
you, SO he said to the darby attend
ant: 'Oh we'll, never mind / am an
old friend of Mr. Taylor's and will 90
right liz, and before the darky could
demonstrate Captain O'Neil had
entered the inner chamber. 'sWell. !"
said the Captain, in telling of il"
there | found Taylor and Gage eat
ing lunch out of what looked like
a fifteen cent basket. These
men are SO busy that they have no
time they can call their own. The
cabinet officers being heads of de-
partments are worked simply to
death. There are not harder work
ing lot of men anywhere than the
men who constitute the Presidents
cabinet, and the men who are heads
Of departments. Why Indian Com
missioner Jones is one of the hardest
working men in Washington, and
hours after every one else has gone
home he can be fonnd at his office
writing letters, and looking after
the affairs of his department.. Com
missioner Jones writes two hundred
letters day besides looking after
the affairs of his department..
Il saw Admiral and Mrs. Dewey.
The Admiral is good plain sensible
looking old fellow, quite ordinary in
appearance, but with very pleasant
countenance. Mrs. Dewey is nice
looking, motherly old girl, and quite
attractive.
ASKED about the Wisconsin dele
cation Mr. ONeil said that there
was one thing peculiar about the
Senators. why, to stand in the
Senate gallery and look down upon
them is rather surprising, said he,
they are about the poorest dressed
looking lot of men you will find any
where. Senator Spooner seems to
be wearing out his old clothes, and
there are few OF the Senators who
wear outfits that could be Gupli-
Gated in some second hand store for
not over SIS. You surely would
never suspect from The manner Of
their dress that Spooner, Mason,
Collum, Allison and a whole lot of
others were United States Senators.
Depew is an exception, and he looks
The very pink OF perfection, while
Lodge is pretty we'll groomed, and
Beveredge is fairly well fixed up.
But the majority of them are
slouchily dressed old fellows. Sena-
tor Spooner is one OF the strongest
men at Washington, and his influence
and weight are perhaps as great as
tnat OF any other man in the upper
house. BaOcock is a strong man in
the lower house, and Minor is also a
mai Of a good deal Of Influence. Easch