The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-07
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

There is very little prospect for Okla
| homa. Arizona. or any other Of the Terri
| tories to be admitted to Statehood in
these piping times of Republican peace
| and prosperity said Charles "
! 1IacNune. OF Pima. Ariz- who is regis
| tered at the Metropolitan Hotel ms
/ morning It looks as if the Republicans
/ wee afraid the Democrats in Congress
I n sht by fine management steal a march
! ca them, and force legislation which Is
, ROT ca the Republican programme or de
/ feat their many pet schemes. The adrnis-
sion TO Statehood of Territories and
the requirements thereof should be clear
" defined By = national statute. / don't
think that Congress should nave the right
to refuse The admission TO Statehood of
/ any Territory when il can be shown that
/ me number Of population and the real and
assessed value CT property shall have
/ reached h mark prescribed By the law
Whlen THIS or the next. think. Congress
{ should pass
Ross D. Jones. CT Chicago. is az the
shoreham- Speaking Of the result Of
the last last election. Mr.. Jones said
While proving "a bitter disappointment
10 millions Of Intelligent and deeply pa
triotic citizens. the result OF the last
Presidential election must have occasion
cd a IittIe surprise to students Of history
Nothing stands cut more boldly on the
battlefield Of progress than the fact that
all great advance social and economic
measures that carry with them victories
6 d fundamental character and all move
mehts that have sought 10 adjust changed /
conditions to the demands OF justice and |
no HfuHn
peated and not infrecuently seemingly (
crushing defeats when from surface indi- {
cations victory was wiz hin reach. Nor /
Is this all continued Mr. Jones Often /
the upholders OF the old regime have /
won seemingly decisive t-iumphs almost !
Immediately before the final victory OF the /
reform measure The philosophy Of his /
historic fact IS very evident when We con /
slider the successive advances Of humanity
In its slow and tCiIsuUe ascent
Mr. Jones IS weI-known lawyer in 4
Chicago. and is here en- business in con
nee'ioa with the Supreme Court
Taking into consideration the fac. that
Washington IS the Capital of the Nation
sad George 5. Brown. CT Fort Wayne. (
Ind Who IS registered at the Raleigh.
this morning and that the streets are
rarely deserted at any hour Of the night,
Congress should compel the sr~sec car com
paEisz 10 establish an aI-uIsht car sery-
Zee A i Is nC.-- l. Is miserable service
tor cry OF the size Of Washington. !.
think the ears should run al LEAST fifteen
minutes apart instead Of every half hour
Richard L baldwin 2 prominent man
'if,gtUrer Of 81 Louis. Is at the Arlington.
Speaking Of complications II foreign lands
AIr. Baldwin took the following very op-
tinsissic view We snail not hurt the
Fi.ID.EJz in the long ruc even il cur sol
diers DO p:ILage the poor devils and show
Them Fo- ia ge- drunk IN the saloons
which American enterprise has opened up
il Manila. One may feel little mixed
on hearing the missionaries Of a gospel OF
Ee-C- cal more VGciIerously than any
nndy else for swords and guns 70 help
th=m- but il they d. rot know their own
special business OF turning the other when
CGl cheek is slapped. they certainly DO
nol help might 10 feel right about going
II 10 possess that which the weak cannot
hold on TO- They may lot CGQvert as
many heather as the foreign mission fund
calls FOR. bHJ they are an Improvement on
the siaretrader. ard always open the way
for JEe man who finally puts things on
fairly equitable end paying business ba-
Politics have become very lively in
Delaware since Gas Addtcks entered the
ring" said john R. Donohue. Of Whining
tor, Del M Donchue is a large real
estate man and Yields considerable infu-
ence in tie politics OF the little Peuinsu-
q State 4e is registered at the National
IT'S Powder Dupont That opposes Gas
AGdic : and both have the siEews Of wa-.
and are men who do not give up a fight
until the one or The other Is doWned and
this Is rot likely 10 happen. There's lots
OF fncaey IN politics in cur State under. [
the circumstances and politicians would /
no- like il very much If the gas man ard
The powder man were TO come 70 an ua- ]
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