Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-11

ing into Washington. Men who have
Travelled in this country round about
Chicago and farther west come to the
national capital and report that the
admiration which the people of that
section have for the president is one
OF the most remarkable manifesto
tons OF public opinion they have ever
seen. Such reports have recently
been made by Judge Page Morris OF
Duluth. Representative Tawney oil
Minnesota. Representative Hemen-
way OF Indiana, Representative Hull
of Iowa and many others In fact,
almost everyone that visits Washing
ton from the West and Northwest
brings similar tldings
Arthur Dodge OF Wisconsin, clerk OF
the house committee on insular affairs
has Just returned from trip through
q dozen western states and territories.
He says The people everywhere he
has been are devoted to the president.
This Is particularly true" says Mr..
Dodge. 'of the young men. The pres
ident has caught them He is their
Ideal. have heard a great many
young Democrats say they intended to
cast their votes for Roosevelt next
year against any man the Democrats
could put up. The older Democrats
who feel more bound by the party ties
are not 30 much given to singing the
praises Of the president, but even
among them Mr.. Roosevelt Is popular
| and the Democratic party will have to
he very careful as to whom IT nomi.
| mates II 1t wants to hold It's old voters
IN the west they scout the idea of
Roosevelt losing a single electoral
vote outside the solid SOUTH
Mr.. Dodge. who is a former news
paper man and very close and care
fui observer calls attention to a ten.
dency of public opinion. 1t is the be.
lief on the part of great many peo-
pie, Democrats as well as Republl-
cans. that President Roosevelt is the
representative OF the masses; that he
IL engaged in a colossal struggle with
the trusts and corporations: that as a
matter of fact next years presiden,
tial battle is tdP be between Teddy
and the trusts as the people them.
selves express IT, Mr. Messenger OF
The Washington Star, another compe
tent observer. Is now In Indiana writ
Ing political letters TO his paper and
he discovers the same tendency of the
popular mind there.
The common people the plain peo-
pie. the people who work for wages
and who of course furnish the great
share Of the votes, think there is n
war between President Roosevelt and
Wall street. and they are on the side
OF the president. The people believe
Wall street was behind Senator Han
mas refusal at first to lndorse the
president in Ohio and that II was all
part of scheme to defeat Mr.. Roose-
yelts nomination next year. They
further believe Wall street has deter
mined that II 1t cannot defeat Roose-
yelt's nomination It viii beat him at
the polls, and that the movement to.
ward bringing out ex-President Cleye-
land had its origin in Wall street.
All these evidences Of the working
Of the public mind are Interesting.
They Indicate that President Roose-
welt has played a stronger and more
successful hand than even his best
friends thought when he ranged him.
self on the side of the masses against
the trusts.
DALLAS, Tex. June Ain pardon,
ing Milton Young. young farmer
who had shot and killed X. b. Olds-
field, neighbor who had betrayed
Youngs sister. the governor com
mended the murderer for the cat.
saying that deceased deserved death
for such a betrayal Of confidence.
INDIANAPOLIS. June 9.-The Bap-
tist and the United Brethren churches
OF Washington, Daviess county. in an
EFFORT to raise finances for the two
churches have invested in a merry-go-
round, which IL now being erected.
The two churches will sell tickets,
and each church IL to receive one
third OF the proceeds, while the re-
naming third will go to the Snowman
to whom the merry go.round belongs
Rev Mr.. Miles of the Baptist church
and Rev. MIR. Hobson Of the United
Brethren church are taking an active
interest In the sale Of tickets. and
several members are similarly engag-
ed.
The action OF the churches has Jed
10 much comment in religious circles,
and the outcome of the scheme Is be
ing watched with iuerest
SEATTLE, Wash. June 1.-TWO
young boy robbers late last night
held up crowded street car and
forced the passengers to submit to n
search. Ten men were held at bay
by the boys.
GREENVlLLE. Ga, June 9.-Miss
Sarah Hurd at the Methodist church
here Sunday, because the pastor had
rebuked her for whispering during the
services. arose. approached the pulpit
and there severely denounced the pas
tor. saying that she nor her friends
would ever enter the church again.
NEW YORK, June 9.-Comptroller
Groute has refused payment of the
bill from contracting firm for the
demolition of the old City hall, on tn.
grounds that the bill is excessive
lie claims that there We're more boss
es than laborers engaged in the work.
That for every gang of three men