West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-09-01
washington LETTER.
Most Of the Big Officials Now Away
From the City Helping to
Save the Country.
The Romance or Two Little Babes
From Kentucky.

""N 10 manning NHS dnuefDlltS feel
that they are somebody besides mil
lionaires. Secretary Hay is at his
summer villa on Sunapee Lake,
New Hampshire, studying his
"piece " Secretary Shaw is whirl-
ing westward along some iron track
and will visit the Pacific coast, stop.
ping at Helena, Montana, TO ex-
press his approval of the President.
Secretary Wilson is in Vermont,
hoping to snatch the State from the
grip of the Democracy. Secretary
Morton has been cruising along the
New England coast learning to say
"starboard" and "port," and to ask
how many bells it is. At this mo-
ment he seems TO be in New York
City. Secretary Moody is his guest.
Secretary Metcalf is in the wake of
Secretary Shaw, speeding westward
to look after the political welfare of
'the Slope" Postmaster General
Payne is in Chicago licking the Re
publican Committee into shape and
incidentally flinging sixty cents at
the head of the head of the Court
that offended his dignity by sum.
moning him as a witness. Why he
made this exhibition of himself his
friends in this city are greatly puz-
zled to know. Secretary Taft was
yesterday at his desk at the War
Department, but he left in the eve-
ming for Vermont to repeat his few
words on the Filipino question in
imitation of the renowned Paganini.
While the country is Imperiled by
the absence from the seat of gov
eminent of the profound statesmen
whose talent has created all of our
great crops this year and raised the
price of all of our small crops the
Assistant Secretaries are wrestling
as best they can with the dangers
and difficulties of the situation.
They are putting forth their most
strenuous exertions to produce rain
and sunshine in sections where they
are respectively needed and to cause
an overflow of Cornucopia's horn
where crops are abundant and high
prices for the producer wherever
there is meager harvest. If they
succeed in causing average produc-
tiveness in the fertile areas of the
west, it is believed that the poor
and hungry will have sufficient rea-
son to bless this humane and be-
nevolent administration. The prob
lem which now agitates the Cabinet
is, how to produce this summer large
crops and high prices for the benefit
of the producer, and, simultaneous
ly, large crops and low prices for
the benefit of the consumer. Mr..
Cortelyou solemnly says that he
sees no reason why it may not be
accomplished.
The Democratic Congressional
Committee is waglng an aggressive
campaign to recover forty seats in
the House now held by Republicans.
Chairman Cowherd says it may be
done without great difficulty if Saoo-
600 shall be placed in his hands
during September for that purpose
1t is not denied, however, that the
"long green" is exceedingly shy at
the present moment, notwithstand-
ing the reports sent out in July by
the Republican party that the Demo
cratic candidates would be the spe-
cial fayorites of the magnates and
multi-millionaires. The money thus
far contributed has been from the
pockets Of men who are ardent
Democrats, but who arc not pluto
Gratis bJ a good deal. Sheehan and
Iaggart have devoted their energies
up 70 the present time TO the Ma
tIonal campaign, letting the Con
gressional campaign drift and wait
developments. II is understood that
after arranging the proper lines and
bait for landing New York and Indi.
ana, the National Committee will
tackle the Congressional doubt
fuls" in vigorous fashion.
Some distinguished Kentucky fam
lily may well prepare to have hys-
terics. For wby2 Last week an
aged negress, Mary Almarolia, died
here near the Capitol. She was the
widow Of an Italian, now dead, and
was years ago made the custodian
by some statesman in Congress Of
two infants whose parentage was
kept secret The mother is said
20 have been "a young woman.
prominent in Washington society
circles" The negess reported to
the puiauve father that the elder Of
The two boys had died, and received
from him money for the expense Of