The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-05-09

the Japanese and Russian meets are
going to get together there is not
time left in the day to decipher all of
the intricacies Of the insurance mat
ter, except, I dare say, that when
the matter is settled between the
agents and the officials the policy
holders continue to lose as they have
done. But I don't know much about
the matter, so had better not say
ANYTHING. With the war it is different
Why, when it started, so far as l
could learn, my daughter and the
members of the Russian embassy
were the only ones who were whoop-
ing it up for Russia. With the con-
slant losses to her champions, my
daughter now says that she is for the
Russians because they are white peo-
pie. But, when the two forces on the
sea meet it means more to the Japa-
nese than the Russians, simply be-
cause a victory for the Russians
would mean complication and the
prolonging of the war. On the other
hand, the Russians seem to have ac~
CURED the losing habit, and II they
lost it would not mean so much to
them, and, with the troubles at home,
would certainly tend to bringing the
issue to a nearer conclusion.
Gas for the reduction Of the cotton
crop, there seems to be no doubt but
that there has been reduction IN the
acreage and even under the most ia
vorable conditions, the crop would
not exceed 11,5oo,ooo bales. The out
put of fertilizer, however, has been
large, but I understand that very
much Of this has been devoted to
corn and, perhaps, some other crops.
To me this seems to be good sign
and in the raising of produce at home
rather than purchasing it from dis
tance, the advantage is obvious.
"When will I help you to get the
new Atlanta postofice? Well, l Will
do it always when I can. Anything
that is a southern proposition goes
with me and gets my vote, you can
depend on that.
A View of Roosevelt.
"As to what I think about the pres"
ident's present trip I don't care to
saw much. Since the time he lnsulted
me- during the visit of Prince Henry
it was, I have never seen him. and
what is more, I don't expect to until
he apologies for his action at thar
time. Whatever there was of censure
regarding my difficulty with another
member of the senate was entirely
matter for the senate to decide, and
heard a great many of the republican
senators say that his meddllng IN
what was none of his business at tha'
time was dsrving of censure. y:
course 7 have seen him, but we have
never met and I don't expect we eve'
will AS for his present hunting trip
I suppose he wants to make nlmse'
CONSPICUOUS by doing somethlns
different as ne always does.
"No, I am not troubling mysel
with politics or matters of state the7
davs. I am simply here with m!
wife for a rest and, except for read
;ne the papers, don't know and don,
want to know what is going on il
the world OF politics just at this time
: for I am simply taking day on.
don't know just how long we WI
8 stay, but I know that like 1t he1
and we have both been greatly 0ene
y hted."
In his dress, Senator Tillman wa
much the same as he has always bee
!, found for years. With trousers tina
:. we're creased in every way except IN
, pressing club way, linen of the kin
- Successive of the country and a 1gf
:. house coat, the senator was the sam
reoresentative of the people and tn
. democratic solution Of the simple III
= problem, which he has always bee
'. since his first entrance into polite
- with the sobriquet Of FARMER LII
- man."