Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23
SHORT TALKS
WITH VISITORS

Mr. Hugh Hastings, historian of the state
of New York was pervading the lobby of
the New Willard with his broad form and
jocund smile the other day, when former
senator and present Representative Charles
A. Towne hove into view. They grabbed
hands and said they were glad to each
other, and then Mr.. Towne, turning to The
Star man. said:
Did Hughey ever tell you how / first
met up with him, we say in the ives!
1t was some time after the period when l
had been figuring. more or less conspicu-
ously, in the democratic national campaign
l was on the train between New York and
Chicago and entered the dining car. There
was just one vacant seat and that was at
table where three prosperous-looking
gentlemen were sitting. The conductor
seated me and after an exchange of bows
with the strangers l proceeded with my
meal. Two of the men were Hugh Hast
ings and J. B. Lyon. the state printer
Directly l heard them talking about the
rise and decline of the Bryan campaign.
They discussed in no sparng terms and
with some freedom different men who had
been prominent in that campaign and final
ly Hughey said to his vs-a-vis. I wonder
what ever has become of Charley Towne.|
I'm some trepidation as to what they
might say about me L deemed it wise to
speak up and say. Gentlemen, permit
Charley Towne to introduce himself
Well, there was an embarrassed silence for
just a second. but Hughey. who is an
Irishman, had to laugh and by the end of
the meal We were all good friends. And
that's how l met Hugh Hastings"
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Mr. H. Won Dedrik of the The Hague
thinks that Washington is wonderful
town in many respects To be sure. he
misses some of the typographical aspects
of perfect city according to his views.
Still it must be remembered he had not
seen the James Creek canal
But the great trouble with America,
confided Mr.. Won Dedrik to a Star man, is
that you have not the government lnspec-
ton of beer. l get thirsty, l go to-What
you call it. saloon. yes? What l get?
Himmel, Beer that would take the varnish
off table top. Ach, l sigh in vain Tor
the good aged beer of my own country that
would not hurt a child Why? Because the
government. he that the beer Is pure.
Until you Americans get away from your
funny ideas of personal liberty-and that Is
but another term for letting the scoundrels
cheat you-you will never know what good
living is. The government. he is not so
bad after all. do not know of any better
business tnan the government might be in
than to see that the poor man gets his good
glass of beer pure and wholesome
Mr. James Francis Sullivan of the Midvale
Steel WORKS Is at the New w maj MI
Sullivan makes his home in Philadelphia
and devotes his attention to the great steel
works that are located in the suburbs OF
that city.
II do not see any likelihood that the pros
perity in the steel industry will be inter
fered with SO long as conditions approach
what they are al present. There Is an enor-
nous demand for all sorts OF railroad ma
teriaI connected with the Improvement and
extension of our railroads. and in many
other lines the business of the steel works Is
at high level. / cannot see any end to our
improved and improving prosperity.
so far a. panicS are concerned, do not
expect to see again in this country such a
panic as we have had in the past. The
conditions have changed. In the past this
country has not had such resources to draw
upon as is the now. We owed money
abroad We were debtor nation We had
not any vast accumulations OF money rake
England for instance. She has not suffered
from panics in the way they have at times
afflicted us She has had resources of the
kind we have now, and in addition, we nave
richness in the way or industrial develop
ment such no nation has ever equaled
The wealth that is created by INDUSTRY an
nually bears very great proportion in re-
lation to the entire wealth OF nation, ana
that is especially true of US. l imagine our
wealth that is created in single year
through our industries bears very large
proportion in relation to the wealth of all
the ages Such activity has never been
equaled anywhere.
FOR these reasons 1 am du oplifIllSt
to the future. Another thing that is max
ing itself felt in this country Is the large
output of gold which is increasing our cur
rency vastly. 1t is having it's effect In in
creasing prices. The increases of prices
have frightened a good many people, ana
they have feared that the top had been
reached. In the case of one industry L
know of there are today, 1 have been told,
GOO less stockholders than there were one
year ago. That is the result of these small
stockholders getting frightened at the mgn
prices and selling out. thinking there was
about to be drop in securities. / am AFRAID
many of them will go In again at the Top
and get the worst of it.
..Of course, our great prosperity is threat
ening us with the results of over-specula-
ton that may come some day. But In my
Judgment when a panic does come, II II Is
To come ii will not be of the kind We have
known in the past. Our vast. sums OF
money reserved in the banks and trust COM
pauies will come to the relief of the condi-
ton in one way or another and prevent
those awful scenes of disaster that were
suffered in 1873 and 1893"
X
Former Senator Marion Butler, formerly
national chairman of the populist party.
was in the city today. He has apart
ments at the Cairo and Office in this city,
but he lives most of the time in New York,
taking a run occasionally to his plantation ,
In North Carolina
your party is not having much show in
these times of prosperity. remarked Star
reporter to the former senator.
My party" he repeated with a perpiexed !
look 81 voted for Roosevelt, as did every |
other populist hav0heard from, and we |
are not likely to be for any one else, at !