The Washington times., 1905-12-08

year. Just as long as the country con-
tinues prosperous said Mr. Granger.
will be no swapping control of the Gov
eminent. But no one can tell how soon
conditions may change. There is an Inn
mense amount of imitation just about this
time. apitalization is to be seen
on all sides and when the work ~
squeezing out the water begins then will
without paying the fiddler The question
Is when viii the fiddler make a demand
Tor his pay. II the demand comes next
summer when the Congressional cam
paign opens up then the next House may
be Democratic by a big majority. But
as long as present conditions last | look
for continued Republican dominance"
The other day" said Representative
John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee. "I
received letter from an old colored
T, man In my district who had bought
himself a farm, asking me 10 send him
some frogs. He said there was a small
body Of water on the place and he
would Ike to cultivate frogs. I had
some nsh sent him and then wrote him
a ietter telling him that Teddy had
killed all the frogs and that Uncle Sam
! had eaten them on Thanksgi Day.
Among those who used TO be in Con-
gress and are now back on their old
SS.anplng ground is Representative
Spencer Blackburn cf South Carolina.
who several Congresses ago was a
District OF Columbia
IL Is said that the Speaker may put
MN PACK on the District COMMITTEES.
especially as II IS understood that he
would not be averse to such an assign
ment.
Milton Lissberger a New York manu-
facturer. is at the Raleigh. at am here
for few days TO see Congress settle
down to work" said Mr.. Lissberger,
''and to call on our Congressman, Henry
Goldfosle.
II went to his room last evening and
found him in bed. He said he was feel
ing badly. but I persuaded him that
what he needed was an ozone cocktail,
and induced him to take one. An ozone
cocktail, you know. is a walk around
the block
'tAs we came down the corridor OF the
hotel we noticed on a swinging door the
word exit.
That sign.' said the Congressman.
makes me feel like the man who has
just failed OF election; he is exit Az
IT was on me. we took two ozone cock
tails. and the Congressman returned TO
the hotel feeling like new man."
Speaking of prospective Legislation. Mr..
Lissberger expressed the opinion that
with a divided public sentiment. railroad
rate legislation would fail OF enactment
at this session of Congress.
Il do not know that Congress viii give
US square deal this time and admit
Oklahoma and Indian Territory to State
hood said Henry Miller. Of Oklahoma.
at the st. James today; but 1 do know
that our Territory is one of the best
fruit producing spots in the States. Our
soil is fertile and rich and the climate
is as near perfect as you can imagine
There is a fortune for anyone who
wants to devote his time to melon grow
ing. The watermelons and canteloupes
grown in Oklahoma are the finest to be
found in the country. We have the best
of Rockl-fords. All you have to do IS
plant the seed and nature in Oklahoma
VIII do the rest But we grow not only
melons but all kinds of fruits in abund-
ance 1t won't be a great while before
Wen be getting a large part OF the
Eastern fruit trade.
But fruit is only a small part OF our
agricultural wealth not to say anything
Of our minerals and oil. We have made
great strides but what we want TO de-
velop our land is Statehood Give us
Statehood and with the influx of immi-
grafton which would surely follow we
would soon be the greatest wealth pro-
ducing State in the Southwest