The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-21
HEARD AT HOTELS.

thinking men IN all parts or the cOun-
try have come TO the conclusion that the
best thing to be done to save the Demo
cratic party from the Ills that anllct it
and threaten its very existence is to nornl-
nate a Southern man for the Presidency
in 1905" remarked Col Edward l. Rus
sell, Of Mobile. Ala, at the Raleigh
Very likely such a ticket would be de-
feated, but l hold it is better to go dowz
TO defeat with a candidate who would
stand for all the time-hOnOred Democratic
principles than to seek success by pander-
ing to every passing soeiaIistic and popu-
listic whim and doctrine. We have many
men OF high ability and unsulIied honor
among the Southern Democrats. any Of
whom would be worthy to sit In the
White House. The senior Senator from
| Virginia, Hon. John " Daniel, would
make magnificent candidate.
His Democracy is OF the old type OF
Jefferson. the scrt that does not believe
In turning over all private enterprises Of
the country to the Federal government,
and while conceding the square deal
would leave the individual free 70 work
out his own private and business saliva
ton. This IS the policy under which the
American nation has prOspered and waXed
strong, and If We depart from II TOO far.
as seems 10 be the present tendency. na-
tional misfortune is inevitable"
"One OF the comparatively lately de-
veIope4 sources Of Southern wealth IS de-
rived from it's chestnut forests" said AIr.
" r. Buchanan. OF Newport. Tenn. al
the Raleigh
''The chestnut trees are cut down,
ground into small bits, Ieached and con-
verted into an extract which sells readily
TO all the big tanning factories of the
United States and Canada In former
times the tanners depended altogether on
bark in preparing their hides believe
that 80 per cent Of all the standing
timber in the United States Is south Il
Mason and Dixon's line, and the chestnut
forests are so essential 20 the preparation
Of leather by reason Of the tannin that
wood contains that no less than fifteen
mills for the production Of the article
/ have been established in the South. An
Of them are making money, and wherever
/ they start up they are OF great benefit to
I the farmers by reason Of giving them a
market for their timber. The plant
/ which ] operate in East Tennessee con-
sumes 25,000 cords OF wood "a year and il
/ holds 1900 acres Of well timbered land
/ as a reserve supply"
/ Men OF sporting proclvities do not care
| for poker any longer in New York" said
George r. HamilI. Of Gotham, at the Ar
nngton.
The rage is now for bridge. and il its
popularity holds as seems probable.
draw viii be superseded as the great
national game. I sat behind a friend a
/ few nights ago in one Of the uptown
hotels. and saw him win $500 al bridge
in three hours play So fascinating IS thu
game. and such a hold has it obtained.
that men are eager 70 look on as specta-
'ors. and. though not actively participat-
ing while looking on. they make bets
either with the players or among each
other. winning or losing just as heavily
as the principals. Many former Gevotees
of poker have abandoned it. saying thar
the newer game has SO many fine points
as to give it transcendent interest"
! One can hear all sorts of stories in
New York about the Hearst-FIughes cam
paign, said Mr.. J. T. Dixon, of Boston.
at the ShOreham
/ 1t all depends on the man Won meet
! The hotel barber who has shaved me while
sojourning in Manhattan during the past
( ten years told me the other day thar
every wielder Of a razor in Greater New
York would vote for Hearst. The man
VINO waited on me at dinner assured me
honestly that Hearst would get the solid
vote OF the walters. several thousand
strong On the other hand. all the law
yers, bankers, and financiers that talked
with were quite positive that Hughes
would win Overwhelmingly II is the most
curious campaign the country has ever
seen, and am Of the opinion that nobody
really knows very much about how it will
result"
The tall figure Of former Assistant Post
master General Perry :. Heath was con-
/ spicuous in the New Willard lobby last
evening Mr.. Heath, who is accompanied
/ by his wife. is in fine health. and evil
IDENTIFY enjoying his share of the prevail
ing prosperity. Though he has disposed
Of his daily newspapers-the Tribune and
/ Telegram-at Salt Lake, he still has large
/ interests in the Utah metropolis and is
/ an enthusiast about the great natural
wealth and resources OF the State In
/ the course Of a talk with a Herald re-
I porter, Mr.. Heath said.
The political situation in Utah is pc
culiar. as il always has been. Voters out
/ our way proclaim themselves Republicans
4 or Democrats. but in reality they are
/ neither; they are either Mormon or anti
I Mormon The influence Of the Church Is
paramount in the state outside Salt Lake
/ City. where the Gentiles elected a mayor
4 and majority OF the council. OF the rural
/ farming population. twenty-nine out OF
/ thirty viii do exactly what the Church
authorities order in all political matters.
/ The great trouble with the Mormon
/ Church is. first. its interference in poll
/ tics, and, second. its disposition 10 mo-
I nopollze all the business. It owns the
/ biggest store between Denver and San
/ Francisco, and the obligation to buy
goods OF the Church rests on all its mem
/ bers. The Church prepOnderates In the
/ banking and trust institutions. and oper-
ates the gas and electric light and power
/ plants. The agriculture of the State is
entirely in Mormon hands.
People in the East who NAV ba dis
/ posed to regard the 8Iornons as some
what on the order OF the Indians. a fast
vanishing class, are absolutely in error.
/ Tor instead OF resembling the red men.
/ they represent a striking antithesis. In
stead OF dwindling, the Mornous art. ran
idly increasing in Idaho. Wyoming. and
Nevada, and in each Of these States thew
/ hold the balance Of political power. ard
tney can carry success to any party win
nlnS their temporary support
History on the stump.
William Allen White in Emporia Gazette.
The story is told of an ardent politician
| who in making speeches for Col Harris