The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
AT THE HOTELS.

i have a distinct recollection OF the
good old times in England prior to the
repeal Of the corn laws" said Nir. James
Roberts Of Sheffield. England. at the Ar
lington. 4 was small boy. and all my
family that were able to work were mill
operatives. Factory hands in that glorious
era Of protection made barely enough to
keep body and soul together Bread was
three times as high then as II IS now, and
when any Of the children at our table got
a piece as big as his hand he considered
himself in great luck. What we young
sters mostly subsisted on was porridge.
which we had three times a day. and
treacle. Sunday was the only day that
my good mother put a great luxury on
the tahle-a piece Of meat that was not
more than enough To satisfy one robust
appetite. My mother WAS certainly an
economic prodigy, else she never could
have made one pound Of butter do a
family Of ten a whole week. while a
pound OF tea was spread over a fun
month.
1T is the memory Of this period Of semi
starvation that makes thousands Of Eng
ilshmen scorn the protection dOgmas OF
Joseph Chamberlain. We will sink or
swim with free trade. and when the day
comes that Great Britain has TO abandon
that policy Il will be another instance OF
'Ilium fuit' But so long as the United
States plays our cards for us by robbing
itself Of the worlds trade there is no
fear for the welfare Of the old country.
Tho only possible disaster for England
is the REIMBURSEMENT Of protection by the
United States, and Of that there is not
much immediate danger. seeing the way
that special interests in this country have
managed TO get your lawmakers 10 sup
port them as against the mass Of the
people"
The old city OF Charleston is making
swift strides on the road to greatness
these days" said Mr.. r. G. Burke. Of
the South Carolina metropolis. at the
Raleigh.
Real estate has advanced sharply Of
late, which is about the best indication
Of local improvement. Another good
sign is that we have three hotels. all of
which are doing a rafting good business.
whereas, only a few years ago. only one
Of them had any trade worth mentioning.
The great handicap on Charleston for all
these years has been the oppression Of
the railroads. It is doubtful if any town
in the United States has suffered more
at the hands Of the transportation COM
pauies than Charleston Norfolk. Sa-
vannah, and other points have been IA
vored at our expense to a most injurious
extent, causing US 10 lose a great deal OF
commerce that was rightfully ours. But
this unfair treatment can not be indef-
nitely kept up. and when the railroads
are forced to give US an even show with
the rest, the historic old seaport viii show
that it is able to hold its own with any
rival"
IF a man IS to be excused by our juries
for committing homicide merely because
some woman has told him a story that
infuriates him, the laws against killing
might as well be repealed" said Mr.. W
r. Thomas. OF St Louis, at the Shore
ham,
1T seems that, according to the rulings
Of our judges, and the laws Of evidence.
IL does not matter at all whether the
story Of the woman be true or false; all
that is necessary is for the one to whom
she repeats It 20 believe I'm her tale. and
then he can 60 forth and slay with i'm
punity. for he is temporarily out Of, his
right mind and even II he i not femi-
nine purity must be upheld and the So
called uuwritten law maintained.
This Is the way laymen are beginning
to think about a matter that IS threaten
ing to make justice seem like a farce. II
there is TO be any INV citten law superior
to the written statutes, why go to the
expense OF trial or waste the time OF
the court and jury in hearing a case the
result Of which is never for a moment in
doubt?"
There is going to be an interesting
race for the Eubernatorial Office IN Louisi-
ana" said Mr.. p. A. Simms. Of New Or
leans. at the New Willard. 1T will be
a three-cornered fight between ox-COn-
gresham Wilkinson. Lieut.. Gov. Saunders,
and Gen. JastremskL The general Is "a
fine old man. and quite popular all over
the State. but he has run for Office 50
much that he is looked on as a sort Of
chronic candidate. and that damages his
candidacy. The race will be I'm reality
between Wilkinson and Saunders. both
Of whom are very strong merL Haunders
is splendid orator and q man Of Inn
posing personal appearance Even should
he fail this time. his friends say that hs
is too gifted a statesman 10 be perma-
nently downed. and that he Will eventually
get every honor in the gift Of his State
Representative James F. Burke. Of
Pittsburg. who bears the distinction Of
having been the man who suggested the
Presidential candidacy of Senator P. g.
Knox at the Deemer dinner in Washing
ton during the last session Of Congress,
is in the city to select Il house in which
to live during the next session.
He IS enthusiastic over the prospects
of Senator Knox. and says he believes
that the Pennsylvania Senator has
good achance TO be nominated. During
tie day he called upon Secretary of War
Taft and Secretary Of the Treasury Cor
telyou. Mr.. Burke said last evening:
"The Knox boom is the only thing that
has not been affected by the backward
season. It is growing sturdler every day.
and ut the proper time I think il viii
overshadow all others
Had your call upon Secretary Taft any
connection with politics.
None whatever. I merely called TO pay
my respects TO the Secretary OF War.
However. no two men i'm America are
warmer personal friends than Secretary
Taft and Senator Knox. and the friend
ship Of the two latter is naturally of the
strongest character because il was Crys-
tallized during the time the President and
his Attorney General were doing the
greatest team work for the welfare OF
the people that was ever done by any two
men in our history
Another Definition of Democrat.
From the Florida Times Union.
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