The Washington herald., 1907-03-27
AT THE HOTELS.

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mated, for the subject was full Of diff
culties. One OF the problems was 10 ap-
portion rightly the great Increase IN she
number of Representatives. and 70 so ar
range things thas no State should lose in
| its representation.
q. am always glad 10 get back to Wash
( ington, for 1 like this beautiful old town,
said Mr Frank, at the New Willard.
In coming this time / am combining
business with pleasure, for I have been
seeing people with reference TO holding
the Republican national convention OF
/ 1908 in 81. Louis. As chairman OF the
| Business Mems League conventions com
mittee I did something toward securing
for our city the Republican convention Of
1856 and the Democratic convention OF
is55s. st Louis is not excelled in its ability
10 care for great gatherings by any town
in the nation.
/ Yesterday, IN a pleasant talk with the
j President, / sought to enlist his friendly
| assistance for st. Louis. The President
is always polite, and he made me nice
answer, but he also bade me remember
that this forthcoming national convention
was none OF MS AuslEfafs
Ex-senator J. Frank Alice of Della
ware. who cast on the toga on the 4th Of
the present month, shook hands with
many friends who gave him greeting in
the Willard last evening.
After all, It Is pleasant 20 be a
/ private citizen once more" said AIr.
Alice. My successor. Mr.. Richardson.
and l are stanch friends. and he viii
make a first-rate Senator. have by no
means quit politics, and shall still take
/ the most active interest in everything
/ that concerns the Republican party. I
don't say that ! VIII run for offiee again,
and yet I have not made any contrary
statement, A man of forty-nine, who has
unimpaired health and vitality. may not
/ be accused Of egotism II he should still
regard himself as a live one / shall for
/ the present, however, devote myself as
siduously 70 my private business inter-
ests, all OF which are fiOunshing.'
/ IF all the railway msgnates Of this
country were as conscientious and high
minded as President Finley, Of the South
ern Railway. 1 do not believe there would
/ have been so great an anti-railr0sd agi-
tation as IS now going on" said Mr.. W.
n. Mitchell, of Atlanta, Ga, al the Ra-
| leigh.
! Some years ago. when Mr. Finley was
general freight agent OF a road in Texas
/ MS chief clerk submitted TO him a tariff
schedule that the clerk had prepared with
vast labor, and in which he took great
pride. He explained 70 Mr.. Finley that
/ the adoption of the tariff meant a big
/ increase in revenues, and that it would
J rebound 10 the fame Of the general
/ freight agent Aftes listening 10 all that
the chief clerk had to say, Mr.. Finley
made this answer; You are quite right
/ These rates, If adopted. win bring as IN
a big additional revenue, but 1 viii not
consent to adopt them, for they mean q
sacrifice OF principle. We had better
stick to principle and let the extra reye-
nue. go.
This declaration was the keynote Of
the mans character. He IS honest ard
/ straight in ali his dealings. and he wants
/ TO cultivate the kindest relations with the
public. Such men as Mr.. Finley win do
la great deal toward solving the greatest
of current economic problems.
If there is any doubling Thomas who
thinks that Uncle Sam is not going to
make a complete success of the greatest
project in human history, the Panama
Canal. let him go and talk with that ur-
bane and weli-informed Indiana gentle
man. Congressman John c. CLANCY. who
is just back from the Isthmus and whose
talk about the famous work in all its
bearings Is mo.e interesting than q book
Judge CLANCY. who was in his old
quarters at the Ebbitt House, told The
Herald reporter in the clearest way OF
his trip and his conclusions. 1T was a
memorable journey" said the Judge.
/ ''and ] shall always be glad that I made
it, The spectacle Of 25.0l1 men at work on
this enterprise of unparalleled magnitude
is inspiring. We spent five days on the
Isthmus, and every member of our party
Of forty-six Representatives in Congress
was as delighted as fl is possible for men
to be. There is not a single big problem
connected Wits she job that has not been
solved. All that Is left is "A task of stu
pendous size, but there are no difficulties,
no possible complications. and from all I
could gather I believe that the canal viii
be built and in operatio7 inside OF ten
years
THE only drawback to faster progress
at this time is want OF transportation.
Our machine shops are putting together
/ fifty-seven new locomotives. OF which
| there is great need. and there Is also a
dearth of fat ears, but these are details
that are being admirably handled. The
/ organization of the work and the man
| agement Of the force is superb and Mr.
Stevens will have left a record that Will
rebound to his everlasting credit
The labor question also has been
solved. While the great bulk Of the un-
skilled woTkmen are negroes from ia
maiea, there is a splendid contingent
from Spain-the Gallegos-who are most
excellent workmen and whose presence
has had a stimulating effect on the more
indolent blacks. The health of the Canal
Zone strip. thanks TO that great scientist
Col. Gorgas. is such that tnere is no longer
any fear of sickness on a big scale A
very small per cent Of the men are in hos
pitals. and most Of those are not there
/ from disease, but from accidental injuries
/ There is not a mosquito on the zone
Thanks again TO Gorgas, who has waged
on them a war of utter determination
/ The heat while we were there was no
more distressing than in Washington in
midsummer"
Can the government build the canal
without letting il out TO contractors2"
That is the only plan by which II can
be built. The contract plan would be p
rank failure for score of reasons. In an
enterprise of this kind the government
wants no subsidiary agents, no alliances
of any kind. and the present arrangement
/ is ideal"
A very hne-loOking young man Of mod
est and becoming ways yet manly. and
looking considerably Ike his father, albeit
an inch taller is William J. Bryan, IT..
son Of the famed chieftain Of the Democ-