The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
AT THE HOTELS.

In 1850" said Hon. W r. Eustis. Of
Minneapolis. at the New Willard. Il went
from the State Of New York to the Re
publican national convention as an ar
dent Blaine man. There was every rea.
son In the world for his nomination. and
he could have been easily elected. The
Grant men. however. under the lead OF
Roscoe Conkling. Logan. and Cameron.
could not be swerved from their stand,
and the '306' stayed with their ideal to the
end. But just to show how big events
hinge on minor matters If the Minnesota
| delegation could only have been pre-
vailed upon 10 support Blaine the noml-
nation of the 'Plumed knight would have
been accomplished. Instead Of this. tho
Minnesota men wasted their ballots on
Mr. Window. and finally the surprise
came IN the selection Of Garfield"
The trend Of public sentiment in the
South is altogether in favor Of President
/ Roosevelt. said Mr. Charles H. Scott,
Of Montgomery, Ala. at the New VIII
| lard. Mr. Scott is a member OF the
1 Republican National Committee and
one Of the progressive young men Of
his State. For a time" he continued,
/ the President was under a cloud IN our
country People had an erroneous no.
/ uon, because q the Booker Washington
/ episode, that he favored social equality.
/ and that Of course. was q cardinal o.
/ Tense in Dixie. But to-day there is moth.
/ ing but commentator Of Roosevelt from,
/ Virginia 10 Texas, and / honestly believe
that II he were 70 run as an independent
candidate for the Presidency he would
carry a bunch Of Southern States His
course on the Brownsville matter has re-
habiiitated him IN the estimation Of
Southerners. Independent of that. they
like him on his own account: they admire
! his dauntless spirit, his defiance or thu
great moneyed combinations, and his de-
sire TO promote the welfare OF the whole
people
In 1872. when a young man OF twenty
two, my father. then resident Of Phila-
deiphia, was urged By his friends, George
p Morris and Nathaniel =. Willis. %
write them something for weekly paper
they had started in New York called the
New Mirror" said Mr. Arthur English. 4
successful lawyer Of New York City, at
the Raleigh
Accordingly, my father scrubbed OF a
few verses in rhyme. 10 which ne an
pended the title. Ben Bolt and the poem
came out in the above-named publicatioE-
He placed a low estimate On its literary
WORTH and none OF his best friends
dreamed that 10 would b. handed down
/ from enc generation % another. I think
II was urst sung In Pittshurg between
the acts Of military drama called
Buena Vista The son Of "a must.
publisher named Peters. Louisville
Ky man. told me that his father made
$4,000 out Of Ben Bolt before De- was tied
up in "a lawsuit by some Eastern party
VINO claimed The exclusive publishing
rights.
All I know about il is that nv father
never got d dollar from the song but I
am satisfied that b. never grieved over
this phase Of IT, lie was amply rcpaid
oy the appreciation Of his c1uutryrnen.
ana l imagine the old piece viii 20 down
the ages along with Annie Laurie and
other ike productions that contain within
themselves the elements OF immortality
At the National is Mai James Nc
Laughlin, the noted Indian inspector. who
has been in that particular branch Of
service for thirty-six years. and who IS
regarded as one Of the most valuable r1e,
In Uncle Sans employ by reason Of his
nigh character and his expert inforfna-
ton MAJ Mclaughlin began his service
IN 1871 at Fort Totten. with Mai. Forbes.
and was assistant agent there till 1851,
when he was transferred 70 the Standing
Rock Agency. on the Missouri River. Hs
was in charge Of the warIike Sioux who
carried out the Custer massacre. Twelve
years ago he was appointed Inspector. and
was recently appointed for a fourth term.
he has been instrumental in the negotia-
ton or all the treaties that have been
made with the redskins in the past ten
years. No breath Of suspicion has ever
been directed against him. and his record.
enduring through generation. is OF
honor and usefulness and without a flaw.
Maj. Mclaughlin speaks the Sioux Ian
guage as tiuently as any Indian He thinks
the Sioux are easily at the head Of all the
aboriglnes. and gives them credit for SUI
perior sagacity, courage. and greater apti-
tude along all progressive lines Ills mis-
sion here was TO bring the signatures OF
100 Sioux from the Rosebud Agency 10 a
treaty opening up a new reservation The
Indians couldn't write after the fashion
of white men, but they placed the prints
Of their thumbs 20 the document, each
could scarcely be imagined.
The executive committee Of the National
Grange is at the Raleigh It's members
are Hon. y. J. Bachelor. of New Hamp-
shire; Aaron Jones, of Indiana. and
Messrs. E. B. Norris and George p.
Hampton. both Of New York Gov. Bach
elder, who is master Of the National
Grange. was chief executive of New
Hampshire I'm 1903 and 1904. and his col
leagues are men who are thoroughly iden-
titled with the great organization.
People generally said Gov. Bachelor
have very defective information regard
ing the Grange. Many think it a played-out
institution. when the fact Is that there
was never a time within the forty years
of its existence when it was 50 prosperous
and powerful as 10 is to-day II has close
10 Ie0oo9 members. and is strongly in
trenched in thirty-six States OF the Union.
1t has $1,000 members in New York state
alone, and in my state. New Hampshire.
one person out of every twenty-eight is
on its membership rolls There is no sub
ject connected with the agricultural In
terests of this nation of which the Grange
does not take direct cognizance.
we are here to promote. as far as We
can, the passage Of supplementary legisla-
ton IN regard 10 the distillation of de-
natured alcohol. a measure that viii re-
dound 10 the welfare OF the farmers. The
important items we urge give the Commits
SiOner of Internal Revenue power 10 au-
thorize persons wishing 10 produce alec
hol on d small scale 10 distiH il in suitable
locked stills. and to do away with the ex-
pense Of a denaturing bonded warehouse.
also the establishment of denaturing
bonded warehouses in various sections of
the country into which alcohol may ba
transferred from dis+iIferioq v.-itpo,.+ nv