The Washington herald., 1907-01-18
HEARD AT HOTELS.

casions was demonstrated By /. Q. C. La
mar was sublime" said Mr. F. 81. Adams.
OF New Orleans, at the shoreham.
| a splendid exhibition Of this trait OF
the great Senator from Mississippi was
his eulogy Of Charles Sumner. The bad
feeling engendered by the civil war had
not died out and many people Of the
South We're aggrieved that Lamar should
have delivered such a speech. in his own
State there was loud murmuring which
at times rose to fierce condemnation. but
Lamar never lost his equanimlty. and all
/ the denunciations OF his critics failed 70
affect him. Meeting him soon afterwafd.
| ! took the liberty Of an old friend 10 ask
I him why he came to praise a man who
/ had been such a bitter opponent Of the
Southern people
II had failed TO declare my estimate
/ of Charles sumner, replied Mr. Lamar.
/ Z would not only have been guilty Of
cOwardice. but of base ingratitude. and
would have forfeited my self-respect'
Z Then he told me of how be came to Wash
ington IN 1872, before the revolution in his
State had put the whites IN power, and
how uncertain seemed his prospect Of get
z
been elected. His political disabilities had
not even been removed, and il looked as
though he was leading forl0rn hope. Il
chanced that on his way 10 the Capitol he
met with Charles Sumner, with whom ne
had served in the House before the war.
The Massachusetts man was sincerely
glad to see him. and told him that II was
a pleasure % see such "a man sent from
the South instead Of nlIterate negroes and
rascally adventures Lamar thanked
Sumner. but told him his serious situation.
and what a remote chance he seemed 10
have Of being seated.
I Will introduce bin I'm the House
Immediately said Sumner. TO have your
disabilities removed. and believe ] can
also get il through the Senate. He
straightWay sought out the leaders Of both
bodies. explained the case, and was sue
cessful iH securing instant and favorable
action, thereby enabling the SoUtheTneT
u take the oath Of Office. When / heard
this story from Lamars own lips ] did not
wonder at his course. lie would have ut-
tered that eulogy Of Sumner had he
known it would have retired him forever
from public life"
Hon John Calvin. a noted lawyer OF
Cincinnati, who. in addition 10 holding
high political place at home, served a
term as grand exalted ruler Of the Elks.
was in Washington yesterday lie was
warmly welcomed by members of the
Ohio delegation in Congress. with whom
be has been associated in the piling up
Of majorities for the Republican ticket
in that State.
Mr. Calvin has always been an admirer
of Senator Foraker. and after hearing
his fell0w-towusman's speech iu the
Senate yesterday. declared that Ohio will
continue TO honor one who is easily
leader OF the greatest legislative body on
earth
After an extended soj9urn in Switzer-
land last summer 7 came 20 the couclu-
sion that this stanch little republic has
the best government IN the world" said
Mr. w c. Avery. OF Chicago. at the
Arlington.
Il was strongly opposed before nay
stay in that country 20 the principle Of
government ownership. but after noting
how well it worked over there I came
very near being a convert 10 the policy
Everything the government attempts in
Switzerland is well managed and in the
interest of the people There is no sus-
picion Of graft. and the charges are
scarcely more than one-half what vc are
accustomed To paying iH the United
States. In addition 60 being the oldest
it is the most genuine democracy extaut.
for the people are the real rulers of the
land
A young man Of very distinguished ap-
pearance is Judge Kenneth n. jackson,
Of California who is at the New Willard
a accompanied by his wife. He was one Cf
the earliest Of the argcnauts who braved
the hardships Of Alaska in quest of the
shining nuggets. the discovery OF which
created furo- over Christendom- The
judge was likewise one of the successful
ones, and Of late fortune has also smiled
on him in the gold camps of Nevada. He
VIII be in Washington several days. re-
newing old friendships.
About every great hotel of a city hangs
some specimen of the sort that has known
better days-some shabby genteeI' who
il tolerated because be is ever d gentle
man despite his threadhare coat
one such was spending his last quarter
in the bar Of one of Wasbiuston's fash
iouable hostelTies some months ago when
young Harry Thaw came alous. The
siEht of the rather seedy citizen appealed
to the man who is now in such trouble,
and he asked the other TO help drink a
bottle of champagne. The offer was de-
clned. but I'm such terms of polished and
suave refusal that the young millionaire
insisted. and finally "a comproraiss was
made by which Thaw took the wine aud
his uewly-made friend sraight whisky
The upsho, of this singular meeting
was that before they parted the Pitts
burger pulled from his pockets a roll Of
bill, amounting 90 SN9 and offered -
lend il to the man whose lucky star was
no longer in the ascendant An ordinary
unfortunate would have taken the loan
without hesitation but this one was of
different metal He refused emphatiCallv.
and persisted in g. even when Thaw
offered 10 change the loan into a gift
Ever since some OF his associates have
deeply reviled him for his lack 1f wis
dom. but none questioned his genGlity.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas Rail
w3y-please don't call it the Katy'-like
all the other Southwestern lines. is get
ting more business than it can take care
OF" said MIR. q NJ Lindsay. q valued
employe of that system, at the Raleigh
we are now double tracking from
Denison 10 Atoka. Ind. r.. and VIII event
ually lay "a second track through the In
dian Territory TO Parsons. Kans. Not only
is there an enormous freight business all
the way to Galveston, but the passenger
traffic IS enormous. Twice a month we
run homeseelscrs' excursions from ST.
Louis. composed of trains OF thirteen