The Washington herald., 1907-05-05
AT THE HOTELS.

"out our way. said Or. Henry Waldo
Coe, prominent physician OF Portland,
Greg, al the New Willard when some
one suggests that Taft, or Fairbanks, or
Cannon would make a good President. the
iRyariable reioinder is. What ig the mat
ter with Roosevelt / am not q poll
tician, but am giving you what / believe
/ is the true state Of Pacific Coast sentl-
ment
If I were TO say that an overwhelming
per cent Of our population wishes the
President 10 again be a candidate, Il
would be no exaggeration, There are a
number Of causes that are responsible for
this situation. In the first place. many IN
the far West think Bryan would beat any
! Republican except Roosevelt Again. the
mass Of the people regard the President
as "a genuine TefoFmer. and sincerely bent
/ on carrying out reform principles They
are not certain whether another man in
4 the White House would line up 10 the pro
gramme TO which Roosevelt is committed.
Finally. there are many thousands of men
who don't care d straw whether the Chief
/ Executive De a Republican or a Democrat
/ This class is intent cnly on making money
and increasing their profits. They see the
/ United States under a Roosevelt admins
tratiou prosperous 10 degree unparal-
ieled IN the worlds history; they find
/ themselves getting riches Al q rapid rate.
/ They believe the best way for them 10
continue prosperiHg is to keep in Office the
/ man 20 whom they give credit for the
present splendid situation"
There is no town in the country where
/ the lid is being pressed down more tightly
than at my home, said Mr., Edwin F.
/ McManigai. an alderman Of Columbus,
/ Ohio. at the New willard
J a curious feature Of the strict enforce
ment Of the liquor laws is that the mayor
/ Of Columbus, ex-Consressman Badger,
was elected by the saloon keepers and a
class OF voters who wanted q liberal ad-
ministration Judge Badger, who. by the
way, is d most excellent man personally,
was believed to be in favor Of letting
/ things run on in the same loose way they
( had been going When he won the LIQUOR
| people were vastly tlckled. for they had
no idea that he would enforce the law.
/ Perhaps he had not intended doing 50. but
/ there arose such mighty wave Of reform
that he was simply overwhelmed, and
had no option in the matter. The church
/ people and the better element gave him
no rest, and finally tie mayor, in order 10
I get peace, had 20 change his programme.
Thus it is that our Ohio capital is a very
sober city these days, and on Sundays it
! is as dry as a covered bridge.
when / first went 10 Australia fifteen
/ years ago, the rabbits were considered a
pest said Mr.. John Galloway. of Mel
/ bourne at the Arlington.
They are still great nuisance and in
many localities the farmers regard them
! as = curse because Of the way they eat
/ their crops For many years the Aus
! traIian government offered a standing re-
ward Of 10000 10 any one who would
! present a practicable plan for their ex-
| termination. one Of the foremost French
/ scientists worked on the problem a long
/ time without result and the rabbits stiu
/ breed with their old-time fecundity. But
/ our farmers long ago found out method
+ Of partial compensation. Il was 70
slaughter the rabbits wholesale and send
I them on refrigerator ships 10 England
] Thousands OF the little animals are thus
I disposed OF and the English market takes
( all We can send. paying a fair price for
them. In Australia hardly any one would
/ consider a rabbit al all ri to eat, but in
the old country they put a high value on
them"
Doctors from all parts of the United
States were in evidence at the uptown
hotels last evening. They came as dele
gates 10 The American Congress Of Physi-
clans and Surgeons which begins It's
triennial session in Washington to-mor-
row The congress is one Of great dig
nifty, composed as IL Is OF fifteen national
( special medical societies. which include
[ in their membership the elite of the pro-
/ fession. The president Of the congress is
/ DIT. Reginald H. Fitz. of Boston, who is
/ expected ar the Arlington To-day.
The town Of Fresno, in my State, has
a big colony Of Armenians. some 1900 OF
them" said Ar. J. {. Robbins. Of san
Francisco. at the Raleigh.
These Armenians are mainly engaged
/ In agriculture. They cultivate hgs and
grapes, and quite a number Of them own
/ little homes Of their own They are very
thrifty and spend little except among
their own people They have their own
dentists, doctors, and merchants, and it
/ is seldom any American gets a dollar OF
/ their money. Some Of them have became
I citizens Of the United States. but the
/ greater part still owe allegiance 10 the
/ Sultan Of Turkey
As a lifelong Democrat whose dearest
ambition is 10 see his party once more in
/ the asceudency. ! wish 10 suggest can
didate for 1905, said Mr.. Alexander
Konta, one Of the leading citizens Of St.
/ Louis. at the Shoreham
/ MY candidate is the Hon. David r.
/ Francis former governor OF Missouri and
Secretary Of the Interior under AIr. CIeve~
I land. Here is a man on whom Democrats
I of all factions can unite, and who / be-
/ lieve could carry she country, He is able,
/ conservative, and experienced in state
craft and the business interests would
be glad 70 zee a man of his caliber and
temperament in the White House. The
nation is in need of Just such a man as
Gov. Francis. for there is certainly COM
ing reaction against the strenuous ad-
ministrative policies that have kept the
people in a state of chronic agitation Of
late years II the old Democratic party
really wants q winner. Missouri can show
them one In the person of Francis.
Mr.. Gerritt J. Dickena, the well-known
member of the Spanish Claims Commis-
sion, has returned TO the Dewey Hotel,
after visit 20 his home in Michigan.
Mr.. Dickema. who is one Of the leading
Republicans of Michigan. and chairman
of the state committee, was elected the
successor Of Hon. William Alden Smith
when the latter was made Senator. and
viii therefore represent the Grand Rapids
district in the next Congress.
While driving with my mother through