Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-11-19
MONEY FLOWS AT WASHINGTON.
Congressman Hardy Writes Of His OBJ
servations at theNational
Capital.

To The Eagle:
Washington. d. c.. Nov. 10. 1907
An occasional letter from their repre-
sentative may be.of interest to your
readers of the Sixth district, and
II you will think Il sufficiently
so to be wiling to publish It,
| will try now and then to give some
personal observations OF my, own from
Washington.
reached here on November list
| am impressed with the fact that
tight money doesn't affect Washing
ton. at least as to costliness OF living
or general expenditures. Almost
everywhere IL seems they are tearing
up the earth and building, building
improvements OF all kinds-especially
for Uncle Sam. To the initiated the
yastness OF expenditures Is astound-
ing. 4 local paper yesterday stated
that Washington alone of all great
American cities does not feel the
money >stringency because SlO.000000
Is paid out here monthly by the gov
eminent and over half OF that for pub.
lie works. Besides the two vast
structures OF marble for Offices for the
house and senate members, innumera.
BILE other works are going on. These
two office buildings are two often de-
scribed for me to attempt TO describe
them but they are palatial. | may. at
some future time try To give some
thing more definite as to the nature
and extent OF these improvements, but
II YOU will think OF S5000,000 being
spent on them monthly-a sum great
or than the available annual school
fund OF TeXas-you can partially
grasp Il. over and above this while
the government already has such vast
for It's servants as
STACKER the brain. a local paper states
that IL pays from 100000 and $780,
600 In rents TO private persons annual
IL for buildings used but not owned by
the government. Should hard times
grow harder and government expense
in the city increase as IL seems likely
to do under Senator Gallinger's and
others schemes To beautify the city
the whole thing may remind one OF
times gone by when reyelry and feast
ing was the order In the palaces.
while famine. hunger and cold pinch
ed and starved the masses.
Here festivity reigns. average class
iheaters are crowded afternoon and
evening. Hotels are lordly In their
fare and their bills. and all seems mer.
~ as the marriage bells How Is II
At home? And Il different why Is II |
lifferont? Well. | am/not going TO |
write a political diatribe. but you can |
hardly. sitting here now. make your |
'ancy draw a picture OF Thomas JEFF |
erson riding up To the gate at the /
back of the capitol, lNtching his horse |
md walking into the building 10 de- |
liver his inaugural address. Repub- /
lean simplicity, But forgot: maybe
10 we had touch of IL yesterday
when a Jap wrestler gave an exhibit 4,
ion to chs president and company, /
II his skill and prowess In the East
DOM of the White House. There has
lot yet ben Sullivan.Kilrain bout
here. but there ought 10 be TO give
he boxers equal rights" with the
yrestlers. Amidst all this pomp and
rivodity. great questions OF public
moment are pressing for decision for
veal or woe.
! said | would not write politics.
ut the latest political suggestion Is
hat the president OF some bureau be
iven power To declare n trust, and
'ithout court or other proceeding. put
ny concern out OF business II Is
aid all republics run TO empires. This
'ould be more despotic power than
crhaps any emperor ever welded.
ONE college professor says. In fact,
roposed TO make Roosevelt king.
thousands OF his friends are urging
i'm for n third term. Had present
fallen on us In the midst
such prosperity under n democratic
the land would ring
it'll denunciation of the democratic
resident and his policies. How much
r. RRoosevelt Is 90 be blamed Is a
Fry dehatable question. II Is certain
lat unmitigated greed and corrup-
on In high places In the financial :
orld and It's uncoyering Is the main
lusc Of present conditions. Mr..
oosevelt loves power and display.
hould he be made president a third
nm what nirhf hannah Who can