The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-03
AT THE HOTELS.

Is the G0ebei question, said John Mona
han. OF Louisville, Ky, at the Riggs
House last night
Mr.. Monahan is a large landowner OF
that section. and has come to Washing
ton on business. He is a graduate OF the
Georgetown University. and has been
paying a visit 10 his alma mater.
The next gubeFnatoriai campaign will
be largely fought out on the question OF
whether the assassins of Goebel shall be
Ieniently dealt with, or whether they
shall be given the strictest penalty Of the
law.
Much depends on the attitude of Au-
gustus Wilson, the Republican candidate
for governor, on ex-Gov. Taylor, and on
the other men charged with completely in
bringing about the death Of Goebel. II
Mr.. Wilson says he intends to pardon
them, the night will be made on whether
they should be pardoned or not, the
Democrats insisting that they should be
prosecuted by the best efforts OF the
State. If Mr.. Wilson says that he viii
insure them a fair trial. he will undoubt-
eddy add strength to his ticket, as there
are many IN the State who do not believe
in pardoning the men cited. but who be-
lieve that with a fair trial they viii be
released
Gov. Taylor is willing to return to
Kentucky and stand trial, and I think
that the majority OF our people are begin
ming to sympathize with the governor.
He asks that he be allowed 10 give bail.
and that all the indictments now pending
against the principal State witnesses be
flied, in order that these indictments can
not be held over them and cause perjury.
Il believe that the next campaign will
settle the whole Goebel question Even If
the Democrats are successful, do not
think that they will use any illegitimate
methods TO secure the conviction Of the
men under Indictment. and it seems al
-east certain that Caleb Powers will never
be hanged
1T is a strange thing TO me that the
German race. which has the reputation Of
being very self-contained and optimistic.
should lead the world in suicides" said
J. o. Tetman. OF New York. last night at
the Raleigh
This condition is becoming so appaT-
ent TO the German government that they
are taking effectual steps to suppress fl.
and will, ! think, eventually get to the
root Of it and stamp 1t out.
"A general discussion OF the situation
took place last month in Berlin, at the
meeting OF the school Of sanitation. and
was present at several OF the sessions.
The statistics showed that the num-
Der Of suicides in proportion TO the popu-
Iatlon is growing every month. There
have been almost two thousand suicides
Of children since 1852, and although most
Of these were In the high schools. an as
tonishing number were children in the
primary schools. In a great majority OF
these cases the suicides was committed at
home. or near home. and the causes. in
most cases. showed that the school was
not in any way responsible. In most
cases it was the fear of punishment at
/ home; but there were many others such
as the fear OF failure In examination, and
the results that would follow when this
failure was learned at home
But small per cent Of the suicides
were caused by insanity. and some OF
these cases We're traceable to insanity.
and others 10 the excitement Of class
room exercises, and some so overstudy.
Other causes were poverty, shame at the
conduct Of some relation, while the in
fiuence Of morbid books also made itself
felt in this way. There were no more
suicides In the city than in the country.
so the theory that the crowded city life
caused the suicides was not pushed. Just
what the German government will do 10
check this wave. / do not know. but I
am certain that when their specialists
get 10 work they viii find a suitable
solution 10 the problem"
The Chanler boom has not reached any
/ large proportions in New York state
said Thomas Becker, Of Buffalo. at the
National last night; nor do think that
| It ever viii while Mr.. Bryan Is alive and
willing to be a candidate In fact. the'
people OF New York State do not conII
slider Chanler seriously as a Presidentia
/ possibility. He Is too young. too local
and his reputation has hardly extended
much farther than our own borders I'D
| has no national reputation as yet. az
though there is no telling what the years.
may bring. In course of time ChanleIs
may be serious factor In the Demo
cratic party. but to spring his boom nOWE
I is certainly ill-timed and premature II +
was elected lieutenant governor not be
cause the New York Democrats who suplk
ported him considered him a WUndeTfI
man. He had done nothing remaTksb 6.
before his election and ne has done not
/ ing remarkable since This probably
/ because he has had no opportunity, %
what opportunity does any lieutenani
governor have? This is particularly true
I'm his case. because he is a DemOcratici
/ lieutenant governor with Republican,
executive, and with a fairly Republican,
controlling spirit.
''Tammany would no doubt prefer Char l.
Ter TO Bryan. and It is barely possible III It
New York City might. but his boom l., sot
seriously considered elsewhere. The scope
want Bryan TO try again, and I am con
fdent that Bryan viii carry New York,
for he Is a far stronger man than Hearst.
and Hearst was not far from carrying il.
/ He win certainly beat Hughes If Hughes
is nominated. and as certainly VIII he
beat Taft I am not so certain about his
chances for beating Roosevelt. but then.
we all feel that the President will not run
again"
THE old country schoolhouse Of not 30
long ago will soon be a relic Of the past"
said James Tighe, Of Altoona, Pa, at the
Metropolitan last night.
Although one travelling through the
country sees many Of these old-fashioned
structures. he does not realize that they
are rapidly being deserted, and that a
consolidated schOOlhOusc will be met with
farther up the road. These new build
ings are graded, and many have several
high school courses. so that one teacher
now teaches only one class, whereas in
the old days the pedagogue taught every
thing from the alphabet TO Latin.