The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
AT THE HOTELS.


/ election. Mr.. Howell said that as far as
he was able 20 size up the situation. no
/ decided sentiment in favor Of a certain
candidate for the honor had been formed
/ IN the state Of New Jersey. Mr.. Howell
/ believed. however. that Roosevelt does
not mean to run again-that he means 10
keep his word
As regards the question OF making
Washington q dry" town Mr.. Howell was
/ Of the opinion that this matter should be
settled by the people Of Washington. L
think local option is probably the best
/ measure. said Mr Howell.
/ NO people are more thoroughly acouaint-
/ ed with the needs Of Washington than
those who live here. Outsiders. no mat
ter how good their intentions may be.
would probably do the wrong thing.
I Washington has always struck ne as an
I orderly and well-conducted community.
I There does not seem 10 De much drunken
ness here. and the Sabbath day is well
/ and universally observed. judging from
/ the great masses Of people one meets on
/ Sunday morning in the streets on their
I way 70 the churches Speaking about
prohibition reminds me that some time
ago the W. g.. y. T.. Of my district called
\ on me and asked me 20 use my best
Efforts 20 bring about better condition
\ IN Washington so far as the drink evl
/ was concerned, and also the Observance
/ Of the sabbath. 7 Informed them thai
| Washington was a place where drunken
ness was a rare thing and that there were
many places which needed the attention
/ and efforts OF the reformers in q greater
measure than Washington I also IN
formed them that the Sabbath was uni
versally observed AZ the National CAPITAL
/ They declared themselves as much pleased
with my explanation And truly think
this city IS model in many respects.
Mr. Howell deplored the school mud
die between the superintendent and The
I board Of education. and declared the
schools must necessarily suffer therefrom.
The honeymoon is about as scarce IN
/ oklahoma as snowbaIls IN August. Eaid
( John T. snyder Of Oklahoma CITY. at
I the Raleigh last night What caused him
70 select this particular subject for dis
cussion he did not explain. but. being
requested 10 give his views on the most
momeutous question before the public.
Mr.. Snyder decided the honeymoon ques-
ton was worth while talking about. Il
7 do not mean 10 say continued Mr..
/ Snyder. that our people never get mar
ried. for weddings are getting Of such
/ common occurrence that the bows forget
/ to sercnade the contracting parties. When
one OF our young couples gets married
/ they do not spend 2 month honeymo1u-
I ing. as IS the custom in the East They
settle down To the routine Of life with
Z lhe oe harmonious purpose OF building up
" la 60 = Z
/ OF 'spOoning' around over the country,
attracting the attention OF everybody
looking sickeningly lovabIe. and calling
each other all kinds Of sweet little chest
nuts The newly-married may Do found
l at work the next day following the nup-
/ tiaIs. Perhaps the bride wiz put out
/ a big washing, while the other half will
/ be found plowiug corn and carrying
water simultaneously. And this Is not
a result OF a lack Of respect for the nup-
( tiaI relationship. but the opposite. Tho
average benedict out our way IS highly
respectful OF HIS marriage relations. No
one is more cautious 70 recognize the
rights and wishes OF his wife Always.
upon leaving the house. he takes the pre-
caution 10 kiss her good-by. under penalty
for failure Of turning prematureIy bald,
or inviting some other caIzuity equally
as undesirable This IS evidence Of his de-
votiOn; bur the wife Is no less attentive
and. on the whole few Of our married
couples have ever found IL necessary -
dissolve partnership But the period
known as tho honeymoon has dropped
out II is a dead letter. az least in my
( part OF the State. and some OF Is older
folk are mighty glad Of IT,"
Gov. johnson. Of Minnesota. is pop
ularly called Johnny 10y the people. and
| particularly by his friends" said William
/ ". Hart. Iumberman. of St Paul Al the
I New Willard last night discussing Min
nesota's executives chances for the Pres
identiaI nomination. And I want 10 tell
you little story about what happened 20
me AT the time johnson was stUmpine
Minnesota. An old friend of mine. here
tofore not an Overenthusiastic Johnson
man, met me on the street one morning
after hearing Johnson speak the night
befo-e- He said % me: Hello. Bill, Sav.
Johnson is certainly fine speaker. made
+ the best speech last night ever heard in
an my life, it was "a dandy The best
ever
What did he sayc What was his
subject
- can't remember a word of the
/ speech or a thing he was talking about.
but il was the best speech I ever
heard %
Mr. Hart said Johnson was q speaker
OF great magnetism. and he was serious
in his candidacy FOR the Democratic nom
ination.
Knox viii be the choice OF Peuusyl-
vania." said Representative Henry Burd
Cassel. Of the Ninth Pennsylvania Con-
greSsional district, AZ the Shoreham. yes
terday. Knox is qualified Ior the high
position in every particular. He is expe-
rienced in politics and craftsmanship. has
conservatism and dignity He IS growing
stronger every day. although he is not
makinS any special efforts TO secure the
nomination or place himself before the
people. ] am convinced Knox VIII be
nominated as we'll as elected
Il do not think Congress VIII take up
the matter Of currency legislation at this
session.
1T is not a political question. but a
matter of self-protecticn." said Repre-
sentative Everis Arson Hayes. Of the
Fifth Congressional district of California.
yesterday. discussing the exclusion of all
OrientaIs from this country. Mr.. Hayes
VIII introduce a bin at this session or
/ Congress having for its aim the exclusion
OF all Oriental races from this country.
not only the Chinese. but also the Japa-
nese. the Siamese. the Koreans, the Hin
does and all other yellow races. IF the
immigration continues at the present rate,
it viii only be a question of time when
the whole Pacific Coast viii be under the
domination of the yellow race Politics
has nothing 10 do with il; it's altogether
a question Of self-protection, and We IN