The Washington herald., 1907-06-01
AT THE HOTEAS.

AT THE HOTELS.
The trip have just made 70 mynative
county in North Carolina was one9f the
happiest incidents in my life. and shall
always be glad that I made it. said
Speaker Joseph g. Cannon TO a Igrald
reporter at the New Willard.
There were. Of course. no people here
with whom I had personal acquaintnCe.
for I was only four years old whermy
father left the state. and yet I was IA
fniliar with scores Of the family mama OF
residents Of that community hey
showed me the graveyard, now a century
old. In which lay the remains Of my na-
ternal grandfather, Isaac Hollinsworh.
Among those who established Guilfqd
College. where I spoke to the people, WIS
my own father
1T was pleasant to get back 10 the ma
tive heath. and it was inspiring TO see
how well the old State IS striding along
in the path Of prosperity. Why. sir. If [
could have been landed in Greensboro
blindfoldel without knowing what direc-
ton I had taken. I would have thought
myself in some live, husulng, weu-bunt
city Of Illinois or Ohio. Here is a South
ern town that is as redolent Of the mod
ern spirit Of activity and industrial
growth as anything We have north Of the
Ohio River"
Hon Samuel a. Hoskins. Of Wapako-
meta. Ohio. who was at the New Willard
yesterday, is a leader Of the Buckeye
Democracy. and last year headed the
ticket as candidate Of that party for sec
retary Of state. Asked as 10 political con-
ditlons in Ohio. Mr. Hoskins said:
The battle between Senator Foraker
and Secretary Taft has apparently been
0ne-sided SO far in the Secretary's favor,
but there are indications Of a turn in the
conflict thar will rebound TO Foraker's
advantage. Ny belief is that the Taft
wave has reached its maximum height,
and that + will reCede from this time.
His candidacy has by no means created
great enthusiasm in the country at large.
and even we're Ohio solid for him. which
Il will not be, it is questionable whether
he could get the nomination"
Representatives PadEett. Of Tennessee.
and Hinshaw, of Nebraska, are guests ot
the Dewey. They are here in their Off
cial capacity as visitors 10 the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Il begins 20 look as though this coun-
try was going TO furnish the rest Of the
world an example Of one-man power. not
only in its Executive branch. but also in
the legislative said Representative
James Hay. Of Virginia. az the Raleigh
in the House Of Representatives We
have reached the point where the Speaker
comes pretty nearly being all there is Of
the legislative body. since everything that
is done rests on his permission. II is this
impotence Of the House that has caused
the Senate 10 gain power and prestige
that was never contemplated by the
fathers Of the country. The rules Of the
House are such that individual members
are Of no Importance. Through the p0-
liteness Of the Speaker. leave 20 indulge
in a vain speech may be given. but any
attempt 20 offer an amendment 20 pending
s.
vote on the matter is allowed.
zone remedy may be in making a fight
on the present method of doing business
in the House by unanimous consent
This is outside the rules. and could bs
ended IL members were willing 10 forego
some personal advantage for the general
good. A continuance OF existing condi-
tions is int0lerable for u makes this
government approximate an autocracy
thar viii eventually destroy our free in
stituti0ns.'
"Popuism IS running amuck IN Texas
at this time" said Mr.. S. P. Ancker. Of
Denison. Tex, at the New willard
some people give it an even harsher
name. but. at an events. we are passing
through a period Of frenzied legislation
such as was never before known.
Think Of a legislature that would
gravely enact a law % make hotel
keepers furnish bed sheets nine feet in
length II man induIging the oId-tme
belief that he is a citizen of a free Coun-
Try should so far forget himself as %
drink out Of a whisky bottle in "a Texas
railroad train, he must pay a fine Of
500. These are instances of the fool leg
isiatiOn that has been inflicted on our
people by a lot of fanatics that imagine
they have been chosen 10 reform tho
world. Nv belief is that there viii be a
reaction against these extreme measures.
for we have a very sensible and con-
servative citizenship, which sooner or
later viii call "A halt on the radical ele-
ment that is temporarily in power
We are so short of labor in the State
of Washington that nearly all our indus
tries are in a crippled condition" said
Mr.. Frank Waterhouse. a prominent
steamship man Of Seattle, at the Shore
ham.
Il haven't had ton Of coal In my
house for six months, and we are now
importing coal from Wales, Australia, and
Japan. The home mines simply can't be
operated for lack of labor. In the State
Of Washington we would gladly welcome
the coming Of japanese immigrants.
against whom there is no such feeling Of
hostility as prevails in san Francisco.
They are hard workers. and we can utilize
them in all kinds Of employment. Our
Northern neighbor. Canada. is stretching
out a welcoming hand 10 the japanese
and getting them by the hundreds. mostly
from the Hawaiian Islands. There is not
a ship leaving Honolulu nowadays that
does not have big bunch Of the little
yellow men bound for Vancouver or
some other Canadian port
- great many Of our farmers have
planted the same cotton fields three diff
fereut times in our country. and have
nothing to show for their trouble and
toll " said Mr. NJ Jarks0y oF fLa