The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
AT THE HOTELS.

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! P0pulsm and other things into the
/ Democratic party" continued Mr. But
| Ter, In his discussion as 10 the coming
Presidential campaign. This talk Of gov
ernment ownership Of railways, initiative
/ and referendum, and the Ike have no
business in the talk Of Democracy. for il
I la no more Democracy than other POpu-
/ llstic and socialistlc doctrines II Bryan
/ Is nominated and the Republicans select
some strong. conservative man. there Will
! certainly be a slump in the South for the
J Republicans. II the nominee is Taft, or
| Hughes. or any other strong man that
/ IS known as q conservative.
II I were 10 pick the two candidates
! for the Republicans and the Democrats.
would pick Senator Eugene Hale. OF
Maine, and Gray. Of Delaware. There IS
no man In the United States more COM
| pcient 10 manage the affairs Of this gov
crnment than Senator Hale I served on
/ the Naval Committee Of the Senate with
| Hale and though I say IL myself, We
were practically the fathers Of the present
navy. Naval men were divided as to the
/ proper style Of ships for the navy, and
/ we finally got passed the bill that re-
suited in the construction Of the Chicago
and Boston and her two sister cruisers.
While IL may seem extraordinary, I IN
I sist that tie Republicans could pick no
/ more able man than Hale for the Presi-
Dental nominee; but, Of course, I know
as well as any one IN the world that they
will not do f.. Neither do I believe that
/ the Democrats will select Gray for their
candidate but If they nominate Bryan I
VIII vote for Taft or whoever else Of
/ conservative type the Republicans may
! select as their nominee
| 'As for Chanler, Of New York, as the
| choice OF the Democrats I will say that
/ I do not believe be is well enough known
throughout the South for that section OF
I the country % throw much support 10
/ him.
! Judge Parker was the type OF man the
| Democrats should nominate If they expect
| 20 win, but ! do not believe the South
I will pay much attention 10 the Demo
/ cratic precedents if Bryan is again the
/ nominee. He has the prestige, IL you may
call il that, OF having been twice beaten
/ for the Presidency, and with his views.
| that IN my opinion. are almost Tabid, I
! DO not believe he is the man that should
| represent the party OF Jefferson.
I have announced myself for Gray, OF
| Delaware, because believe him q great
man and q man that would receive the
support OF the South throughout, as a
man representing solid Democracy and
the principles the Southern Democrats
have advocated.
las for a platform, I believe It should
consist Of two or three planks. and not
occupy a page Of a newspaper IN telling
about what they think about It In d
i~r-.- 4 MI NJ
should be for a revision OF the tariff
There is no question about that. Not. OF
course, for free trade, for there IS no
such thing IN this country as free trade.
But there should be a revision OF the tar
ifI making the schedules equitable and
Just Then there should be a plank look
ing 10 the settlement OF the matter Of
State rights preventing the encrOach-
ment OF Capitalization. That, with an
other plank OF two, should be all the
Democrats should need 10 take them be
fore the people 10 elect such man as
Gray OF Parker.
As for McCreary, OF Kentucky. or
WarfeId, Of Maryland, for the Vice Pres
idenual nomination, 7 have nothing 10
say more than that do not believe that
the locality has anything 70 do with 1t.
have met Democrats from New England
so I believe this talk OF the necessity for
q Southern man or the ticket is not much
on which 70 bank
Gen. Butler expressed himself as be-
lieVing that the administration knows its
business in sending the fleet 10 the Pa
cifc; that talk Of war with Japan is all
nonsense. and that the Southern cotton
crop. while It has deteriorated within the
past fortnight will be exceptionally good.
Judge J. r Thomas, Of SIuscogee, Ind.
T. although q Republican. believes that
Gov Franrz viii be defeated at the elec-
tiions in tie new State, on September J..
and that the constitution. nOtwithstaEd-
Ing its weak features, VIII be adopted.
People there believe" said the judge,
that 10 defeat the ratification Of the
constitution will be 10 postpone State
hood. and they are so anxious 70 get into
the galaxy Of States that they viii not
vote against the proposition.
Because there IS practically 50 per cent
Of the lands. held by Indians, not available
FOR public use. they feel that the consu-
tuition should be adopted now. and are
willing 10 wait until conditions are more
favorable for the establishment Of schools
Taxes are high now, and 10 add a school
tax would not be a popular measure with
many OF the people in that country who
have come in from other places"
Judge Thomas was the first Congress-
man elected from that country, having
been chosen under the SeQu0yah constitU-
tion, which was not ratified He has
served on the Federal bench, was a men,
4
was the unanimous choice Of the Repub-
lican convention Of Oklahoma for the Su-
preme Court judgeship, which he declined
10 attend 10 his law practice.
Il served for something Ike twenty-five
years in public life and I feel that is
enough for me" said Judge Thomas last
night.
Judge Thomas IS also g veteran Of the
civil war. having served with the Federal
troops from Indiana. He enlisted from
Princeton, Ind, where he went as a boy.
from Illinois his family having gone to
the latter State from Virginia.
John J. Boyle, Of Cleveland, Ohio, was.
in Washington last night but he did not
care TO discuss the contest now on be
tween Representative Burton and Mayor
Tom Johnson. of Cleveland. Mr. Boyle
Is clerk Of the county building commits
sion in Cuynhoga County, which s q
nonpartisan board, and which is just
now engaged in the erection Of a new
100000 courthouse in Cleveland.
The present contest viii be a spirited
one" said Mr.. Boyle. but as for making
a prediction as to the outcome, I must
beg TO be excused. Burton Is backed by
some strong people. and Mayor Johnson
has made thousands Of friends during his
administrations. so that the indications
ore fhat fhprn will he q contest Of NM