The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-01
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A good-looking and bright young man.
stopping at the Raleigh. Raul R. Esplnosa.
was born and reared at the Isthmus Of
Panama Young Espinosa ID a nephew Of
President AmadOr. OF the Panamanfan 70
public, and has come 10 attend the Jacob
Tome School. at Port Deposit, Nd. n
conversation with a Herald reporter. he
said:
Nobody on the isthmus expects the
canal 10 be completed before the expira-
ton Of fifteen years. I don't know the
reason, but that seems to be the limit or
time assigned for the accomplishment az
the Undertaking. / do not believe that
any other laborers except West Indian pe-
groes can ever be prohtably employed in
construction work. These negroes are nor
nearly so inefficient as they have been
represented. and, after all, the, render
ipretty good service for the small pav they
get.
great many people in the United
states probably look on the Istbr,re -
Panama as country barren ~ ali
charms sort Of jumping-on place OF ere.
auon. ! can tell you that is not nearly
SO bad as it has been painted II is ~.
nome OF a 8oodly number Of biob-b-o5
people and those who belong TO good So
cle'y ENJOY themselves rs well as neonla
90 any "heFe We viii shortly have
sp!ehdld new opera house in the cirv ~
@iaiha mat viii be a distinct ACQUISITION
70 our pleasure resources. This 1heatar
WIN not he solely ornamental either b,,+
VIII De III use almost every ufgbt h. -
year All the best companiae tbst -.
IN south American countries are in -
iiaot OF playing the isthmus. and Uhe7
s ne new mouse Is finished il will bring ad-
dluonai attractions"
II Secretary Shaw is q candidate Tor
the Presidency there is no reason .v-b, -
should not have the enthusiast. -
Of the delegation from his oun s..
said Mr.. z 5. Fonda. q prominent h,,zf-
! ness man OF Usage. Iowa. az the shore
nam The Secretary is one Of the ablesr
men in the whole country. one Of the
/ soundest reasoners, and as safe and con-
/ servatiye as he is clear-headed. He -
| good Presidential timber. even if be does
not command the admiration Of CIR dra-
matte governor. the Hon. A. g. Cunn,irs
/ GOV Cummins is hardly representative
/ OF the best sentiment Of his State on the
tarln or other questions. He is handsome
and eloquent, bu hts Unsuitable ambition
! Is the greatest factor in his makeup. He
wants a seat in the United States Senate.
ana would try 10 take Delivers toza
away from him now if he thought thu
time opportune. As IL is he VIII wait 10
capture Senator Alltson's seat. on the ex-
plration OF that veterans term. do not
/ believe he VIII be able 10 do IT, buf be-
tween now and the election Of aTisours
successor the voters Of Iowa viii be told
repeatedly thar the Senator's great aea
should be bar 10 his longer Continuance
in Office"
Atlanta" said Mr.. Z. H. Barnes. Of
the Georgia metropolis, at the Raleigh,
has more sky scrapers than any other
town Of its size in the United States
some ten years ago. when the first
loIty one was erected. the local public
wondered where the people would come
from 10 I'll It's rooms Since then a
score Of huge Office buildings have gone
up. and all are well tenanted one OF the
nneSt and tallest is the property OF a
man who has become "A millionaire a-d
Is still adding 10 his big fortune By the
sale Of a popular drink, 70 be had at all
soda fountains. A friend Of mine was
offered half interest in the formula
from which the beverage Is concocted for
500 bdt he declined, not dreaming OF
the gold mine 1t would ultimately prove
THE capital Of the United States 81
Australia has remained at Melbourne ever
since the federation Of the colonies" said
Mr.. F. Parkinson. Of Adelaide, at the
Arlington.
The articles under which the union
was formed provided that the national
capital should be located in the state Of
New South Wales provided that the site
chosen must not be nearer than 100 miles
TO Sydney, the capital OF that state Pend
ing the choice of location. the capital
should be at Melbourne. AS time goes
by there does not seem To be any hurry
to leave Melbourne, which is a fine city,
and which, in the hope Of remaining the
permanent seat OF government makes
things exceedingly pleasant for the Iegis-
latOrs. But. some day. Of course. the
matter viii be agitated in a way that will
not permit further delay. and then I hope
that we will send a commission 20 Wash
inSton 10 take note of all the beauties
and merits OF the Yankee Capital. with a
view to their reproduction on the other
side Of the world"
1t may be a fortunate thing that this
Brownsville affair came up when il did.
because it is high time the country should
know the limitations of the power Of the
Chief Executive said Mr.. II. Ayers OF
Cincinnati at the Shoreham.
This matter. in its essence. brings US
face TO face with the old contention be-
tween the advocates Of State rights and
the believers in the doctrine Of centraliza-
ton. That we have been going at a rapid
gait along the lines favored BY Alexander
Hamilton all admit, and the question is.
Had We not better call halt before the
danger point is reached2 Another instance
81 the Capitalization movement is ths
episode in California about admitting the
Japanese TO the public schools II il bs
held that the Federal government can
really reach out and tell the people OF
California that they must conduct their
schools in a way pleasing To Washington.
hen the old notion Of the right OF local
elf-gOyernment seems in peril of EXITING
ion
Conservative men of all parties are
aging that the Capitalization process Is
icing carried too far, and that. if IN
hecked, we shall soon see all government
from Washington. This puts
Is to thinking that the only end of such a
programme is a dictator. Of course, this
nay seem a pesSmistic view. but eternal
lgilance is the price of liberty and there
ever was Il better time than the present
o be exercising watchfuIneSs. Ny belief
s that there are plenty of able men in the
republican party who view the FederaIis-
ic doctrine, when carried beyond modera-
ion with abhorrpupp + ayroor p, 90,