The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
AT THE HOTELS.

Having no selfish motive, ana withoutT
any AK to grind, declare my emphatic
belief that the people Of this country will
insist on the nomination Of President
Roosevelt in 1906 and. furthermore, they
will not be thwarted in their purpose to
re-elect him." said Col W H. Parker,
Representative in Congress from South
Dakota. at the Ebbitt House.
You can't put that too strong. for that
Is just what the American people are go
ing 20 do. it matters not what the Presi-
dent himself may think or DO The voters
Of this nation want Theodore Roosevelt
for another term. and they are going 70
have him. No man is strong enough 70
override the will Of the people. This
great popular Increment in his favor is
something the like OF which has never
been seen in this republic, and It will
prove Irresistible. There is some talk Of
other Secretary Taft, for in
stance. As regards Mr. Taft. I have
naught but the highest regard. He is an
able man. a most excellent man. and his
record is magnificent, but the plain truth
is that the country isn't giving to him &
serious thought as a Presidential guam
tity-not in 1908. l am willing 70 predict
that Mr.. Tafts name won't go before the
convention, and neither will that of Mr.
Fairbanks, Mr.. Knox. Mr.. Root, Mr.
Hughes. or any OF the rest who have had
complimentary mention. Only one name
will be spoken, and n pretty nearly unan-
imous country will do the rest"
one Of the famous men Of England and
a leader Of the Captains Of Industry in
Great Britain. is Hon r. W. Perks. mem
Der Of Parliament for North Lincolnshire.
who is at the New Willard. accompanied
by his wife, son, and two daughters. Mr.
and later became a leading contractor
In partnership with T. a. Walker he
built the Manchester ship canal, the har-
Dor works at Buenos Ayres, which cost
s5a.t0aCo0. and Is now constructing the
harbor Improvements at Rio Janeiro for
the Brazilian government. A list OF the
enterprises with which he has been 8sso-
ciated would fill a column. In the field Of
politics his activity has been equally con-
spicuous lie has been a member Of the
House Of Commons for almost twenty
years, and is chairman Of the 200 noncon-
formist members in that body who are
seeking disestablishment and the placing
Of all religions on plane Of absolute
equality by the government
Mr. Perks Is himself q Methodist. and
the foremost layman Of that faith IN
England. He originated the idea of raising
for church purposes "A fund of S5.oH0l1
by subscriptions Of one guinea from each
contributing Methodist So well did the
plan work out that instead of the E.0o4
C19 wanted the fund raised amounted 70
SloOdoOo0. or four times what was con-
templated. forming huge nucleus for
charitable and educational purposes.
Speaking OF British politics, the visitor
said that he did not believe the present
Liberal ministry would remain much
longer I'm power, because OF she lack Of
cohesion among the different groups con-
stituting the Liberal party. II was COM
posed Of imperialists and auti-imperialists
or Little Englanders; free traders and
protecti10ists. home-rulers who went 90
the extreme Of absolute secession Of Ire
land and those who would never consent
20 a separate parliament in Dublin, and
the Labor members. who were themselves
divided as TO important questions Of gov
ernment.