The Washington herald., 1907-03-26
AT THE HOTELS.

less something very revolutionary takes
place We shall elect both a Republican
governor and United States Senator next
year" renlas ked Hon. George A. Pearre.
the Weil-knoWn Congressman from that
state, to reporter Of The Herald. ''The
situation is even better now than IN 1895.
when the Republicans elected Coy. Lloyd
Lowndes. and made George l. yelling
ton Senator" Mr.. Pearre IS not man
to make rosy predictions merely for
partisan purposes. lie has been elected
to the House I'VE consecutive times.
record never duplicated in his district.
ana has come to bes regarded as one Of
the ablest Of Southern Republicans. He
is forcible speaker and one Of the best
campaign orators in the country. As
Representative he has been an inde-
fatigabie worker FOR all the people in
Western Maryland. the section which is
the bulvsark Of the Republican party.
"On the other hand, continued Sir.
Pearre. the Democrats Of Maryland are
torn with internal GisseBsions and are with
/ out any competent leaders. In former
times with Senator A. p. German in
control Of the counties. and that wonder
f1l chieftain. J. Freeman Rasin. IN the
saddle in Baltimore, it was no difficult
/ task for the Democrats 10 win. consider
/ ing the methods used. But German and
I Rasin are gone and they have nC sue
eessors. The old German machine Is out
OF repair and is anita gonized by the most
I influential men in the party, including
Gov. Waraeld ana Senator White. neither
OF whom ever liked German, which can
also be said Of Senator Rayner
IN Baltimore this lack OF Democratic
leadership is especially apparent Ex-Gov.
/ Brown. who aspires 20 control things. Is
woefuily lacking in the elements Of gen
! eralship -Four Democrats Of varying
! shades Of medioority-men OF no prestige
/ or particular popularity-are candidates
/ fer the mayoralty The Republicans have
/ two-my recent colleague, MT Wachter,
( and the present mayer. Mr.. Timanuss who
/ became such by reason Of the suicide OF
/ former Mayor McI.ane. Mr. TimsnUs
viii. ] think. get the nomination and il
/ he does, Is almost certain Of election. He
/ has made most admirable executive and
has by a high-toned and liberal course,
/ and By eschcwing petty politics, COM
/ mended himself 20 the good people OF
Baltimore. regardless OF their political be-
/ liefs. He would get The vote OF thou
! sands Of Democrats and Independents,
and his election would strengthen the Re
/ publican party. not only in the city but
| throughout the whole State, adding great
/ ~ TO the chances of victory al the gem
/ eral elections Of 1905"
Hon. Martin L. Clardy. Of ST Louis.
who was prominent Democratic member
Of the House Of Representatives twenty
years ago. was seen al the New willard
last evening. Mr.. Clardy was chairman
Of the Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce. and was also accounted
one Of the best lawyers in the House.
There is not a single member Of the
present delegation from Missouri who
dates back to bis time as Representa-
tive. Mr.. Clardy has for long time
been attorney for the Missouri Pacific
Railroad. He is out of active politics
but would like 10 see the Democracy
nominate such conservative man as
Judge Gray, OF Delaware, in 1908.
MY business dealings put me in close
touch with the banks of big section of
the United States. and I have no hesita-
ton in saying that there never was a time
when banking was as profitable as fl IS
to-day. or when the financial institutions
lof the country were on such a solid basis"
said Mr.. c. Thomas Coombs. Of Chicago. at
the Raleigh. THE most interesting phase
Of banking is the great development Of
savings banks in several of the Southern
States. especially in North Carolina and
Tennessee.
I 1T has not been so many years ago that
people OF the South hardly knew what
savings banks were The thrifty habits
of the people of New England we're un-
known south of the Potomac, but all that
has changed and now you will scarcely
ind a town in the cotton belt that viii not
iaccept the dimes and dollars of wage
lesrners. People tell me that a large fac
tor in this new feature of Southern life is
the extinction of the liquor traffic In
thousands of localities in Dixie saloons
have been abolished. and the money that
used 10 go for drink is now saved by the
heads Of families ] think there is a
great deal OF truth in this claim. and the
temperance people deserve the credit.
Another cOntributOry cause is the es-
tabllshment Of factories. The employees Of
the various Industries are more apt to put
away money than laborers in a purely ag-
iricuitural region. At High Point. n c.
which has over 100 furniture factories, /
was told that 50 per cent Of the operatives
had money in the local savings banks.
High Point also is a town without rum
shops. 1t might not be out of place 10
add that in a good many places in the
South the negroes are beginning to see he
wisdom of saving. and are organizing
banks There are two good ones run by
Icolored people in Richmond. and one espe-
IeiaI/ strong bank in Memphis is operated
= by negroes
"The price of lumber has dropped 81 per
J Geo feet in "a very brief period of late
said Mr.. J. ". Hyde, prominent mill
man. of Jacksonville. Fla al the Raleigh.
. THE decline is due to the decreased de-
mand, and the slackened demand is due.
as many think TO the loss of confidence
Oceasioned by the combined assaults of
the Federal and State governments on
railroad corporations.
''The railroads are the best customers Of
the sawmills for they use @ tremendous
iamount Of lumber, but I happen 20 know
that the managers of railroads are car
failing their orders heavily. The president
cf one of the big Eastern systems came
very near countermanding an order for
5000 cars, and il was hard work to get
him to agree TO take them.
IN this era of ndiseriminate assault
find It a difficult task 10 get money. II
they stop buying a thousand industries,
big and little. more or less dependent on
the roads will find themselves in pretty
bad shape. II they quit buying nay luIn-
Der. for example. there viii be no iced
of my employing so many me-. and If I
j quit paving ont wages TIE retail mer-
chants will undergo IA decline in their