The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
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from the State Of South Dakota, are dom
ieiied at the Ebbitt House. Col Parker
lives at Deadw0od. in the western part
Of the State, while Mr. Hall comes from
the eastern section, his home being al
Brooking. He is "a lawyer OF high reputs
and was attorney general Of South Dakota
for four years. his term expiring last
January
Cot Parker spent his earlier years in
the District Of Columbia. and vas later
In the United States army. He was. until
recently. States attorney for the county
in which DeaGwood and Lead are sit
uated, and his regime was noted for the
successful war that he waged on the
gambling fraternity in both those towns.
In speaking Of that episode, Col Parker
said
For more than twenty-five years gam
/ bling Of every sort had 1Ourished I'm our
community. Thtir long immunity from
prosecution had rendered the gamblers
secure in their belief that Deadwood and
/ Lead would always be wide-opea place.
/ The citizens. too. had mistaken notion
tnat gambling was necessary 20 the pros
perity of Western town. Wen we out
a stop to the games and closed I'd the
sporting houses. and to-day there IS not "a
reputable business man In the cOunt=fhat
would be IN favor Of letting them reopen.
/ 1t has been clearly demonstrated that =
town can get along excellentlv without
/ open gambling, or. indeed. gambling OF
any sort Since faro bank. roulette
monte, poker and other games Of chance
/ have been abolished IN our locality tHa
merchants egree that they have had no
/ trouble collecting bills from men who
! ala ,r..ra-
and many wives rejoice that their nus
/ bands bring home their earnings instead
/ Or, as formerly leaving their wages iu
| the various resorts
Hon Albert l. Vorys. State commission
/ eT OF Insurance Of Ohio. who was seen at
/ the New Willard last evening, has held
/ his office through several administrations
/ and is looked upon as one Of the most
efficient insurance officials in the United
/ States.
The expose Of the scandals connected
/ with the management Of the big com
panies. as revealed in the Armstrong i'm
/ vestigation." said Mr.. Vorys. "have been
| Of enormous benefit to the business Of
/ insurance. The worst that was dlscOv-
cred was bad administrative methods and
undue extravaganza. The companies
| themselves were found thoroughly seIv-
/ ent- II was a good thing for the publ.
/ 20 know that. while there had been gross
Imismanag cement on the part Of big iussir-
/ ance men, the institutions were financially
sound
/ I am one Of the few State insurance
/ commissioners who believe that in would
/ be better 20 have a Federal department Of
/ insurance I think il would give that
uniformity which is so desirable I'm the
/ conduct Of a great interstate business.
/ and that IL would prove Of enormous ad-
vantage 10 policy holders II would en-
/ able them to know what companies gave
! the best results. and results. after all.
/ are what the public demands The fierce
/ competition for business and the ridicu-
/ lous claims Of irresponsible agents would
/ be eliminated under the Federal system,
1 and the exact status Of every company
/ would be a matter Of general knowledge"
/ Hon, Rufus Hardy who viii come 10 the
/ next Congress as new Congressman
/ from Texas. is at the Ebbitt Mr Hardy
lis a successful lawyer and was formerly
judge of the District Court In 1895 he
was one Of the very few men in Texas
who were bold enough to antagonize the
Bryan following. He disbelieved utterly
I in the doctrine OF free silver. and was so
! iTrec0ncflabIe that he was chosen 10 head.
I in his country, the Palmer and Buckner
organization, which many stu claim was
| the simon-pure expression OF genuine
/ Democracy.
( Last summer Mr.. Hardy was a candi-
date for Congress. and though he won.
/ it was after one Of the most remarkable
/ fights known in the annals Of Lone Star
I politics. The fight of course. was for the
/ Democratic nomination, for that is always
an equivalent 10 election in Texas. There
were days of fruitless ballotings. and the
nominating convention adjourned from one
town 90 another. Even after the vote was
finally given in Ar. Hardys favor. the
/ opposition resorted 20 the courts ana it
Eventually took a mandate from tire State
/ Supreme Court TO settle the matter In his
favor.
Speaking Of the proposition 10 abolish
the Isthmian Canal Commission. Mr.. c.
( II. Whiting. of New York. said at the
/ New Willard last evening:
~ seems q pity for the administra-
/ tior 20 be deprived Of the experience and
| advice of three engineers so eminent in
| their respective branches as Rear Ad-
miral Endicott, Brig. Gen. Hams. and
/ Maj HarrOd. who have so well per-
| formed their duties on the present com
mission.
The duties Of a single commissioner
would be so varied in his engineering.
| executive. and administrative functions
| that, however strong might be his phys-
I cal force and however great his mental
/ Caiibcr. the strain thereon, especially in
/ a tropical climate, would doubtless prove
( too severe. Consulting engineers are a
recognized necessity in so great a work.
and when retired officers of the army
/ and navy can be secured as a constant
! and continuing advisory board their eff
I cheney is certainly superior to the inter
mittent advice Of equally capable engi-
neers from civil life. while the cost to
| the government is much less"
col Bryan may get the nomination.
/ but ne will not be elected" remarked
that gallant ex-soldier and former Con-
gresham, Cen. John I. Vance. Of Co
/ lumbus, Ohio, at the Riggs House.
AS ] have not so many years yet To
/ live" continued Gen Vance. L would
/ like to see one more Democratic Presi-
dent before answering To the final roll
call. I think Bryan would have. beyond
! all doubt, been Roosevelt's successor but
/ for LAT unfortunate declaration in favor
Of government ownership. The American
/ people are not in favor Of such a social
istic programme. Indeed, we have gone
too far along radical lines already. and
il is time to call a halt. Ny own belief
is that if we would once more put the
Democratic party in control Of this gov
| eminent, the only way to accomplish It is
/ 10 drop the Bryan fetch. He is q
/ splendid man and we all love him for
his unsullied character, but as a win
ming candidate he is impossible