The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-27
AT THE HOTELS.

mass Of snow-white locks. was about the
most distinguished looking man in the
Willard lobby last evening. The governor
was affable and genial until politics was
mentioned, and then be SHE'D Ike a Texas
bronco encountering his first automobile.
Please don't interview me on politics In
this offhand way. Take day of and
come down to Annapolis, when I can col
lect my thoughts. and I'll tell The Herald
the only sure plan whereby the nation
can be saved.
Maryland is all right. and the whole
country viii be all right as long as the
crops stay good. If we have bad crop
year, prosperity will hunt a retreat. You
see I am a farmer. and every farmer
knows that II mother earth does not pro
duce abundantly everybody viii feel the
pinch"
At the Arlington is Senior Comes Fer
reira, who is soon to 60 20 the City Of
Mexico as the minister from Brazil Dur
ing his diplomatic days in Washington
Senior Fcrreira was extremely popular
here, and De VIII have the best wishes 0f
many friends for his success in his new
office.
The oldest enlisted man on the rolls Of
the United States army is the proud DIS
tinction of Sergt. David Robertson, Of the
Hospital Corps. stationed on Governors
Island, who chatted with a Herald re-
porter at the Sh0reham last evening.
sergt. Robertson, who is native Scotch
man. first ensited Nay z. 1854, and he has
1 been in continuous service. having the
extraordinary record Of never having lost
I a day. He Is seyenty-f0ur years Of axe.
/ but is as straight as pine tree, and car
ries himself with the agile step Of
youth
For more than half a century" said
he. i have been CA Governors Island.
and there is no man living Of my earlier
contemporaries. 1 knew Gen. Phil Sheri-
dan when he was q lieutenant and have
equally as vivid a remembrance Of Gen
W. 5. Hancock when he was a youthful
officer When I first went In the service
we had 10 go from the fort 70 the city
IN rOWbOats, landing near Castle Garden.
On arriving there. if We were tn a hurry
20 reach any point the best method was
TO walk. The only street cars Of that
period ran on Third avenue. and often
they were an hour apart
Hon. Harry NJ Daugherty, Of Columbus,
Ohio, who Is at the New Willard. has for
a long while ranked among the leading
Republican lights Of the Buckley State.
Nr. Daugherty is averse TO talking poll
tics at this time. but he admitted 10 was
more than likely that Ohio would put for
ward a favorite son for the Presidential
nomination in 1908
Dr. A. :. Maddox, who came over from
New York 10 attend the GridiTon dinner.
was a few years ago one Of the best
known and most popular young plysi-
clans OF Washington. His multitude Of
friends here will be pleased 20 learn that
his professional career in the metropolis
has been altogether successful
Mr.. James H. Eckles. former Comp
troTer OF the Currency in the second
Cleveland administration, and at one time
familiar figure I'm Washington. was seen
in the New Willard lobby last evening.
Since quitting public life AIr. Eckles has
prospered greatly as a citizen Of Chicago.
where he is noted as a bank president
and an authority on finance.
When Mr.. Eckles' name was sent into
the Senate for the important Office above
mentioned he was so entirely unknown 10
fame that a message was sent TO the
White House asking If some mistake had
not been made, the supposition being that
he had been named for some third-rate
consulate or perhaps a couectorship.
The answer came hack very positively
that no mistake had been made. where
upon Mr. Eckles was duly confirmed, and
later on he surprised the country with his
ability in uph0lding the cause Of sound
money.
Rhode Island, though small State. pro-
duces some weighty men, and TWO good
representatives of that class. Col. Charles
Alexander and Capt \. B. Church. both
Of Providence. are at the Arlington They
are gentlemen of the old school. suaye
and kindly, and though the closest friends
personally are as wide asuuder as the
polls politically. Col Alexander is a Re
publican OF the str8igheSt sect. and an
ardent admirer of the President but
Capt Church. whose enemies claim is at
the head of the New England nsh trust.
is an Old-fashi0ned Jacksonian Democrat.
The times have changed sadly" re-
marked Capt. Church. The old doctrine
Of letting each man work out his own
salvation has been thrown To the winds
and now it IS the fashion for everybody
to look to the government for protection
and relief. If this tendency toward cen
Trailing all authority at Washington
keeps UP. We shall soon have no more
States, no more local seIf-government. I
think this is the worst thing that could
happen TO US: we grew into a lusty ma
zion. eclipsing all the world through the
old principles of individualism laid down
by Thomas jefferson. We viii be a
stronger and better republic when the old
teachings are revived and the latter-day
sOciaIistic dogmas abandoned
IF Senator Bailey We're 10 go before
the people Of Texas tomorrow on the
question of reelection he would be over
whelmngly defeated" said Mr. Hunter
a. Craycraft. of Dallas, one Of the lead
ing insurance men Of Texas. at the New
Willard.
Il am not actuated by any feeling OF i'll
will against Mr.. Bailey. but I travel over
the State a great part Of my time and 1
know that the great majority of our cit
liens are opposed TO him. His reelection
at the hands Of the legislature IS a hol-
low victory for him and it does not prop
erly represent public sentiment. Instead
of meeting the charges that were made
against him the Senator has done little
more than hurl denunciation and abuse
at his alleged enemies If he is innocent,
as he and his friends claim why were
they so opposed 10 an investigation? Any
man in public life who is assailed and
who Is conscious of the rectitude Of his