The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
AT THE HOTELS.

an INTERESTING NDAA vi AAat EAFstlEAi~
tiai situation in Indiana is spoken by
Thomas R. Ship. private secretary 10
Senator Beveridge, who. fresh from the
Hoosier political fields, Is IN the city for
q few days. It IS 10 the effect that ru-
mors which have appeared In the news
papers here and there that Senator Bey-
eridge and his friends might not support
Vice President Fairbanks for the Pres
idency are without foundation.
According 10 Mr.. Ship. who was for
meriy newspaper man. any newspaper
printing such rumors is taking the wrong
tack. and showing a lack Of perspective
which will be brought home to them in
the future.
Senator Beverage has been greatly
annoyed. said Mr.. Ship. at the Willard
last night, by rumOFs that he and his
friends in Indiana might not support Mr.
Fairbanks for the Presidential nominal
ton. Right now. as the Senator'S secra-
tary. / wish to set all such rumOrs finally
at rest. OF course. they are unfounded.
Over a year ago, In a speech before tina
annual Republican love feast in Indian
apOlis, Senator Beverage declared him
self in no uncertain terms for Mr. Fair
banks nomination. The Senator and his
friends viii exert as powerful an inhu-
ence in support Of afr Fairbanks IN the
national convention as any other man
or influence in Indiana"
Austin Meade. Of Normandy, who. with
the Viscomte Desfresnes. Baron d'Haute-
serve. is touring America in his giant
automobile, strikes a new note in the
French religious situation by denying that
it is religious issue. and emphaucally in
sisting that it is political in every aspect
Before entering into G. discussion on
France. Mr.. Meade mentioned that his
car outside was an exact counterpart Of
that used by King Alfonso OF Spain, and
is the first Of twenty thousand that are
now being used Ia France. In talking OF
the French situation. Mr. Meade said
"AH this trouble between the church
and state is not concerning a religious
question, a question Of atheism against
a republican government, but it is a po-
litical duel between two political parties
The rOyalist party is headed By the
church. or rather by some churchmen.
and the republican party is headed by
those who favor a republican form OF
government, and IS supported by many
priests and Catholics. 1 am a Catholic
in every sense. and this is my firm con-
vlction. The church party is deeply inn
bued with r0yalistic ideas. and desires.
above all things, q restored monarchy.
Educational Institutions have been always
in the hands Of the religious, VINO teach.
almost openly. that the kingdom Of
France should be restored. They have
had most Of tho soldiers under their tute-
lage, and instead OF teaching them a
solemn duty TO the republic and drilling
them thoroughly Ia the elements and prin-
ciples OF the constitution, they insull in
them hatred Of the republic and incline
them 70 draw swords against II. TO carry
out what they have been taught. Tie
republic is merely getting rid Of dan
gerOus enemy, and its methods, drastic
as they seem. are necessary. Frankly,
the priests are almost entirely on the side
OF the republic. The real reason Of the
attitude of the church is the hatred OF
Merry del Val toward France. He IS en-
tIrely in the hands of Germany. The
French people, Catholic and Protestant.
see through this and realize that be
fayOrs any political move that is against
the republic of France. To any close stu
dent Of the question who has lived
through it as / have. there is 10 anti
religious warfare, bat a political battle.
That the pneumatic tire on automobiles
viii soon be as antiquated as the high
wheeled bicycle is the bold statement Of
Luther L. Lane. Of HHilsbor0. Tex. vino
is at the Raleigh With this change viii
come the removal. OF the stage lines in
Western Texas and the use Of automobiles
10 carry mails and passengers. Mr.. Lane
has Just come from the Lone Star State
for the purpose of securing the mail privi-
lege for the West Texas Automobile
Company. and TO secure patent on the
new cushion tire a:.h which these mall
carrying autos are to be equipped. He
was in the town Of Hilsboro, which ad-
joins Brownsville, during the raid, and
he has some lasting impressions Of the
colored troops, which he consented TO
speak Of.
when the colored troops came TO
Texas he explained, they felt that the
whole Southern people hated them. This
feeling had no little to do with their
subsequent conduct. While IN Hmsboro
several noncommissioned negro officers
came TO my garage to hire an automobile.
I refused 10 let them have one, and they
became so impertinent that I was forced
to order them from the shop. This con-
duct was continued. There ensued
WreCking OF soda stands where they were
not allowed TO drink with the whites.
and T. general sWagger which would
never characterize white troops can
readily understand how the Brownsville
citizens were disguised with them. I at
tribute some OF the blame 10 the officers
of the companies, who Gid not exercise
due caution in preventing what every citi-
zen in the vicinity of Brownsville knew
would happen before the troops were re-
moved. As 70 President RooseveIt's
action ia dismissing the troops, the
Texans can hardly say too much IN praise
of it, He is the most popular Republican
President among the Texas Democrats.
that the country has ever known. and |
believe many of them would prefer him
to some Democratic candidates"
Alexander Schultz. from Milwaukee,
who is stopping at the Shoreham. ex-
pressed what he claimed to be the gen
erat opinion among Westerners when he
said that recent stock fluctuations had
little effect on people beyond the Ale
ghenies, with the possible exception OF
Ohio.
THE Wall street gang. he said. have
come to the conclusion that they hold
the pulse Of the whole country. but an
insight into the conditions in the West
would soon disillusionize them. Their po-
litlcal schemes are absolutely not noticed
out there, and although they may AFFECT
TO a great extent the East neither their
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