The Washington herald., 1907-06-14
AT THE HOTELS.

DR.. c. W. MIIliken and DR.. D. s. Bow
man. prominent physicians Of Akron,
Ohio, are at the New Willard. accom-
panied by their wives.
Il think there is no doubt. said DR..
Mnlken, that the Ohio Democracy will
be for Mr.. Bryan for President next time.
His hold on the people Is just as strong
as ever, and there is a feeling that with
the digsenSi0nS existing in the ranks OF
the opposition. Bryan might be elected
Next 20 Mr. Bryan ] would favor the
nomination Of a home man. Mayor Tom
L. Johnson. Of Cleveland. Here Is a man
Of the people, a courageous. broad-minded,
unselish man, who would make, in my
judgment, an ideal President. His nomi-
nation would easily put Ohio in the doubt
ful column, in view Of the bitter fac
tiOual strife that is raging. and will con-
tinue 10 rage, between the partisans Of
Messrs. Foraker and Taft"
Two prosperous young Americans re-
siding in the City OF Mexico, MessTs.
W. Foot and George b. Walker. are at
the New Willard Mr. Foot. who Is a
coffee planter. has lived many years In
the sister republic. and is well informed
as to conditions IN that country.
1.-THE character Of the Mexican people"
said he. 'is such that they viii not
tolerate the idea Of having any one for
President Of the country except a mill-
tary man. Il is simply out of the ques-
ton for a man IN civil life % aspire 90
indeed. is already known. He is Gen.
Reyes. the bold. aggressive governor OF
the state Of Nueva Leon. Gen. Reyes is
great favorite, a popular idol in fact,
and viii rule the country much after
the paternal yet forceful fashion Of
P0rfiriO Diaz. Should a lawyer or other
civilian attempt 20 govern Mexico.
revolution would be on the programme
every day in the week
1T isn't a cheerful topic, OF course. this
weather. but # might be worse. and.
while ! am not a patriarch. I can cite
you a precedent in proof Of my state
ment" said Delegate ". II Andrews, Of
New Mexico. az the Shoreham.
This worse meteorological condition
was the season Of 1856. ! was a youngster
clerking in a big general store in James
town. y. Y. On the 20lh OF June ~ that
year black frost came, and a freeze
that wiped out the growing crops, garden
vegetables. and fruits throughout New
York State, Pennsylvania. Ohio. and
pretty much an over the land. A great
many folks were discouraged, and
thought that Il was useless 90 try 20
grow anything that year. but the st7uter-
hearted planted new crops. and old
Mother Earth gave a fairly good YIELD
considering the adverse conditions ! re-
member that the extraordinary situation
caused q vast deal of editorial writing in
the newspapers. and that the New York
Tribune which then gave great attention
70 agricultural matters. kept advising the
farmers 10 replant their fields. The pres
pnt case isn't anything like as bad a5
that Of lS=f. for, while We have not had
ideal weather, there Is plenty ~ time left
FOR the production Of immense harvests.'
My belief Is that nothing can prevent
the denomination and reelection Of Col
Roosevelt" said Hon. John r. Farr. eX-
speaker Of the Pennsylvania legislature,
at the Shoreham Nr. Farr used 90 be a
newspaper man. but he abandoned that
field for business pursuits. and IS one of
the successful young men of Scranton.
"Of course. "a number If States have
fav0rite sons. but iu reality there is only
one man that occupies the thoughts and
commands the admiration Of the entire
country. and that man Will be forced 70
take another term 0C Office. regardless OF
his own personal desires. ] was present
during his recent visit To the jamestown
Exposition and saw abundant evidence Of
his unparalleled standing with people
from everywhere The speech he made
while there before the National Asso-
citation of Editors was one Of the happiest
of his life. and the editors without ex-
Ccption. regarded il as a wonderful eX-
preston from @ wonderful man. He is
the msSterful man u the age and The
demand for his remaining in Office will bs
Of such irresistible force that il viii be
like a decree Of destiny"
while Vice President Fairbanks is
highly respected in his own State. there
Is no Disgusting the fact that Indiana is
as strongly inclined toward President
Roosevelt as the rest Of the country, and
quite as heartily In favor Of his con-
tinuance in the Presidential office" said
Mr. f. D. Johnston. president Of large
manufacturing concern of COuuersvile,
Ind. at the New Willard
THAT the whole country Is for him by
an overwhelming prep0nderance of public
sentiment is apparent to every man who
travels from one section 70 another. The
causes Of this extraordinary popularity are
on the surface. The people have inn
plicit confidence i'm the Presidents hon
esty and likewise In his ability 60 bring
about many needed reforms. Everywhere
the idea has taken deep root that gov
eminent supervision and control Of public
service corporations is imperafivelv neces-
sary 4 beginning has been made as 10
the railroads. but there is much yet TO
be done and who can do it SO well as the
man that has made the start?
"The people reason that II the gov
ernment hy ifs control makes the corpora
ti0ns do the square thing by the public.
then investments IN securities of all kinds
will De as safe as the stock OF a national
bank With the Roosevelt policy carried
out % its logical extent. we viii see an
end Of sChemers and manipul8tors who
exploit railways. insurance companies.
and the Ike for their own selfish pur-
poses. and profits that We're heretofore
illegitim1tclv absorbed by them viii be
equitahlv distributed among investors.
This protection Of the investor has been
ignored in a degree until taken up by
Roosevelt, and it is one of the things
that has helped to make him solid with
his COuntrymeu."
THE retail dealers I'm mems belongings.
including hats and all kinds Of underwear.
are in a state Of mind bordering on
panic said Mr. 2. J. knight. Of Gin
Cinnau. az the Raleigh
Here it is nearly the middle Of June.
and summer goods haven't begun 10 move.
Not one man in fifty has bought "a straw
hat and few have changed their heavy
undergarments. Generally by this time
5 per cent Of the male population IS
wearing some sort Of straw headEear.