The Washington herald., 1907-02-26

asset from the unitarian point of view.
1T pays TO educate One of the great
causes Of our national prosperity is the
high average OF American intelligence
Men who are educated nave such great re-
spect for themselves that they want the
best the world affords; TO get this best
they must have the whereWith to buy and
thus we see the direct incentive 20 thrift
and industry, which produce wealth"
Mr.. r. r. Shiel. Of Indianapolis. Ind.
Familiarity known as "Rody'' shiel. one OF
the most famous personages in Indiana
for the past third Of century, IS at the
New Willard. Mr.. Shiel, always an
ardent Republican, has been the trusted
friend of such great sons OF the Hoosier
State as Gov o. ?. Morton. Benjamin
Harrison. Gov. Porter. Walter Q. Gresh-
am and many others
In 1854 he was the candidate Of his party
for State treasurer, but met with defeat.
and again III luck attended his race for
that Office in 1892 But I'm other WAYS
this adverse fortune was more than coun-
terbalanced.
In 1Sss Mr. Shiel won q pot Of money
betting on a Harrison victory His win
nings in 1904. however, were so prodigious
as 70 elevate him to the highest pinnacle
among men who risk their money on cleo
ton returns He gave such big odds on
apparently unreasonable Republican ma
jOrities for Indiana and the city Of In
dianaDOlis that his friends thought De
was trifie non cOmpOs. At the same
time many Of them bet against him, and
after they had paid their losses, concluded
revise their estimates 10 Grfaf-e
mental abilities. He has retired from
active business. but is still a close stu
dent Of national politics.
The city OF Youngstown. in which I
live. said Mr.. Samuel G. Mcclure, ed.-
tor Of the Telegraph, Of that place. at the
New Willard. is the Pittsburg OF Ohio.
Its great iron and steel plants have made
it the third city, industrially. in Ohio. al
though bat the sixth in size. 1t has the
largest banks and trust companies in the
State. Cincinnati and Cleveland excepted.
and in tonnage 1t surpasses them ALL
Within the next eighteen months there
viii be invested in Youngstown not less
than sl5000o0 in new steel and iron
wcrks
The magnitude Of the local Carnegie
plant has been exhibited in a peculiar
way this winter. From the mills Co
Lowellville. a distance Of six miles. the
Mahoning River has been as open as II
would be in July but the stream all
above the mills has been frozen hard
The plants pump up from the river mil
lions Of gallons daily used IN cooling the
furnaces and other parts, and from re-
peated use the water gets almost boiling
hot before it is let back into the stream
7 his hot water constantly pouring into
the river keeps Il from freezing over. no
matter how low the temperature might
get"
Two Democratic Congressmen-elect from
Ohio, Messrs- T. T. Ansbery. Of Defiance.
and NJ. r. Denver Of Wilmington, are in
the city. The latter is the son of Cen.
Denver, for whom the Colorado capitaI
was named He was in Congress fifty
years ago. These gentlemen will have IL
fun consultation before returning home
with Representative CARRIER. OF their
State. who is at the head Of the Demo
cratic machine in Ohio"
i live in one Of the most beautirdI
scenic spots in the United States re-
marked Col J. Frank White, Of Cum
;.7c:Ls.d Gap, Tenn. al the Raleigh. our
famous little town had at one time a far
greater geographical Importance than
now, as in the old days it was the con
Meeting link between the Northern and
Southern States, and on the direct line
of the old stage route from Cincinnati TO
Charleston. s. c.
1T IS near the meeting point of three
States. ] have my law Office in Kentucky.
my farm in Virginia. and my home in
Tennessee. all within a few minutes OF
each other There is another remarkable
feature of the locality-a railroad tunnel
that one can enter from Tennessee, pass
entirely through the Old Dominion. and
emerge within the limits of Kentucky
Mr.. J. /. Mannering. judge Of the CITY
Court Of Middlesboro, Ky, is at the
Raleigh. Fourteen years ago he went
from his home in Ohio TO be a clerk I'm
the aboye-named town at a salary Of S75
a month. To-day he is one Of the largest
coal operators In the South and II is
said that his annual net income is in the
OF $4,000 "a year Judge
Mannering is stin quite a young man,
and is an active Republican.
Col w NJ. Busby, of South McAlester,
Ind. T.. one Of the leading coal opera
tors Of the Southwest, is at the Raleigh.
Hon. George W. Rauch. at the Raleigh.
is the Representative-elect from the
Eleventh Indiana district who will suc-
coed Frederick lands, the present Re
publican member of the House Mr..
Rauch is a Democrat. and his election
by a large majority in a district that
was more than 5000 Republican TWO
years ago speaks much for the man. He
is just thirty years Of age. and is a
mature young man. heavily built and OF
rather imposing appearance. He was
elected after a hot campaign, in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth took
part as partisans for Mr. Lands.
Il was elected by the people Of the
Eleventh district" said Mr. Rauch. "and
l know of course. that I am indebted
to the Republicans for my success. as
there are not enough Democrats in the
district 10 have sent me here. For that
reason ] feel that it is my duty 10 serve
the whole people 10 the best of my
ability, and that is what I shall come
here to do. They who voted for me
Threw paruSanShip 10 the winds. and my
election is but the indication OF the -end-
ency of the times TO cut away from
party and leader and vote according 90
personal Judgment. ] have no political
debts to pay, for. to tell the truth few
even Of my own party dared hope
would be elected. For that reason. / ieel
that it is incumbent upon me to come
to Washington as the representative Of
the entire population of my district, and
shall do my best 70 be fair TO all Of
them"