The National tribune., 1907-11-14

way. so the tablet iswas,. taken out an
sent to the National, Museum. and a Il
tie brass star was placed in the ilos
tiI.ng to show the SPOT Where the Pres.
dent fell Wen, ,eiren THAT became
nuisance. for everybody wanted t.
know the why of the brass star. an an,
the brass star was7taken up and b!
of red tiling exactly like the black anl
white ones in size, and style was put in
the floor, in the place OF the brass star.
That caused a ge5d deal of comment .,
times. but peopleIi finally forgot the in
cident. and the hit of red cement was
disappeared Nobody Knows just when.
or how, but it went. The old depot is
about to be removed to the new site
and the present structure abandoned
so somebody was forehanded enough
to swipe the little red tile in time. II
really means nothing. however, ana
was only put down about four years
ago. There are people who would steal
the red-hot range out of the White
House kitchen IL they could get a
chance.
"The South is still for Mr. Roosevelt.
and will be for him until the Repub-
lican National Convention selects the
man." said G. r. Watkins, an attor-
ney. of Birmingham. Ala. at the New
Willard. There are a lot of office
holders in the South, leaders Of old
Republican State machines, who are
disgruntled over Mr.. Roosevelts re-
fusal to be bossed by any machine. but
the rank and file of the Republican
Party In the South Is for him, heart
and soul.
THE carpet-bagger and the carpet
bagging spirit has not died out among
many of the Republican politicians, and
consequently they always want the
plums. Now they have found that they
cannot get them, they desire to wreak
their vengeance on the President. The
South to-day wants a man like Mr..
Roosevelt. 1t believes he is the only
one who can successfully cope with
present-day conditions. and who is able
to swing the votes necessary to be elect
ed.
"Of course, you can hear all thru
the South of men who are for Mr. Cor
telyou or Mr.. Taft or Gov. Hughes. They
all have their friends there, as they
have thruout the country. None of
them possesses the strength necessary
to win any decisive number of votes,
however
"If the South is ever to have a solid
Republican Party it will have it by
indorsing Mr.. Roosevelt for a third
term
When the big battleship fleet Of
Fighting Bob" Evans passes out Of
Hampton Roads on its trip to the Pa
cific Coast Dec. 16 1t Will pass in re-
view of the President of the United
States, who. from the deck of the May
flower. will bid 1t Godspeed on its long
journey. Altho the plans for the Pres
ident's visit to the Roads on that occa-
sion have not been worked out in de-
tail, the fact that he would be on hand
to witness the departure of the greatest
fleet that ever sailed the waters of he
Western Hemisphere was officially an
nounced at the White House a few
days ago.
The President probably will leave
Washington on the evening of Dec. Is,
arriving off Fortress Monroe early the
next morning. The start of this the
greatest naval movement ever under
taken by American naval ships in time
of peace is to be celebrated by the
President IN person and made a notable
occasion. If the tentative program SO
far decided upon is carried out, the
President will receive the Admiral and
the Captains of the several battleships
on board the Mayflower just before
anchors are weighed
"The impression that the beaver is
almost extinct in this country is mis-
take" said George II. Horver, of VAN
couver. b. c., who was at the Metro
politan last week. ON the Elk River,
tributary of the Fraser, in my own
Province, there are this season thou
sands of these little animals, whose fur
is so valuable, building their Winter
quarters. The Elk River has always
been a favorite spot for the beaver, but
this year the influx has been so marked
that even the most experienced trapper
cannot tell whence they came
But most or tnefIi, l suppose, will be
decorating some fair American before
many months, as there are now a large
number of trappers on the river en-
gagged in catching them as fast as pos
sible. Most of the skins are shipped to
San Francisco, while some go to Mon
treal and Toronto. From these cities
they Will go to others in all parts of
this country and Europe"
Speaking Of the late trouble with the
Orientals in Vancouver, Mr.. Horver
said it was mostly caused by labor
agitator in Seattle. who formed an
Oriental Exclusion League In the States
and who then desired to perform the
same stunt in Canada "Orientals are,
| of the Northwest" said Mr.. Horver,
'and l do not believe they will ever be
entirely shut out. With common labor
ers paid as high as $3.50 a day. and
hard to get at that wage, you may see
that the Northwest needs all sorts of
men to finish her great enterprises, and
wants Orientals or anyone else who will
work.
Another typical Westerner who has
been appointed to Federal office by
President Roosevelt is Silas H. Reid,
Of Oklahoma. who was named United
States Judge for Alaska, to succeed
Judge Wickersham. resigned. 1t was
only seven years ago that "Si' Reid
the name by which he is known in the
had been active in politics. and migrat-
ed to the new Territory, which Is soon
to become a State About the size Of
Secretary Taft, and big-hearted and
generous, he made friends and thrived
as lawyer. He became Attorney Of
his home County. and last Summer was
candidate for the nomination for
Lieutenant-Governor on the Republi-
can ticket. 1t was decided that Indian
Territory should receive that honor. so
he was nominated at midnight session
Of the State Convention for Attorney
General.
Gov. Frantz and stumped the State
| together" said Judge Reid the other
| night. I'VE covered rs Counties In 40
days, and made 1875 speeches each
Each got so that he knew the others
speech practically by heart, with the
result that when his throat gave out
made his address in addition to my
own, ami when mine gave out he gave
THE substance of my talk. Each of us
talked about an hour. We were stump
ing for the election Of the Republican