The Washington herald., 1908-04-05
AT THE HOTELS.

Roosevelt sentiment is growing with
lmaZing strides IN the South. - said George
2. Arms, of New Orleans. at the New
Willard. yesterday. Mr.. Arms is inter
ssted in the cotton trade. and is here on
business.
IF Roosevelt goes on the ticket, he will
break up party lines and the historic
solid South VIII be thing Of the past.
am a Democrat. but indorse Presi-
lent Roosevelts views IN every psrtscu-
lar ] don't care II he is a Repu5-
ican. To me. he is a good, honest, patri-
otic American. And that's what we want
IN the White House
AT any rate. he is not a hidebound
Some Of our best Democrats
have even argued that he is no Repub-
ican at all: that he Is as much Demo-
crat as Republican.
''If HIS own party can't unite on that
question why should Democrats worry2
But, as I was saying, the Roosevelt
sentiment Is growing amazingly every
where. l made a trip out West recently,
and there is nothing but Roosevelt talk.
TO argue the nomination of anybody out
side Of Roosevelt ia regarded as posi-
lively foolish
How can he accept the nomination IN
view of his declaration not 10 be a can
didate?
"Roosevelt's thoughts are one thing.
The peoples wish and demand is another
thing. Roosevelt may say he does not
want the job, bus he Is too good an
wishes of the people and decline when
they made known their desire that he
should again become a candidate.
Can he decline, with propTiety, II the
convention should nominate him by ac-
ciamation2 Certainly not. He will sac
rifice his personal convenience and viii
bow to the will OF the people ike every
good American would do.
AT any rate. this is not his third term.
All this talk about third term and a
possible life tenure is b0sh and rot.
Even those who talk most about it don't
believe word of II.
Business is sort OF dull. but that is
nothing unusual Business, preceding
Presidential election. is always duh.
Roosevelt Or the Republicans cannot be
blamed for IL.
There Is one thing sure. That Is that
the Democrats can't be blamed for the
recent financial depression and c0nse-
auent business dullness.
Bryan will be nominated. He viii be
beaten so badly that he will never again
appear ia the ring. That's about the
only way 10 bring him TO his senses.
If he were not nominated he would
only create dissensiOns in the ranks of the
party. The leaders are aware Of this
and have decided to place him at the
head OF the ticket in order to bring about
his defeat and everlasting retirement"
Clarence F. Darrell. Of Nome, Alaska. a
mining operator. is at the Raleigh. Speak
ing Of the vast riches Of Alaska, Mr. Dar-
rell said last night
In the last ten years, in round num-
bers. Alaska has produced s-65.Ooo0oo in
gold. Good judges say that in ;Ne next
ten years at least three times that amount
will be taken out by means OF dredges,
each Of which represents a labor force
equivalent to the work Of a thousand men.
Naturally. miners and prospectors are
optimistic II must be admitted that in
the case Of Alaska they have good rea-
sons for their optimism. Alaskans conf
IDENTIFY look forward tC the time when
their country VIII lead South Africa in its
yield OF gold
"The salmon industry Of Alaska seems
capable Of vast development. Even at
present the single item Of canned sal
mon Yields a yearly total greater than
the sum originally paid for the entire
| Territory.
IF not a dollar Of gold had been taken
! from Alaska its fisheries alone would
have made it good commercial invest
ment
There was a general falling of OF
business in 1.J1 as compared with the
previous year. The explanation IS given
by the collector Of customs
"On the whole. however, Alaska's busi-
ness is in a sound condition and gives
! promise of a great increase in the neaI
future. when better roads and better
transportation facilities are secured.
THE lack of aids to navigation on its
enormous coast line is also great draw
back On the entire western coast Of the
Territory there are. for instance, only
three lighthouses Such facilities as It's
port have for commerce are crude and
unsatisfactory.
Everybody up Alaska-way IS simply
wild for Roosevelt That's all.
K I. Warren. a business man Of Den
yer. Colo, has been 20 New York in con
nection with business referring to tn
Democratic national convention.
The latest plan the people in Denve
have to astonish the visitors to the con
vention. which meets in that city on Jul,
Il. is to bring down several carloads O.
snow from the mountains
You see it is only sixty miles from
Denver TO the banks Of eternal snow
There Is a railway running to the tops o.
the mountains where the snow banks are
II is proposed TO bring this snow dowI
20 the convention hall and use it fo
cooling purposes.
There are immense fans in the con
vention hall that circulate the air through
the place When this air is drawn o.
banks Of snow it will cool the atmos
phere so thoroughly that there viii b
no possibility of its becoming heated b.
the hercest debate.
when the Elks were in Denver tw'
years ago at their annual national meet
ing. they were pelted with SNOWFALL
} from one side of the street and flower
/ from the other This novel experienc
) will be duplicated this season at tn
Democratic convention by having severa
: carloads Of snow and huge masses o
flowers in the convention hsll
1T is surprising how long snow last
in such a rarefied atmosphere as
found in Denver. ] attended the an
! nual gathering of the Eagles in Denve
. three years ago There was a wash IN
OF snow brought down from the noun
tains and deposited in the headquarteT
of the grand lodge TO show the visitor
what climatic novelties Colorado coul
= furnish.
/ The snow was brought IN a mornin
D | and lasted all that dav. all night. and !