The Washington herald., 1908-06-16
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
Indiana is not so much torn by con-
hicting emotions over the coming cam
paign as would appear from perusal Of
reports OF political affairs in that State"
said F. g. Wellington, Of Indianapolis. at
the New Willard last night.
1t is true that Indiana may not be
so safely and surely within the Repub-
lcan column as Pennsylvania or other old
stand-bys Of the C. o. P. but It has not
yet been shown that she is far out OF
line.
Great interest centers In the fight that
Congressman Watson is making for the
governorship. Mr.. Watson has friends in
Vulnerable in the State, Of course. but he
has strong candidate against him and
is opposed by the labor element
1T is hardly likely that Indiana viii go
Democratic next fall. in spite OF predic-
t!ons 10 that effect. One Of the principal .
reasons for this. 1 think. will be that
Vice President Fairbanks will be found
again occupying second place on the Re
publican national ticket.
Just at present there Is plenty OF talk
/ or Senator Dolliver and other prominent
members Of Congress or men who occupy
nigh political places. but you are likely
10 ind this week that Mr.. Fairbanks is 70
be the man.
Certainly he could not come out and
say he would take the nomination. for
two reasons. One is that he has already
Deen ace In trying 70 procure the
hlgner nonor, that Of the Presidential
nomination. so that a shift over to second
place would not be taken kindly by his
followers, who have worked hard on this
particular boom. Another good reason
for Mr.. Fairbanks coyness IS that no
man should seek the Vice Presidency. or.
IN fact, the Presidency. until he has been
nominated
Mr.. Fairbanks must wait until the
party says IT wants him, and then he
can step forward and take the plum
gracefully, and with the assurance that
II cannot be snatched away from him.
When the ticket Is finally made Up II is
probable you viii see the Hoosier states
mans name upon IT,
With Mr.. Fairbanks on the Repub-
lican ticket. Indiana is practically certain
! 10 fall IN line again, and return a Re-
publican majority IN spite Of the howlers,
who freely predict Democratic victory
II Mr.. Bryan runs. as II seems he will
do"
IF a special session Of Congress IS
called 10 revise the tariff. Washington is
sure 70 see a long drawn-out battle over
its adoptpion.' said G. H. McIIvaine, Of
Des Moines, ar the Raleigh. last night
I happened 10 be IN the Capitol several
times during the sessions Of the Fifty
first Congress. when the Mckinley tariff
bill was put through. and I remember
what long. hard drill il was TO put that
bill through
In such vast and complex subject
rs the tariff affecting different parts Of
the nation in so many different ways. all
things have 10 be considered carefully
before being brought on the floor. and then
II is necessary that debate OF some length
be allowed
"As remember now. the Congress
which passed the Mckinley law did not
get through it's work until October G. and
| adjourned on October Il That was a
long enough session. but II is possible the
coming one Will be still longer
The Fifty-hrst Congress had just
adopted Reeds rules. I remember. after
a fierce discussion, and Il IL had not been
for those rules the Mckinley bill might
never have become law. or. at least. II
would have taken many more weeks TO
put IL through.
The rules OF the House to-day are iust
as stringent or, perhaps, more so than
they were az that time. and there are
men here who are just as willing 70 put
the thumbscrews on the minority as there
rr-eaw ~. r,~s IL
that, unless the revision OF the schedules
is 10 be Of the hghtest kind, the next
Congress has its work cut out when il
takes Up the matter Of revising the Ding
| ley law"
y suppose there IS one reason in par
ticular why there is no great and lasting
memorial 10 Abraham Lincoln in the Can
1 ital, the feeling that the Southland should
not be reminded OF the great leader
against the civil war by a great monu-
ment so near her" said John T. Scuthev.
Of Louisville, at the Riggs House last
night.
But in spite Of that feeling. which IS
probably not az all acute. even II # really
exists 10 any noticeable degree outside OF
a very few communities. IL is fitting that
| the American people honor one OF their
greatest men by erecting a suitable statue
70 him.
/ 1T would not do 10 put up another
monument similar 10 that Of washington.
although II Il were possible 10 find a spot
that was suited IN respect TO elevation
and other things. such a tribute would be
most appropriate.
The Lincoln monument. q seems TO
me. should be near the Capitol. and up
there even a shaft so high as that away
| 10 the west wouis !c0k insignificant
| Some impressive memorial, crowned by
a suitable statue Of the man who bore so
much and suffered so many trying hours.
should be put in this city. near the build
| ing in which the Congresses. which helped
/ him and opposed him, had their day"
1t is strange, when the events OF a
| few months ago are reviewed. that the
| United States and Japan did not coma
! nearer 10 real hostIlites than they did"
said James Y. Gastens. Of San Francisco,
at the Ebbitt House last night.
When you look back at the newspa-
| pers Of last fan. you are forcibly re-
minded that for many weeks things be-
tween this country and Nippon were in
bad state. II all goes 70 show that
after all. there is really much less OF
war spirit in the world to-day than there
was a few short years back
Perhaps Japan was not overanxious
10 bring upon herself a war when she
was not I'm good financial condition. Per-
haps the approach OF our political cam
paign had something 10 do with the dying
out Of war talk. but, AT all events. II
has died out, even on the Pacific Coast.
where at ore. time It was the loudest
Wars are not made nowadays by
mere talk and bluster in a yellow press.