The Washington herald., 1908-03-18
AT THE HOTELS.

Arlington. last night
The business and financial interests OF
Nevada have confidence in Hughes. and
viii use every endeavor 10 bring about
his nomination. and VIII stick 10 him
while there IS a lighting chance to win.
There Is no second choice. OF course. II
the convention nominates some one else.
Nevada VIII supPort the ticket and will
try 10 secure its election.
Business IN Nevada is picking up. and
believe viii continue 10 do So The
mining troubles are settled. and am OF
the belief that the power OF the Western
Federation Of Miners in Nevada has been
broken. The miners were unreasonable
in their demands. They asked for IS
and s. a day which is paid nowhere in
the world. And on top OF It ALL they
helped themselves, and carried home from
the mines nuggets and ore amounting
In certain cases TO as high as $50 a
month and more. They did not care so
much for the wages after all II was
what they could lay their hands on. and
take home with them And they objected
70 the owners demanding the establish
iiieht OF search rooms. where the miners
were 70 De looked over after leaving the
mines and before going 70 their homes"
Hon David Bennett Hnl. Of Wolferts
ROOst famo. I am a Democrat" former
governor o. the State Of New York. and
former UEstsd States Senator OF that
Commonwealth. politician. statesman. and
lawyer. is az the New Willard. Senator
Hin Is here 70 argue a ease before the
Supreme Court. He strenuously declines
10 discuss politics in any shape or form.
whether Republican. Democratic. Popu-
listic or any other shade or persuasion.
I am out OF politics. said the Senator
who looks as young as he did ten years
ago, his snappy, steel gray eyes not hav-
/ ing lost any OF their shrewd twinkle and
/ tcleaTness
! NO. ] haven't been in politics for years,
and you must really excuse me-
/ How is business in New York. Sena-
tori"
7 understand it's getting a little better.
but I am not much in touch with business,
/ you know I an a lawyer"
You're looking well. Senator; Just as
young as ever"
Well I don't know about that. About
/ a year ago I came pretty near going I'D;
but you can't XIII a good Democrat and
they are getting so scarce now.
/ -Of course, Senator. you are going 10
call on the President 70 pay your r.
/ spects2-
We'll. / wont make the White House
my headquarters while I am here IN
7 Washington and the Senator smiled and
his quick eyes twinkled shrewdly-
According 20 the views Of McClary Pay
ton, Of Lexington. Va. it looks as il AIr
Taft was going 70 have the Virginia
delegation 20 support him at the national
I convention for the nomination
1T looks like Taft in Virginia said
Mr.. PaytOn. who is registered at the
( Ebbitt Our delegation. however. won't
I be instructed as / understand Il Yes.
( Roosevelt is popular too. and 1 believe
| would VIII II he were nominated
But am an ofsceholder5 I an not
supposed 10 talk.
\. B. Hays. former attorney general OF
1 Kentucky. who is 10 appear before the
I Supreme Court in connection with James
Breathitt. attorney general OF Kentucky.
in the case OF Berea College against TIE
/ Commonwealth Of Kentucky. is al the
Riggs House
I
! Kentucky jurist said last night that Berea
/ College had been indicted in Madison
Z Comfy for operating a school for white
and negro pupils. in violation OF an act
( OF the Kentucky legislature Of March =.
1904
In a second Indictment" continued
\ Gen. Hays. the college was charged with
the offease OF maintaining and operating
an institution Of learning. where persons
OF the white and negro races are both
received. and within distance Of twenty
n fye miles of each other. as pupils for IN
struction. Berea College was found
guilty. and appealed
In this connection il is shown by Dr.
Sanford b Hunt. surgeon of the United
States volunteers In the civil war. that
the standard weight Of the negro brain
is more than FIVE ounces less than that Cf
the white Slight intermixtUre OF white
blood diminishes the negro brain from
the normal standard. but when the in
fusion Of white blood amounts 10 one
half. IL determines a positive increase n
the negro brain. which II the QuadrOon
IS only three ounces below the standard
u The percentage Of exceptionally small
brains Is largest among negroes having
but a small proportion Of white blood
II we are right in our contention that
intimate association in the schOoIroom
viii ultimately lead 10 social equality
and amalgamation. who. then. viii esti-
mate the import Of this mental gap be-
tween the white and blackT This is not
the result of education. but is innate and
iGod-given; and therein lies the supremacy
Of the Anglo-SaxOn race. Educa alton, c-:l-
ture. refinement, and civilization is the re-
suit OF the polishing of the inborr and
Gods given faculty. Training, culture, and
education never produce faculty. All
these are but the growth, the enlargement
and expansion OF an inborn capacity II
the progress. advancement. and civiliZa-
tion Of the twentieth century IS 20 90
forward. then Il must be left not only
70 the unadulteTsted blood Of the Anglo
SaxOn-Caucasian race, but 10 the highest
types and geniuses OF that race. If this
be not true. then Huxley. Darwin. Spen-
Ger. HaeSel Weissmann. MenGel. and
Pearson have labored in vain
Horse-racing in Europe is not the same
thing Il IS in this country. says Tommy
Burns the well-known jockey. who has
spent a couple OF years in Europe, where
he has had mounts on French. German,
and Austrian tracks
you could almost hear a pin drop on
the French tracks while the race is on. .
said Mr. Burns last night. No shouts OF
encouragement or enthusiasm such as you
hear on American tracks is ever heard
II IS peculiar. too. because the French
are an exCitable people anyway. After
it's over the crowd c0ngregates al tee
place where the jockey leaves the track
and some applause may be given 10 the
winning horse and jockey
in Germany there Is show OF more