Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
Hobson Says He Holds That Politics
Stop at Tidewater."
MARBLE BUST OF LINCOLN
Borglum's Work in Vestibule for In
observation-disclosures Monu-
ment at Arlington.

sons only part of them could be present
They were Representatives Hobson. Pad
gett. Talbert and Lamar. The President
said he hoped the committee would be
liberal in its provisions for greater
navy. He considered that the upbuilding
of the navy was one of the most i'm
pOrtant matters now before the country.
The President, az is we'll known. wants
four new battleships arranged for in the
coming appropriation bill. Representative
Hobson goes the President two ships bet
ter. He wants provision for two more
ships of the Delaware class and four
others Of still bigger class. He is urg-
ing the democratic members Of the COM
mttee to stand by him in favor of large
appropriations, but they did not indicate
to the President today what they intend
to do. 1t is said to be probable that the
democrats will not fall into line with
Representative Hobson. and that the most
they will agree to will be one or two new
ships.
Replying to a question as to why the
President had asked democratic members
to call upon him. Mr. Hobson said:
There are no politics in matter of
this kind. The President holds that poll
ties stop at tidewater, and l think he is
right"
Surveyor General of Idaho.
Senator's Hepburn and Borah of Idaho
handed the President a recommendation
for the nomination OF D. A. Utter of
Weiser as surveyor general of Idaho. in
place of Ern Eagleson. who was not sat
isfactory to the administration, and re-
Gently resigned Utter's name will be
sent 10 the Senate.
Senators Nelson. Burrows and Ste
phenson were among the visitors with the
President during the day.
Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt of New York
shook hands with the President She
was presented BY Admiral Cowles of the
navy.
Marble Bust of Lincoln.
A marble bust of Lincoln by Gutzon
Borglum, the sculptor. has been on exhi-
bition in the vestibule of the White House
for several days, having been placed
there for cabinet members, congressman
and others to inspect. Borglum is the
sculptor of the statue of Gen. Sheridan
in Massachusetts avenue The bust o.
Lincoln is an exceptionally large one and
has attracted much attention.
President Talks on Jackson.
President Roosevelt today told Repre-
sentative Gaines Of Tennessee that he was
strongly In favor Of the bill now pending
in Congress providing an annual appro-
priation of $1,000 by the United States
government for the care and maintenance
of the home and tomb of Andrew Jackson
at the Hermitage. near Nashville. 'In
the presence OF a number of men the
President eloouent'y stated that he re-
er. said Mr.: Gaines. He believed this
would bring before Congress once a year
the memory Of the grand old President
and place his name before the people of
no nfv0y IN, l,0N ~. IL,
could not be forgotten" The bill that
has the support of the President Is one
introduced by Mr.. Gaines. who says that
1t is better than a lump sum, which would
don't bother me any more" Mr. Gaines
declares that the President never made a
more eloquent short speech than he did
this morning in talking about Jackson.
whose tomb he recently visited while re-
turning from his bear hunting trip i'm the
Louisiana cane brakes.
Confederate Monument at Arlington
President Roosevelt today gave a
hearty Endorsement to the plans of the
Arlington Confederate Monument As
ISOLATION for the erection of a monu-
ment i'm Arlington to commemorate the
Confederate dead buried there The
matter was brought to his attention by
committee of the association, consist
ing of eX-Secretary Hilary A. Herbert,
chairman: ex-senator Charles Faulk
ner, Gen. Marcus Wright. Capt. ]. M.
Hickey. Mrs. Wagnus Thompson Mrs.
Oscar Roome and Mrs. w. A. Wayne.
In asking the President for his aid, Mr.
Herbert said:
Arlington Confederate Monument AS
ISOLATION to invite you to attend a lee
ture to be delivered by Senator Taylor
of Tennessee Monday afternoon. Feb
ruary 10. at 80 o'clock. at the Column
bia Theater. The subject of the lecture
Is Castles in the Air. The lecture.
which has delighted many thousands. is
famous for its humOr and it's elouuence
Henry WattersOn. in the COurierJou
nal said that it ought to become a clas-
sic.
I'VE will be glad il you can attend
and enjoy the lecture with us.
But there is another reason for this
invitation. The lecture is to be for the
benefit of the Confederate monument to-
be erected at Arlington cemetery on the
spot set aside. under an act of Congress,
for the Confederate dead.
ION a monument built by the state of
Pennsylvania to it's dead at vicksburg
is this inscription:
Here brothers fought for their prin
ciples, here heroes died to save their
country. and united people VIII for
ever cherish the precious legacy of
their noble manhood
In this spirit we propose to erect at
Arlington. near the many mausOleums
that speak of the valOr Of the Union
soldier, a monument to the Confeder-
ates who are lying side by side with
their brother Americans.
With this purpose we are sure you
sympathize. This monument on that
spot will speak to all the world of
reunited country"
The Presidents Reply.
MIR. Herbert and Ladies and Gentlemen:
las 1 have already had TO tell you. for
the reasons 1 then gave you. Mr.. Her
bert. IL is not possible for me to attend.
Ii l broke through my rule in one case
II would mean 1 would have to break
through in many others. If there were
any case in which 1 could break through
it, it would DO this; for l wish to express
my deepest sympathy with and most cor
dial approval of the purpose and the inn
pOrtance of what you are going to do. |
The monument to the Confederate dead, |
which you will raise will commemorate. |
among many scores of thousands that IL |
will thus commemorate, my mother s |
and my mothers whole |
brother went down in the Alabama, ,hav-
ing fired the last gun fired from her, but |
was picked up i'm the escape and lived for
many years afterward When l was at
Vicksburg ] was taken out to see the |
the park as it now is, and |
with peculiar and reverential at
tention the inscription on the Pennsyi- |
vania. monument, which YOU have lust |