The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
AT THE HOTELS.


Young. Of Chattanooga. owner Of cotton
mills in North Carolina and coal mines in.
West Virginia and Tennessee. at the
New Willard Hotel last night
The manufacturers and business men
IN general in these States want conserva-
/ tism rather than radicaIism. and think
they viii get it IL Tast is elected
7 am Republican on national af-
fairs On account Of ny business. I want
protection. But On local affairs. Z and my
family have always been Democrats
II answer 10 a question whether ths
employees OF the mills and mines in his
country would vote IS the owners dId.
Mr. Young said he thought they would.
I The employees Of the cotton mills. for
I instance" he said. are different from
any other class Of labor. They are not
/ organized. ans .5--y know their enpIovers-
I We get all our labor from the rural dis
triets, and nearly all the min owners
came from the same districts. and are
known personally 70 the employees. many
t OF them having been 70 scnooI together
/ For that reason there is more OF less
/ familiarity. This is not harmful as
would oe supposed but. on the contrarv.
I IL is an aid. Those IabOrers know thatl
/ we do the best we can. and they are sat
I isf1ed. and they try % follow in our foot
steps IN a great many ways. and while
none OF the mill owners VIII say anything
about voting TO them. they. nevertheless
VIII IN some manner md the way the boss
Z is going 70 vote. and VIII vote as hey
/ does
Yes; business IS picking up and I Co
rot think Il viii be more than month
before everything VIII be running far
blast" M Young said. II answer 70 a.
/ question regarding general conditions In
the South More than 1,090 coke ovens
were started UP last month IN Western
Virginia. and a concern in which I an IN
rerested has let out a contract 20 build
S5.0900 90 worth OF cotton mills in Ten
nessee and North Carolina Let ne say,
at this point. that II conditions are nor
nal there VII be a great crop OF cotton
this year I might say there VIII be all
Of 12.o00.000 bales. You see. that IS cor
siderable. when you think OF 3.005.00o a.
the crop for last year"
William E TragsdOrf. OF the labor and
subsistence department OF the Isthnian
Canal Commission. who IS returning 10
tire Canal Zone after a leave Of absence.
and Is registered at the Raleigh Hotel
said last night that the work on the
canal IS being pushed 20 the limit. de-
spite the rainy season. which IS n fulI
sway.
The dirt flies and one can see the
progress made each day" he added The
men work in vet weather as well as IN
dry The Americans are provided with
proper clothing. while the natives and
negroes who do the actual labor are
soautily clothed. and It makes 10 differ
ence 70 them whether Il rains OF not
General conditions on the isthmus are
coed, and the health OF the men is ex-
cellelL There IS little. Il any more. sick
ness there than yo;. I'll fnd IN this sec
ton OF the country
Every possible effort has been made
BY the Canal Commission 70 furnish The
best and healthiest living places for the
men who come down from the States 10
work and you hear little complaint The
subsistence furnished by the government
IS OF the best. and can always be had
Tbs laboreTs. as vel as the other en-
pioves Of the canal. have the right TO
purchase al articles needed a. the CON-
Tnissary."
There are going 70 be some surprises
IN New York State and the New England
States when the fsu elections coma
around said 0. 3. Blackburn. q soap
and knit underwear manufacture OF New
York and Providence. who is registered
81 the Raleigh Hotel last night
7 think you viii find that after the
votes are counted E1r. Bryan VIII be the
man who viii occupy the White House.
and not your friend Taft he added
There IS g change OF sentiment through
ont the Northeast that viii not down.
and Il Is all for Bryan. The people thers
do not look upon Bryan as they did
twelve years sgo- II you notice, several
OF the papers that were antagonistio 70
Bryan are slowly but certainly turning
10 him.
7 am q Democrat. but voted for Roose-
welt, and would 90 SO again; but I viii
not vote for his substitute. and that Is
the way many people n that section of
the country are talking Many Repub-
Ecans. business men-twO Of nv partners
for instance. both Repuolicaus-are going
70 vote for Bryan One Of them said q
day OF so ago that he thought Taft would
n q way carry out Roosevelt's ideas. but
they were sure Bryan would carry all %
them out They want certain revisions IN.
the tariff and VIII get Il z Bryan IS
elected Another thing. they are tired oS
the Cannon rule, and feel that Z 5rya1 Is
elected II viii in a measure mark tbs
downfall Of Uncle Joe as the king IN the
In the central part OF New York
state, which the Republicans have always
considered strongly theirs. an undercur-
rent Is moving that brOods IL for the
candidate who does not work for the
farmers and small manufacturers inter
ests. IN going through that sectioa Of the
State. bankers, farmers, and business men
are discussing the issues and platform
AIr. Bryan stands on. and all that 7 could
hear was favorable As I have said thev
90 not dislike Mt. Taft personally. but
they do not like the idea OF his standing
on Mr. ROOsevelt's pins q"
Rev v. D. Trevelyou. an Episcopal
clergyman from England, who IS on his
way 20 visit a sick relative in the West,
at the New Willard last night said hs
thought Washington a remarkable city.
1t IS beautiful. and the buildings are
grand The manner IN which the streets
are laid out pleases me-" he added
Mr. TrovelyoG said that he did not get
much chance 70 study the country as he
came down from New York, as the train
moved so rapidly. but he added that he -
was much impressed with New York
7 Ike Americans immensely he said
They are q hUstling people. and every
body wears a smile Il shows they ab-
sorb plenty Of sunshine"
The Rochester Times does not believe
that Hearst viii be much Of a factor
IN the campaign, for It points cut that