The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
AT THE HOTELS.

There has grown up natural boom
for Taft=in the State OF Wisconsin with
out any effort. :. seems. on the part OF
Taft or his friends said E. L. Phiiipp. a
wealthy lumbernsan and railroad car
builder, Of Milwaukee. az the Raleigh last
night
Taft is just the kind OF man who
would III the Presidential chair with
credit to himself and the country. He
has had much experience in matters con-
lneeted with the administration Of na-
tional affairs; he has been a judge on the
bench; he IS thoroughly familiar with the
far Eastern question. and there is no one
who knows more about the Philippines
than he. and the same may be said about
the Panama Canal He is a man OF judi
cial mind and temperament and I be-
Iieve it IS generally conceded that this
country. with its stupendous interests
everywhere. should have a man as Presi-
dent who possesses a judicial mind.
Cannon IS our neighbor and we never
speak I'll Of our neighbors He has many
friends in Wisconsin. and the same may
be said Of Foraker. whom many may
admire for his independence OF thought
and action. He is a very useful man in
the Senate. and OF great benefit TO the
nation.
But It looks Ike a Taft delegation
from Wisconsin unless something unusual
happens over night
Bryan viii get the Democratic vote
Of Wisconsin, and there is no doubt about
that
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work at present in our State, and unless
better times set IN before the election
draws nigh. these people win want TO
know from the Republican party the rea-
sons for the depression in business. These
working people, as a rule. vote the Re
publican. ticket, but whether they viii
adhere 10 the Republican principles this
time. am not prepared TO tell. The Re
publican party viii have a pretty hard
time Of II 20 ind a satisfactory explana-
tiOn for the dulluess in the manufacturing
and commercial lines They cant say
II is due 10 tariff tinkering and they can't
put the blame on the free silver bugabOO,
and they can't say the Democrats inter-
Z fered with legislation because the Repub-
licans have had full control OF the admin
( istratiOn and national legislature.
Senator Spooner Is a good man and
We OF Wisconsin think he has not only
benefited the state Of Wisconsin BY his
presence in the Senate. but the whole na-
ton. Hughes. Of New York. and John
/ son. OF Minnesota. are not sufficiently
known 10 amount TO anything in the
| Presidential line"
I Judge Zeb Vance WaIser. former attor-
ney general Of North Carolina, who is
said to have the best prospects Of being
/ elected governor OF North Carolina on
the Republican ticket, II he consents 10
run. is one Of the original Roosevelt men
/ and booms the present occupant Of the
I White House as enthusiastically as ever.
/ he is at the Raleigh
/ Everybody likes Roosevelt down in
North Carolina-DemOcrats as well as Re
I publicans. and there is general regret
that he viii not allow his name 10 be used
/ in connection with the denomination for
! the Presidency He would be elected with
I an unheard Of majority and the country
would be the gamer.
There is no question Lincoln under
stood the navigation Of our Western Wv
ers.'' said William A SIeese. OF Moline,
III, prominent lawyer and strong advo-
cate OF WATERWAYS and the Improvement
of rivers. at the New y iii'ard last night
Lincoln was thoroughly familiar with
those rivers. continued Mr.. Meese; their
currents. snags. sandbars. and other i'm
pediments. That he thought mech or tho
Improvement OF waterways IS evInced, for
in 1s4s he applied for patent for an i'm
proved method Of lifting vessels over
shoals The model is bellows attached
/ 10 each side Of boat, below the water
I line, and which, when II was desired %
! l8ft the boat over shoals or sandbars.
we're inflated with air. The model was
whitfield by Lincoln apparently out Of a
cigar box and shingle. and Is now in
The Patent Office IN this city
Most Of L;ncoIn's early life was inter
woven with the pioneer history Of our
/ rivers and their commerce Much OF his
! knowledge was obtained from travel and
observation thereof His legislative eX-
/ perience had been OF great benefit 10 him.
! There he had always favored the policy
/ Of developing the rivers and the resources
[ OF the State by the fostering aid OF the
/ local government His speech in Con-
( gress showed he understood the waterway
( problem. was fully alive 10 its interests,
| and realized It's needs. Had he lived
longer. there is no doubt our rivers and
/ harbors would have found in him q
worthy champion. II was as a youth.
while engaged on the river IN the humble
capacity Of a fat boat man. that he was
brought face 10 face with the slave ques-
tion. and Fl was then that he formed
those opinions which. in after years, be-
/ came such a potent factor in shaping aiS
life and the destiny OF the country.
Il thoroughly agree with DR. .DixweI,
Of Boston. who is Of the opinion that
there should be less haste with burials;
that delay after apparent death would
avert tragedies"
Thus DR.. Eugene F. Bidwen. Of Phila-
delphia. who is at the Shoreham. ex-
pressed himself on a bill now before the
Massachusetts legislature providing for
delay in burials-
In Europe said Dr. Bidwen. people
are not rushed to the grave as they are
] here. A reasonable amount OF time
should be allowed TO pass before a person
| apparently dead is embalmed. for with
| embaiming death is certain. There is
/ nothing sensational or theatrical about
! this desire of the exponents OF burial
reform TO observe a little moderation in
! dealing with the dead and supposedly
dead. There are many cases Of suspended
animation. as every doctor knows. in
which there is -semblanee CT death. That
/ live persons are sometimes killed by
embalnlinS, or sre buried alive, IN such
| cases. is well known.
< Many persons have a haunting fear OF
/ being buried alive especially certain kinds