The Washington herald., 1908-04-28
AT THE HOTELS.

- +t4@ S'FNttS4i t4EN tHEft Is duSotuIeiy
no doubt. said E. " Taylor of Frank
fort, KY, al the Riggs House, last night.
Mr.. Taylor is a well-known business
man in the Blue Grass state, and is a
keen observer of political events.
MY business takes me To most all
parts OF the country. Politics are often
discussed wherever I go.
1T is not strange at all that there
seems to be universal feeling that
Roosevelt should stay in tie White House
fer another term The people are salts
fed with him They admire him They
recognize In him an honest, fearless. ana
patriotic man, who. better than anyone
else can safeguard American interests at
home and abroad.
No matter what is said about the
other candicates-every one a good man
you may put Il down as coming from me
that Roosevelt is going TO be his own
successor. And why should he not be-
Don we want the best man available?
Is there any one who could successfully
deny that Roosevelt is not the best man
available? / heard many men saw yes
but he said he would not accent another
nomination. That's all right. 100.
But President Roosevelt. like the good
American he is, VIII obey the demand Of
the people, and follow their call. He
never considers himself above the ma
jority of the people. and viii never de-
cline the nomination If the convention
demands him
He is not forcing himself on the con-
veniion There may be others who are
doing it. but Roosevelt. never.
Bryan viii be the nominee of the Dem
ocrat party. unless all signs fail. He
VIII never be elected il Roosevelt runs"
Philip 5. Cochran. Of Philadelphia.
woolen goods manufacturer. Is staying
at the New Willard. Mr.. Cochran takes
a deep interest in national politics. and
especially the coming contest for the
Presidency
Knox, after Roosevelt. is the best m&n
the Republicans can put in the field.
Knox is looked upon by business interests
and the laboring man aliSe-as a reli-
able. conservative man.
He mss the confidence e both. should
he be nominated and elected, the country
would fare well under his adminlstra-
ton
But Knox is not going to be nomi-
mated. nor any other OF The various IA
vorite sons 1t is going TO be Mr. Roose-
velt
And 1t would be time and money vast
ed to place Mr.. Bryan against him.
There are many Democrats Who would
vote for Roosevelt, but there are mighty
few Republicans who would assist Bryan
to the White House. That tells the whole
tale
There is so much business Of the great
est importance to the nation 70 be at
tended TO in the next few years that IL
would almost amount 20 folly TO intrust
some one else with public affairs Presi-
dent Roosevelt so far has handed every
thing with a show of statesmansh-1 rare
~ if ever. equaled. and never surpassed
in the annals Of American history. Il
would. under the circumstances, be mad
visahle and impOliIic, 20 say the least, TO
look for another President
The two nominees Will be Roosevelt
and Bryan. The former is going to be
his own successor"
France. according TO the views OF Ed
Guard F. Cremieux, of Paris, registered at
the Raleigh, is not now what it was under
the imperial regime n. CremieUx is a
Frenchman Of the old school, and be-
lieves In the re-establishment Of the en-
pire, or the kingdom, and in the union OF
the state and church. Said NJ. Cremieux:
France Is not what il was thirty or
forty years ago. Then the world knew
every Frenchman was proud Of his coun-
try POurquOi2 Because there was glory
in cur history
French art was regarded by all the
world as the standard French fashions
were never questioned. French music and
literature were uuexcelled French sol
diers were the best In the world Business
was good and expanding TO the four
points of the compass. We had our en-
peTor or king, and We had our God.
What have we now? Rien-du-tout.
We have nothing: othing TO look I'D 70;
a government without ideals, without a
soul. without inspiration.
isolate France to-day. and where is
She? Take England's friendship away
from her and Russia's s alliance and what
do We amount 10? Pas beaucoup
We can stand on our feet and try 10
face the world because we are supported
under our arms by foreign se-ealled
friends, We did not need any allies under
France then was the world power.
Look at our neighbor. Germany. 10
one viii deny that Emperor Williams
country has forged to the front since
France got the worst Of il In 1870 and
ISL Germany has made great strides in
the field of art science. commerce, and
finances. To argue that aristocracy and
royalty and church are drawbacks to
progress is plainly contradicted by Ger
many.
Germans lead the world to-day where
France used 70 be in the van twenty
years ago. Take away from Germany
her Emperor and her churches, and Ger
many will sink into oblivion the same as
France.
"A nation without ideals is dead Il is
folly to hope that France will ever again
regain her old prestige as long as the
present conditions OF irTeligion and un-
belief obtain dams ma pauvre France"
There is still definite tendency
among physicians TO consider it better
for the patient that ne should not know
too much about his ,aiIment or about the
treatment Of It." said Or. S. J. B. Ken
nedy. a well-known physician Of New
York. at La Normandie. last night.
1T is true" continued the physician,
that the writing of prescriptions in
Latin is not maintained entirely Tor the
sake Of the supposed secrecy which it
secures. This is. however, still one OF
the main reasons.
Patients, as rule. even when some
confidence is extended TO them in re-
CARDS to the details of their Illness, are
usually not told much about the method
by which the physician hopes to secure
the amelioration Of symptoms and the
ultimate cure Of the disease.
There is a large group Of modern
physicians who consider 1t quite inadvis-