The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-06-11

Here is the really truly story about
"Capt Bill Mcdonald" he who was
going to wade thru buckets of blood
awhile ago to do something, nobody
remembers just what now:
Capt Bill Mcdonald, who for more
than 80 years hunted down criminals
and fought bad men in Texas and 9TH
er parts of the Southwest while a mem
Der of the ranger force of Texas, spent
a few days in Washington last week,
and called on the President.
President Roosevelt first met capt
Mcdonald when he visited Texas few
years ago, to attend the Rough Riders
Reunion, which was held at San An
tonic. The President took to the Cap
tain at once, and when he was getting
ready to go on his wolf-hunting expe-
dition to Oklahoma he made the re-
quest of Gov Lanham that Capt. NC
Donald be. detailed to accompany him
on that trip. This was done, and the
Captain Joined the President when ne
arrived at Fort Worth. The President
was to deliver an address there. capt.
Mcdonald was on the platform, ana
when the President was thru speaking
Mcdonald asked if he wanted to get
thru the crowd to the carriage mat
was waiting for him.
Yes" replied the President, but L
don't see how you are going to make
4 way for me-"
THAT will be easy enough" replied
Capt Mcdonald; Just follow me-
Capt Mcdonald then stepped from
The speakers stand and surveyed the
mass of people, who spread out far IN
front of him. 1t was an open-air meet
ing, and everybody in Fort Worth ana
Tor many miles around seemed to be
there.
You fellows make way there, so me
and the President can get out" he
yelled. Many people in the crowd knew
Cant. Mcdonald. who is that MANI"
some one asked. "Why. that's Capt.
Mcdonald" was shouted back. The
name acted like magic upon the crowd
The people almost fell over one anoth-
er in getting out of the way. leaving
a wide opening thru which the Presl-
aent and members of his party passed.
President Roosevelt did not attempt to
conceal his admiration of the way Capt.
Mcdonald handled the crowd. Turning
to one of the Secret Service men, who
followed on his heels, he asked, why
can't you men 90 this?'
Since the awful Coliingwood fire the
whole country has been stirred up over
like conditions in almost every town
and hamlet. The astounding discovery
was made here in Washington that even
worse things might happen in the
school buildings if fire were to break
out and many of the school buildings
were condemned and their use stopped
This did not move Congress to appro-
pirate any more literally. however. Tor
school buildings. Then the Fire Chief
went after the churches of the city,
and found them awful death traps in
many cases Some of the finest church
buildings in the city were condemned,
and must make exits and entrances TO
suit the law.
Speaker Cannon left Washington for
his home in a big auto which is shared
by Senators Hemenway, of Indiana. and
Warren, of Wyoming: Representative
Lands and L. White Busbey, the
Speakers secretary. c. F. Redden, a
photographer, accompanied the party
Two big ears were supplied for the
trip, one to carry people and the sec
ond supplies and baggage. The whole
trip was to have been made in these
autos, but politics got tangled up with
the gearing Of the buzz wagon, at Pitts
burg, and the Speaker and his friend:
abandoned the autos and took fast
trains to different points,. where they
were needed at once.
Despite the fact that he had JUS
gone thru a hard session, Uncle Joe
was as happy as clam at high tide
when he took his place in the automo'
bile He wore broad smile, as wei
as other things, and was the gayes
member of the party.
Speaker Cannon likes the swift whir
of the automobile, and almost dali,
rides from the Capitol in some biz
touring car owned by an AUTOMOBILE
enthusiast who is a member of Con
gress With his soft hat pulled Low
over his eyes. the Speaker enjoys rid
which shaves the speed limit littl
better than anything else except
story.
Apropos of his love for the auto
the story of the getaway. Bicycle po
Hceman No. I62 marked the hasty pas
sage OF the big touring car down Penn
sylvania avenue, and gave chase. III
had a lively sprint, for the party ha
been late in getting together after tn
late adjournment of Congress
Hold up theret" shouted No. l62, a
ne drew up to the car going IS mile
an hour.
"Gwap," came back the answer fror
the chauffeur, proudly conscious of tn
prominence of his passengers.
Grasping the side of the car, No. Is
kept his place, and again demanded tn
stopping of the car. AS II slowed dow
under the command of the Speake
himself, the policeman got his first loo
at the occupants, and he nearly fe
from his wheel.
when / seen It was Uncle 10
himself / was plumb fuddled,' he c,
planned. He just looked at me an
laughed and said, You git, now an
i got"
"There is no surer test of a man
patriotism and love of his native sc
than to maroon him in some foreig
country where he can't see his fs
whenever he wants to or hear the q
miliar talk of his own peop,e." sa
Col. II. G. MCCOY. Of Mara. who is
Washington on yjs..t. 1T has be,
my experience that the farther away
person gets from his own heath q
more lr.ense his patriotism becJm'
ybe,,e is nothing looks so beautiful
an American as the Stars and Strip
I'm a foreign land In the Philippine
for instance, the Americans are grea,
Interested in all that goes on in L
States. They are as deeply concern
about the political questions of the d
and the business condition of the -or
try as the people here are, and the
is no lack of patriotism among the
in the convention recently held
choose delegates to the Republican \
tionai Convention at Chicago. We h
q regular old-fashioned political gat
ering. There were more than 1876 de
gates to the convention, and they cal
from all parts of the archipelago. CIV
rs far south as Mindanao. There "