The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
AT THE HOTELS.

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The American circus vii never die"
said George ". Aiken. traffic agent OF the
John Robinson circus. al the ST James
last night 1T VIII be handed down from
posterity to posterity and live 70 the end
OF time, and the patronage Of the circus
viii be greater each year"
Mr Aiken. who is accompanied by
Oliver Scott. general agent Of the show,
has Just returned from Cincinnati. Ohio.
where he says he left the political pot
boiling over. Mr. Aiken has been IN the
circus business thirty-six consecutive
years. and travels 20o0 miles a year He
says no good circus man dabDles in pol
iticS. because he cannot AFFORD IT,
Speaking Of panics." said the genial
Snowman. ''circus people are the first 70
feel such things; but ws.iie travelling
through the South we never felt any ef-
feet Of the financial stringency. We were
the first circus people 10 travel over the
Southern road IN six years. and had
record-hreaking crowds, people coming as
far as 30 miles 10 see the performances
In Indiana and other Western States II
did not take US long 10 realize that the
greenbacks were stuffed in socks and
could not be pulled out with a derrick
Circus people are usually regarded as a
class whose compauiouship should be g.
chewed. but I have statistics and actual
facts 70 disprove this have Travelled
with shows IN wagons. in cars. and on
steamers. and we know that never IN the
history Of circuses has a defaulter been
heard or This IS due 70 the fact that cir
Gus owners pick good men and pay good
salaries A bond IS never heard Of IN the
circus business. although the circus men
Of this country handle an aggregate OF
more than IS NoG00 q year. Then, again,
you viii find fewer divorces in the circus
business than among any similar number
Of people IN the United States. Less than
twenty divorces have been gotten by cir
Gus people in the last twenty-five years
So you see. We are not 80 terribly bad
after all
I started IN the business as an errand
boy with this circus which has showed
continuously for eigbty-seven years; re-
NAMED IN the same family. and never
left this country I have seen every cir
Gus On the road. and knew il 10 be q
falsehOod 70 say See one circus. you see
them al Each circus has an individual
ity all its own, and the people OF the
South. who patronize circuses more ub-
orally than persons in any other section.
know this A circus is q luxury. however.
and We have % study everything in order
{ 20 give The people what they want We
I consult the crop reports before going 10
a town II the crops are good. We stick
/ 70 our itinerary II the contrary Is true,
we shift"
I Charles p. Brsnson. OF Philadelphia.
Z who is registered at the Arlington. be
Z lieves the row between Candidate Bryan
/ and Col Gufey. Of Pittsburg. before the
/ Denver convention will help the Repub-
I lean party next November
The family row in the Democratic
! party over the spoils in Pennsylvania has
/ already disgusted the followers of both
/ Bryan and Guffey. and viii result in Taft
/ polling a large vote and rolling Up a big
I ger plurality IN the Keystone State than
l even OIr- Roosevelt did at the last elec-
I tion- Internal strife is a great help 70
. our competitors. and Ar Bryan perform
. ed a good service for the Republicans
when he read the colonel out Of the con-
veuti0n-
AS for the row in Philadelphia. we
have grown accustomed 70 that Mayor
Reyburn, Tim OT.eary. assistant sure--
Z !ntendent 0f police. and Director Gay
are threatening every day 20 take the
I hide of Clarence GIbb0uey. Of the Law
/ and Order Society. who IS vraClng reIe1t-
I less war on corruption and protection
I Gibboney keeps plugging az them. how
I ever. and it seems 70 be a question OF who
viii get skinned first The people OF
I Philadelphia are sick and tired Of charges
shake OF the NIcNichol yoke az the next
Z tY1rlui.fus1 election
Congressman Gordon Lee. Of the Sew
enth Georgia district IS at the Shoreham
Mr.. Lee. who IS in Washington on some
departmental affairs. thinks the prospect
Z for fall business in the South was never
better. and. in this connection, said
The crops throughout my section are
I in fine shape, never saw them better. con.
si5ering the small amount of rain We
have had. I look for very prosperous
year IN the South The people are not
/ especially excited over politics; Georgia
think. viii 90 Democratic by about tht
, usual majority
'Lynchburg. Va. IS developing intc
the New York OF the South" said z H
CrutchfeId Of the Hu City. at the WI
lard last night. Tall buildings are sup
planting the old-time structures. Sho,
factories. shirt factories. and many new
tobacco factories have already been built
and matters are planned by enterprisins
capitalists who have lately realized thl
splendid field afforded in our city Tn
population is Increasing rapidly. an,
everything has busy hum about H.
The people Of Virginia probably vii
! place the State in the Bryan column mex
November Mr.. Taft-s sojourn al Ho
Springs. Va. has political sigrificsnc
which csnno; be overestimated. The IN
fuence Of his being within the enemy
lines has already been felt and stirrel
! up some trouble in the Bar Association
Of the state. but whether this viii hav
a telling effect al the polls remains 10 b
seen. Once a Democrat. always a Demo
{ crat.' IS still the slogan IN the Old Do
miui0u-''
IF you've got brains. car fare. an
enough money 10 pay your board for
! week. hit the grit for Oklahoma, sal
! James Dewey. OF Guthrie. Okla. az III
Raleigh last night It's the baby state
but it Is one Of the biggest. and by a.
odds the richest We have recently
amended our Constitution so as 10 az
ford every protection IN tie world to capi
2 taIlsts and they are focking out there
: Okiahomans are coming East IN larg
numbers 10 learn up-to-date bushes
methods and ways Of running muuicipa
: governments We are so rich out Their
that we are getting afraid OF ourselves
; and we want the Eastern people. VII
= have had more experience 10 show u