The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
AT THE HOTELS.

gla viii go Republican this fan said
Representative Gordon Lea. OF Chicka-
mauga. Ga. at the Shoreham last night
Georgia would not vote for anybody
else but Bryan continued 0Ir. Lea. He
was the unanimous choice Of the Denver
convention He was the peoples choice
( and not the candidate OF anybody else.
He was the choice Of the people. Al
though Georgia delegates cast their votes
for Gray. they cheerfully accepted the
decision Of the convention. and viii sup
port Bryan, and are quite certain that
he VIII be elected.
Bryan IS a great and good American.
and he is better and more favorably
known among the masses than any other
American He has been in the public
light for many years. and nothing can be
said against his public CT private life.
We are in the midst OF a Republican
panic, and the people are completely dis
I satisfied with the Republican admins
{ tration and rule, and are anxious for a
I change in order 10 bring business down
I 10 solid basis. as well as 20 restore pure
and indomitable Americanism in the man
agement Of public Affairs
Walter c. Cunningham. OF Abilene.
Kan, who is at the Ebbitt. said last night
that candidates and county oficiaIs Of
i Kansas who have had to bother with the
'ew primary law believe an effort viii
D. made in the next general assembly
10 have The law repealed
/ None Of the county candidates can
/ say good word for the primary system
; continued Mr.. Cunningham who is a
I prominent business man and some ven
tuTe to guess that even those who were
/ successful at the polls in the primaries
viii be anxious 70 have the law repealed
/ before the passing Of another general as
sembly
The expense OF the primaries has
caused great deal Of dissatisfaction. The
/ present primary law was introduced in
the general assembly by H J. Simmons.
| Of Shelby County.
It seems as II Bryan was making a
very good fight, and it would be foolish
/ for me to bet on either Taft OF Bryan
at this stage Of the game I believe.
however, that would favor Bryan in the
/ odds Il I were a betting man
William 4 Meese. a wen-known lawyer
/ Of Moline. IL. was at the New Willard
/ yesterday Discussing the political situa-
/ ton in Illinois, he said that nobody paid
I any attention 20 the claims Of the Bryan
/ people that he would carry Illinois in the
/ fall election.
I illinois is a strong Taft state. and
I there IS absolutely no dream OF chance
I for Bryan" said AIr- Aleese- The buss-
ness men. the Manufacturers. and the
/ wOrIdngmen have no confidence in Bryan
They know that their interests in the
hands and safekeeplng Of Taft viii be
! perfectly safe
I'VE have lots OF Germans and Bel
giaus and other foreigners in Illinois. and
they are as rule thrifty people and
make most desirable citizens. They take
their drink OF beer. but they don't allow
I the beer TO get the best OF them. They
I are industrious and saving, and they
I have made arrangements 20 own their
I little homes before they're scarcely a
/ year IL this country They come here %
[ stay and they don't move from place ID
| place They are as rule Republicans
There is another class OF v1rkireuea
! and labOrers. those who find fault with
everything and everybody the aSitato-s,
I The socialists. and those Who would upset
al traditions and every law
These men. as a rule don't own
anything worth mentioning. and, as
a rule, they subscribe 70 the doc
trines Of the Democratic party. Then
I another factor II the campaign. and i
I IS one OF the stron gesr factors. is the
[ farmers We are going 20 have q great
I big corn crop. which viii mean pros
pe-irv 10 the farmer. They would not
D listen TO a change Of administration.
There is hot fight on for the govern
/ orship between Gov. Deueen. The present
I incumbent. and former Gov Yates Yates
charges Deneen with almost everything
I that IS rePTehensibIe and charges cor
ruption among Deneen-s oficeholders n
[ particular Nov. II the truth were known,
about IwO-tLirds OF the Of1CeEOideTs- VI
] der Deneen we're appointed by Yates
when he was governor Deneen Is an
& honest. fearless public Official. and he
( viii be reIOmiusted al the primaries,
which take place on Saturday
At that time the fate OF the United
States Senatorship viii also be decided
I believe that Hopkins viii be re1O1-
( mated. although Representative Foss has
. injected much acerbity into the fight
[ Mason, former United states Senator. Is
Z also figuring IN the fight. but the figures
viii hardly total II the summing up
Z Speaking about chances for Young men
I in America and England, Mortimer A
Saunders. q manufacture of Liverpool
/ who IS az the Arlington. said last night
I that the United States afforded greater
! opportunities for young men.
The chances for q young man 70 rise
| in business in England are vastly IN
! fertor 70 those n the United States"
/ continued Mr. Saunders For instance.
( IN America a premium IS placed upon
[ initiative and a suggestion is as welcome
I from the Office boy as from the man
I ager- And It IS acted upon Z it appeals
i 10 those in authority. II England a
suggestion from man OF boy in an
Z inferior position touching on matters out
{ SIDE his own specific duties IS looked upon
as an unwsrranted iupertinence- The
man is fortunate II he IS not discharged
IN England the man and boys are hired
70 DO certain work and they are ex-
pected 10 do that work and leave the
rest 10 their bette-s. Initiative on their
part is treated as q vice not as a virtue
In the United States IN every great busi-
ness there IS a large class who are get
ting fairly good wages In England there
IS no such Glass IN England there are
no finely graded steps by which a man
OF a boy may advance. InSteaG- there is
a wide sap between the poorly paid clerks.
who may be getting $50 OF $40. and the
well paid managers. who are drawing
S, 900 or 5000. That is a terrible gap and
difficult one TO bridge. and II takes a
man of unusual ability TO GO IT, The re-
suit Is that the majority of Englishmen
remain poorly paid clerks al their lives.
instead of advancing 70 the middle posi-
tiOns which are the salvation Of the Aneri-