The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-02-18
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earth. said J. H. C. Barr a mining en-
gineer, Of Philadelphia. who is at the
I Raleigh
/ Nr. Barr deplores that President Roose-
/ welt viii not consent 70 again be a candi-
date Tor the Presidency.
My line Of business continued Mr..
Barr. takes me 70 almost every part ot
the United States. have exceptional
opportunities TO study the views Of the
people everywhere with regard to the
Presidential situation.
! The result Of my observations is that
/ the business interests OF the United States
would like to see z.scSevelt serve another
term; that they regard him as safe and
sane man. that they know his politics.
and that they know that he strives for
patriotism and national honesty in every
line OF effort. be il in business or politics
I or other pursuits.
/ IF Roosevelt had NOT called q halt
and put a stop 20 the imitation OF stocks.
and IL this old method OF imitation had
continued for another year. this country
would have had the worst panic IT ever
had II would have taken years 20 re-
cuperate. Roosevelt VIII go down i'm his
tory. with Washington and lincoln. as
one Of the greatest Presidents this coun-
try ever had
/ There was absolutely no reason for The
I last money stringency- The farmers had
good crops and got good prices. The
( trouble was brought about by Wall street
I % discredit Roosevelt
! IT this newspaper talk about duh times
and the closing down OF factories and
I blaming Roosevelt for IT, is not stopped.
i am afraid some ignorant fanatic. who
! imagines he has been destined 10 do
something great. VIII try 10 do harm %
/ Roosevelt putting the blame for every
thing at his doors.
Spencer G. Stone. Of Topeka. Kans.. who
claims 70 be Just plain farmer is AT
the Metropolitan. lie and his family are
here seeing the sights 1Ir. Stone says:
/ They are great"
Il understand Joseph l. BristOw for
mer Assistant Postmaster General has
/ announced his candidacy for the United
States SenatUrshiD n The August
primaries Gov HOch IS also a candidate
for the same Office.
'Brstow has an idea Hoch viii draw
strength from the old crCWd'-those who
were friends Of Burton or OF the few
original boss-busters who did not leave
H0ch when the governors break came
with ". r. Stubs
Stubs VIII make The race for gov
emOr He says he has not made a deal
with Bristcw or combination with Bris-
tow 10 elect him 10 The Senate but some
people don't place any confidence in his
statement
Kansas is for Taft. naturally. simply
term Roosevelt would be reelected with
a whoop If he would only say the word
And it would be the best thiry that ever
happened 20 this country"
To-day there Is great unrest through
out the length and breadth Of India.
said DR. c. s L. Coleman. Of Madras.
"'The unrest is mainly due 10 an en-
Hghtoned intellect, and is based on the
extreme loyalty Of the people 10 India,
their country
in these words did DR.. Coleman
analyze the feelings OF the natives Of n
dia with regard 10 the English govern
ment. DR.. Coleman is ut the New WI
lard making tour Of this country.
I'VE demand that we shall not be
treated differently from people living in
other parts Of the British domain Ths
Hindoo does not belong 10 an inferior
; race. intellectually. we have always held
; our own. England has never treated us
as equals
The Indian eNcheuuer contributes an
Inually 10 the British government $50
oo0ea The Indian government is the
= only part OF the British empire which
does not cost England money The tu-
habitants Of India contribute one-Tourth
Of their incomes t. the British govern
B ment in taxes
The people are becoming poorer and
3 poorer There is something radically
wrong
We, the people OF India. are begin
ming % cry out against taxation without
representation, just as your ancestors did
80 years ago We believe we should az
least have a voice in the way the -mone-
F! We pay in taxes is spent We have "a
! most expensive administrative organic
ton.
r only Soeo90 each year Is spent on
4 education. whereas over Sl03eJJ0o IS
p spent on the maintenance OF the army in
, India We are fighting for more eGUcs-
ton England claim on India Is based
on militarism. and not on devotion
Il hate 10 think Of what may take
place in India I'm the next few years. far
! sooner. perhaps than most OF you
: imagine Honor is worth more than life.
Each family can afford 10 sacrifice q son
if necessary To assert our rights.
The plague in India has become O COM
mon thing, and the plague Is Que 20 star
. walton. Starvation. IN turn is due not 70
famine OF food. but To famine Of money.
The people have not the money to buy
, food.
"A belief I'm fatalism has done much to
create laziness among the people
Ebenezer G. Long. business man Of
Manila ?. T.. who is visiting his people
IN the United States. 10 return shortly 70
/ the Philippines. is at the Metropolitan
: / Discussing ultimate independence and
e seIT-government for the people Of the ar
chipelago Mr.. Long said. .-The United
p states has already given the natives mu-
= nicipal and provincial self-gUvernmaut.
, In all the municipalities Of the thirty-four
Christian provinces. tbs qualified voters
have "a right 10 elect the municipal off,
GERS and the municipal council The acts
{ Of these officers. however. are subject to
supervision by the government OF the
provinces These are all natives and
am afraid from what I saw and heard
that they may have taken an example
from some OF our American municipal
5 councils At any rate il has been neces-
q sary TO pass law recently by which the
municipalities are so limited that they
cannot pay out more than 80 per cent OF
p their revenues In salaries and this was
5 necessary because IN more than 10 per
@ cent OF the municipalities every cent Of
{ the entire revenue was expended in sal