The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-31
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success than q tleket with BRYAN at the
head" said p. +. Dixon. State auditor
Of North Carolina, at the Riggs last
night.
Mr.. Dixon is an experienced politician,
and has OCCUPIED a number Of RESPONSE
BILE Offices In mis- State and keeps in close
touch with the political desires Of the
Democratic party of North Carolina.
Il don't see why the Democrats want
TO nominate Bryan again" continued Mr.
Dixon. Il think they might have learned
a lesson from his two defeats. What
new issues can the Democratic party Of
fer to the people with Bryan leading the
ticket?
I know exactly what the farmer IS
going to do. At the mention Of Bryan's
name in the coming campaign, he will
simply say to himself, What, Bryan
again.? and walk away.
But It seems the Democratic party has
to take him, even though certain defeat
stares it IN the face.
There is Gov. Johnson, Of Minnesota,
and Lieut.. Gov. Chan!er, Of New York;
that's a combination for a Democratic
ticket that would be hard 10 beat John
son is a new man and a good man, which
is clearly indicated by the Endorsement
he received from Democrats and Repub-
licans alike at his last election for the
governorship of his State.
'He could carry Minnesota and the two
Dakotas. chanler could carry New York
and other doubtful States, which. in con-
nection with the Solid South would put
the Democratic party in the saddle
Taft DO doubt will get the North
Carolina delegation. Roosevelt is popular
in North Carolina Bryan viii have the
solid vote of the North Carolina delega-
ton. Notwithstanding exceptions that may
be found with his candidacy.
THE State legislature Of North Carolina
has decided TO let the people vote on the
question as 20 whether the state should
go dry. or keep on granting licenses. This
reform movement which is sweeping the
South is unparalleled in history,
eve had to do something TO protect
ourselves from drunken negroes. and the
closing up Of the saloon is one Of the
measures. Contrary to all expectations.
business in those places where licenses
have been voted out is growing
There used to be popular impression
that saloons brought business to q place.
That isn't the truth. however, as demon
strated in our State. where business IS
booming in places without licenses.
"a Kansas City man, now elghty-fve
years old. was discussing railroads with
me the other night" said Herbert ".
Weaver, Of st. Louis. Mo. at the Ma
tional last night. 'and made sons
/ peculiar prophecies"
Mr. Weaver is interested in railroads
4 himself and - here before the depart
ment5 in connection with his profession,
which is that Of engineer.
- I remember. said the old man to ne. %
continued Mr.. Weaver, when railroads
used planks with strips OF iron nailed on
i them for rails. The first road Of that
/ kind l ever saw was back IN Ohio about
| seventy years ago. The wood rails used
/ 10 warp after the cars had run over them
| a while. and for that reason people pre-
dicted freely that the railroad would
! never amount to much
I remember certain optimist, how
/ ever. who predicted that the railroad
would be a grand success eventually.
! People laughed at him. but he stuck II
| MS belief Friends. I remember hearing
him say once. SOME day they'll find q
rail that won't warp. and then railroad
trains VIII make as much as ten miles
an hour easily" Ny. how they roared.
4" Now. 7 want TO make prediction that
VIII be laughed at. I say that in twenty
| years airships will be flying al over the
civilized world carrying passengers and
/ freight. Laugh at that prediction If you
will I probably won't live to see those
airships, but the prediction will come
true. Mark my word
THE old mans prediction is pretty near
/ correct. concluded Mr.. Weaver.
Theodore Hndebrand. Of Berlin. Ger
many. is at the Shoreham. Mr.. Hide
brand is a young German business man.
who is visiting the principal cities Of
the United States for the purpose OF
/ studying business methods as in vogue
+ in this country. in order 70 apply them
/ TO advantage in his own country.
! Speaking Of business in general IN Ger
many. Mr.. HiIdebrand said that the bust
ness relations between Germany and the
United States are so intimate that the
recent financial furry IN this country left
/ its imprint on business conditions in
! Germany.
/ There is such an enormous import and
/ EXPORT trade between the two countries. "
said Mr.. Hildebrand. that it seems I'M
! possible that business stagnatiOn or
money troubles in either Of the countries
should leave the other unaffected. BUSH
/ ness in general in Germany however. is
very good. and prospects are very bright.
What do I think Of New York? Oh. I
don't know. Those skyscrapers are Won
/ ders. but the streets, especially in the
| downtown part of the city. are miseT-
able. washington is a beautiful city; it
is one American city that looks more
/ like a foreign city than any other Ameri-
can city know OF.
1T is the opinion Of business people in
/ Germany. as far as I know, that the
/ danger Of war between the United states
and Japan has passed. II looked at one
/ time as If there might be serious trou-
/ bic. OF course, the sympathy OF the
German people in case of such war
would be with America.
/ There will never be any war between
! Germany and the United States. There
/ IS absolutely no cause for it. A war be-
/ tween England and the United States is
1 not outside the realm Of possibility. but
/ a war with Germany is simply unthink-
able. Why? Because We think the world
/ of President Roosevelt and the United
States we look upon as our best friend;
/ tell me. now, why should there ever be
! war between two nations imbued with
/ feelings of this kind?"
| Six years will see the completion Of the
| Panama Canal. according TO J. G. Kratz,
who is employed along the big ditch. and
is on a visit here. where he is registered
at the Cochran.
"The job will be completed in six years.
and is being done IL a way no other ma
ton in the world could duplicate" said
Mr.. Kratz enthusiastically. Recently
severa! big contractors in New York
ridiculed the assertion that 100000 yards
of earth were being removed per month.
They said it was impossible. It is abso-
| iutely true, nevertheless.
I'VE have the finest living in the land.
We have two big ice plants. club houses,
cold storage accommodations telephones,
1 telegraph. a railroad with more rolling