The Washington herald., 1908-03-21
HOOSIERS AT FEAST
Author of "SaSsafras" Gal
lantly Comes to Front.
LANDIs AMONG THOSE PRESENT
David Graham Phillips Presses Rep
resentntive Hard for First HonOrs
nt WaIdOrf-AstOriR BHnguet-Fin-
ley Peter Dunno Not There, and
Harry Won Tiizer Stays Away.

new 1crks M1rcl I.-it goes WITHOUT
saying that there were so many star feat
ures at the dinner Of the Indiana Society
al the waldorf-Astoria this evening that
IL is pretty hard 10 name the head
liner. but. since it must be done. in
all probability the speech OF Repre-
sentative Charles g. lands was the
one stirring noise Of the evening The
grave and reverend mien Of David era
! ham Phillips pressed Mr.. lands speectr
hard for first honors. but Mr Lands
observing his predicament. let out the no
war-with-Japan stop and galloped under
the wire a winner. Maybe this is mixing
metaphors. but the meaning is perfectly
clear.
James &. Curtis presided over The con-
test between the Lands speech and the
/ Phillips aspect. and among those who
/ witnessed the affair we're. Horace b
Ford. 5, s. Mcclure, c. A. Rawlings,
Rev. Gustav Christensen, William p. Hale,
Joseph A. Kelsey. e. c. Dubois. W. j.
overstreer D. G. o'Reilly. Dr. A. T..
Haight. Charles A Bates, W a. Peddle,
Charles II. Sheriff.. G,orye II. Middleton,
I W ,. Reed, George s. coleman. Oliver
II. BoEue. and Scott c. Bone.
Finley Peter Dunno was scheduled 10
appear. but was detained at a party given
[ by Mr.. Dooley." Harry Won THzer IS
/ Hoozier, but he didn't show up and
the rumor went around that he stayed
away out Of pique because he knew that
''on the Banks OF the Wabash" which is
not by Harry Won Tilzer.
Poem by Bard of Alamo.
James Byron Elmore. the Bard Of
Alamo, was inspired 10 send a poetieal
contribution that will take high rank
among his collected works To be sure
/ II scarcely reaches the heights OF his
/ ssssaflss. o Sassaflus
Thou art the stuft for me:
And in the spring lore 10 sing
Sweet Sassafras. of thee.
! All the same. the Bard's latest outgfv-
/ ing was much 10 the point, as these
verses. thoughtfully culled from the six
ty-seyen or sixty-eight others. will amply
show:
/ The Hocsier loves his fellOw-men.
Wherever they may be;
iiis love of Their viii never die
Though distant o ar the sea-
As nestlings meath mothers wing
They live IN JOY and peace:
Though they may live IN stately balls
They have air Of grace.
4 Mr.. Curtis got things going Immediately
after all hands had sung that ballad
about Moonshine and the Wabash banks
I lie at once emphasized the atmosphere
of geniality already prevailing by reading
! a letter OF exceeding great regret from
that prince of good fellows, Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks. He spoke Of the dear
old State and what a pleasure it always
was 10 meet the HoOsier boys no matter
I in what State.
Soon Gets Going.
! Mr. Lands got going by saying that he
wanted it understood that he wasn't the
Lands that fined the Standard Oil Com
pany, that assorted collection of millions,
/ though that I.andis was a brother Of his.
/ He said: II am natural born farmer,
+ and / never really feel at home in New
York For one thing they always want
! to wait on you all the time you're here
Then they are always brushing you of.
too. l had hardly got into my room at
the hotel, when the boy that brought me
I llc Ice MdltI lIelSleu on DIuSllnE me
/ When I went out the man al the door
! brushed me off. tco- 1 went into barber
shop to get shaved and they brushed me
off there. l got my shoes shined and the
/ bootblack brushed me some more 1
want to say 10 you that I'll return to
Washington. the best brushed man in
Congress.
Mr.. Landis switched 20 the glories Of
Indiana and aroused great enthusiasm
( by saying that in proportion to the State s
wealth u had fewer millionaires than
any other State. Out in Indiana they had
the best schools; the best roads; the best
hotels; the-but what's the use. IL was a
grand catalogue Of virtue The speaker
went on TO predict that in a very short
time the country's prosperity would be
as great as it had been before the recent
financial unpleasantness. He believed
that there had never been such an ex-
hibition Of national patience as the
American people had shown with refer
ence to the panic.
No War with Japan.
q was asked before this dinner began.
he went on. whether I thought there
was any likelihood of a war with Japar
War with Japan? No; nor with any
other country. The cruise of the feet
makes for the worlds peace. There will
never be a war with Japan. in my judg-
ment. I believe that one Of the best
things that came out of the Spanish war
was the strengthening OF the good feeling
between this country and Great Britain
That alone repaid US immeasurably for
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