The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
AT THE HOTELS.

| Al HE HOIELS.
Z an confident that Taft viii be elected
President" said Robert 3 Armstrong. Of
Philadelphia. formerly Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. now president Of
the Philadelphia Casualty Company. at
the New Willard last night 8Ir. Arm
strong has been in Detroit. attending the
convention Of insurance commissioners
Everything indicates Tafts election, %
continued Ar. Armstrong. and one OF
the important factors is that the average
man believes his election viii mean def
mite results in many lines. He certainly
is the best equipped man ever nominated
for the Office Of President by any party.
He win bring 10 the Office a holy regard
for law. and VIII restore the proper equi-
horiun between the three departments
executive. legislative. and judicial"
/ Discussing business prospects. 8Ir- Arm
strong said that the next ten years viii
witness the greatest era Of prosperity
/ this country has known 1t VII not be
SO extravagant' declared the former As
! sistant Secretary. but IL VIII be soundIy
conservative and widespread We have
/ already passed the period Of depression.
and conditions are steadily improving. I
am in q position 10 have accurate fnfor-
nation as 70 the situation in twenty-four
States. and the reports in every case are
/ encouraging.
/ The pay rolls OF the factories tel the
stories Of general conditions. and these
are surely on the increase from Caufor-
nia 10 Connecticut Collections are also
much better than AZ any time since the
depression struck Us.
/ crops IN TIE West are most bourtffuI.
and ind that all the mortgages OF ten
years ago have disappeared The farmers
now have their property unincumbered
/ and good bank roll The banks have
Z more money than ever in their history
and are only hesitating that they may de-
terniae how they may invest Il 70 the
/ best advantage
I Some OF the railroads are EMPLOYING
outside repair shops IN the effort 10 ge-
ready 70 move the crops without delay.
/ The mills VIII increase their forces after
I the election"
George L Wellington. OF Cumberland.
Nd. former United States Senator from
Maryland. who vas at the Ebbitt last
night, said that TAFT would be elected
without any doubt
N''Aaryland, being . sou1d-money and
protection State. is naturally for TAFT. n
national questions Maryland IS q Repub-
ican state. and there are no factiouaI
fights Fl that party in Maryland vc-th
Speaking OF 70 eEldalger the success OF the
ticket
TAFT IS . much bigger man than ths
people are aware o. His real worth IS
underestiulated; he IS a much bigger and
more capable nan than Roosevelt. and.
mark you. he Is not Rooseve.-s nan
either He IS q conservative, and vet q
strong ana aggressive nan. n whom The
workingnsn as vel as the Capitalist can
have confidence Under his a6-a.aIst-a-
ton the money interests and all other En-
ter2rtses which employ labor and contrib
Ute 10 the wealth OF the land need 1oy
worry about any radical legislation OF Ut
warranted interference in their Affairs
All that Roosevelt has done Is 70 d.
stroy business Tel me Of one trust he
has successfully fought and downa5r
Not one He has done more 10 pararvz.
the business OF tbs country and bring
about the present depression II business
than any Other factor.
But where Is Roosevelt rou2 HIS
name is hardly mentioned IN the news
papers He Is almost forgotten II IL
were not for the African trip he intends
70 take after he leaves the White House
the people would hear bit little OF him
As II is, migaty little interest IS taken ia
his future plans. OF Bryan and Roose-
Welt. The two radicals. Roosevelt is BY
fa- the worst OF the Two.
IN 1904 I spoke with BRYAN from the
same platform in-uy home town. Cum
berlan6- but this time : an arz5-z- rf-7
Lhen Roosevelt was running. and I SUD
ported Bryan on the Philippine Question
although not agreeing with him on other
issues But OF the Two evils I thought
I'd choose the lesser Roosevelt ort OF
the way and Taft q candidate. 7 an
against Bryan this time and n favor OF
Taft
With all due respect 70 Nj coups-s
as leader, 7 hardly believe that he viii
be able 70 influence the labor vote 70
such an extent as 20 throw lis majority
70 Bryan The interests of labor and
capital are virtually Identical If one
makes money. the other must also be
earning money II capital IS idle labor IS
Idle Il Is mainly for that reason thai
the labor vote Will be cast for Mr.. TAFT
Discussing The situation IN West Viz
glnia. Senator Wellington said he be-
lieve6 that should neither Swtshe- nor
Scherr withdraw from the guberlatO-iaI
ticket and both persisted II going before
the people on election day the state
ticket would be placed in a very danger
Gus position.
The split in the party in West vlr-
GINA continued the Maryland states
man. viii not affect the national ticket.
but I an afraid the normal gubernatoriaI
majority VIII be greatly reduced. z not
altogether wiped out I heard recently
that ScherT would agree 10 withdraw
from the race II Swtsher would do ike
wise and that a compromise candidate
could be put up Even II that were done
now, think 1t would be too late.
I Just love Senator Foraker. bur I h.
ieve he made a mistake when ne took. I'D
that Brownsville affair and antagonize5
the administration. I think this matter IS
one Of the very few Roosevelt measures
which should not be criticised But For
aker and Dick are not dead. by any
means; they are not as dead as Roosevelt
s. anyway II they would only make
some personal sacrifices Of pride now.
and come out openly and give their SUD
port 70 IaIt- the whole country would ap-
Dlaud them"
Discussing Kansas State politics. B. NJ.
Hall, a stock farmer Of BepninS+on-
Aans-, who Is at the National. said yes
-erday that Senator Longs defeat at the
may yet be a boost He has
been deprived OF the Seaatorship.- said
NJ Hall. with a salary OF $3.50 a year.
2ut he may land in the Taft Cabinet al a
ialary Of S12.500 a year. L was common
ak among the Republican leaders last
iprfng that II Long lost o71r for rba So