The Washington herald., 1908-07-10
AT THE HOTELS.

OF Democratic success. But that is e les
son the Democrats will never learn. They
will carry their feelings beyond the con-
vention into the regular election, and
thereby defeat their own candidate.
The Republicans. on the other hand.
do all their fighting before and at the
convention; but after that they get to-
gether and work for the success OF the
ticket. The Republicans Of West Vir-
ginia will do the same thing-they will
get together and arrange matters TO tho
satisfaction OF all concerned. and Will
elect their ticket at the fail election The
| Democrats will have no more show in
| West Virginia than they have IN Penn
| sylvania. and that Is saying a great deal.
Taft will be elected, for the simple rea-
son that the whole Republican vote Will
be cast for him. Bryan will be defeated.
! because there are many Democrats who
Will vote the Republican ticket That's
all"
/ r J. Guthrie. agricultural editor Of the
/ Sydney Mail, Sydney, Australia. who Is
/ travelling in this country, studying agri-
cultural conditions. is at the New VIII
/ lard.
Corn IS king IN America" said Mr..
! Guthrie, "and the cow is the queen OF
Australia. It was the COW that saved
our country in the great drought OF a few
years ago. We have no use in Australia
| for a COW that has to give milk and Is
also intended for the butcher as beef
1 We pay particular attention 10 the pro-
ductlon OF milk and butter, and Aus
tralian butter ranks high in the markets
Of the world. Denmark conAes first, then
New Zealand. then Australia. and the
/ United States Is way down in the list.
I have been in England. and 1t IS my
I opinion that the English are jolly slow.
/ An Australian can do as much work as
/ three EngliShmen. It is quite different
I in America, where everybody is wide
awake.
There is no fear Of japanese agrees
/ sion in our country. At least. we don't
apprehend any trouble at this time"
Discussing the patriotism Of foreign
/ born and naturalized American citizens.
! W c. Maybury. former Congressman and
mayor Of Detroit. who is al the New VII
/ lard, said recently that he never under
/ estimated the Americanism Of foreigners
/ who have made this country their adopted
/ home
Some years ago." said Mr. Maybury.
"a deputation Of Poles came 10 me and
wanted 70 know what sort Of a pro-
4 gramme had been made up 10 celebrate
( the anniversary Of Washingtoa's death.
/ The honest truth Of the matter is. il
/ never occurred 10 me. and so I said
didn't know what they were alluding 70.
& They explained 10 me that the ami
I versary Of Washingtons death, which oc-
/ CURED some time in December. 1929. ought
I 20 he observed. ! agreed with them They
said that II there was no programme and
/ no celebration on the part Of the city
I they would make arrangements 70 observe
I the event in a proper manner. ami asked
me II I would honor them with my pres
/ ence. I said I would be only too glad 70
/ do so. And I did
! 4 never. OF at least seldom. heard
! speeches containing deeper patriotic sen
! timents and utter devotion 10 this country
/ than I heard on that day. uttered hy
/ Poles. They dwelt on Washington and
\ the influence which one strong person
I ality can have on the whole world. Ever
/ since then I have the greatest adnira-
4 tion and respect for foreign-born and
/ natUralized Americans, who in many re-
/ spects outclass the patriotism Of the na-
\ tive-born Americans"
! Michael X. Killeen. well known veteri-
marian. OF New York, who has been in
/ Kentucky on business, is registered at the
/ Ebbitt Speaking Of horses in general,
/ Dr. Killeen said last night: Many fine
horses, both FOR saddle and harness, are
/ brought 10 New York and Boston from
/ Kentucky by residents o. that State, who
Iput up their charges at some boarding or
sale stable So far as my observation
/ goes. these men are trustworthy. and
/ their saddlers are highly trained Many
/ kentucky horses are also sold at special
auction sales in Eastern cities in the
spring. and these animals. too are COM
monty sound and kind. And yet, lest
should flatter purchasers into a false Sc
curity, I will add that l know of one
case where a beautiful horse was bought
| for large sum at one OF these stables
/ and proved 70 be subject to fits-an in
durable disease. The buyer, I regret 10
say, sent him to New York to be sold, IN
order that he might cheat somebody else.
as he himself had been cheated.
The best driving anG carriage horses
j
being tougher. as a rule. than the Ken
lucky horses. and no less intelligent. High
steppers. for the most part. are natives OF
Maine or Canada. Western horses. espe-
cially those from Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio.
are corn-fed and soft and they often lack
that quality which the Kentucky horses
derive from the thoroughbred strain IN
their blood. The best hunters-perhaps
the best combination saddle and harness
lhorses-come from the Genesee Valley.
where there is a great deal Of good blood,
and where real fox-hunting is pursued"
Henri Heureux, a manufacturing Jew
/ eler of Brussels. who is making a tour
/ Of the United States, Is at the Raleigh
/ Hotel VI. HeureuX. who is an Observ-
/ ing Belgian. said last night that with
/ due respect 70 the greatness OF the
/ country and its wealth Americans were
I fond Of talking about themselves and
/ their great superiority over all other
| peoples,
! Wherever 7 went I was asked wheth-
| er america was not the greatest country
I ever visited. I naturally answered in
/ the affirmative, because Il is true. But
! always added that the country itself
per Sc had nothing 20 do with the people.
/ In otner words. the people OF America
are not 70 be credited with the great
/ mineral and other resources Of the coun-
/ try. The latter were here before the
former arrived on the scene.
The workingmen in our own little
/ Belgium are Just as progressive. and
NOR. SO than the American worlSlngman
and laborer. When you compare the size
\ Of Belgium and the restricted opportu-
mites offered by such a small country
! with the Irnited Stafes and her rrlirn.