The Washington herald., 1908-05-20
AT THE HOTELS.


up In the above manner by Josiah Smith,
former district attorney Of Delaware
County. Pa, and now a Well-knoWn law
yer Of Chester. Pa. who is here on
business and registered at the New VIII
lard
THE coming man Of Pennsylvania. and
probably Of the nation, is State Senator
William c. sproul, who. although not yet
forty years Of age. has served four con-
seeuuve terms in the State senate He
Is a great big man, and IS extremely popu-
lar with the people. irrespective OF party
afhl!ation or creed, or color Senator
Sprouts name is prominently mentioned
in connection with the United States
Senatorship from Pennsylvania, and he
would be an ornament 10 that body OF
national legislators. He is eminently fit
ted to occupy a seat IN the United States
Senate having had q wide experience IN
politics and business. and his record in
the Pennsylvania State legislature Is the
envy OF bis feliow-statesmen. Senator
Sproul, notwithstanding his long term IN
the State senate and his connection with
politics. can. with pride. look back upon
an honorable business career.
There is no danger Of Pennsylvania
helping Bryan or Johnson into the White
House. The Keystone State will again
prove Itself the banner Republican State
at the coming Presidential election
D. J. Murphy a young lawyer Of San
Francisco, Cal, who is sightseeing in the
East and is staying at the Hotel johnson.
said yesterday with regard to the politi-
cal situation: Il have been noting tho
action Of the different States in the mat
ter Of indorsing prospective candidates,
and observe that New York VIII not
stand for Bryan.
In San Francisco leading Democrats
have organized for him, but their strength
and following may be questioned. have
heard scores Of lifelong Democrats ex-
press themselves as wanting none OF
Bryan. Personally, I don't know what
he stands for but defeat. At least, that
has been his record in the past, and the
people having expressed their disapproval
OF the Nebraskan at two elections, viii
administer a third disapproval, which
should end Mr.. Bryan's White House
ambitions once and for all, and give
some other Democrat an opportunity 70
go before the party.
a new Democratic candidate would
have a good chance, as times are dull,
and It seems that the people are demand
ing a change The laboring class and
others are naturally blaming the Re-
publican party for the depression in busi-
ness. And why shouldn't they? The
Democratic party was treated the same
way in 1888, when business went 10 the
dogs due 10 the maneuvering OF Republi-
can manufacturers and Wall street capi-
talists who created an artificial depres-
sion in every line Of business
Discussing the street car strike situa-
tlon in Chester, Pa, David c. Wilson, q
prominent business man and manu-
facturer Of Philadelphia, who has made
a special study Of the case. said al the
Raleigh yesterday that the State con-
stabuIary, after many weeks OF hard
labor. had succeeded in establishing law
and order in the town and that the street
cars were again running on schedule
time.
Instead Of the present force Of the con-
stabulary, the State OF Pennsylvania
ought 20 augment its force tenfold and co
entirely away with the State militia,
which is composed Of nothing but a lot OF
parlor soldiers. who never accomplish
anything where serious and important
work is TO be done. The constabulary is
the most effective force for establishing
law and order I have ever seen. Every
member is a fighting man. and is armed
70 the teeth. so he can take care Of him
self when emergency arises. Even their
horses are trained for the difficult parts
they are supposed 10 60 through with
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Chester within few days, the city hay-
Ing quieted down.
4 have known OF prominent men IN
Chester who boasted that their city was
the most Iaw-abiding community n the
entire Commonwealth. These same men
say to-day that there is more anarchy in
Chester than in any other city on this
hemisphere.
The street car company, against whom
the strike was directed by the conductors
and motormen on account Of a reduction
in wages, is unpopular with the people,
who are carrying out a most effective
boycott against the company and every
body and anybody who patronizes the
cars.
II know OF a young physician at Eddy
stone. near Chester. who one night re-
Gently was called to the bedside OF a
sick woman. He jumped on a passing
car and administered succor 70 the pa
tient. The next day it was noised about
that he had patronized the car. His pa
tients are quitting him and he Is being
ostracized on all sides. Even the baker
who served the physician every morning
with his daily bread refused 10 serve
him any longer unless he paid 81 q loaf.
Price Stevenson, a prominent lumber
ma aarrfH Tr hr riaa In, hr
whole city who would shave him, because
he was seen riding on the cars. Miss
Anderson. a school-teaCheT. who is the
sole support Of an aged mother, vas boy
cotted by the children Of her own school
because she had the temerity to use the
street car to reach the school on a day
when it was pouring rain.
The mayor Of Chester IS blamed to a
great extent for the present situation.
It is said that he syTnpathized with the
strikers. and that his police did not aid
the State constabulary to establish or
der. The mayor. it is said, even went so
far as 10 deny that he had appealed 10
the State authorities for assistance. but
Mai. Groome, in command of the con-
stabulary, made him admit that Il was
in response 10 his request that the con-
stabulary was sent TO Chester.
Business is very duh in Chester. only
about 50 per cent of the work in the iron
mills being done. The strike is 10 be
blamed to a great extent for the business
depression,
Maarten n. Houten. Of Amsterdam. a
business man of the Dutch metropolis.
is at the New Willard. Heer Houten Is
on his annual business visit to the United
States. and complains that business in
the Netherlands Is almost at a standstill.
Our business relations with the United
States are so close that the slightest
disturbance IN American financial and
commercial centers affects US most dis
astrously. believe, however, that I can
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