The Washington herald., 1908-04-10
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delegation VIII be instructed for Taft"
ar. seherer is a prominent business
man of Detroit, and has been On a busi-
mess tour through the western ana Pa
eifc states. He said the feeling out West
was for Roosevelt. and that II he were to
allow his name to be used in the convsn-
tio9 Gs a candidate he would sweep the
country like wildfre.
There Is still a slumbering hope in the
heart Of the Western people" continued
Mr.. Scherer. that something viii occur
which viii compel Roosevelt to accept
the nomination. Everybody believes Ia
him and his administration ard policies.
Bryan seems 70 be the choice Of ths
Democratic party. The rank and file win
vote for him. They believe in him as the
logical candidate who win lead them 70
victory az the coming election. The think
Ing clement Of the Democratic party
would be insfavor Of johnson if there was
any chance at ali TO nominate him To
the rank and file Johnson seems entirely
unknown.
''Of course, 7 believe the Republican
ticket viii be successful The people
know only too well these years Of pros
perlty they had under Republican rule.
They viii not risk the uncertainties OF q
! Democratic administration.
It Is true, business is not what It ought
TO be in some parts Of the country. But
/ the depression Is due TO the manufactur-
ers having decided on a temporary halt
in business operations until TIE situation
/ has cleared a little.
/ Michigan has also been affected by the
prohibition wave. The people of our state
/ do 1ot believe the closing OF the saloon
is the true remedy for the evil of intem-
/ perance. They believe In a supervision
I Of the licensed saloon as the sanest and
/ most satisfactory measure to aid the
cause Of true temperance.
/ There seems 70 be a general desire
/ among business people for an adjustment
/ OF the tariff. There Is also a decided
! opinion that the tariff should be taken
out Of the influence Of pure party poll
tics. that ii should be disposed Of on
purely business lines without the infection
of politics.
There should be a tariff commission
appointed 10 attend 70 all matters pertain
Ing TO the tariff, as the Interstate Com
nlerce Commission attends to all questions
relating TO traffic and transportation. This
tariff commission should hold hearings
and take testimony and adjust itself to
the wishes OF the people and the manu-
/ featuring Interests, and not 10 the designs
OF any political parties
The automobile manufacturing indus
try has helped Detroit working people,
and has kept them employed, where in
many other States, hundreds and thou
sands Of people are out Of work"
Charles H. Rook, editor Of the Pitts
burg Dispatch. Pittsburg. Pa. who was
here yesterday to attend the Hampton
3foore dinner, said at the New Willard,
last night, that the Pennsylvania delega-
ton would vote for Knox for Presidential
nominee. and would fight for him and
stand by him from start 70 finish,
The reason why Guffey does not want
an instructed delegation" said Mr. Rook,
seems 10 decide the people OF Peunsyl-
vania that the delegation should be in
struoted for Knox. who is a most excel
lent man for the place,
Lippmann Sachs. a member Of the board
OF supervisors Of San Francisco, Cal. on
his way TO Europe on a pleasure trip,
with his family, is registered at the New
Willard.
Mr.. Sachs IS a retired business man,
and has been a resident Of San Francisco
for the last fifty years. He was presented
to President Roosevelt b. Representative
Julius Kahn, Of California. on Weines-
day.
1t is my opinion" said Mt Sachs.
that Taft win be the choice Of the Cali
fornia delegation. We understand that
Roosevelt is not a candidate. If ne Is, he
viii sweep the country from coast 10
coast, and viii be elected by an unprece-
dented majority.
There Is lots Of work in san Francisco.
The new city and new buildings are GO
ing up rapidly. There is more ground
area now in San Francisco than there
was before the IRE. which is due to the
fact that new buildings erected now are
so much higher than the old ones. necss-
stating a lesser number Of buildings, aad
therefore leaving on hand more free
area.
Wages are good in San Francisco.
The price Of building material has gone
down about . per cent.
There is no japanese fear in san
Francisco. There never has been, and
there never VIII be The Pacific Coast
and Hawaii should. however. be fortified.
not because of any fear OF japanese ag-
gression, but simply as a precautionary
measure, because one never knows what
may happen.
An Australian corporation has Just
received q concession from the Russian
government to take out 100000 feet Of
timber q year from q forest in Siberia.
800 miles from Vlad.vostok, to be deliv-
cred in Melbourne. approximately $500
miles away. and nearly three times the
distance from New York 10 San Fran
cisco" said Bernard s King. a whole
sale timber merchant of Minneapolis At
the Raleigh last night.
1t is likely that no numbering opera
tions Of recent years more strongy IL
illustrates the cinch in the timber supply
In ali parts Of the world" continued Mr..
King In the news Of the concession is
the suggestion of the difficulty that al
countries may have to encounter in get
tng the wood which they need in the
future
Every year timber cruisers are going
farther and farther aield and cutting
trees, which. in former times Of abun-
dance they passed because OF the mac
feasibility Of the forest"
Col. Jack G. Hicks. Of Guthrie. Okla.
is al the National The colonel IS here
"on politics" but he viii not divulge the
nature OF his mission. Nor viii he talk
politics.
Abundant proof that the American
people Ike to be humbugged." said Col
Hicks. has been furnished by recent
events In Oklahoma. Professional swim
dlers seem 10 feei that the hospitable
people of the new State, accustomed to