The Washington herald., 1908-03-21
AT THE HOTELS.

Ter, OF Gullrle- chairman OF the RepuDli-
can State committee OF Oklahoma, at the
Raleigh. last night.
There are a number Of reasons why
Oklahoma should 60 Republican at the
Presidential election. In the first place.
the State is Republican anyway Then
Taft personally is popular and also rep
resents the Roosevelt fdea- You know
everybody out there just thinks the
world OF Roosevelt.
There were 3s0.000 legal voters in the
State Of Oklahoma. according TO a hui
letin issued by the Census Bureau. OF
these. 25i.000 votes were cast for the three
candidates for governor at the last cleo
ton. leaving 12so00 who did not vote.
Every Democrat naturally voted the
Democratic ticket. Il Is safe to say that
every Democrat, or practically every
Democrat. went to the polls 10 vote. be-
cause il meant also the ratification OF A
State constitution enanating and framed
by Democrats. It may be guessed that
most Of the I29,0o9 who did not vote were
Republicans
The constitution as adopted and
framed by the Democrats is ansatisfac-
tory 7 dare say there are hundreds and
thousands Of Democrats who would vote
to-day 20 revise it.
secretary Taft on his tour through Ok
lahoma advanced fourteen reasons why
the new state constitution. from a legal
standpoint, vas defective / myself am
in favor OF the initiative and referendum
in so far as the question 10 be submitted
10 the people for a vote concerns the
whole State. and is not a question OF pure
law.
oklahoma is the best and richest and
most prosperous State in the Union. The
percentage Of iliteracy is the lowest OF
ali something Ike per cent
-OklahOma-grOwn short staple cotton
received the first prize at the Chicago
Exposition Oklahoma wheat and -four
made Of Oklahoma wheat received the
first prize at the st. Louis Fair. Okla
hOma corn received the gold medal. The
coal and iron ore deposits OF Oklahoma
are practically inexhaGstiDle and have
not Yet been touched
The people OF Oklahoma are beginning
20 realize that TAFT was right when he
advised cur people not 10 vote for the
adoption Of the new constitution, ad-
vancing his reasons therefor He has
made himself solid with the people. There
has come a great change over our voters
within the last two weeks IN favor OF
Taft. and the State viii go Republican
NJ r. Shibley. Of Seattle. Wash. who
is visiting many Of the large cities OF
the country IL the interest Of the Yukon
Alaskan Exposition, TO be held at Seattle.
in 1909. said at the New Willard last
night that the open door OF China was sn
open door IN name only. and thec Japan
had il efIectually Slosed
There are 38.099 japanese in Seattle"
said Mr.. ShibIey. $500 OF them living
in one colony back Of Fort Lawton.
Their principal occupation is the raising
Of tea. which grows luxuriantly in that
section Of the country
Among other things. they take an ac-
tive and observsnt interest In everything
that the government is doing at Puget
Sound. Just as an illustration. Rum-
/ Der OF japanese from Seattle were arrest
ed few days ago on the fort grounds
and reservations
Each man had concealed about him a
quantity Of loose powder. Upon further
investigation il was found that more OF
the explosive was hidden about their cab
HIS l4tEt Slel AAail-. lttArr74s was Lllc us
covery that IN each and every one OF
these $500 homes there was one regulation
army rife and a uniform Of the AIikadO s
army
This IS only one indication that sooner
or later We win have trouble with Japan.
/ II IS a weii-knoWn fact in Seattle and the
Coast country that the japanese govern
nsent maintains spies IN every large city
on the. Pacific Coast. and that these spies
have charts and drawings Of the entire
Coast country.
Puget Sound has been Thoroughly
charted by these foreigners, the sound
/ ings and fortihcations al having been
/ carefully noted We Of Seattle think We
/ understand the action OF the government
I IN sending our magnificent fleet on that
4 long cruise First. II is 10 impress the
nations OF the world with The prcwess
and ability Of our seahghtinE forces Sec
0nd. and I think most important Of ali
particularly from our standpoint. II Is 10
force an open port In China. regardless OF
I Japan; and furthermore. 10 impress upon
Japan. In particular. the fact that the
( United States IS thoroughly equipped as a
world power on the sea and fully awake
10 the possibilities OF a conflict
1 The open door in China is an open
door in name only. There isn't a port in
{ the country that is open to our commodi-
/ ties. We Of the Pacific Coast feel the
I handicap greatly. frankly say that II
We do not protect ourselves the japanese
VIII attack Us sooner or later"
The masses Of the people in Kentucky
look upon the tobacco war AZ a death
grspple between the 'downtrodden grow
er' and the 'overcorpulent trust Their
sympathy gees out 10 the former
in these few words did George S Evans
( OF Cincinnati, Ohio. a wholesale tobacco
jobber, at the Cochran. last night. size
up the situation in Kentucky
In a sense the night riders are fight
ing the battle Of the growers" continued
Mr. Evans, ''and fan heir 10 share OF
public sympathy Thus the wheels OF
justice are blocked.
The attorney general Of Kentucky.
after producing evidence which, from his
standpoint. was sufficient 10 warrant the
return Of a score or more indictments in
/ one case. failed 20 secure a single one.
Chagrined by this failure, he virtually
admitted that the law was powerless to
cope with the situation until il was
be cked up by public sentiment
Gov. Wilson. the newly elected Repub-
lean executive OF Kentucky. was bold
enough to declare. while campaigning for
the Office he now occupies, he would seek
10 bring the reign OF lawlessness 70 an
end in the event OF his election It is
fair to him 20 add that he has endeavOsed
10 the best Of his ability to make good.
Thus far his efforts have been futile.
He attempted 70 restore peace by calling
a conference Of the warning factions
The outcome was disappointing. Neither
side would yield On any essential point.
's-7he ultimate outcome OF the STRUGGLE