The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
AT THE HOTELS.

dent Roosevelt in everything he did or in
ali Of his doctrines. I am free 10 admit.
that ne is great American, an honest
public servant, who has at all times tried
to do his duty as he saw it, said Brand
.. nitlock, mayor OF Toledo. Ohio, at tnsr
New Willard last night.
The youthful executive, who is also a,
successful author and lawyer, has been
in Boston and New York. at both OF
which places ne delivered Lincoln Day
addresses. He said he wanted to "rest
I'D a little bit. and thought he'd take &
run down to Washington 70 90 50.
Every great man has his enemies. and
Roosevelt has his. I do believe. however,
that Roosevelt. even though sharply crit
icised. will be more appreciated as the
years pass on He is q strong char
acter.
The greatest thing Roosevelt ever ac-
complished as President OF the United
States?
He has awakened the psblic moral con-
science. He has exposed the bad spots
in the public system. and called the at
tention Of public officials and semi-pubiio
corporations 20 their duties 10 the general
which President Roosevelt initiated and
which deserve high conmendation, as
they are all intended for the bensht q
the people.
The trouble with our people to-day IS
that they have most peculiar ideas with
regard 10 politics. religion, business. and
society. All four Of these are kept sep
arste, as il seems. ~ water-tight CON-
partments. They won't allow the one 70
mix with the other
1T Is looked upon as almost impossibls
that business man can be a good Chris
tian. When a man says business is bUsf-
ness he thereby means 10 claim extra
prerOgatlves. fl other words. he does not
think that society. or religion, or anything
else should interfere. Business and re-
ligion should 20 hand fl hand. as wei
as society and politics AL four ought
70 mix. and the sooner they do the better
for the country al large
Mayor WhitlOck said ne entertained the
greatest admiration FOR Tom Johnson.
mayor OF Cleveland, and that he would
not be surprised TO see him nominated
! f0r President
II YOU have not had your proper share
OF good Iuch the past year or two. you
would Ike 20 know the reason: and
some light may be shed upon the situa-
tiUn by q recent disclosure in Bedford.
y. 7 This Is what James F Homer,
Of Buffalo, y. Z. said a. the National
last night.
IN Bedford not many days ago a
/ country merchant died. Jere Lyon b.
name. said the Bufalonian, and lefr
/ some one hundred thousand very good
/ dollars His heirs found that he kept
I his bank notes IN q meal bag. which vas
/ IFS only safe deposit box He did not
7 have any great chances. but he had luck
7 20 burn and made money hand over
/ hst- They wondered at his fortune. But
I az last they discovered his secret They
+ found Al Old wallet stuffed full Of the
greatest luck-pTOducers OF earth
For the last few years when most
! people have had enough bad luck stored
I UD 10 last for z generation, they Won
I dered Eho had got all the horseshoes
/ and the tOiIr-ieaf Ciovers- Well part Of
Z the mystery Is sClved-Jere had the clO-
+ vers. He had believed IN EN- as lucky
L things since childhood: he stuck 20 the
( ciovsrs, and the clovers stuck 20 hsc1. n
I that immense wallet he left TO his heirs
were found all the four-lesf clovers you
1 and ! and hundreds OF our friends have
I
I ware-the four-lesf clover market corner
/ ed-572 Of them held by one man
NO wonder il was 50 hard 70 win back
< prosperity when al the lucky things
we're locked Up n Bedford. y :. There
i have bean trusts aid corners, and soma
% them have been q menace 70 tbs
country. But We might have stood =
i II We tad only had our luck with Us"
Canada is enthusiastically Yankee -
I according 10 Harry @ Preston OF OF
Il ;ava, who Is 81 the Shorehsm.
i Farmers from the United States s-s
Il crowding into the Canadian Northwest"
II said Mr. Preston. and the imperialissio
journals OF London are becoming alarm
ed They have reason for their trepida-
ton The influence OF the United States
is completely Transforming Canadian life
i The great critics OF the s. Lawrence ali
I publish papers written. edited. and print-
ed after American models. From the edi-
torisls 70 sporting news, these papers
are steeped IN Yankee slang.
The csblegrsms printed in these Ca
madam papers come from New York and
are supplied by q syndicate over which
a famous Angl0phObe presides- Almost
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trade along the ST. Lawrence IS fed BY
American books and periodicals. The
hotels Of the Dominion are clumsy copies
i OF American hotels
New York fashions in the way OF
clothing are servilely initiated by the
Canadians, added Mr.. Preston. ''Ameri-
can games such as baseball, have en-
tirely supplanted, az least in Western
Canada, such British games as cricket
and football In Western Canada the
cigars are Of American make. and
chewing tobacco Is also used TO an in
nlense extent
IN vain are the efforts OF the British
imperialists 70 stop the tide Of Ameri-
csnism- Il is Ike Mrs. Partingtons at
tempt with her broom 10 sweep back the
waves Of the sea"
That Austria viii annex Servia before
many years will have passed Is the firm
opinion Of Franz Ferdinand Steiner. OF
Vienna, who is az the Arlington Mr..
Steiner is a manufacturer Of woolen
} goods. and is here on business
Austria. as a first-class power. cannot
permit nations ike Servia. Montenegro.
and the like TO criticise her course in the
matter OF the Balkan question Seryia
and Montenegro VIII join arms sooner or
later, II they have not done so already.
If there is any uneasiness about the Bal
kan question. Il is to be traced to thess
two countries. They are the real dis
tur5ers Of the peace Of Europe. All the
world knew that Austria would finally
! annex Bosnia and Herzegovina. and all
the world is the gamer thereby. Now, az
In I, -
. two principalities, and foreign property
will be secure
There is absolutely no truth in the
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