The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
AT THE HOTELS.

Aicoi~eAl A@lL TOT MS JuQlclal rulings
regarding their interests. II the situation
In California is a criterion.
I know 70 Is true" he said last night
that the labor leaders rsu'resente5 for
political purposes that Taft. when a
Judge, rendered decisions that were nor
entirely friendly to the laboring men.
happen 20 know something Of those
decisions. II I had an opportunity IN
dig down into NY law books could
show you that Tafts decisions were not
only entirely impartial bur were OF the
highest order from the standpoint OF
/ Jurisprudence cons. der-and 7 think I
/ represent a good majority Of the legal
men OF this country in my opinion-that
his decisions rank with those Of Mar
shaH IN their keen insight. faultless
/ judgment and legal fidelity.
THAT TACT unfortunately. was not
brought out as forcibly as it might have
B been In the Presidential campaign. al
/ though the result showed that II was not
I needed. But the fact IS there lust the
same, and the labOring men OF the Pacific
/ coast have come 10 appreciate H. They
consider that in President Taft thew have
\ legitimate interests but a friend who has
a broad outlook and an impartial Per
spective OF the entire situation facing this
country In regard 20 capital and labor.
OF course, there are n few who stiIl
cavll because OF this very inpartlaIItv
D But they are far IN the minority. Il is
/ talr statement 20 say that President Taft
\ mas the Pacific slope distinctly with him
and behind him. He has the confidence o.
/ the labor element OF that section Of the
country. and II IS the sort Of confidence
/ that augurs well for political conditions
/ out there IN the next few years
AT the same time we Westsrners
/ have not forgotten President Roosevelt
/ by any means. We are strong Tor him
for the things he did fer US In a number
/ OF serious questions with which re were
faced. and FOR the magnificent mdepeu-
dence he showed and the keen under
standing he displayed. I don't know OF
anything that can start scrap out
where / come from quicker than a re-
mark derogato or the former Presi-
dent Il was he who handled the Jap
anese situation 50 successfully and who
stood back OF tie exposures OF the Land
frauds which were the fault not 80
much Of any corruption on the part OF
the Westerners. but Of the system bv
which the lands were granted No. sir
President Roosevelt has a very strong
Following on the Pacific Coast and it
VIII be a chilly day when the mere men
ton Of his name fails 70 arouse enthu-
slasm wherever the mention is made"
Talking about condolences, 7 mad one
about five years ago that was 50 unusual
it cost man his Job" said E. T. Emery.
a commission merchant OF Chicago. At
the Ebbitt House last night.
i was on a train coming into PhIIadel-
Dhia on the Pennsylvania Railroad That
part Of nv journey was q short one. and
IN the absence Of parlor car mad taken
sitting in sleeper. AS we neared
Philadelphia I went into the lavatory 10
wash I'D. While I was drying nv face
the negro porter came IN. stood AZ the
door a moment, and said:
cleaned Up that pace Just a few
minutes ago. What are you dirtying il
I'D again for?
Il was so taken aback that I hardly
knew what % say. Then 7 reached for
the electric button and pushed t. When
the Pullman conductor came 7 told him
OF the discourtesy Of the porter. IL the
meantime man had been sitting quietly
on the seat at the side OF the little
chamber. He had apparently taken no
interest IN the proceedings. and had kept
his face hidden behind a newspaper.
concluded my remarks 10 the con
duetor by saying. NOW, when you get
TO Philadelphia want you to have that
porter fred
AT that the old gentleman behind the
newspaper stuck his head out locked
Tor moment at the conductor. pa in
a low. even voice said:
And II you don't have him fred I'll
have you fred am A. J. Cassatt'
Both the porter and the conductor
wilted visibly as they turned around
and stared at the president Of the Penn
sylvanis Railroad"
You often hear It said that the winters
in the Middle West aren't as severe as
they used TO be, and ] don't know bur
what there is a Dot OF truth IN tt said
J. W RoIlinss, OF s.. Paul. at the Raj
eiga recently.
I don't quite know why It should be
so. and II il Is I have never heard a
satisfactory explanation given for IT, But
back In the early SOS we used 10 have lea
palaces out IN St Paul The structures
were as large as a fair-sized public build
ing, and were made entirely OF ice. c,it
IN large chunks. How cold IL was can be
guessed from the fact that these Tee
palaces were put up early IN tho winter.
and retained their form perfectly until
the early spring months were vFen ad-
vanced.
In conjunction with the ice Palace
there were other forms OF winter arouse-
menL IN the park adjacent there were
skating rink and long tobogean slides.
and the place was always crowded with
pleasure seekers, Il was not an uncom-
mon thing fer men 70 10 10 work on
snowshoes, on account OF the heavy fans
or snow Nor was II unusual for them.
and many Of the women, TOO, for that
matter, TO wear moocasina. TFafio was
shifted entirely to runners, and through
out me winter months the streets rang
WIN the jingle OF sleighbells and the
heavier jansle OF the bells or delivery and
truck wagons,
Now IL Is very different I doubt II
an Ice palace could be erected there with
any degree Of permanency. because the
weather Is not Of a consistently low
enough temperature. Sleighing has be-
come more or less haphazaFd matter.
To those Of Us who were IN the city in
the sos the gradual tempeTing OF the
rlgors OF climate is quite noticeable"
Did you see the government crop re-
port Of August 1?' asked NJ, H. MeIIhen-
ny, a Des AIoines commission nan, at the
Arlington, recently. Don't let it fool
you because it shows decrease in the
corn estimate as compared with the re-
port OF July l. If the crop doesn't stil
beat the record one OF 1866 PHI eat every
bushel of It."
Mr.. Mciihenny has a good deal "a DO
with the grain himself. and Is so enth;is{-
aeIin aLnltl IL I'll. - - -