The Washington herald., 1909-06-24
AT THE HOTELS.

AaIu stateAAeJ- Ane majority OF the BOD
ulation OF Boston is Of Irish extrsctio-
and from The erstwhiie Yankee and p,,rf,
tan stronghold there has been evo,,as
a city composed Of foreigners of at -
tionalities and all classes" Although -
ing numerically stronger than the na+,,s
stock OF Boston, the foreign Immigrant
citizen has never succeeded ia proeu-i,,
that standing IN the community u-ri-l
carries with il public Offices and public
honors. The lines .: birth and distlnc-
ton are drawn very tizht In Pos-o-
and the old New England families vo,,Id
not think Of becoming entangIed in any
shape OF form with the foreign elennaat
no mater how respectable and useful r.
may be.
"A man with my name. for instance.
can never expect 70 rub elbows with the
F'rOthinghams. the Cabots. The Hsggin-
sons and other Yankee pioneers OF pedi-
gree Il may happen here and there
that an Irishman wiz come In contact
with these exalted and exclusive Yankees.
but IL is seldom The Yankee OF New
England Is pride itself: he is conscious
OF his pedigree. his culture, and his
wealth. and there is nothing that could
induce him 70 deviate from his views
one iota-
1t IS absolutely necessary, II his opln-
ION, that a candidate for public ONCE IN
New England must be able 70 show a
long line OF inustrious forbears. A Cohen
or Mandelbaum has absolutely no show
or ever meeting Mr.. rockingham OF Nr.
Cabot face 10 face The inner city OF
Boston, where formerly the Yankee used
70 hold the fort. has now been entirely
surrendered 70 the Irish and the Jews
the old Yankee families have receded and
moved out into the suburbs OF BrookIine.
Back Bay. and other places. And at that
the native old American families are
doomed 70 extinction; their birth rate IS
smaller than their death rate. which sim
ply spells extinction IN a few years.
Discussing the American merchant ma
rine, Harry s Chase. OF Cleveland. ohio.
who was at the New Willard last night.
said;
Our country fronts on the ocean. ana
our navy must be kept Up and made
worthy OF the country.
1T was Samuel J. Tilden who made The
upbualding Of the navy the object OF two
great parties continued Mr. Chase. re
gar6less Of politics. When he wrote his
famous letter 20 Samuel J. Randall urg-
Ing him 20 work for the navy. we could
not even make e decent forging OF q
propeller crank To-day we are second
70 10 country IN the world We can
make everything-the finest ships. me
hnest suns. and turn out the finest men
20 handle them.
In the beginning Europe scoHed and
said We could not build ships. and Il we
did they wouldn't stand I'D. Now thar
we have great navy. let rs give all the
money that IS needed for 4. We pav
S5.1,90G0 a year TO foreign shiDs for
carrying our merchandise, products, and
passengers X does not seem possible
that We have so little patriotism thar NE
90 not build up merchant marine 70 de-
velop our commerce and support our
navy We need the support OF men who
prefer their country and its prosperity
10 the prosperity of Europe We need
statesmen who believe IN America and
the men who stand for America"
Randolph G. Williams. OF lrancheste-.
England. VINO is az the Raleigh. discuss
ing the building OF canals. said iasr
night that the digging OF the great canal
across The Is-hmus OF Suez. a colossal
feat OF engineering IN those days. arous-
ed the world and set mems minds think
ing that perhaps after al the day OF
canals had not passed away. Tie new
era OF affairs on the continent, brought
about By the Frznco-PruSsizn wur.
proved In a curious way 20 be an impor-
tant factor in promoting the use and de-
ve-opment OF the canal system
on the one hand" continued Mr.. VIII
iaras. Trance. seemingly crushed by de-
vastating war. and the burden OF a huss
Indemnity, set 20 work 10 improve the
Industrial condition Of her people To
this end a commission was appointed 10
inquire into the railways and other
means OF communication Il follows nat
Uraly that Il found the canal system Cf
the country neglected and falling into
CisUse. and AZ once money was voted for
its Improvement
"On the other hand. the statesmen OF
Germany recognizing that the true
greatness and supremacy q a nation
comes not alone from war and conquest.
turned their energies 70 facilitating the
commercial growth Of their empire. Be-
fore $50 canals langUshed but by lS75
public opinion was sufficiently educated
10 understand the necessity for a de-
veiOpment OF the inland waterways This
feeling was stimulated by the disssusfsc-
ton with the high rates OF the state
railways and traders began 70 avail
themselves Of the low freight rates OF
the then existing waterways.
BY natural process of adjustment
the railways carry lighter and more val
usble materials" added Nr. Williams.
which must be conveyed rapidly, while
the canals carry heavier and less valu-
able goods. which do not require rapidity
Of transit IN England the only new
scheme carried out 20 q successful issue
during the last thirty years is the Man
chester Canal While other nations have
been engaged on comprehensive and In
telligenJ schemes We have simply looked
on and expressed our opinions On the
subject in vague resolutions
Many interesting stories are told of
the late Bishop Wilmer. Of Alabama who
was noted for his vii and sharp repair
tee" said Robert " Kennedy. OF Biz
ningham. Ala al the National last
night ''One which IS considered char
acteristic q the man was tod by a Viz
ginia minister ar private dinner IN
Richmond not so very long ago.
When Bishop Wilmer was rector OF
nc Altie F4otesldlL Ep-ScOp2l church az
Cpperville Va. said he. ne was much
worried BY the nOnattendanca Al service
on Sundays % the majority Of the young
men Of the community. On inquiry he
found that instead Of going 70 church
they were in the habit Of playing marbles
1or srakes-nnarbles IN those days. % must
be remembered. was a much more seri-
Gus game than IL is now. occupying much
the same position IN the realm Of sports
as DO Billiards and pool IN these days.
Bishop Wilmer. then q pars0n NOT