The Washington herald., 1910-12-13
AT THE HOTELS.

BILL he would occupy a much stronger
position, so far as politics is eoncerneds
than he does to-day" said II. V. Brun-
drette, Of TarrytoWn. \. Y, who has
just returned from a trip down South,
where he has been for HIS health Dir.
Brundrette is at the shoreham and pro-
fessed not to know anything about
politics
II President Taft had only put his hst
down on that tariff bill and vetoed ii, he
would be the strongest political power in
this country to-day, and the elections
would in all probability have had
different result That was a great mis-
take-ts.s signing of that bill The trouble
with Taft is that he ~ not a politician;
he cannot play the game as well as those
New England statesmen.
Just give the President time and he
will prove that be is the right man in
the right place" continued Mr.. Brun-
drette. HE viii some of these days do
something that viii surprise everybody
and establish him as one Of the bess Pres
ldents We have had. The 1912 Presiden-
tial election is too far OF for making
predictions as TO who will be the nomi-
nee of the Republican party ! firmly
believe, however. that Roosevelt VIII not
be candidate"
Speaking Of Roosevelt MIR. Brundrette
said that a man Of his impusive and
strong character could not be eliminated
from public life and the political arena
by defeating him at the polls just once. .
He is too irresistible and strenuous. He
viii bob up some fine day and make
everybody sit up and take notice
Business all over the country seems
to be in a state of suspense" said Mr..
Brundrette Bankers, manufacturers,
and all other business interests are try
ing TO size up the situation brought
about By the last election. So many pO-
/ itical issues have brought about a state
| OF uncertainty in the minds of manufae-
turers, and not until they know what is
70 be done viii they begin operations.
| The tariff, the postal savings banks.
and other measures affecting manufac-
lures and banking are disturbing factors.
The South is pros porous" concluded
Mr.. Brundrette. There has been a good
cotton crop, and the planters got good
4 prices. Only manufacturers OF cotton
| cloth complain about the cost ofaproduc-
ton, and say that they are losing on II.
They think they can overcome this By
| looking for market in China"
Charles Noel Flagg. Of Hartford. Conn.
is at the New Willard, Mir. Fiagg is
an artist by profession. being a pupil
of /. Jacquesson &c la Chevreuse He
/ founded in 1855, al Hartford, the League
\ Of Art Students. a free evening art
school for men. in which he is the direct
ing Instructor Mr.. Flag is also a men,
Der Of the Connecticut state capitol com
mission Of sculpture.
IN response TO the claim that the
mounted police Of Canada Is the most
famous and useful body Of that kind in
| this hemisphere, c. NJ. Johnston. of FL
Paso. who is at the Raleigh, insists that
there is no body in the world that can
compare with the Texas Rangers.
"Of course. the Texas Rangers do not
/ exist any more" said Mr. Johnston.
The conditions that called them into
being have ceased 10 exist and il is these
gallant men that caused them 10 cease.
When the rangers were first organized,
the name of Texas was a synonym for
lawiessness and disorder IN the upheaval
/ following the civil war there was great
! increase of violence and murder through
out the South When pursued by the Law.
most Of the manslayers escaped to Texas.
Texas at that time was the asylum for
criminals. It's vast area and the chance
Of a man. when followed closely, 10 es-
cape over the Mexican line afforded op-
portunities that the laWless were quick
TO recognize II Is said that in the late
COS and early EOS more than 600o known
murderers were gathered on the Texas
border.
THE Texas Rangers were organized to
deal with this formidable state OF affairs
They were all young men, some OF them
from the North. full Of enthusiasm and
ready 80 face any danger in the way OF
duty. They owed allegiance to the State
only; tie counties had no control over
them. and they received great powers
from the legislature.
1T is related that as the first step
in their campaign two of the new
rangers, acting as sTolling photogra-
lphers, went up and down the western
border of Texas The murderers were
| known, there was no reason why they
should conceal themselves. as they de-
fed the law. and it was characteristic Of
such ruffians 10 have their pictures taken
by the youths with the camera
THE two returned with a huge book
nf photographs. Then the rangers, q
small. compact mounted body, rode 10
the border. and the rope soon became
lbUsy When a man was taken, the dead
Nv 9hotograph was there to identify him
and Texas justice awoke. Great num-
bers of the murderers were hanged. and
others who sought TO fight or escape
we're slain by the rangers The fame OF
the Texas Rangers became national In a
very shcrt time. and il was fully de-
served They never flinched and they
were never dishonest. Throughout Tex
as, word that the rangers were at hand
was sufficient to terrify the lawleSs and
TO strengthen the weak.
Texas is now perhaps the most or
lderly of ali the Southern States, despite
her immense area, and it is her rangers
who made it So"
Andrew NJ Lawrence, the manager OF
William r Hearst's Chicago paper, is at
the New Willard. Mr. Lawrence said
that Mr.. Hearst had called conference
of the managers of his various papers
in this city TO discuss with them the
Importance OF the proposed Panama
Canal exhibition being located at San
| Francisco.
Speaking of expositions, Mr.. Lawrence
said that in view of the inexpressible
experiences through which San Francisco
had gone and its marvellous recovery.
that city deserved to be honored with
the exhibition.
Never in the history of the world, in
Guiding every calamity that ever befell
humanity. has there been such catas-
| lrophe as the one which devastated San
Francisco, killed many OF its people, and
] tt,,.,pa. nd Of them horssalasc and