The Washington herald., 1910-04-28
AT THE HOTELS

Instead Of erecting monuments OF SOL
diers. the memory Of workers should be
honored and immortalized in bronze and
stone" said Col ]. T. Bougine. OF Ken
osha, Wis. at the Riggs last night
There Is TO much Of hero worship OF
the wrong kind in this country Il is
high time that the man who does things
be honored. The man who destroys with
out building up is not worthy OF a mon
thinks and dreams without giving hu-
mainly the practical benefit OF his
thoughts and dreams.
Let us honor labor" continued Col.
Bougine, 'as it deserves 70 be honored.
Let US put up monuments in honor OF
men and women who have contributed 10
the welfare OF the nation by the work OF
their hands, their brain, and Drawn. A
brlcklayer who puts up a little two-story
house adds more wealth to a community
than a soldier who shoots down or dyna-
mites twenty-story Office building. Any
body can destroy. but il takes intelligence
and actual work 20 put up and build.
The meanest worker in the streets IS OF
greater benefit 70 the country than tina
most finely caparisoned general.
The American people should come back
to the spirit OF the Constitution. Every
body is supposed 20 be born free and
equal Indeed. it IS a rare thing 70 see
la banker shake hands with his baker
or butcher. He would think he had de-
filed his name by doing so. That IS a
IL,
The cause OF this IS that there IS some
thing wrong with the education OF our
children Instead OF teaching them how
% shoot In school, let them be taught
how 10 work with their hands, let them
be taught TO respect labor and perform
useful work themselves. As soon as
labor Is placed on that pedestal Of honor
which IL is entitled TO occupy. there VIII
be a more honest government and more
happiness among the people"
Harry s. Ferguson. OF Minneapolis.
MINI, a business man OF that city, who
is at the New Willard, said last night
that President Taft would succeed him
self
ct has been an unwritten rule IN the
Republican party 10 give their man Two
terms ir the Presidency" said Mr.. Fer
gUson. land the case with President Taft
VIII not he different from that OF any
other man. Unless Taft shall positively
decline 10 run again, which is highly
improbable. he viii be renominated and
reelected. unless the Democrats place
man IN the field who can beat Taft.
President Taft is an unobuUsive Cit
zen. who is making every effort IN a quiet
and sensible way 10 perform his duty.
He is making no noise about Il, and the
newspapers do not spring a great, big
headIiner every Monday morning about
/ President Taft doing this and President
1 Taft doing that. as used 70 be the Gus
/ tom OF the Roosevelt regime.
/ Confidence under President Taft has
returned 10 the business world. Business
F is getting better all the time, and the
/ people are beginning 70 realize that a
4 President can be Just as good without
/ making so much noise about what he IS
/ doing or intends 20 DO as when he fills
/ the papers every Gay With the short and
ugly word and threats and unexpected
T policies. President Taft has been in
. Office only a little over one year, and
from now on he viii gain in public favor.
BY the time the next Republican national
/ convention viii meet President Taft viii
/ Toe one Of the most popular Presidents this
( country ever had"