The Washington herald., 1911-01-20
VIEWS AND
INTERVIEWS
New York RepubIiean.

New York Republican.
Samuel 8. Koenig. former secretary Of
state Of New York. who was candidates
Tor reelection and ran highest on thu
Republican ticket. being defeated by only
l.s7z votes. Is at the Arlington. Mr.. Koe-
mig IN here with other big Republican
guns OF his State to SEQ President Taft
In connection with the selection of a
State chairman to take the place of
Ezra p. Prentice, who has resisned his
charge.
The Republican party IN tho State
OF New York Is In better condition than
II was q year ago." said Mr.. Koenig.
The party is united and differences have
been forgotten. and there are no ami
mosities. Tho party Is preparing to elect
Republican legislative ticket next fall,
which viii prove that New York is
Republican State. The last election did
not turn the States politics The snow
storm which prevailed upstate kept
thousands Of Republican voters from the
polls. They did not go because. I sup
pose. they did not care to expose them
selves to the discomfort of a ten-mile
drive through a snovstorm. There are
hundreds of city folks who would not 90
three squares to . polling place through
q snowstorm
Roosevelt should not be blamed for
the defeat Of the Republican ticket. On
tho contrary. am inclined to the opin-
ion that he rather helped to cut down
the Democratic majority. Roosevelt Is
still immensely popular with the masses,
q ~ h,a p>k~
street and similar centers. Another thing
which helped to defeat the Republican
ticket was the lack Of funds. II Taft
Is renominated. Roosevelt will nght for his
election with his usual vigor.- And there
is every indication that President Taft
will be renominated. I am a Taft man
and have always worked for his cause.
If Sheehan Is not elected within forty
eight hours. it will be dark horse. and
! am going to mako one guess as to its
name; It win be Judge Gerard
Future of Business Promising.
That there is no cause for discourage
ment, 50 far as business prospects are
concerned. is the opinion Of James Minot.
of New York. who was seen at tho
Shoreham last night. Mr.. Minot profess
ed not to know a thing so far as poll
tics is concerned. but he ventured to
make the guess that J. Sloat Fassett. OF
Elrnira, will succeed Ezra Prentice as
Republican State chairman Of New York.
"All indications point to a fair amount
Of business-nothing extraordinarily good.
but satisfactory. At any rate. there is
no reason to think at this time that there
will ho Aenro<Sian -
times. Mr.. Hill may have said so. but I
am inclined to think that Mr.. Hill for
once is not correct In his estimates.
president Taft is growing in popularity
everywhere. He Is regarded by financial
and commercial interests as a safe man.
and there is every reason to believe that
he will be renominated and reelected:
that Is, provided the unexpected does not
happen. If the Democrats give an ex-
ceptionally good account Of themselves.
the Republicans naturally win have a
hard fight on their hands to elect their
candidateaL"
Double the Crops.
A doubling of the present production
Of farm staples is in sight, according to
Prof. B. c. Buffum. Of Worland, Wyo-,
who Is a pioneer in tho science Of seed
breeding and was seen at the Raleigh.
We already have practically doubled
the yield Of corn by selection and plant
breeding" said Prof. Buffun, but We
need not stop with corn, as We can deal
with all other crops in a similar way.
The reason that this has not been done
earlier is that plant breeding has been
utilized heretofore mainly for the pro-
duction Of curiosities. Men who brought
out anything new were wizards Few
saw any practical value in what was be-
ing done. Much was accomplished in an
esthetic way with reference to improve
ments in flowers. but the great farm
crops were neglected
The condition Of our agriculture il
being given serious consideration by all
thoughtful men 1t is the foundation of
our social economy. for production from
the soil means the creation of new
wealth. The high cost of living Is. In my
opinion, due to conditions resulting from
the neglect of the farm. The city has
held out alluring charms to the country
youth in the form Of greater advantages
for education, more Of the comforts OF
life. more excitement, and more liberties
to the individual with regard to little
vices that would cause ostracism among
provincial friends. but are overlooked in
a crowd Of strangers
Plan Scotland Canal.
Charles Campbell. of London. who Is in
this country on business and was seen
at the Arlington. in Speaking Of English
commerce. said last night that renewed
agitation has developed in many quarters
in support of the projected Forth to
Clyde canal.
This plan proposes neither moro nor
less than a thirty-five-mile battle ship
canal between the Firth Of Forth. via
Stirling, Loeb Lomond, and Loeb Long.
and the Firth Of Clyde. By its consum-
nation the shipping interests of the
country would obtain an inland water
way across Scotland thirty-six feet in
depth and siXty-five miles in its total
length, that would reduce all existing
routes by 16O miles. Engineers have fig-
ured that the work could be completed
in nine years at an aggregate expendi-
ture approximating 500. 100000.
Tho construction Of a deep waterway
connecting the North Sea and the ATTAIN
tic Ocean Is not a new one," continued
Mr.. Campbell. Interest has long been
aroused in many quarters. and tho sup
port of the commissioners Of navigation
and Of the harbor trustees Of seventy