The National tribune., 1911-04-27
WASHINGTON
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statue in the National Capitol. At the
meeting OF Ohioans at the New Will
lard Hotel, Mr.. w. c.. Thompson, oi
eastern Ohio, gave this reply TO the
question:
The provision for statues Of great
sons. two from each State, was made
along in the '10s. l think Ohio held
lack in making a choice until Garfield
was killed. Then there was an over
wheinaiag sentimentin favor % p!ae-
ing his statue in the old hail. A little
later a Democratic Legislature in Co
lur1ous was considering the choice OF
an ezniEen. Democrat whose figure iii
marble could ba placed alongside that
of Garfield. Many members wanted
20 honor Allen G. Thurman, then liv-
ing. One day there was the report
that ne was near death, and his foes
in the old Payne Legislature rushed
thru a bill to, honor William Alien. TN
uncle of Thurman. and who had been
I.roriiuent in the Senats years before.
There was hardly a popular demand
that Allen should be thus honored.
hut there was some feeling between
the Payne and Thurman sections OF
the Democratic Party in Ohio, and
the law was passed
While Allen was almost forgotten
at the time his statue was ordered.
celled that he had been a very young
and distinguished Senator, and had
narrowly missed a. Presidential nomi-
nation at Baltimore, vixen the con-
vention had n prolonged contest. Al
len lived so years in actual retirement
after the death of his wife, and was
discovered in 1873 at the age of 16.
nominated and elected Governor He
was defeated by Hayes in 1875, and
i IN Il ,1.if
making Hayes President
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. National Pure
IToodS Expert, welcomed the noted
soien1 SITS of the country 10 the annual
YsnaSet of the Cosmos Club the other
night, and told this story:
Il happened 30 hear a Washington
guide saying of the Metropolitan Club:
This is the richest club in The city.
Only swells are allowed here. Then,
on his arrival at the Cosmos: This is
the Cosmos Club. Only cranks are
allowed here We admit this. but L
want to say that it is the cranks who
make the world so round"
People will doubtless be surprised
90 know that, 10 years after. HohSon,
the hero of the Merrimac. now Repre-
sentative Hobson. of Alabama, is still
being pointed out by guides to stranG-
cl,s in the city And they do say that
he is asked for about as often as any
body.
Another member who is always
pointed out is Representative Bath
gate. who carried the famous old Gar
feld District in Ohio, the first Demo-
crat who ever carried it, and Bathgate
has hardly recovered from the shock.
Mrs Frank ]. Goodwin gave brief
talk the other day in the interest of the
District Branch of the Mothers Con- /
gress and the Teachers and Parents
az the Cooke School, AMI
Mrs. Goodwin evidently talked straight |
from the shoulder Among other
things that she said WAS: ''Lawless-
ress and disobedience In the American
child are caused in great degree by
mothers preventing fathers from sh;:r-
ing IN the caring and bringing up OF
little ones She then went on TO say:
There are many mothers "ho are
so wrapped w. in their children they
almost entirely exclude the fathers
Influence from their lives. and set the
father is possessed of the sterner sense
of Justice and obedience absent in the
mother. but Necessary for the proper
training of the child"
Mrs. Goodwin said that this lack OF
rne fathers influence is reason for the
reat number of lawlcss and incorrigi-
Bile yourg men and women in large
American cities. Mrs. Goodwin added
that mothers lack. the sense Of trdtb
and law, and for slesa reasons arc
not :nc very best cuunSelorS in the
world for .hcir children. and that the
growing boy and girl needs the stern |
hand of the father.
They are telling right funny story |
in Washington about the special eie- l
rator privileges in the different De /
partments and how they may work /
confusion 10 just plain. ordinary peo- |
ple. 4 Young rcan employed in the |
Nayr Department got into the cleEa- /!
tor at the close of his hard days work. |
being in great hurry TO reach his /
home and attire himself in the we'd /
ding garments TO be best man TO an |
intimate friend. a Naval Lieutenant |
got into Inc same elevator. and was
taken 20 the 1oor below. where the |
reaching that floor some more Lieu (,
tenants got in for the top floor. and
the poor. plain Government clerk in
the Nays Department was taken TO
the top floor. At the Jop foor some
more shoulder straps got in. and were
taken 10 their floor. and 80 they kept
This UP. the Government clerk not
daring 10 suggest that he would like
to get out rntil il WAS too late for him |
10 be best man.
Mrs Matthew T. Scott was rc-elect- |
ed Pr+sident-GeBeral of the Daughters |
OF the American Revolution. exactly |
rs might have hecu expected. AIRS (
Scott is "patrician'' If there ever "as |
one. and the fight that has been made .
upon her might be said TO have been |
made by parvenuez---peopie who do !
not rise above the sordid things OF .
life. and who look for place ana pow
or rather than Tor pride III a great /
orGa pization wllicfi should be kept
clear OF all suggestion Of peif or self
3ggrand.Zemcnt MIS-. Matthew r .
Scott represents more largely than any .
woman who has been az the head Of |
the d. 4, r. perhaps. the concent-at- !
cd essence OF Revolutionary achieve
ment. She is q woman of very large |
means. has been her own business |
manager FOR many years. aud she |
looks upon the advancement of :le D. |
A IL projects as business venture |
which she IS sailed upon TO put thru |
TO tho very best advantage. She has I
doac this. and thus disappointed her |
enemies for enemies she has and /
heaps Of them Every Daughter al. |
lied with the opposition 10 her has !
Seeu1ed ,o take "A malicious delight iii !