Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-19
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Mr. August Kohn Gives Impressions Of
. Two Days Trip.

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Columbia, August 1e.r-Special: II
was my privilege to spend q couple Of
days In Washington this week. The
topics that are most discussed are the
tariff, the currency legislation, the
Mexican situation, and the distribu-
ton OF funds by McAdoo. Incident
ally, there Is general commendation
and, praise OF President Wilson and
his methods. There seems to be
general agreement that President VIII
son Ia making good, and whatever
criticism might be suggested Is always
with the understanding that It may
be error Of judgment, but the prcsi-
dent Is always given cre6st, which Ii
most important in political life. Of
being absolutely honest. A great
many people with whom I talked
were emphatic In the declaration that
President Wilson Is the first represen-
tative Of the people who has been In
the White House for q great many
years, and that he Is going to accom-
plish actual results.
The conspicuous figures OF the cabi-
net appear TO be Mr.. McAdoo and our
own David f. Houston. The opinion
seems to be that Secretary Bryan,
whose ability Is recognized, Is handi-
capped In the matter of initiative by
Wilson, and II Is probably on this ac-
count that particular stress is being
given to the work Of Secretary Nc
Adoo and Mr.. Houston. A great many
with whom talked said that Daniels
and Secretary Burleson were two OF
the big men Of the cabinet and were
blazing new paths. t4
TiIIman in Good Health. -
saw a great deal Of Senator Till
man and presume that most Of the
people ir South Carolina will be In
terested in his physical condition.
saw him two years ago. when he
could hardly move about and when II
was apparently an effort for him to
talk. Frankly, never expected to see
Senator Tillman as active and In as
good physical condition as he is today.
walked with him one day from the
capitol towards his hotel q dists.rc1
OF q mile, which would have been an
absolute dream to him two years ago.
He Is just as keen: and active In his
work as ever. He Is not making
speeches, but he Is keeping three ste
nographers busy writing letters that
he dictates and on the jump attending
to things that he wishes to have done
for his constituents. Senator Tillman
is as important factor In the senate
as he has ever been, and IL does not
take long to see that every one Is
careful to get his views and co-opera-
tion. .sIat. I'd
Senator Tillman celebrated his sixty
sixth birthday while ] was IN Wash
ington and both he and Mrs Tillman
were made very happy at the receipt
Of many letters OF congratulation ana
particularly those that came from each
10 NJ, oh Sanafnr TtIImQn T.
tributes his improved physical condi-
ton to his methodical life as well as
to his light diet and exercise, some
what In the nature of calisthenics,
about which considerable has already
been written. For breakfast he new
er eats anything except a plate or
fruit, In season, without cereals or
anything other than a glass Of not wa
ter. He eats nothing from breskfast
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Wnicn
is his chief meal Mrs. Tillman al
ways goes to the capitol and they dire
together in the senatorial dining room.
His dinner is made up entirely OF vege-
tables. He never eats red meats. Be-
fore bed time he generally eats cake
of chocolate milk and between meals
sips hot water. Senator Tillman has
no idea when congress will adjourn,
but insists that the Democrate are 60
ing to stick to President wilson ano
cooperate with him in carrying out
his policies, regardless of time or
trouble.
Smith and the Tariff. 80
I had a talk with Senator Smith. He
lis keenly alive to the tariff legislation,
and when I talked with him 1t was
his purpose to address the senate par
ticularly with reference to the cotton
schedule and the relationship OF the
tariff to modern inventions. He is
keeping in constant touch with the
tariff as we'll as the currency legisla-
tion and has had some Of his views
with reference to this latter situation
favorably received by those In charge
of the legislation. He Is not bothering
himself about his reelection and Is
confident.
There was q good deal Of comment
on the fight that Representative Rags
dale was making to have this curren-
cy bill amended with regard to more
liberality in the recognition Of cotton
and other crops as basis OF credit,
and his fight seems to have been quite
successful. The fine point that Rep
resentative Ragsdale seems to have
made was that he was going to fght
| Il out in the caucus and win there "