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JUNE 25, 190S
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JOHN HAYES. HAMMOND, the celebrated en
gineer, fa,inouo by his connection with, the
Boer war, recently" paid a visit to Denver. At
a 'luncheon given by the Denver chamber of
cbmmerce Mr. Hammond delivered an address
in which he said: "I deem it a great pleasure
to meet thd members of the chamber of com
merce tbday and I always deem it a pleasure
to visit" Colorado, for in the state the deep
canons and' pretty valleys offer rest and are in
viting. I have spent man.y pleasant months in
the state and always look forward with pleas
ure td my'- coming here. Your president has
said that the mining industry is overshadowed
by the agricultural interests. One of the things
deeded' is that new areas should be discovered
arid I' dare Bay tjiat hardly anyone present now
"grubstalces' the prospector as was formerly done.
I am sorry that 'sUch a condition , exists. I am
Acquainted with 'the wonderful resources of Col
orado and its 'possibilities arid not only have I
advised my friends of the fact but have myself
invested here, together with my friends. One
' of the things that will help Colorado and the
ventife Rofcky mountain region is to restore bi
metallism. Tlie silver question that many have
thought a dead issue for the last few years, is
causing rfiore sefrious discussion than eVer. The
great 'financiers want to restore bimetallism.
James Hill is taking an interest in silver, as
are other great men. There Is now at work a
1 committee endeavoring to bring around the con
dition whereby silver will be restored to its
1 place. Because of the present gold standard
and the rate 'of exchange, the United States and'
Eiigland are ' gettiiig the worst of it in the
1 Oriental trade and if 'we wish to continue our
commercial supremacy wo must restore bimet
allism." ' ;
li;;Dkfell0NewsT'eferr'ing to Mr. ,&am-
A1',' mond's address says:,, "Hammond's taik
was the cause 4of '. considerable comment after
the luncheon and many wore there present who
' think that ft' he ip not the real 'leader of the
movement tb restore', bimetallism, he is at least
cognizant of the fact that the great captains of
industry are beginning to realize that something
must be done to' uphold American, commercial
,' supremacy in ,the. far East and the solution is
to restore silver to its proper place." - .
THE WASHINGTON correspondent for the
Philadelphia North American (rep.) gives
this important warning: "From every interest
ed source statements dre emanating intended to
create the impression that in the next few weeks
the Aldrlch- tariff bill is to be so greatly im
proved that ndt only can President Taft sign
'it with 'a clear conscience, but the' American
people' may accept it without resentment. No
clear explanation of just how this is to be done
is 'given, but in a vague and general way the
public Is asked to believe that the bill will really
be made in conference, and that before it is
voted 'upon Aldrlch will have added certain pro
visions, like that imposing a tax upon the earn
ings of corporations, which will go a long way
toward counteracting ome of the evils' the bill
contains at present. Unquestionably there is
basis for hope that 'from how on the bill will
be made better and not worse, and that Sen
atdr' Aldrlch has IJeen forced to realize that he
must make concessions to public opinion if his
bill is to' escape a presidential veto. But any
great hopefulness that thd bill will be anything
like the measure the American people had a
right to 'expect or that any of its conspicuous
iniquities -are 'even to be modified is not warranted."
IN THE-GOULD divorce suit on trial in New
York, Mrs. Gould gave some Interesting testi
mony concerning the enormous expense of pro
viding clothes for the women of her set. The
following' is taken from a newspaper dispatch:
"The witness said she had to have at Castle
Gould, morning, afternoon and evening gowns,
with' shoes' aiid 'fctbteklngs that matched;, tea
gowns, coaching gowns, shopping' gowns, which
she used' about the city, and with most of these
hats, shoes, stockings and parasols to match.
Yachting costumes were distinctive from the
others and had to have their expensive accesso
ries, the witness said. She was accustomed to
change her gowns five and six times a day some
times. She had to dress at least three times a
day at Palm beach and more than tflat during
her various trips about Europe. Regarding tho
cost of her various dresses, etc., Mrs. Gould gave
the following estimates: Dinner gowns, $500
to $600; morning gowns, $100 to $150; day
gowns (worn shopping,' etc.), $500; tea gowns,
$300 to $400; reception gowns,- $500. For
motoring, coaching and yachting, tho witness
said she required particular gowns but did not
say how much she paid for them.' Mrs. Gould
testified that her costuming cost her $35,000 to
$40,000 a year. She said that Palm Beach was
perhaps the most fashionable -place in tho world
and that she dressed there merely as dther
women dressed. Mrs. Gould said she changed
her gowns at least three times a day at Palm
Beach and Ormond and wore her handsomest
gowns at 'rolling chair' time and 'tea time.' She
never wore tho same gown twice, she said, and
gave most of them away when sho returned to
New York, where her social position required
an entirely now outfit. Sho said she only
dressed at Ormond and Palm Beach as women
of wealth and social distinction dressed, and
that sho was indulging In tho 'mildest form of
dress,' as there were other people there who
dressed oftener and made more display. 'What
would happen if you wore one of these gowns
twice?' asked Nicoll. 'It would be considered
Tery bad form very bad,' Mrs. Gould replied.
In New York, the witness said, her social posi
tion required hVr to change h'er entire costume
'at least three or four times a day. 'How much
time is consumed in making ' these various
changes?' asked Mr. Nicoll. 'Two or three
lioUrs'for each one, usually,1 safd the witness.
'Mrs5. Gould said a woman In her position in
New York society required two maids to dress
her. Counsel wanted to lenow if she could not
dress quicker with four or five maids.' 'Mercy,
no; I couldn't dress at all with five maids,' said
the witness."
THE QUESTION of independence of tho Fili
pinos received some " attention in tho sen
ate. An Arsoolated Press dispatch says: "Sen
ator Borah started the ball rolling. Saying he
proposed to caBt his vote for 'loosening the
bands which tie the Philippine people to tho
United States government,' he declared himself
In favor of giving the Filipinos an independent
government. The declaration aroused immediate
attention, being apparently unexpected. 'When
I speak that sentiment,' continued Mr. Borah,
'I am aware that I express a view contrary to
that of the president, for whose opinion and
services to that people I have profound regard.
Nevertheless I have a conviction that tho duty
of the people of the United States is to prepare
this people for supporting an independent gov
ernment.' "
MRS. CLEVELAND, widow of the late
Grovor Cleveland, appeared as a witness
against Broughton Brandenburg, who is charged
with selling to the New York Times a letter
said toUiave been written by Mr. 'Cleveland and
denouncing Bryan and endorsing Taft. Follow
ing are extracts from the Associated Press re
port: "Counsel for the defendant asked the
talesmen if the fact that the article on which
the charge is based was political, written during
the last campaign and unfavorable to one of
the candidates; (Mr. Bryan)' would influence
their opinion or prejudice their minds. Tho
work of selecting jurors progressed rapidly and
the jury box was filled before tho close of the
morning session of court. Mrs. Cleveland was
called as a witness at the opening of the after
noon session. After she had identified Mr.
Cleveland's signature to several checks, Mr.
Nott showed the witness a steel plate, on which
was engraved the name of Grover Cleveland,
and asked her If it was her husband's' signature.
Mrs Cleveland said it was not, and that it was
a fake signature. Mr. Nott completed his direct
examination ' at 8:30. Lawyer Samuel Bell
Thomas cross-examined Mrs. Cleveland for tho
defense. On cross-examination, Mrs. Clevoland
told about mooting John G. Carlislo and F. S.
Hastings, an executor of hor husband's estate,
in tliis city, and discussing tbo articlo which ap
peared In tho Now York Times, August 30,
1908, over Mr. Cleveland's signature 'DIdyou
hoar Mr. Hastings say that tho slgnaturo was
gonulno,' asked Mr., Thomas. 'No,' answorcd
Mrs. Cleveland 'I did not hoar him say ono way
or tho other at that timo.' 'Did you authorlzo
j him to say it was gonuino?' asked tho lawyer.
'No,, I did not,' said tho -witness emphatically.
'Did you send a. telegram to tho Now York Times
in regard to this article?' asked Mr. Thomas.
The witness said she did, and sho produced tho
telegram."
WRITING TO tho Canton (Ohio) Morning
News, Clyde H. Tavennor, its Washington
correspondent, says: "Is Alexander Hamilton
responsible for tho tariff system, or is ho "not?
Tho position of Senator Depow of New York in
tho afllrmativo, has boon callod by Minority
Leader Champ Clark of Missouri. Mr. Clark
would have answered tho New York senator in a
speech on the floor of tho house, but is unable
to do so because of tho rulo which prevents
speech-making for tho present. 'Anyono that
never read history or studied tho tariff,' said
Mr. Clark today, in an exclusivo Interview with
tho writer, 'would conclude inevitably but
erroneously from reading tho last speech of
Senator Chauncey Mitchell Depow in tho senate
that Alexandor Hamilton originated the tariff
system evolved it out of his own inner con
sciousness. Why, bless his soul, hois old
enough and has. read enough to know tnat tho
tariff system was hoary with ago before Christo
pher Columbus turned his prows westward in
search of a new world. If Senator Depow has
any doubts on this subject lot him refresh his
indmdry by reading Gibbon's account of ' tho
tariff system they had tta to tho city of Romo
a system which Senator Aldrlch has studied
with much advantage to the tariff barons and
much disadvantage to tho mass of consumers.
Senator Depew predicts that Great Britain will
be captured by Hamilton's system, when tho
truth is that Hamilton borrowed his system
from Great Britain, a system which Great Brit
ain repudiated in 1846 under the lead of Sir
Robert Peel. Justin McCarthy, in his 'History
of Our Own Timo,' says that there is no more
chance of Great Britain's return to the old tariff
system than there Is for a repeal of tho Rule of
Three, and It's dollars to doughnuts that Mc
Carthy knew more about British politics than
Depew knows or ever will know. If Hamilton
originated tho tariff system as Senator Depew
seems to think, will tho senator please inform
us Just how and why it is called a 'tariff' sys
tem? Every school boy knows that our word
'tariff' comes from a small Moorish town on tho
south coast of Spain, Tarifa, the abiding place
of a lot of cut-throats and pirates who levied
tariffs, or toll, on ships passing through tho
Straits of Gibraltar. That town was founded
some six or seven hundred years before Hamil
ton was born. In his tariff speech Senator
Depew said that 'the ideas of Hamilton have
crossed the oceans; they have captured every
country in tho world except Great Britain. The
fight to the death Is now going on in the last
citadel of Adam Smith, Richard 'Cobden and
Robert J. Walker the British Isles. It is a
contest which I believe must result there, as
everywhere else, -in the triumph of the ideas
of Alexander Hamilton.' "
, MR. BRYAN NOT A CANDIDATE
A newspaper dispatch sent out from Omaha
stated that Mr. Bryan had caused it to be an
nounced that he is a candidate for United
States senator. Thefe was no ruth in the dis
patch. Mr. Bryan wired to the Omaha World
Herald this statement:
"I reiterate what I have said several times
before, namely, that I do not desire to be a
'candidate for the senate and do not expect to
be. While 1' will not say X will not bo under
any circumstances, it will require some emer
gency now unforeseen to bring me into the
race, and I hope no such emergency will arise."
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