The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-04-28
The Row in the Iroquois Club.

From tile Nec York Tribune.
The guests, as Mr.. Harrison proceeded
with his remarks against free-trade, sat
aghast. Mr.. Bayard looked dark and
moved away from the table. Thomas
Hone, turning his back to the speaker,
expressed his displeasure by shaking his
aged head. Hurlbert and Villas and Con-
gresham Springer held whispered con-
ference. The club men sat glum, and not
syllable of applause escaped them. Har-
rison, as the marks of dlsapprobation in
creased. grew more vehement. swung his
hands over Springer's head and shook his
finger near Bayard's nose.
Chat" shouted .Hoyne, twas the
d-t outrage guest ever perpetrated
on a host Harrison, answered Levi
r. Letter, in loud voice, sis ASS
A tariff for revenue only is the main
plank in the platform of the Iroquois
Club.-From tie account Of the Foqaois
Club banquet.
I'm residing at Chicago, and my name is
Truthful James
am not up to small deceit or any sinful
games;
And IN tell in simple language what about
the row l know
That quite broke up the IroquoiS, that
brought it grievous woe.
But irst l would remark, that it is not a
proper plan
For any statesman, small or great, to cuSS
his tellow-man,
And if a brother don't indorse his patent
tariff within,
To lay for that same brother for to put a
head on him.
Now nothing could besweeter or more beau
tiful to see
Than the first half dozen speeche: of that
same society,
Till Harrison he took the floor and said in
tones of thunder,
" Free Trade seems to the undersigned a
triple-extra blunder.''
Then Harrison proceeded, and he Frank as
serted there,
That each Free Trader round the board was
but doctrinaire,
And Hone then asked the chairman, with a
heated intersection
" against the sneers of this bad man, o
can't we have protection
Then Harrison with bitter smile remarked
that it was clear
That Hone was getting off his feet and on
his ample ear -
He was a most sarcastic man, this Harri-
sonian bear,
And on several occasions lie had been elect
ed Mayor.
Now | hold it is not decent for II fine free
trading gent
To say that another is an ass-at least, to
all INTENT
Nor should the individual who happens to
be meant
Reply with awful explosives, to any great
extent.
Then Villas, of Wisconsin, raised 4 point OF
order, when
An empty champagne bottle took him in
theabdomen,
And he smiled kind of sckly smile and
curled up on the floor,
And he murmured as he sSooned away
We're beat in 81.
For in less time that write it, after Harri.
son had ceased,
Every member waged warfare with the
remnants of the feast
And the way they heaved decanters in theiI
anger was sin,
Till the skull of Thomas Jefferson caved the
head of Bayard in.
A dish of crow bedevlled with awful force
was hurled
Against the august parsonage that ruletl
Ger the World:
A flying dish of salad gave breckenridge {
stinger,
While wild careening punch-bowl laid on,
the gifted Springer.
Mr.. Broadhead on his forehead caught d
goblet fair and square,
And falling meath the table found one Ly
man Trumbul there;
And said Trumbull unto Broadhead 4" II
he dashed-for mercy's sake,
Tell me, is this thing banquet or is it just
wake"
And this is all have to say of these i'm
proper games,
For I'm living at Chicago, and my name i:
Truthful James
And I've told in simple language wha
about the row | know
That quite "broke up the Iroquos and
brought it grievous woe.