Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-02-20
What a Woman's Tact Can Do in
Politics.

| The following is a full report of Represen-
4ative Bakers speech in the Arkansas Legis-
lature last Saturday in casting his vote for
the Hon. James K. Jones, the successful
candidate for United States Senator:
Mr., Baker, of Benton, when his name was
reached. rose to his feet and said: "Mr.
President, 1 cast my first vote in this sena-
torial contest for Governor James Fl Berry,
and have continued to do SO up to the
present time. I know him and like him.
He is a good man, and well qualified to fill
the office; an honored citizen, brave soldier
and an able statesman; he is high in the es
TEEN of the public. am rough man myself
"a man from the mountains, and am one OF
those men who stick by their friend-l stick
by my friends when they deserve it, when
they are able and well qualified, until they
fall, aad even then I'll not desert thelR--l
fall with them. hated to see Gov Berry
withdraw from the field, but when l saw it
must be, I looked about me and took the
thing under consideration and thought on
it. I thought long and carefully over it,
and I slept with it. Laughter. I saw [
must cast my vote for some one else, and 1
must make choice of the other candidates.
I'll tell YOU how did it. I looked over the
field l have met the other two, and [ had
studied them. l met the Hon. Poindexter
Dunn, and saw in him many good points.
I saw fine head on him, q greatly admire
fine head, and I saw in him great COM
ing man. But tell you what did the work
for me- met Mrs. Jones, the wife of the
Hon james X. Jones, and that settled it,
This is how it was: met her and [ went
and called on her; yes l did. The room
was full of beautiful women. l didn't
hardly know what to do but she sat by
the piano and I asked her to play a little
tune on it for me [laughterl-1 asked that
very thing-asked her if she could play
MY Old Cabin Home She said she
would if I would sing verse of it, and
said I'd try [Cries, Sing it now, let's
hear it, You wait, said I would, and
she touched up the piano, hit the very key
note of the piece-the tune I know and love
best on earth. 1t rang and echoed about
the room The place was full of women,
and pretty women, too Applause ] And
among them saw Miss Roane, the daughter
of old Gov Roane, the lady of which Mr..
McNIillen spoke of so beautifully a while
ago. They crowded around, and right there
stood and sung the verse. Cries Of Sing
sing give us the verse. All fright, gentle
man to accommodate you I'll sing it; - and,
clearing his throat, the gentleman from Benz
ton struck up bear-tone solo, and sung:
"We'll hunt no more the grizzly
In the nook,
Well leave the canyon all
Well drink no more of the
Clear CRY Stal Dl OOk.
So, my log cabin home, good by
AS the ''good-by" foated up among the
cobwebs in the dome of the hall, the den
sely-packed throng burst into cheers and
shouts. a tornado of applause shaking the
old house. while bursts of laughter broke
out like thunderbolts, and handclappings
sounded like hail among the confusion.
Al length the orator succeeded in getting
silence again. after bowling and gesticulat-
several minutes, aud said: "Hold on--wait,
and hear the chorus" and then he sang:
''We1l mind no more but play,
never shall forget
That lOg-cabin home
That log-cabin home, far away"
Again the storm broke forth, and it was
several minutes before he could proceed.
When the lull came he continued We'll,
those ladies crowded around me, and when
Mrs Jones stopped playing I seized her
hand and said, Madam I am in love with
you Shouts Yes, [ told her had fallen
in love with her, and she said she wished
I'd fall in love with her husband as well.
She treated me nice-they all did, too.
Now, am rough old man, but ladies'
have great attractions for the old mountain
boomers. They looked so sweet and nice
wanted to hug them all I know do
cheers and I never forgot that visit.
When I met Mr.. Jones I looked at him
closely, and saw in him man [ could we'll
support. He had big head, too-a head
like washtub, eyes set away back in, and a
deep thinking look in them; and So with
all this to think of, after looking well about
me, after considering the matter we'll, after
sleeping with it, I have concluded to vote
for Hon Jas. X. Jones'"