Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-11

"yOrT ARE A CARL DAUSTED FOOL"
"a, stunned and specchess. No excuses
would be accepted, and the vote OF PROUD
clarion made Judge Thompson congress-
man. -
Il cannot but think" Mr.. Sibley con-
,irucd. that the word reform. inscribed
ON your parfy's banner In 1892 has by
ofyoe means been cut out and Sewed on
ne coats of their trouserioons, and they
are daily sitting on their reform, wearing
:, eternauv behind them, instead OF In
front"
FauaJIy as quaint In manner and speech
as J{eprea4ntative Sibley Is the Hon. W..
Jasper TaTbert. OF South Carolina TAI
icrt ~ a well-knit gentleman. with light
COMPLEXION and Roman features. lie pre-
SCENTS a marked contrast to Mr. Slbiey IN
spcaKing. Sibley is slow-has a percepu-
bic drawl Galbert talks ike steam
erRine. Tropes. metaphors. stores ana
IDEAS nv from him like sparks from an
arvu Ue rouses himself to fury. pounds
b,s desk and animates and enthuses the
House Withal he adoTns his sentences
with the peculiar accent OF the
Southron His stories are always
good and 10 the point lie be-
hogan his speech on the night OF Janu-
nry 10Th by saying that once an oid
colored parson appeared before his con,
gregatiOn. closed UP his Bible, sprean
both hands upon 1t, and said: Bredren:
Tsn't gwlne 20 take no peruckif tex
rs we're night I'st jis' gwine b. preach
go Scr,nters an yo can search de Scrip
,ers 10 fine my subjeck. Yo' will line II
scmrners between Generashuns and Reso-
uusbons bout war de 'PoSue Paul plhteu
his pistol NJ de rheslans
$50" said Mr.. Talbert, my remarks
will not be specR1ied. but will range some
where between tariH reform ana fTee
trade about where the money-power is
about 10 ruin this country"
HIS FIRST SPEECH.
In referring to the tariff problem he
said that ne was somewhat IKE young
man who was making his first speech IN
Hawkinsville, Ga, as a candidate LOT 'he
Legislature He was asked by one oi
tho audience IL he objected 10 expressing
himself on the tariff bill NO ne re-
piled ,,o,,a hovo
your views on it, 49,
We'll" said the candidate 1eiiow-e,u-
zens. | have not studied the question
very closely. but from what l know OF IL
think the dod rotted thing ought 10 DC
paid off al once and stopped.
MIR Talbert applied the story by saying
that he was inclined TO think that the
whole thing ought 10 be pald OH WIN
graduated income-taX, the only way Dy
t,tcb tho tariff can or ever will be re-
formed. ..
Not long afterward he told the story or
q ,.ounp LAWYER in South Carolina VINO
started out to make his first speech I'D
hot political campaign with the idea OF re-
manning neutral as to parties ana names
lie had been told by his friends mat IN
speal,ing he must raise his voice so as 10
81 Its a. whole
In order to do that he must select soho
ncrsnn on the outer edge of his audience
and address himself to him. The young
LAWYER started out in his first sSpeecn uh-
der this advice with nOn-committal IDEAS
II was a hot day. As he mounted the
stand he pulled off his coat and collar'
rolled up his sleeves. and began mus:
"FelIoA-citizens. l am no Democrat; Ieis
low-citiZens. ] am no Repuhlcan' lello"-
citizens. / am no Thrid-party man
At this moment ne remembered the In
sttuctions about selecting man on the
oitstirts Of the crowd. and seeing an ola
gentleman come up on the outer edge anu
take his seat on an old log, the young
LAWYER with great emphasis pointed his
finger nj the old man and roared out III
stcntorian voice "Felow-citizens, then
what am ~
The old fellow. thinking the question
addressed to him, replied, you are
CARL dausted fool!'
Later on Mr.. Talbert accused the ke-
puhlicans of attIibuting wrong motives
10 the South lie said II reminded him OF
an anecdote OF a minister moving into n
little town. and as usual the brethren be-
gan 10 offer him advice. one brother
told him that in preaching he must not
nbuse the lawyers too much, as they were
liberal and paid n good deal to the
church. Another brother said NOW you
must not say too much about the par
lFeeners. for they. too. are liberal towards
the church" But they were unanimous
in saving: There IS a rich old jew living
ON the outskirts of the town. lie is OF
no account any way and does not give the