Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23
STORY ABOUT HERBERT
A Point Made in His Behalf in an Alabama
Campaign.
Representative StaiIings Gave an I'M
expected Turn to His Speech ind
Used a Practical illustration.

Ever hear about Herbert's last congress
sional campaign in AlabamaT" asked an
Alabama black belt politician of a Star re-
nortar tho othar d.r
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SECRETARY Herpert. You know him. L
guess Has charge of all the boats belong
ing to the government Lives here now.
I'm poin' IN to soc him tonorrou Hin, ond
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80 sou hiio" jess me sue
ceeded Herbert-was goin' over his district
and stumpin' much. Jess was solicitor
then, and powerful nonu,ar with the neonIs
tho oo,r.r en-. a.
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tne way is the Bill Nye OF Alabama poll
tics.
''They were down near tho E,orido lin.
somewbera ho1on- 49, -,
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amongst Jess neighbors. They had filled
their appointment for that day, and after
dinner set out for the next plece in a buggy
with two nules bitobad 20 a. h.. r.
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u sone Iioie iour OF hVe OF the M
Teen miles when the mules got skeered of
movin' gopher on the side of the road,
and there was trouble. A pouher- yol,
know, is a great big sort of a land turtle,
and lazy cuss in his movements
We'll, at the first jump of the mules Jess
went out of the buggy backwards, and YELL
in to Herbert to hold onto the lines Her
bert was dom the best he could, when all
at wunst the mules ran one side Of tho
buggy over the end of a log. and Herbert
was emptied out on the other He fell set
tin down. and the frightened mules didn't
give him time to get up But he swung
on to the lines, and, man, sir. them mules
dragged him over the face of the earth for
about sixty acres on the basement of his
pants. sometimes in Alabama and some
times in Florida and when the team was
finally stopped it was found that Herbert
had scattered large section of his britcbe.
in shreds, and much of his hide ali over
the southwest corner of his district
"Ora If tba ,,oI,i.S -. . Is 80, -,
one of the buggy wheels on the limb Of a
tree and leavin' the rest of the vehicle in
two states, Herbert and Jess tried to ride
the other mule tbe rest of The NOV. l,ut he
refused TO tote double and. leayin, both of
'em in the sand, he went across the conn
try after his runnin' mate
well. Herbert and Stallin's finally
reached a house within easy reach of neyt
days appointment and nut IN for the
night Herbert all the time keerfuIly keen
in his back away from the variaus mem
bers of the family until bedtime. when Her
bert, too mortified to do SO himself. asked
Jess if he wouldn't try and get a ward or
SO of cloth from the most to match his-Har
berts-britches.
There wusn't but one niece of cloth IN
the premises, and that was a square ~
punkin yaller calico: but If was ground
hog case, and Herbert rad to have II. So.
when they went to their room Jass cot ~
and talked while Herbert reseateS HE
trousers.
Next day the campaigners filed their an
pointment, Herbert speaking first. The
country people were a little sore on their
Congressman, as Stallin's knew, but Her
bert didn't, because they had heard of high
living in Washington, silk hats, carriage
rides, receptions and one thing and an
other like that, and when Stallin's was
about windin' up his speech he referred to
this objection of Herbert's constituents that
he was putting on too much style and get
ting too rich to rightly care for them and
their interests.
THE speakers were performin' on a plat
form above their audience in which there
was a good sprinklin' of wimin folks, Col.
Herbert settin' down and Jess layin' 1t off
for all he was worth.
Ladies and gentlemen, and friends and
fellow citizens Stallin's says, L come now
to matter personal to our distinguished
representative. Some of you have doubt
less heard it said that he had been putting
on good deal of style in Washington and
that this was evidence that he had grown
above his people. But, my friends. you
must remember that he is your representa-
tive, Congressman from Alabama, and
his position. if he would represent you cred
itably, requires all these OUTLAWS you may
have heard about. And as to his growing
rich, why. it takes all Of his salary to fifty
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