Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29

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the more-but very readable des-
cription of the way our dauntless Jerry
Simpson busted Tom Reed, the czar of
the house, as told by A. H. Lewis
special correspondent for the New
York Journal:
If were a Macaulay l would sing
the lay of Jerry of Mdeicine Lodge.
Simpson came to the House ringside
at prompt noon. and SHE'D his caster
into the Democratic cloak room. Reed
quickly followed the Populist champion
and slowed his hat away in the Repub-
lcan cloak room. Simpson was feath-
er-edge as to fettle, and in condition to
talk for his life. Reed. on the fabby
other hand, was gross, overweight and
plainly out of shape.
The spectators promptly picked
Simpson as winner. He was lighter.
true, than his bulky adversary; but,
then, you know the battle is not always
to the swift, the race to the strong, nor
riches to the man of understanding.
And we preferred Jerry.
In the earliest phase of the combat
Jerry led with his left. 1t was ''no
quorum swing, but Jerry failed to
gauge his distance, and the Oak of
Portland easily avoided the blow by
counting 18I present. Both smiled
confidently, and after fiddling bit and
reading the House journal, the Popu-
list again cut out the pace as the ag-
gressor. AT this crisis Dingley, the
Portland Oaks bottle holder, interfered,
and those who stood nearest declare
that he fouled the Kansas Sunhower by
disconcerting him with shout of "reg
ular order.''
While the Portland Oak had his sec
snds, Simpson, the Sunhower, was
heeling and handling himself. AT the
dark interference, however, of DINGHY,
the ring. siders burst into threats, and
some even attempted to go to Dingley,
who at the sight of this retreated
The battle staggered on. Possibly
this great sporting event had proceeded
about ten minutes, when the Portland
Oak, who was suffering from a severe
case of bellows to mend, clinched the
Sunflower. But the Populist champion
was all there. He was as strong as
when the festivities began, while his
ferocity had beef much melted by the
struggles. 1t was horse to a hen
now that the Sunfower would win.
The Oak clinched, it was a supreme
moment. The two gladiators swayed
back and forth. but at last the crafty
Sunfower acquired the fatal grapevine
lock. They tugged and toiled and
strove, and then the Oak of Portland
came crashing to the ground. 1t was
as if tower fell. Simpson, the Sun
flower, had won; Reed, the mighty Oak
of Casco Bay, was beaten. Of course,
you understand the victory was moral
one. 1t was the triumph of mind over
matter; brains over brute force.
There was quorum in the House
today. Manifestly it had come to wit
ness the riot between Reed and his Pop.
ulist assailant. Simpson. Reed had
baked; would not obey the House law:
refused to name the House committees
was playing the tyrant, and Simpson
was after him. Therefore as the news
went circling, it enlisted the ieterest oil
members, and of others as well, and as
the upcome thereof, when at noon the
House convened. the galleries and the
floors were full. They had come tc
bear witness to the row.
Simpsons ''No quorum" point didn'
succeed. There was, when Reec
counted, a rotund quorum. Then there
came desultory. albeit it at times bittel
debate, IN which score took part.
Reed did not enter into the spirit o
the thing; he didn't like it; manifestll
he was afraid of Simpson. The othel
day when Simpson assaiied him, Reet
talked back from 1.-THE chair" This
time Reed was cautiously mum. Reee
had appointed Dingley to this day beal
the buckler before him and be his shield
against assault. Reed, as it were, fec
Dingley to Simpson, just as the Russian
peasant, pursued by wolf. throws the
ravening creature a child and make.
his escape while the wolf dimes. Reee
threw Dingley to Simpson; worse lucl