The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-27
SAM JONES ON POLITICIANS.
His Lecture in Atlanta fol Benefit of the
Police men
ROANOKE, VA.


Police men.
Constitution: Quite large crowd was
out to attend the lecture of the Rev. Sam
Jones for the benefit Of The police assoc
alton. The tabernacle was we'll filled
with the friends of the bluecoats and
those who wanted to hear Mr.. Jones talk
about "Politics and Politician Every
body enjoyed the lecture except the poll
ticians, If there were any in the audience
Everybody thought the lecture very fun
ny unless it was some member of the
Georgia legislature The Georgia law.
maker who could have seen anything
funny in the lecture must have had 1.
very keen sense Of the humorous. Mr.
Jones,in his half serious, funny way,
warmed up the hides OF the legisla-
tors, as he eXpresse it, in good fashion
In the opening of the lecture he paid a
beautiful tribute to the memory of the
late Patrolman Ponder. He said 81
would pause here {, moment to drop n
tear on the grave of that noble mem Der
of the Atlanta police force WHO gave his
life in the pursuit of his duty. General
Grant spent four years of his life fight
ing for the cause he thought was right
General Lee, that hero of heroes, gave
his strength, his time, his fortune, fight
ing for the cause he believed in, but when
Ponder he'd and died upholding the law
he went beyond all that Grant and Lee
did and reached that heroism of Stone
wall jackson when he gave his life to his
country" E
This tribute to the noble Ponder
brought forth great applause from his
com panions in blue and the vast audi.
ence.
"And now" said Mr. Jones, ~ come
tO the suhipct announced nh thora pauar
was fellow more out OLA subject than
l am out of this one-''Politics and Pc.
liticians.n
After touching up the politicians il
general and telling IL lot OF very funny
anecdotes about them, he came to speak
OF the members of the Geor 2ia legislature.
One Of the things he said WAS about the
recent vote on the anti barroom bill.
"Two thirds o! the members of the
Georgia legislature are Christi,n gentle.
men and members Of the church, and the
other day when the i-barroom bill
was up before them tyGC-thirt!s of them
voted against it. i want to tell you right
here, bud, that il you are member of
the church and voted against the anti
5nrroom bill, when you go home to die
you hadsbetter tell your wife to bury you
II the thinnest suit of clothes YOU ve go&
for you are going TO mighty warm
climate
He said that he was not here wor king
for any prohibition legislation, for he had
too much sense to come to the gang now
in the legislature for any such things.
Why" he said, Il had as soor think
of going to Alaska for pineapples or to
hell fer water as to that gang at the
statehouse trying to..get any legislation
against the barrooms" AS the conclud-
ing touch he said "lf there are any of you
in the audience now you need not say 'If
You reflect on my honor / will kill you, :
for how in the world can reflect on
something that You have not got"
From the Legislature he went at the
oiliceholders ami seekers and touched
them up for a few rounds. The lecture
was punctured throughout with Mr..
Jones' brightest humor and Jokes and tie
audience was kept laughing most of the
time.