The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
HUMOROUS HIT
BY Mr.. PE77US
Aged Alabama Senator AS
aFun-Maker
AIMS At Mr.. BEYERIDGE
Much Merriment Created at Expense Of
Orators In ths Seaate===Co1grat.
u!ations In Order.

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sensation of the day Friday at the cap
itol was the speech of Senator Pettus,
of Alabama, in which he poured upon
the head of the youthful Republican
orator, Mr.. Beveridge, of Indiana, the
vials of his wit and synicism. 1t was
an entirely new role for the senator
from Alabama to assume, and to say
that he made hit is to give mild ex-
preston to the very evident facts.
In the course of general speech on
the Philippines General Pet:us deliv-
cred dissertation upon the qualities
of orators in general, and the young
orator (Beveridge} who addressed the
senate Thursday IN particular, which
was the funniest thing the senate has
known In many years.
From this time forward Mr.. Pettus'
speech was personal in its applica-
cation. he first took Mr.. Gallinger
to task.
81 was very much entertained by
the senator from New Hampshire on
yesterday" be said, ''when he in
formed Us that he was not lawyer
and he proved it to US, not only by
asserting it, but by his argument.
LAWYERS know that when you come to
read decision of a judge you must
take al he says on subject; that 1t
will not do to take sentence here
and another there, but that is exactly
what the senator did in quoting Justice
Bradley on the Mormon church case"
The senator then went on to relate
an anecdote illustrative of his point, in
which a preacher Of the oldeu time
when the senator was boy-had hg-
ured in Alabama.
s'The minister" he said, 'was as
learned in the Bible as my friend from
New Hampshire in the law. Laugh
teri. He said: Brethren, my text
today will be the following: Seven
sons did Milcah bear unto Euon. Now
expect, brethren, the preacher went
on, If you would look at the commen-
taries you would find various mean
ings to this text, but taking common
sense view of it, I will say this:
ssI expect that Enon was sick and
the doctor told his seven sons, great,
strong fellows, that it was absolutely
necessary that he should have milk for
his nutriment; and thereupon the
seven sons went out to look up the
COWS. The COWS had not come up the
night before, and so the sons could
not find them; t1t they came across
bear aud they mixed her and carried
the milk to Enon, and so, brethren, ii
is writ Seven sons did Milcah bear
INTO Enon.'
''That preacher" concluded Mr.
Pett1s, amid an outburst OF hearty
laughter, 'ehas as accurate concep-
ton of the scriptures as some OF our
senators have of the law of the land. !"
Mr.. Pettus then turned his atten-
tion to the speech of Senator Bev-
eridge and said:
"Mr. President, the Master once
hsd to select man to lead the chill
dren of Israel out of Egypt and
through the wilderness of Canaan.
He did not select an orator. No, he
selected one of these men from Iowa
or Maine, and his name was Moses.
And he was a stubborn man, too.
daughter.
stBut Moses told his Master to his
face that he could not do it because
he could not speak to the people. And
what was the reply? There is Aaron.
he speaks well. And they took Aaron
along, not in command--tbat was not
allowed; but they took him along as a
kind of deputy. And when Moses on
his Masters order went up into the
mountain for the tables, the orator
left in charge had golden calf framed
(laughter) and he put all the people
down to worshipping the golden calf.
daughter.
"More people worship the golden
calf now than did in those days. But
while Aaron and his people were all
down worshiping the golden calf the
man of God appeared and he pulled
ont his sword and demanded to know
who was on the Lords side, and the
orator jumped up from his knees,
drew his sword and got on Moses
side and went to killing the Israelites
along with Moses.
can these orators will do the same
thing Qaughter), the last one OF them.
We saw an instance Of it yesterday af-
ternoon."
At the conclusion of Mr.. Pettus'
speech senators crowded about him to
tender congratulations.
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