The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-08-14
SOME GOOD STORIES.
Caught in and Abouf the Halls OF
Congress by Champ Clark.
rcopyrightel 1901 BY champ CLARK. !

TCopyrightel 1901 by Champ ClarE.I
Once upon a time, when "Uncle Joe"
Cannon of Illinois and Colonel Pete
Hepburn of Iowa had a bitter debate
and almost came to blows on the floor
of the house over the bill to construct
the Nicaragua canal, the excitement
WAS intense. Charlie Wheeler of Ken
lucky wanted to stop the fracas with
point of order, but so many members
yelled LET them aloner that he de-
sisted from his efforts at peacemaking.
After the row was over Colonel NJ.
DC. Benton of Missouri in the cloak
room gave a new rendering of the
story as to the disinterestedness and
ampartiality of the woman who en-
couraged both participants in a fight
10y shouting, ego it, husband" and
EGo it, bearw Colonel Benton said:
During the historic campaign Of
1870 in Missouri, when the Republican
party in the state split in twain and
nominated two tickets in my county,
two leading Republicans, Colonel Dale
and Captain Hopkins, got into an argu-
ment in the courthouse, which grew
into a quarrel and then into a fight.
They were both powerful men and
were mauling each other at a great
rate. a large crowd gathered Cap
tain T. e. Carnes, an old east Tennes-
see Confederate of giant stature and
strength. climbed upon a barrel to get
n clearer view of the combatants. Sew
eral persons, seeing him ~ there and
recognizing his great physical proves,
shouted to him:
"Part them, Captain Carnes; part
them!
"The old soldier took another look at
the fighters and then, gazing at the
crowd, said
part them? Why, dash them,
wish they would kill each other""
Amended Scripture.
Soon after Messrs. Hepburn and Can
non quoted down | strolled over on the
Republican side of the big aisle and in
order to have something pleasant to
say began quoting the One Hundred
and Thirtythird Psalm, Behold, how
good and how pleasant it is for breth-
rem to dwell together in unity" when
Major j. T. Lacey of Iowa said:
CLARK you ought to quote it the way
the late Mr.. Brosius of Pennsylvania
quoted it one day when you Democrats
were having a row among yourselves.
He made it read this way: Behold,
how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in mutiny.'
That would be more appropriate to the
nresent situation than the original"
"A Perfect Record.
That reminds re Of story told me
by one of my constituents, Henry II.
Higginboth2m, who was an Old Virgin
ian by birth and who served under
Colonel Mosby during the civil war.
He said:
Down in Loudon county, Va. an old
fellow became very sick. The doctor
gave him up, and the preacher was
sent for The latter approached the
bedside Of the dying man and said:
My brother. your time is UP in this
vale of tears. You had better prepare
your soul for the other world!
"Ihe old fellow said; 'Parson. / am
ready. ! have nothing to repent Of.
My record is clear always paid ny
debts and my taxes and always vC- "a
the Democratic ticket straight. What
better preparation can man have
than thatP "
Wanted to Hear Some Speaking.
In the olden time when Indiana was
a pivotal state and Daniel w. Voor-
hees, the tall sycamore Of the Wa
BASH" was in his prime. the Hoosiers
were having a redhot campaign. Par
enthetically it may be safely stated
that all their campaigns were redhot.
For a quarter of a century they had
more politics to the square inch than
on any other portion of the habitable
globe That's the reason Indiana had
such a marvellous array of political
giants. They were in constant train