The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-10

.uxsd Metaphor as 1t Was Served Up
Nv a Senatorial Demosthenes-New
theory Concerning Authorship Of
.,s Shakespeare PIays-Uncle Jehu
p.ker as Campaigner--%w
rconvright, 1901, by Champ Clark
rho heat of debate and straining aft
A. effect are productive of many mixed
.a ;ncongruous metaphors. Mr.. Lem
-, rlv Ouigg's farfamed booted and
arrrad gladiators" finds many coun-
,o,,,orts in congressional speechmak-
inc Many of these gems are. of course,
,os+ hut occasionally one is preserved
10 contribute to the gayety of nations.
Senator George Graham Vest of Mis-
sonri is not only an orator of rare eX-
ool,once but is also a fine scholar.
Among his other rich mental erdow-
r,onts Is a keen sense of the ludicrous.
For wears he has kept record of what
he denomnates ''oratorical gems
,rbich during his twenty odd years in
tho senate have enlivened debate. He
vows that this wondrous sentence was
octnally delivered in the less numerous
branch of the national legislature by
one Of the conscript fathers:
The apple of discord has been sown
in orr midst and unless nipped in the
Ind will produce a confagration whose
waves will submerge this fair land in
anarchy"
In the language of the late lamented
Professor Squeers of Dotheboys Hall,
That is richness"
That is almost equal to the wonder
4 full sentence uttered by Sir Boyle
Roche when, fearing the progress of
q revolutionary opinions, he drew hair
s. raising picture of the future. declaring,
THE house Of commons may be invad-
ed by ruffians, who will cut us into
mince meat and throw our bleeding
heads upon the table to stare us in
the face" a performance which it
would have been worth a long journey
to see.
On another occasion Sir Boyle aston
iShed his audience by asserting, III
81 would surely be better. Mr.. Speaker
10 give up not only part, but, If nee
essary, even the whole. of our constitu-
ton to preserve the remainder"
Anecdotes of Jehu Baker.
The greatest philosopher l have ever
known in congress was Hon. Jehu
i Baker of Belleville, Ills, Uncle" Jehu
as most of us younger men called him.
He had been in congress off and on
Tor quarter of a century and was
once minister to Venezuela. He achiev-
ed bis most enduring fame by defeat
Ing the great tariff reformer. Colonel
William Il. Morrison, in 1882. He was
elected to the Fifty-fifth congress by
The Democrats, Populists and Free Sill
YER Republicans and sat on the Demo
cratic side Of the house, where 1.-The
boys, as he denomnated the juniors
B made a great deal of him. AS he was
nearly blind and couldn't get around
much, we would go and sit by him to
Keep him company
One day he made this statement to
me- which will surprise those pessi-
mlStS labOring under the delusion that
The human race is playing out. He
& said:
nave been in congress at intervals
IoF ~ years. l was in those con-
crosses after the war which are named
siedt congresses; but after getting ac-
gudIhted with this house l am certain
.nat II has higher average, both of
.'paclty and learning, than any other
uouSe | ever served in"
1udt was a consoling sort of remark
auu called to mind Speaker Reeds def
Diuoh OF statesman.
Inc man from Maine once said. "a
salesman is dead politician"
shortly after l delivered my speech
w. frank Blair, Uncle Jehu placed his
said:
Clark. you are a hero worshiper."
guilty. 49, = CO.. I - % p'N''
Who woo +,,o o.uoo.u4 .,,;oua, 10
aEed NN'N '
Napoleon"
w. Who the greatest statesman
Ihomas jefferson"
Mho the greatest poet?'
Lord Byron"
W. " no the greatest orator."
Daniel Webster"
.r " no the greatest philosopher
Lord Bacon"
g, 40 the greatest dramatistY
Lord Bacon"
@p pny 90 you say that?' he inquired.
Ma, ause he wrote the Shakespeare
V'azs' l answered.