The age-herald., 1902-03-07
Public Merry Over Antics of Pres> ident's Prince Henry Delegates

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 is against him. Most of the eminent men in the United States, and hundreds who are eminent. hear him in charming mem ory as the master of ceremonies III lhe White House. There he Is ever a gra- cious engaging, delightful man. mln a,, A prince in courtesy and unfaiilng urbanity.
 Speaking of Robley Evans intoleraple vulgarity of frightful oaths, and pearlns in mind the most commendaole crusaoe now being organized in the East against public swearing, it Is not out ol piaeo to refer to a shocking exhibition or lhis particularly obnoxious form of vulgarest speech which took place this morning in the Postofflce Department. At ll'oo O clock two or three of us who had DUST ness with the Fourth Assistant Postmas- ter General were waiting with ms sec retary in the ante-room until ne couio conclude his business of the moment Wi'n a half dozen previous visitors. Ine o'oI between the Fourth Assistants ofnce anu the ante-room was open, ana as we looked on and waited our turn, fat' bow-legged, clean-shaven man suddenly turned and walked toward the ante-room swearing iothesomely, though apparently not in anger Instantly there was shiiI hissing from the men who renamed standing with the Fourth Assistant fost- master General, but the gross onenoer did not look back. As the swearer passed through the ante-room, this correspoiio- ent asked a Congressman:
 "WhC Is that man?"
 Cochran of Missouri, the most pro- fane man in Congress" was the ah- swer.
 In his congressional autobiography Cochran says he was born (year, month and day not stated in Adair county, Mo. and that he lived twenty-five years in Kansas He looks to be nearly 50 years old He further says that he 'is a practical printer and newspaper man and lawyer; served four years as prose- cutting attorney of Atchison County, Kas, and four years as a member of the Mis- souri Senate;' was one year editor or the Atchison Patriot newspaper, and afterwards he became editor Of the St. Joseph Gazette" He was first elected to Congress in 1896, and has "been thar ever since.
 In that famous phrase originated by Grover Cleveland, when mayor of Buff falo and afterwards appropriated by David B. Hill, Cochran says of himself; "I am a Democrat"
 What distinction in Missouri states manship-"Cochran of Missouri, the m ost profane man in Congress!"
 The lovers of religious missionary work should turn their attention from Mace donia to the Fourth Congress district of Missouri, for apparently the majority of the Missourians of that districts arc pagans.
 One of the cleverest play of words on a very mild swear phrase ever made was at the expense of Congressman John l.. Burnett of the Seventh Alabama district whose recent triumph in the contest for his seat in the house has pleased so many thousands of Alabamians.
 Many years ago, while John Burnett was serving as state senator in Mont gomery. he decided to marry, and in- formed his colleagues that his girl had consented and the day had been named. He was greatly liked by his brother sena- tors, and they determined to give him a handsome wedding present and be- sides hold a special session so that each senator might rise in his place and tell MT. Burnett and the other senators what he thought of the joyous bridegroom.
 During this special session one after another of the senators spoke tenderly and appreciatively of the beloved John Burnett It was regular love feast and Senator Burnett was greatly touched. Finally a venerable and venerated sena- tor of great dignity and piety arose to say his word for the one about to be welded, and his speech was beautiful poem in prose and appealed to the emo- tions of all present most of all to John Burnett himself After paying a beau- tiful tribute to his friend and to the mar ried state, the aged senator concluded in these words that live:
 May joy forever abide with our be- loved friend, and sorrow know him not at all. May his life be glad through all |, |. with that completed fullness of success his noble heart and true faith so richly deserve; and throughout it all, now that he is about to have home and bride, may the harshest word or phrase that shall ever be spoken by his happy fireside be-
 Dad BurnettI
 The dignified Senate of Alaoama roared, and the subsequent proceedings interested them no more.
 Please, teacher, this story is the prop erty of the gifted, able and inimitable John M. Caldwell of Anniston, who re- lated it to me years ago. There is mono brighter, none of better heart than he.
 The happy sequel of the aged sena- tors wish for John Burnett was that one child, now a gifted and promising lad in school in Washington, came to bless his life and by his happy freside prattles to Dad Burnett
 Of peculiar interest in all the sixty-six counties of Alabama Is the fact that the banking house of J. H. Fitts 6 Co. Of Tuscaloosa is being converted into a national bank, Hon. J. H. Bankhead as the representative of the Tuscaloosa district in Congress and personal friend of the Messrs. Fitts having on Monday endorsed the papers and filed them with the comptroller of the currency, who informed hin that the charter for the bank would be issued forthwith. The old bank In it's new form will be called the City National Bank of Tuscaloosa
 This famous banking house is one of the oldest banks, if not quite the oldest, now in regular business in Alabama, 1t having been established by Hon. J. H. F1tts in 1865, or thirty-seven years ago. During that period 1t has had business connections with every town and county in the state. For twenty-seven years MT Fitts has been the treasurer of the State University, though an attempt was made by Governor Johnston three years ago to remove him and appoint General George D. Johnston, now state senator, university treasurer. The case got into the courts, MT. Fitts still continuing his duties, and on appeal the supreme court sustained.
 Mir Fitts is one of the strongest and most highly honored men in any walk of life in Alabama. Every man of prom thence in the state personally knows him and holds him in highest esteem. In Birmingham. Montgomery. Mobile and