Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-17
Mr.. DOOLEY DISCOURSES
ON THE FIGHTING WORD
BY r. p. dunno.
Copyright, 1902, BY Robert Howard Russell.

here goes FIR an assault an batthry.'
An with gesture Nv tn thrue orator,
ne seized him be tn throat. The de-
bate become gin'ral. Sinitor Spooner
iv Wisconsin led FIR tn Republicans
an Sinitor Morgan Nv Alabama coun-
thered FIR tn dimmycrats. Sinitor
Plat made a happy restort with
chair to which Sinitor German replied
with a sintintous cuspidor. OWN TO
tn excitin' nature iv tn debate on'y
a few Nv tn best remarks reached tn
gall'ry; wan Nv thin, a piece Nv hard
coal, layin' out a representative Nv tn
Sultan iv Zulu. At tn hospital he de-
clared himsilf much IMPRESSED. Durin'
tn proceedings Biv'ridge acted In tn
mos gintlemanly an even ladylike
manner. His face wore a smile iv COM
plete sang fraud or pain, an he niver
took his cigar firm his mouth wanst.
Indeed, 1t was siv'ral hours befure tn
Havana cud be exthracted be tn sur
geon who was called in. While tn de-
bate was in progress, a pitcher Nv
Thomas Jefferson was observed to give
a slight moan an turn its face to tn
wall. TIL sinit thin took up routine
business an tn janitor swept up tn
hair an neckties. Sinitor Biv' ridge
was not much hurt. Tn finder outside
iv tn wind-pipe was somewhat bruised
but tn wurrukin' inside is tsill intact"
Twas a pretty scene, Hinnissy, an
wan that makes me proud Nv Bailey
f'r his courage in pouncin' on his
coolague; Nv Biv'ridge FIR tn manly
self restraint an rayspict FIJI tn
dignity Nv tn sinit that parlyzes
mans hands whin his wind is cut on;
iv our noble country that projooces
such sturdy sons. iv tn sinit that
brings thin together in a clinch an iv
mesilf because 1 wasn't there. I'm
with Bailey. Bailey f'r prisidintl
Bailey or bust or choke!
I'm not sure that II was in tn
same place I'd do tn same thing. But
I'm no statesman. Who am ! to
say that what wudden't be manners
in a barroom is not all right in tn
sinit? Different men has diff'rent raj
sons fr fightin'. Ivry man will fight.
You can bet on that. A brave fnan
will fight because he is brave an
cow'rd because he is a cow'rd. All
men will fight an all men will run.
Some will fight befure they'll run. but
they'll run; some men will run be-
fure they'll fight, but they'll fight.
They'se a pretty good fight an a
pretty fast run in ivry man know.
TIL debate in tn sinit don't prove
anything about tn merits Nv ayether
pug. In some other circumstances,
Biv'ridge might have hunted Bailey up
a three. 1t happened TO be Bailey's
day.
'As I get on in years, believe less
in fightin'. IT'S a turr BILE thing 10 see
tn aged an infirm swingin' away at
each other. IT'S so unscientific. hate
to think Nv a man with wan leg in tn
grave usin' tn other to thrip tn free
foot i've a fellow aged. I'm glad Bailey
an Bev'ridge ar-re young men. What
a scandal if Sinitor Cullom an Sinitor
Morgan shud mix 1t upl Wan Nv tn
things a man larns as he grows old
is to dislike hghtin'. He dislikes amy
thing he can't do as well as he cud. I'm
that way. But wasn't always so. No.
sir. They was a time whin I'd fight at
tn dhrop Nv hat f'T money or mar
bles or pool checks, FIR tn good name
Nv women or tn revarse, f'r political
principles or unprincipled politics, FIR
tn gate receipts, FIR me religion, FIR
tn look iv tn thing. because tn bar
keeper heard what he said. because he
whispered to her, FIR tn sacred theory
that tn buildin's is higher in Chicago
thin in New York. FIR tn fun iv tn
thing, an FIR the fight. That lasts
tn best Nv all. A man that won't fight