The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-28
ABOUT WELL
KNOWN MEN
Stories Told of Their Peculiar
characteristics In Satur-
day Evening Post
OBJECTED TO TECHNICALITIES
kirbey Meant Billions Incident
illustrating Senator ALI
sons Caution

Dy 10 the mouse or representatives.
Kirby had violent ideas about money.
He could talk for hours on the finan-
cial question.
During Kirby's first term a bill came
up for discussion which had to do
with the issuing of a new series of
paper money and the retirement and
m~aceratiop of the series her in use.
Kirby was furious about this. Here
we see the government, directed from
Lombard street, in London, withdraw
ing billions of money from %circula-
ton and macerating it, whatever that
is" he shouted in a speech one day.
Never in the history of the United
States has such an outrage been per-
petrated. With our children crying
for money these creatures of the Wall
street octopus are withdrawing bill
liens from circulation, billions, gen.
tlemen, | say billions"
Don't you mean millions?" asked
Representative Culberson.
There you CO." yelled Kirby,
shaking his arms in the air. there
you go; just like all the rest of them,
you are trying to win this fight on
technicalities."
Senator Allison of owa has the rep
utation of being the most cautious
man in public life. He takes no
chances, but always qualities mis- state
His letters are marvels. Dur
ing the past session of congress the
senator read to Senator Hale a let
ter he had written on a subject in
which Senator Hale was also inter
ested.
what will he think of that?" asked
Allison.
u don't think he will get much out
of it," replied Hale.
81 didn't intend he should" chuckled
Allison.
This incident led an Iowa mar to
tell the story Of the rash citizen OF
Dubuque who once made a bet ne
could force Senator Allison to ans
wer Eyes" to a direct proposition.
Half a dozen friends went along TO
see the miracle performed. They en-
tered AIlison's Office and chatted on
various topics. Presently a flock OF
sheep. newly sheared, came by.
"Those sheep have just been shear
ed. Senator" said the man who had
made the bet, winking at his compan-
ions.
Senator Allison gazed earnestly at
the flock. Then he replied softly: 1T
locks like it on this side"
Senator Edmund w. Pettus, of AL
ALBANIA, is eighty-two years of age and
the oldest man in the senate. During
Mr.. Pugh's fight for reelection Mr..
Pettus, then a lawyer in Selma, went
to see Pugh about getting an appoint
ment as Judge.
"Pshaw, Pettus," said Pugh, loftily,
you are too old TO be a judge"
Pettus stood and looked at Pugh for
a minute. Then he announced with
great deliberation: We'll. IL l am
toe old to be a judge, l am not too
ole to be a United States senator"
He wasn't, either. for he went out
and defeated Pugh and took the SEN
atorship himself.
No man could be so wise as Pettus
looks, but his looks belle his wisdom
But little. at that. He is learned in
the lay and especially well versed in
the Bible and Shakespeare.
When Alfred Henry Lewis. the au-
thor, was a correspondent at Washing
ton for a Missouri paper he had a diff
Guilty with Governor Dockery, who
was then a member OF the house OF
representatives.
Lewis cast about for a suitable re-
venge. After thinking about the mat
ter for some days he wrote an inno-
cent paragraph for his paper which
said that Mr.. Dockrey, who is a rich
man. had decided to give a large
portion of his wealth to the various
churches of Missouri. and had begun
by sending checks for $500 to churches
in ST. Joe and Kansas City.
Then he set back and waited. Dock
cry was begging for mercy in less than
a week. Every church in the state,
almost, had written for its share.
Lewis printed another paragraph say
ing that Mr.. Dockrey's contributions
would not be made for some years
and since that time Dockrey has been
scrupulously polite.