Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-07-13
CIoWnish Cushman.

Congressman Cushman promises to
cut rs vide swath in the Congress
a. did James Hamilton Lewis, another
REPRESENTATIVE from this State, if he
keeps up his efforts in the line of
comedy as did his illustrions exemplar
in the more serious forms of debate.
The other day, Mr.. Cushman, in tilt
with Bourke Cochran, said:
Il have always hal and now have a
profound admiration for my friend from
New York. Indeed, sir, have often
wished that could only speak as well
aS he can. Sir if could speak as well
as he doubt not that | would be just
like he is-that is, wouldn't care what
said
In bout with Mr.. Towne, he said
during his earlier days my friend
from New York. Mr.. Towne, was given
to drawing charts. | remember wears
and wears aga, when that gentleman
with his magic chart in this chamber.
harnessed together a bushel of wheat
and an ounce Of silver and attached
that splendid team to his political char
lot, and amidst the applause OF the
multitude started round the political
recourse. ALI, sir, what happened to
Phaeton, of NEUROLOGICAL fame, on the
lav that he drove the chariot of the sun
for his venerable daddy, was not a
circumstance to the wreck and ruin that
overlook my distinguished friend in his
chariot race.
Mr.. Towne was driving magnificent
span-a bushel Of wheat and an ounce of
silver yoked together and squarely
abreast, and they made splendid start
The oratorical bleachers and the politi-
cal grandstand fairly went wild with
applause at the splendid getaway. But
as they neared the first quarter-post 4
few old veterans of the track seemed to
notice that something had gone wrong
with the harness. The nighhos seemed
to be shooting right out through the
collar, while the off critter was falling
right back through the breeching.
1T was an awful situation. Nobody
hut hero could hope to cope with it.
Nobody but political Ben IIur would
have dared to tackle it. But my friend
was equal to the situation. He de-
termined if he could not win that race
driving them abreast he would drive
them tandem. And, without an in
stant's pause to unbuckle strap or
grease an axle, in full view OF the grand
stand, without single change of seem
cry. and without extra charge for the
additional act, he swung the nigh boss
into the lead, and they came down
toward the last quarter-post at gate
that would have made Messala's best
pace look like 30 cents.
Il regret to say that it was on the
home stretch that occurred the browning
catastrophe. The nigh boss, old Blue
stem, an American thoroughbred, tore
clear loose from the harness and went
under the wire so fast that it took two
men 10 see her 60 by but the off critter,
an old fea-bitten silver gray that never
was reliable in emergencies, tore right
off backward through the harness and
started back down the track in exactly
the opposite direction. Sir, | undertake
to say that that was the greatest smash
up that ever occurred on the political
track in all recorded history.
"Some men were unkind enough to
saw that Mark Hanna, who was then in
charge of that track. had wilfully
thrown that race. But. sir, what be-
came of the youthful charioteer, MIR.
Towne? When that smash-up occurred
he went straight up into the air so high
that he has not lit yet"