Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28
DYIN' TO SEE ]. DAVIS
DIRT TO FLY AND PLUToCRATs
SHY WHEN he VISITS GOTHAM.

NEW YORK. December 2s.-smulta-
neously yesterday with the special storm
warning issued by the weather bureau
saying that a bowling sou wester was
on the way up the coast, was an an
nouncement from Col. Harry w. Walker.
the herald angel for William J. Bryan.
that Senator Jefferson Davis would speak
at the Bryan meeting In Cooper Union on
January 49,
Senator JEFF Davis never has been in
New York. He says he has been too
dodratted busy" protecting his constitu-
ents against predatory wealth. sab, to
visit the lair of the plutocrats
Senator JEFF asked Col. Walker to say
that when he gets on the historic rostrum
in Cooper Union he proposes to give an
oratorical barbecue. and that Wall street
will be the OK, and that when he gets
through there will be hide and a pair
of horns nailed to the wall at the back
of the stage, with enough fried tallow
leather pumps Of Mr.. Charles F. Murphy.
Col. Walker says that the common
people Will welcome Senator JEFF with a
hand, and that after his speech he will
have the freedom Of the city.
Senator jeff is getting used to the
ways OF the garden variety of politicians.
AS United States senator he had the APP
pointment of clerk and laborer He
appointed one daughter a clerk and an
other to the laborer's job. Down in
Arkansas JEFF has his troubles as we'll as
other people. His enemies say that the
best thing he ever said was his utterance
that he was no kin of the original Jeffer-
son Davis. Engrossed resolutions of
thanks for disclaiming the supposed re-
lationship were presented to him.
Labors Under a Delusion.
Senator Davis apparently labors under
the decisions that he is the first states
man Of national reputation. whose first
appearance in the metropolis Is to be
signalized by speech at a large mass
meeting. Mr.. Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, is good many laps ahead of him.
Champ was elected to Congress back in
ds9., and before he was sworn in he was
Hall on the Fourth Of July. He was far
down on the list Of speakers. and as the
meeting went on he contracted stage
fright. Leaning over to Harry Walker
and couldn't go on. Walker told him to
brace up and be a man.
Walker said he, maybe I can pull
through with this job If you'll get me
chew of tobacco"
Walker hustled out and bought him a
fve-cent plug. returning Just as the chair
announced Champ as the next speaker
Champ put the entire plug far back in
the recesses Of his facial warehouse and
cut loose with astonishing oratortcal vigor.
That night the copy readers Of the New
York papers tossed into oblivion the pre-
pared speech of the long talker' and
others and used Champs first appear
ance" speech entire. That was the ruin
of Champ. He has been talking that way
ever since. When Col. Walker was asked
yesterday if history would repeat itself,
he said he hoped not.
Some of our people are afraid to take
the topples of of Senator Davis right
here in New York" said Col. Walker,
but ! told them 1 would stand for him.
Persons at all sensitive as to blood spla sh-
ing would better wear rubber boots. The
senator tells me that when he gets
through with the trusts and the pluto
Gratis of this. town we shall all be back
to primal conditions-to a condition of
primal guielessness and simplicity"
Theo ther speakers will be Augustus
Thomas, Joseph J. Willet. Raymond Rob-
bins. the settlement worker, and Judge
Charles N. Bulger of Oswego. ...