The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-08-23

pany rendered their designations. The
governor dismissed them in a charac.
teristic letter, closing as follows:
you can depart to your homes. You
do not deserve 1t, but 1 will pay your
hotel bill and trust that 1 may never
be bothered with any more such band.
box and holiday soldiers"
In his first speech In the senate the
South Carolina nan paid his respects to
President Cleveland in rather savage
fashion. He recounted how he had
come to Washington as governor to
attend Cleveland's Inauguration, stand
ing out for several hours in a drizzling
rain to see the first Democratic eXecu-
tive since the war. Then Tillman
raised a laugh by ~vehemently exclaim-
ing:
God forgive me for being such u
fool"
1t was some time before this that
Tillman had made the thrust at the
president which fastened on the South
LIZ SOOIidASI ok u
Ben" 1t was as follows:
But if 1 go to the senate I promise
that I will use a pitchfork in the presi-
dents fat old ribs"
At another time Senator Tillman ex-
claimed:
81 would rather go to hell with my
followers than to heaven with the 9TH
er crowd"
To a Columbia audience in his own
state he said: This is the fifth time
I've tried to poke some sense into the
heads of you people, but 1 suppose you
don't want 1t, and I think you had bet
ter beat your drums and stampede like
a lot Of towards, as you did the second
time I came here"
Later at the same meeting:
"You are a set of old fossils, and you
can go to the devil in your OWL way.
I don't want your votes"
This is rather grim humor, it must
be admitted. OF a somewhat gentler
quality is the following, given at the
time of his row with his colleague,
Senator McLaurin: A young reporter
was gathering statistics as to the fa-
vorite %recreations and books of Wash
ington notables. When the South
Carolina man vas approached he look
ed the reporter over quizzically and re-
piled:
every N knows my favorite recre-
ation-having fun with McLaurin. My
fayorite book is If Christ Came to
Congress-"
The reporter thanked him and asked
where Senator Depew might be found.
why" said Tillman, "Chauncey Is
In Europe, but" he continued, with a
sly CLEAN in his one eye, II can give
you the information you seek. De-
pew's favorite recreation is playing
%penuchle, and his favorite author is E.
P. Roe"
"Can you tell me his favorite work.
Certainly. Senator Depew's favor
lite work is Opening a Chestnut
Burr"
Senator Tillman dropped into the war
department n day to see Secretary
Taft.
"See here" exclaimed the secretary,
who had just assumed spectacles-"see
here what you have driven me to with
your attacks on my character and mo-
tives. You have forced me to take to
glasses"
"Well," responded Senator Tillman,
II hope sincerely it will enable you to
see the constitution now"
The South Carolina man got dry fun
out Of the rate bill fight. When Aid
rich accused him of abandoning his
own cas- when the Hepburn bill
was placed in his charge, Tillman re-
sponded:
II never deserted my baby, but the
upon putting his own dress upon it.
That was distasteful to me, and the
bantling is sleeping peacefully. Then
some n dropped another kid in my
house, and I am holding it. I won't
deny that I am suspicious Of the pa
ternity of the brat and Of the brat
Itself"
During one of the daily colloGuies
that occurred between the two Senator
Spooner said:
1.-THE last cartoon l saw Of the SEN
Rtor from South Carolina represented
him as down in the straw and being
kicked by the Democratic donkey"
1.-THE last n I saw" said Tillman,
Represented me as riding the donkey,
with the Republican elephant tied to it's
tail"
whats before the senate anyway,
Mr.. Presidentf" demanded q senator
during a lull one day.
IT am before the senate" Senator
Tillman declared without q smile.