Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-05-20

the South Carolina senator though his
thruStS are somewhat rough and say.
age, like the man.
When Tillman was governor there
was revolt against his famous liquor
! dispenSary law. He called out the
militia, and the members of one com.
pany rendered their designations The
governor dismissed them in charae,
teristic letter, closing as follows:
"iOu can depart to your homes You
do not deserve it, but | will pay youi
hotel bill and trust that l may never
be bothered with any more such band
box and holiday soldiers"
In his first speech in the senate the
! South Carolina man paid his respects t.
President Cleveland in rather savage
( fashion. He recounted how he haa
| come to Washington as governor t.
attend Cleveland's Inauguration, stand
ing out for several hours in a drizZlin:
rain to see the first Democratic execu
tive since the war. Then Tillma,l
raised a laugh by vehementIy exclaiin
ing:
God forgive me for being such y
fool"
1t was some time before this that
Tillman had made the thrust at the
president which fastened on the Souti
Carolinian the sobriquet of "Pitchfork
Ben" 1t was as follows.
But if go to the senate | promise
that will use pitchfork in the presl
dents fat old ribs
At another time Senator Tillman ex
claimed:
II would rather go to hell with my
followers than to heaven with the 9th
er crowd
| To 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 suppose yot1
don't want it. and think you had bet
ter beat your drums and stampede like
lot of towards, as you did the second
time came here"
Later at the same meeting:
You are a set of old fossils, and YOU
can go to the devil in your own way
don't want your votes"
This is rather grim humor, 1t must
be admitted OF somewhat gentlcr
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 fla
vorite recreations and books of Wash
ilgtoa notables. When the South
Carolina man was approached he look.
ed the reporter over quizzically and re
Piled
ation-having fun with McLaurin. My
favorite book is If Christ Came to
Congress-
The reporter thanked him and asked
where Senator Depew might be found
why" said Tillman. "Chauncey Is
10 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 T.
P. Roe"
Can you tell me his favorite work. |
"Certainly. Senator Depew's favor.
lite work is Opening Chestnut
Burr"
Senator Tillman dropped into the war |
department one 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 Tinmun.
II hope sincerely It will enable you 70 t
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 measure when the Hepburn bill
was placed in his charge, Tllman re-
sponded:
Il never deserted my baby. but the
senator from Rhode Island insisted
upon putting his own dress upon it |
That was distasteful to me. and the
bantling is sleeping peacefully Then
some one dropped another kid in my
house. and ] am holding 1t. won't
deny that | am suspicious OF the pa.
ternity Of the brat and of the brat
Itself"
During one of the daily colleagues
that occurred between the two Senator
SpOoner said:
1.-THE last cartoon / saw Of the SEN
ator from South Carolina represented
him as down in the straw and being
kicked by the Democratic donkey"
The last one l saw" said Tillman.
rep esented me as riding the donkey.
with the Republican elephant tied to its
tail"
"Thaf'S before tho senate ANYWAY