The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-15
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In America rich, bubbling humor
breaks out In the most unexpected
places, and to run across piece of II
is decidedly refreshing in this age
when almost everybody is In the mad
rush for the almighty dollar AS rule
the southern people are busy, sober
minded and in deadly earnest about re.
habiltating the south, and as a rule the
Nashville American is a most sedate
and solemn publication, frownlng In a
majestic sort of way upon anything
light or frivolous, but lately under the
above caption II published an editorial
80 rich in humor that II deserves a
wider circulation than the American
can give 1t. SO here ii is In full:
The scalp OF Colonel Archibald Hughes
| reposes among the collection that hangs
In the tepee of the big medicine man OF
, Moccasn Bend. but the coloners vocal
chords are sull In working order He did
not yield his plume until after a stiff fight.
He did not yield IL at all They simply
threw him down and took IT away from
| him, but not before he had engaged In
| animated verbal exercises with the big
stick. Our own John Wesley, who Is the
| friend Of everybody except the tobacco
| trust, secured him an audience at the
| White House, and, In the language OF the
| street, he talked hot talk to the president
The incident took place several days ago,
| but accounts OF II have recently appeared
| In the New York Times. Chicago Tribune
and other papers. The American also had
q slice of IL. but we quote part OF II as Il
| appeared In the Chicago Tribune:
Representative John Wesley Gaines
Democrat. OF Tennessee, escorted Hughes
/ TO the White House. The president re-
| eeiyed him In the presence of several 9TH
| er callers who We're waiting their turn
Hughes stated his case without any at
tempt at conciliation and wound up with
| this, emphasized with waving fist:
You wouldn't dismiss a messenger
from the White House without a hearing
and yet you dismiss me without one. and
on the ex parte statement OF man who Is
Interested In getting my place
-" You shall have a hearing replied the
president Il viii introduce you TO the
postmaster general IL you will wait
Presently Postmaster General Meyer
came In, and the president said: This Is
Colonel Hughes, the postmaster at Column
bia, Tenn. i wish You to give him hear.
ing
MIR Meyer said he would, and Hughes
started to go. The president turned to
leave the room.
Zone minute. Mr.. Presidentr cried Colo
mel Hughes There is one thing more
want TO say to you and / may never have
another opportunity
what is thstr asked the president.
had two great-grandfathers at
Kings Mountain, one OF whom was
wounded cried Mr.. Hughes. and my own
grandfather commanded old Jaokson's
bodyguard at TalladeRa and the Horse
shoe, and l don't come from stock that
will submit TO this kind of treatment with
out fghtv
GOOD; very good said the president"
The president knew he had been marked
for slaughter, and, while he doubtless per-
sonally sympathized with an old "com-
rade." he was not disposed to interfere
with the guillotine which was operating
In the direction he himself had pointed
out. After Colonel Hughes had said all
that 10 quoted and good deal more he
strode down 10 see little Mr.. Hitchcock
pestiferous little politician from Ohio
who holds the office of first assistant post.
master general and who is good friend
OF II. @. Evans. TO him Colonel Hughes
said:
II want TO say one word to you, Mr.
Hitchcock. You think you know some
thing about politics. l was voting for
Grant at Chicago when you were In dress
es. and yet you think you can teach me
GBs
I'm going back there 70 be elected a dele
gate TO the national convention, and as
soon as I'm elected I'm coming back here
TO shake my finger In your face and ask
you TO take few kindergarten lessons
before you go into the south again. You
remove me because | have been absent
with permission" shouted the old cavalry
man TO Hitchcock, "and yet you have
been absent the Lord knows how long
going down south on political missions"
Colonel Hughes protested 30 vigorously
that hitchcock sent a man TO Columbia
70 make out u stronger case against him.
The man did as he was told. Now Colonel
Hughes, who was a Roosevelt third term
er. Is an ardent Taft man. lie is also out
or job. IL he had lost a $4,000 position
with some private concern IN Columbia
there would have been about a six line
notice OF II In the American. and the Chi
cago Tribune and New York papers never
would have heard of IT, This shows the
difference between a private position and
political job.
Recently my esteemed contemporary,
the Nashville American, contained an
elaborate editorial under the title
What Is Roosevelt Afterf" Just at
present he Is after Senator Joseph
Benson Foraker but what he Is after
ultimately must for the present be
classed with the time hOnored query,
"Who struck Billy Patterson?"
Smith Of Georgia.
The Hoke Smith club of Atlanta Is
preparing to put the big pot In the
little one and 10 pull off one of the
most spectacular of public functions
when Its favorite Is inducted into
the gubernatorlal Office. Whenever
that good southern man for presI-
dent" Is mentioned, the members of the
Hoke Smith club sit up and take no
tice. They are fully persuaded that
they know precisely who is meant and
that he lives in Atlanta. Governor