Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22
SENATOR TILLMAN HAS
TO APOLOGIZE TO SENATE


courtly Senator from Virginia, whose
specially is oratory and who works
his rhetoric overtime"
Next" said Mr.. Tillman. 1--WE
have the dying swan. Smiling Tom
OF Colorado, the state recently
bought at auction by one Guggen-
helm, and the swan song is a dirge
for the dylngg Democracy of the
North, stabbed in its vitals by Ben's
Pitchfork. His act is very pathetic
indeed and always brings tears into
the eyes Of the audience.
Hot Shot for Carmack.
Next we have the redoubted
Tennesseean, who was once n
knight, a very Hotspur in the lists
whose spear has run through ana
clear uD H. thu user of the usurptr
at the White House and who made the
sparks fly in many an onset but his
spear head is broken off and he has
been endorsed, but beforeretiring
from the list he seizcs a garland f
flowers and placing on his Needless
weapon, (alas no longer of any
use) he lays at the feet of the
Victorious Roosevelt as n peace of.
fering, and asks the minstrels to
sing last song to the visitor of
Brownsville who whistles Democrats
to come to the White House to lick
hands which SO often smote them.
His specially is song "Renomin-
ate our Ideal or Give Us Back Our
Platform"
Takes Fall Out of Lodge.
Next as the legro preacher ami
telephone artist in the show who on
many occasions goes to the White
House over the way and WHO is 9
veritable chameleon in his accur-
acy in reproducing White House
colors, we have Senator hailing
from Massachusetts, the home of the
sacred cod, where their Adams
vote for Douglas and Lodge walks
with the almighty. -,---.yrs-.,s .-s,.z..,A..
As the middleman we have the
pompadour artist from Georgia,
whose specially Is to never answer
any question and who depends upon
his voice to carry conviction to his
audience.
One on Stone.
Then comes the star of the
troupe. "Gumshoe Bill" from "Old
Missogyi' He can dance the High
land fling on top of ten rail fence
and never touch the ground, but his
greatest feat is walking on eggs
without breaking the shells.
Last we have thes artist from
/ the Badger State, an acrobat and
juggler of international reputation
He is supple, sly and foxy, and hav-
ing once been a lawyer is noted
throughout the land for his ability
to get either side of any question
and maintain the negative or affirm
alive in any argument with great
force and ferror. He sings bass,
alto, soprano or tenor and is superb
in any role"
Answers spooner. 81
After this Mr.. Tnlman turned his
attention to Senator Spooner's at
tack upon him. He had not intend.
ed to speak again on the Brown.
vile affair, but the unprecedented at.
lacks and utterance of the Wisconsin
Senator had made it necessary. Mr..
Tillman declared that in Senator
Spooner's recent speech his manner
was as insulting as it is possible
for Senator to assume" and
that the attack on himself was Gun
paralleled, intentional and in cold
blood" it was acting worthy of
Uriah Heap. Mr.. Tillman asked
Since when did Senator Spooner
become the censor of Senators?"
Explaining the conditions in his
State during the carpet bagging"
administration in justifying the riot
and ballot stufing. MI. Tillman
said, 1--WE have not shot any negroes
in South Carolina on account
politics since '76-we haven't found
it necessary" He said he would not
call the negro babboon. 81 believe
they are men," he said, yet they
are SO akin to the monkey that the
scientists are looking for the MISSING
link yet"
The Race Question.
Mr.. Tillman declared that the
South had no fear from the inves-
tigation of the race question in the
/ South. 1--WE court such an investi-
CATION" he said. "If the Filipino