Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-13

where Colonel Roosevelt fell down DR..
Long proposes 70 prove 1t. and tf he
succeeds he will. II his present anger
continues. clap the president into an
Ananias club. thereby giving him a
dose ot his own medicine AS long as
The president confined himself to gilt
sering generaiities he was all right. but
i going into details IS likely to give Dr..
Long the victory.
-Ths Execution Of Archibald"
IN america rich, Dubbling humor
breaks out in the most unexpected
places. and 70 run across a piece Of it
lis decidedly refre@ing 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-
facilitating the south. and as rule the
Nashville American is most sedate
and solemn publication. frowning in a
majestic sort of way upon anything
light or frivolous, but lately under the
above caption it published an editorial
so rich in humor that it deserves u
wider circulation than the American
can give it. SO here it is in full:
The scalp of Colonel Archibald Hughes
i reposes among the collection that hangs
in the tepee Of the big medicine man OF
Moccasiu Bend but the colonefs vocal
chords are sun IN Workihg oruef. me ny
not yield his plume until after L., e SUIT ngnt
He DID not yleid u az al lney Simply
threw him down and took it away from
| him hut not before he had engaged In
animated verbal exercises with the pis
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 1t have recently appeared
in the New York Times. Chicago Tribune
and other papers. The American also had
a slice of it, but we quote part OF It as IT
appeared in the Chicago Tribune
Representative John Wesley Gaines,
Democrat of Tennessee. escorted Hughes
to the White House. The president re-
ceived him in the presence of several 9TH
er callers who were waiting their turn.
Hughes stated his case without any at
| tempt at Cancellation and wound up with
this emphasized with a waving fist:
You wouldn't dismiss messenger
from the White House without a hearing.
and yet you dismiss me without one. and
on the ex parte statement of a man who is
interested in getting my place
You shall have hearing. replied the
president I will 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. / wish you to give him hear
ing.
Mr. Meyer said he would, and Hughes
t<-k. hr1t7f - nraf cd
leave the room.
One minute, Mr.. President! cried Colo
mel Hughes There Is one thlng more 4
want to say to you. and may never nave
| another opportunity.
"sWhat is thatY asked the president
- had two great-grandfathers at
Kings Mountain, one OF Wnom was
wounded, cried Mr. Hughes, and my own
grandfather commanded Old jackson
bodyguard at Talladega ana the Horse-
shoe. and ! don't come from stock tnat
Will submit 20 TINS KIM OF treatment WILL
out a hight!
| GOOD; very good, sald the president
The president knew he had been marked
for slaughter and whlie ne douptless per
sonally synpatnlzed with an Ola COM
rade, he was not Glsposed 70 interfere
with the gullioune Wnlcn was operating
| in the direction ne nlmself nad pointed
out. After Colonel Hughes had SAID all
that is quoted and a good deal more ne
strobe down TO see uttie Mr. 1lIchcock,
a pestIerous nltle politiclah from ono
faI9el sg Evans l TO bi,, Colonel Hngbes
said.
II want to say one word to you Mr..
ftencoeh 1o o;t inlhN you Ai,o nein soii far
Grant at Chicago when YOU We're in dress
es, and yet you think you can teach me
something ABOUT pontlcs N tennessee ssee
cate s1 - ~. s nati ion convention and aa
soon as I'm elected I'm coming back here