The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-24
The EXECUTION
OF ARCHIBALD

ColoneIs vocal chords are still il
working order. He did not yield hi.
plum until after a stin fight. He die
not yield il at all They simply
} threw him down and took IL away
from him. But not before he had en-.
gagged In animated verbal exercises
with the Big Stick. Our own John
Wesley, who is the friend of every
body except the Tobacco Trust. Sc
cured him an audience at the White
4 House, and. in the language OF the
street, he talked hot talk to the Presi-
dent. The incident took place sew
eHal 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 received him in the pres
ence of sevral other callers who were
waiting their turn. Hughes stated his
case without any attempt at concilfa-
ton. and wound up with this, empha-
sized with waving fist:
You wouldn't dismiss a messenger
from the White House without hear
ing, and yet you dismiss me without
one, and on the ex-parte statemtnt of a
man who is interested in getting my
place
You shall have hearing" replied
the President. Il will introduce you
to the Postmaster General if you will
wait
Presently Postmaster General Mey-
er came in and the President said:
This is Col. Hughes, the postmaster
at Columbia. Tenn. | wish you to give
him hearing"
Mr. Meyer said he would and
Hughes started to 60 The President
turned to leave the room.
One minute, Mr., Roosevelt" cried
Col. Hughes. There is one thing
more ! want to say to you, and / may
never have another opportunity"
What is that?' asked the Presi-
lent
Il had two great-grandfathers at
Kings Mountain, one of whom was
cried Hughes, land my own
grandfather commanded old Jackson's
at Talladega. and the
and | don't come from
took that will submit to this kind Of
reatment without a fight" 3'T.
Good; very good said the Presi-
ent.
The President knew he had been
marked for slaughter, and while he
oubtless personally sympathized
18th an "old comrade," he was not
isposed to interfere with the gull
,tine which was operating in the di
ection he himself had pointed out.
fter Col. Hughes had said all that is
loted, and a good deal more, he
rode down to see little Mr.. Hitch
,ck, a pestiferous little politician
ON Ohio who holds the Office of Frs
ssistant Postmaster General, and
no is a good friend of H. c. Evans.
0 him Col Hughes said:
Il want to say one word to you, Mr..
itchock You think you know some
ing about politics. was voting for
rant at Chicago when you were in
esses, and yet you think you can
ach me something about politics in
I'm going back there to
elected delegate to the National
INVENTION, and as soon as I'm elected
n coming back here to shake my
ger in your face and ask you to-
ke few kindergarten lessons be-
e you go into the South again. You
move me because | have been alb
ut with permission, shouted the
| cavalryman to Hitchcock, land yet
Il have been absent the Lord knows
" long, going down South on politi-
missions.
Col Hughes protested so vigorously
It Hitchcock sent a man to Column
to make out stronger case
nst him. The man did as he was
d. Now Col Hughes, who was a
osevelt third-termer, is an ardent
It man. He is also out of job.
he had lost a $4,000 position with
ne private concern in Columbia,
re would have been about six
: notice of it in The American, and
Chicago Tribune and New York
'ers never would have heard Of 1t.
At shows the difference between
vate position and political job
shville American.
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