The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-02-14
GAMBLERS TOMBIGBEE SPEECH

exp1red-and It soon Will eXplTe-lu
fact, If I should continue until the
wee small hours of the morning, /
could not portray to you anything
like its beauties, anything like its
and the figures that necessitate its
improvement.
The chairman (Mr. Butler of Penn
sylvania in the chairl The time Of
the gentleman4 has expired.
Mr.. Candler-May 7 have few
moments more? Ny heart yearns to
tell a little more about this important
river. (App1ause.1
Mr. Lawrence - Mr. Chairman,
ask unanimous consent that the gem
tIeman-
The chairman For what purpose
does the gentleman from Massachu-
sets rise?
Mr.. Lawrence - The gentleman
from Massachusetts, rises to ask the
unanimous consent that the gentle
man from Mississippi (Mr. Candler)
may be permitted to continue his re-
marks for five minutes.
The chairman - The gentleman
from Massachusetts (Mr Lawrence)
asks unanimous consent that the gem
tleman from Mississippi (Mr. Cand
1er) may be permitted to continue
for five minutes. Is there objection?
(After a pause.) The chair is pleas
ed to say there is no objection. Cap
plause: cries of Go on Go on
Tell us more about your river,")
Mr.. Candler-My heart goes out in
gratitude to my distinguished friend
from Massachusetts (Mr. Lawrence),
and also to the members of the house
it is prompted by the interest in this
great river about which I am talking,
because we all know that it appeals
to the heart of every American citf-
zen throughout this broad land; and
the regret that they have today, and
they have expressed that regret to
me often, is that it has been so long
neglected. | have heard it's murmur-
ing waves as they went singing their
beautiful song toward the gulf since
they have continued to sing along
the pathway of my life and have CIV
en- me inspiration to love the beauties
of nature and admire those grand
eurs and those glories that come
alone from the kind creative hand
talked here, as | said a moment ago,
about the Mississippi, and about the
Missouri, and numbers of other riv-
ers, and about the necessity for i'm
provement. Other friends of mine
have discussed their projects and
have presented to the consideration
of this house the rivers which they
desired to see the hand of the nation
al government aid and the hand of
the national government deepen and
widen. II
The Tombigbee river does not need
any widening; it is wide enough; it
just simply needs a little deepening.
That is all that is necessary, and with
the aid that ought to be bestowed up
on it by Uncle SAM" who has al
ways given with bountiful hand to
his children, there would come ad- |
ded beauties and benefits to the beau |
ty and commercial Importance that
already exist that would strike the
American people with such dazzling /
grandeur and sublime interest as to
illuminate not only the Tom bigbee +
but would travel beyond /
added glories even TO our marvellous |
oceans and to all our waterways. |
(Applause. 1t would furnish a bou-
luet of grandeur and glory that
would justify the committee on riv-
9rs and harbors to bring in bill ap-
every dollar *tUnele Sam
could spare for the improvement of
he rivers and harbors of this coun
.ry, and all it would be necessary to
10 would be for my esteemed friend
his house and present it, and the
representatives of the people would
Use up and demand that it be passed
It once without amendment, in order
hat the beauties obtained in the per-
ection of such legislation might not
,e lost. (App1ause.)
The Mississippi river was never
.nown in song, the Missouri and
hese other rivers have never inspired
he poet; but the Tombigbee has ap-
ealed to him and to the composer of
song. / have a song here
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