The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
pramatis Personae .

E. H.
 W E. Fort-His Private Secretary.
 John H. wallace--His Game Warden.
 Scene; Montgomery, Alabama.
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 scene I-The Governors Private oi- flee in the Capitol.
 Enter Governor.
 Governor-Now, at last, am sio1 .s. The toadying, the fawnins whiie cringing of the ofice-seeker, nleasing to my vanity, has grown mo 1. notonous. I have seen so much oi strca T came Into this office tnat my nrtnion If mankind has been lesseneo ana do not know that 1t was ever any any too high. I can and will snatch Lsw hrief moments from their peIsissens ne hsttla of the ballots has been fought and in every county, from one nrd AZ the State to the other, ne the rannded and the politically dead when ths camnaign opened said. The kings name is a tower of strength, ana act ing on the impulse went into the fight. believing myself invincipie' Ano My friends have bitten the dust and worse than that, they will insist on telling me the reasons why they were defeated. Of all that strew the plain, nona affects me so much as that of my dourhty knight from the hills of Mar shail--the aggressive Lusk. took an active interest in his campaign. TOT could not forget that when he was q leader in the Senate. I had but to say. .sPass this bill," and 1t was done. In Aghtfng in his cause did not act with sound discretion--in fact, did not act with any discretion at all. The people are quick to resent any attempt at in- ferference by the Executive with the Judiciary, and 1t Is more than pToeaols. A fnk a ADVOCACY of his cause did him more harm than good, Some have said that ought not fo control more than the Executive ana Legislative Departments of the Gov ernnent at the same time. Well. wanted to control all three of the De- partments. for the more power l have, the more want. I feel sorry for Lusk hui I feel much more sorrow for my self. It Is a sad subject and will dis miss 1t from my mind. Fort! Fortl
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 Fort-Here, Sire. Permit me, Sire, to tender my congratulations on the conn pliment paid you by the Trustees of the University in naming one or the new buildings, Conner Hall"
 Govsrnor--I thank thee. gentle Fort. and I thank the Trustees for the honor. but know, Fort, it Is what we do our selves and not what others do for us that brings contentment and satisfae- ton. I was not at all surprised at the naming of this Hall after me. you see. Fort. but a short time ago coineA q word "Cyawaquake" expressive og the fearful force of the decision by the Su- preme Court of the United States in the Minnesota Case and knew honors by institutions of learning would follow. It Is not every one Fort. who can coin a word which has a great deal of mean ing in 1t. but when such a word Is A. hA nF author of the word Is fixed. Napoleon said he would so down to posterity with the Code Napoleon in his hand, SO. too, Fort, long after Conner Hall' is decayed and forgotten will live in his- tory as the author of the word, "Cyav- aquake.n No other word will be used to express the feelings when great events occur which Harrow the soul and combine as 1t were the clements of a cyclone. an avalanche and an earth quake. as was the case with the Minne- sota decision.
 Fort--My Leigei Why do you take that decision so much to heart? You will recall that you repeatedly said that 1t was the action of the little inferior courts of the United States in enjoin- ing the Jaws of Sovereign State to which you objected so much, but that when the Supreme Court spoke, you would patiently submit.
 Governor--Yes, yes. yes, I know aaid so. but who the d--l, Fort, thought the Supreme Court was going to decide the case like 1t did2
 Fort-Speaking of inferior Federal Courts. reminds me of the package Your Majesty directed me to send to the Judge of the Northern District of Ala bama. To whom shall I address 1t?
 Governor-I don't know, Fort. Changes in oface up there take place
 
 to advise you. know no more about the matter than I do of what Mir. Roosevelt will do next or what MT. Bryan will say next, and you know those are two things which I admit I don't know. An, Fort! those two men keep me guessing. You are lawyer and in the matter of the package must act on your own judgment. direct you, however, to put on 1t in plain let- ters, From W. B. Fort. Private Sec- retary."
 Fort-why should I do so. My Leigs7 l have never yet sent out a package from your ofiee marked in my name.
 Governor-Don't ask me why, but do It. Remember the expression, Fort, Under which King. Bezonian? speak or die" Another change might take place after the package had left and before 1t reached Birmingham. and I don't care to be answerabIe for the conse- quences of a wrong direction.
 Fort--Well, Your Majesty being commander-in-chief of the State forces would be safe in any event.
 Governor-I am not so sure of that. Fort, no, not so sure of it. At any rate. I do not care to be tangled up with the Army or Navy of the United States. not right now. Fort, not right now. Fort-I notice that one of the Judsea has directed that all the even nun. bered bankruptcy cases at Birmingham be sent to one Referee and all the odd numbered cases to another Referee.
 Governor-Well, it is none of my business, and while 1t may be a little odd, I guess it was done to even up matters.
 Fort-what, have you got to punn- ing, My Liege?
 Governor-Fort, before I knew you never made a pun and never knew one when saw it. Now here I am making them on all occasions. Fort I believe men contract habits by associa. tion with others, just like children catch the measles and other diseases You have given me this punning itch and now I fairly Itch for the oppor- tunity to make a pun. I know 1t is wrong to give way to the weakness, but l can no more help 1t than I can quit breathing and live.
 Fort-I notice that some of the news papers are giving you credit for the large vote Governor Johnson of Min nesota received in the recent State nrfnnaFu I rra,t nnnnoad hgv,,