The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-15
Inn CRIGGs AND HIS OLD GRAY MULE

2 all the help along this line she cal
get. (Applause.)
81 do not blame the gentleman
from oyster Bay (Mr. Cocks), VINO
claims to be farmer. A grower o.
what? Of oysters and clans Qaugh
ter and applause), and the gentleman
has not yet, and 1 judge from what
he is doing right now, shown that he
has learned anything from either
that is, not to insist on interruptlne
when some other gentleman has the
floor. (Laughter.) In addition tc
the oysters and the clans, and the
asparagus, and the cabbage, | under
stand he grew the president Cap
plause and laughter, and the secre-
tary of the treasury. With all OF
these great and good vegetables
growing on my friends farm he
ought to be satisfied. y
A Member: And three members
of congress"
Mr.. Griggs: Has he grown three
members of congress? Then | want
| to compliment the gentleman on the
fact that he has grown something
good. (Laughter.) If he has grown
three vegetables which have gradual
ed into members of this house it was
pretty good day work, farmer or
no farmer.
Mr.. Cocks of New York; 1.-TWO of
them on the other side.
What They Raise at Oyster Bay.
Mr.. Griggs: 81 do not blame the
gentleman from Oyster Bay who only
grows members of the house of repre-
sentatives, asparagus, oysters, clans,
presidents of the United States, and
secretaries of the treasury. | do not
blame him for being opposed to the
amendment. daughter Virginia
and Ohio, proud mothers of presi-
dents and cabinet officers, must at
last give up the ghost and join IN glad
acclaim to the gentleman from Oyster
Bay, the proud owner of oysters,
clans, asparagus, onions, cabbage,
members of congress, cabinet officers
and presidents all on one common
Long Island farm. (Great laughter
and applause.)
1T is far call from clans to the
president of the United States.
naughter.) do not blame man for
opposing soil surveys who can do all
this You get so arrogant that you
forget the common farmers through
out the United States. applause
You never did know their needs, and
if YOU find them out now through
what many of us on this side OF the
house and a few on that side nave
told you, you do not care anything
about it. Yet you believe yourselves
to be the great leaders of agriculture.
Haughter.) You have met together
in solemn conclave and prepared
bill which you think ought to go
through without amendment. Why?
You have not offered a solitary rea-
son this afternoon except that you
lhink you know more about 1t than
ANYBODY else l never belonged TO
his agricultural committee, but l ala
ut one time belong to a better one
than ever sat in this house. An old
gray mule and myself made up the
committee. | was the chairman.
Applause and laughter.) If you ag-
riculturists knew anything about
that you would be in favor of in
creasing this appropriation just as
we are today. We never had any
amendments offered to our bllls.
daughter and applause
When Griggs Was Chairman.
'"They were all accepted just as we
agreed on them. We had no trouble
about time to speak | cussed when
the pillow handles hit me and the mule
brayed when the horn blew. (Great
laughter and applause.) Our farm
was little like the supposed planta-
ton, of my Chicago friend (Mr. Mad
DEM, who, I am told, has large plan
tions on State street in the heart or
that great city. But, seriously, gen
tlemen. why cry extravaganza when
ever small appropriation is asked
for the beenfit of the farmer? | I'M
derstand that the navy has used up
l$150,000 worth of shot and shell IN
target practice at Magdalena Bay,
where our fleet has been for the past
| few weeks. Nobody calls that eX-
travagance. Then why talk of vast
ing money in helping the men who
must stand behind the guns when
ever real war comes? Some one many
years ago announced the great truth
that before the hammer hit upon the
anvil, before the fire blazed in the
lforges. the cultivation of the soil be-
gan. We must depend on the farmer
at last. Let us hold up his hands as
The moves along, the basis OF our
greatness as a people" (Great ap-
lplause.)
The amendment was adopted.