The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-08
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 Enter Governor. Fort and Wallace.
 Governor--Ah! my gentle Fort, what did tell you? I knew very well when I coined the word "cyavaquake," that my place in history. was secure. Soon after this word, so expressive when the feelings are narrowed, was given to the world, the Trustees of the Univer- sity named one of the new buildings. built with money I had my Legisla- ture to appropriate, Conner Hall" and now comes History of Alabama" in which men who have filled the office Of Governor, like Fitzpatrick, Shorter, Watts, Houston and others are given scant mention, while some eight or ten pages are devoted to me and my ad- ministration.
 Fort-Yes, My Liege. but you should remember that Gtbbon, in his great work, "The Decline and Fall of the Ro- man Empire" says. History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes. follies and misfortunes of man. kind.''
 Governor-well, Fort. you know se- lected this particular history as text book for the public schools of the State while 1t was yet in manuscript form and over the protest of several members of the Committee. and 1t is very probable the author wished to show his appreciation of my interest In his book. like gratitude Fort like gratitude. Will not this History" be read when the account of the acts and doings of all my predecessors. is forgot ten?
 wallace-Yes Governor. but not 'tiiA then. I am amazed. 1 declare. Govern or. your conceit Is the most colossal thing on this earth, except of course, that of MT. Roosevelt. I'll swear. 1T you and Roosevelt could be tapped for conceit, like the doctors tap men for dropsy, you would both collapse like two bursted balloona But who Is this historian so verbose?
 Governor-No, no, no, Wallace. His name is not Verbose. but Du Bose. Ha, ha, ha, quite a mistake on your part. Professor Du Bose will be known as the Court Historian of my administra- tion. but I do hope he will say nothing about my going to Washington to get Roosevelt to stop the railroads from ancfeasing rates, for notice the people are insisting that by so doing l entire. 1y abandoned my position on States Rights.
 Fort-My Liege, I very much regret that you ever went to see Roosevelt. As a matter of law, My Liege. he could not act in the premises at all. but even tf he could. he could only act through the medium of what you are pleased to term, the inferior Federal Courts. and that, of course, I am sure you would most reprobate. How was 1t that you, the outspoken advocate of the doctrine known as States Rights ever obtained your consent to humtliate yourself and the people of Alabama by appealing to King Teddy?
 Covernor-- ''Oh how wretched xs that poor man that hangs on princes
 favors."
 Fort, have never spoken of 1t before. but since you ask the direct question, ~mx4IT koII FRnaAmheT U AttGn0- cd the hearing at Atlanta before the Interstate Commerce CommissioH when the question of the increase of rates by the railroads was up for argument. was in my room at the hotel and had retired for the night but was so much interested in the matter that I could not sleep The adjoining room was oc- cupied by lot of railroad officials. with their attorneys, and their talk was so loud could not but hear 1t. distinct ly heard one of these ofnciats say T raise it."s and then another. Il raise it." and then another, T raise II. was exasperating, yes, very eXasperat- ing. so I got up early the next morn ing and while still mad, took the nrst train for Washington.
 Fort--My Liege. "Wbom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad"
 wallace-Do you mean to Insist, Gov srnor. that you don't know what these men were talking about?
 Covernor-No, no, no, don't insist that don't know what these men were kaiking about On the contrary, l tn- Hist that do know. I know they were raising rates on grain and grain pro- aucfs and meat and meat products.
 Wallace-Governor they were doing nothing of the kind. They were play ing s'poker," and permit me to tell you khat of all the acstatic ebullitions of corporate corporosity. there are none so Absolutely evanescent and intensely setheriaI as those felt in this game of Es'poker" What are the feelings of en- sthusiasm of the general. who after Ehard days battle, sees the enemy In k6uu retreat, in comparison to those of tAhe man who, with an indifferent hand, l"raIses it," and sees all those around sfhe table lay down their hands? In Zone case 1t Is force against force, In the kother the superiority of mind over kmatter.
 Governor--I am sure I don't know kvhat you are talking about, but hahould regret to think the people of EAlabama had considered my visit to President Roosevelt as an abandon" Eanent of States Rights.
 Fort--My Liege. how could they