The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-09

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fellow Teller will do anything t.
please Jake. Jake has convinced Telfe
that Langdon was responsible for tn,
defeat of Gulf City, and the mayor IL
wild for revenge"
he boss of the senate" rose and
walled to the rear of the senate cham
Der to issue orders to two of his col
leagues.
REPORT of the committee on nava
affairs" dFoned the clerk mechanical
ly House bill No. 100 is amended
to read as follows And his voice
sank TO an uniutelligible humble, fol
every senator present he well knew
was aware that the amendment named
Altacoola as the naval base site.
Senator Langdon rose in his seat.
"Mr. President" he called
Chair recognizes the gentleman
from Mississippi" said the presiding
officer as he leaned back to speak 10
Senator Winans of Kansas, who had
approached to the side of the rostrum
The Langdon speech on 1.-THE New
South and the South of the Future
proved more than a document suited
only to a reverent burial in the Con.
gressional Record. Although wearied
at the start owing to the exciting hap
penings of the day. the Mississippian'
enthusiasm for his cause gave him
strength and stimulation as be pro-
crossed. His voice rose majestically
as he came to the particular points he
wished to accentuate, and even those
in the uppermost rows in the galleries
could hear his every word.
At the close of his formal speech he
began on his statement of the action
of the naval affairs committee In buy
ing control of Altacoola land to foil
attempts to rob the government. As
he had predicted. the senate did 'sit
up" The senate did agree that a new
kind of politics had arrived
During this latter part Of the speech
many curious glances were directed at
Peabody and Stevens. who sat In the
same tier of seats. in the middle of the
chamber. only an aisle separating
them. Through this choice of seats
they could confer without leaving their
places. Various senatorial associates
of these two men I'm other deals found
II di-.cult to believe their esrs-but
was not old Langdon at this moment
narrating the amazing transaction on
the floor OF the senate? Would the
statue on the pedestal step down:
Would the sphinx Of the desert speak
the story Of the lost centuries? Would
honor take the place of expediency in
the affairs Of statef What might not
happen. thought the senate machine
now that Peabody and Stevens had
taken TO their bosoms what they
termed the purple pup OF political
purity?
Neither did the full portent Of the
situation escape the attention Of the
recorders gallery. Dick Cullen OBJ
served TO Hansel Of the Record:
Virtues getting so thick around
here it's menace to navigation"
Blocking the traffic. ehy' queried
Hansel. and both laughed.
Hello! What's thisT'' exclaimed Cul- /
len a few minutes later. Horton has
been recognized. when the program
was 10 adjourn when the naval base
lin was over with"
Lan1don's speech had proved the hit
the sensation OF the session. After be 4
concluded. amid resounding applause.
IN which senators Joined. as well as
occupants Of the galleries. Senator 4
Horton Of Montana rose and caught 4
the presiding officers eve.
Il ask unanimous iconsent to offer a
resolution"
Hearing no objection he continued in 1
] manner that instantly attracted IN