Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-09
PRIVATE JOHN ALLEN TALKS.
Don't Take Office II You Can Earn q
ivinu. He Saws

who Tor sixteen years kept congress
awake and Convulsed the galleries in
the house. and then did the Cincinna-
tus act, is at the Waldrof for a few
days and the lobby of the hotel has
been crowded with southerncrs and
others ever since he arrived. 1t was a
hard matter to come up with the eX-
congressman yesterday, for there were
So many friends that wanted to see
him and ask about that story about
the transfers" which Mr.. Allen got off
i'm st. Louis several months ago. or
some of the others equally as good, for
as a story teller and wit Private Allen
is still in the ring.
\ bunch of men from Alabama and
Mississippi were gathered about him
yesterday afternoon, and one was tell
-ng Il story about having some '112
proof with the CX-cUngressman upon
one occasion.
Il never carry n gauge about with
me" he remarked, but you fellows
will give a wrong impression about
me mere in New York.
DO YOU know for years the bright
est newspaper paragrapher in wash
ington was a close friend of mine? l
used to live at the old Chamberlain in
those days, and every night promptly
at midnight that fellow used To come
around as regularly as clOckwOrk and
sit and take something until half past
three. calculated that he took uE
just year of my time by actual meas
urement. Well. he died. His example
made a great impression upon me, and
| have profited by it. No. thanks: but
I'll go watch You boys.
'"rhcrc has been some miSundcr-
standing as to how | was dubbed 'Pri-
l,n nc
i'm answer To a question. Some pcn-
pie think that it was because | was the
only Confederate soldier, who after the
war did not call himself general, col
omUl, or at least major. The fact is the
title was the result of Il political
speech l once made. My opponent
was Il briGadicr general. real one,
and he made a speech telling how the
country thcrcabuutS recalled a famous
battle that had taken place there and
how the night before he had slept in
his tent on that field. When | got up
tu speak | emphasized what he had
said about the battlefield and went on
to recall how it was Il terribly cold and
Slrcty night, and how the poor pickets
str"dc back ana forth on duty all
night.
And ! am sure, gentlemen. | con-
tnucd, that those Of you who were
there will vote for Private John Allen,
who was nm picket duty thcr" that
night and helped to keep the Yankees
from getting you and the general who
was sleeping in his tent.
our country" said Mr. Allen. COM
ing back tu the present, is the best IN
NJ MiSsiSSippi. and we raise cotton. II
was pretty iln"dy there from the mid
die of June until the mddl" uf July.
:, fan l.,
but during the last three or four weeks
the cotton has come out all right and
we shall make more cotton than last
year.
Land is higher in our county than
i'm any other in the state. The south
i'm fact is all luoking up very much.
and tell you that i'm the south you are
going To see more Development III the
next ten years than i'm any other part
of tn" country. The pcnpl" | used L"
represent in congress are much better
off now than | ever hoped tO see them
i'm my lifetime. Why tn" south is rails
ing the hest corn crop in many years.
For years il has been spending a heap
Of money for corn. \ good corn crop
makes IL good hog crop. AS for wheat.
Mississippi does not 20 in for that but
| SAW Il statement the other day that
this years wheat crop down thcr"
would hr 500. 400 bushels. Wen soon
get back To- wheat growing, but the
trouble down there is that there are M
Hour mills.
In politics the principal interest
down thrr" now centres in the S"na-
turiaI election. which doesn't come off
until next year. However. tn" cam
lrnign is being anticipated 10y McSsrs.
Alexander and Percy and 10y "X-G"v.
i. h..
is now filling the uu"Npir"d term Of
the late Senator McI.aur"n. will he
elected. He is Il fine. able. clean man.
Has the idea of going hh,n - pol
itical life ever appealed tn You.
No. sir" said Private Allen cmphat
ically. Il had sixteen years of con-
grrSS and nothing would Undue" IN" 10
hold amy political nfiic" again. made
IIp my mind ON tn" subject and return
ed voluntarily to private life. 1t is Il
step that | have never regretted. |
HAY" had better time, less trouble
and have pruSp"r"d more. and on tn"
wh"l" have been happier out than in
politics. Why should Il man who likes
tn HAY" the best tim" he can Compli-
cate his life with politics? OF course
admit that s"mrhudy has To fill the
offices. and | wouldn't think of throw
ing cold water upon political aSpra-
iiumS and amhitinmS. but in my own
Judgment So far as a mans general
welfare and happiness are concerned !!
would never recommend politics Ia
anyhndy. \ political uffic" will do
very we'll for Il man who has no other
way of making money and who hasn't
any. or for II man VIII" has So much of
this W"rld's goods that he is simply
lnullin% for Il lraStimC and Il way tu get
rid "f what h" has. ltut for Il man
VIII" can MAX" money at anything else
no.
'Thcy are talking Il good deal down