Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-25
.DEPEW IS SAT|R|CAL
Says Democrats Help Repub-
Iicans in Tight Places.
CITES FIGHT ON CANNON
Senator, Addressing New York
Club, Tells How He Found
Fountain Of Youth.

Ponce de Leon explored thousands OF
miles Of unknown territory in search OF
the tabled fountain Of perpetual youth,
but it remained for Senator Depew to
find it. So he told the New York State
Club in Carroll Institute Hall last night.
The fountain is near Peekskill, n. T.,
but the senator declined to give its exact
location, fearing. he said. that another
spring water corporation would be the
result However. he explained that one
takes a drink from the spring and gets
youth perpetual. which lasts until one
takes another drink before he dies.
Il am postponing that last drink" said
the senator, as he launched into an adj
dress which bore all the earmarks of
one Of the finest of the famed Depew
after-dinner efforts, in which he spoke
Of men and things, from William How
ard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Joe
Cannon to the chanticleer hat.
He also paid his respects to the demo-
cratic minority in the House of Repre-
sentatives by saying that they always
could be depended upon to help the re-
publicans out Of tight place.
Snapped at the Bait.
I'VE never get in a tight place but the
democrats help us out" he said. When
Uncle joe challenged the House to de-
clare the chair vacant they said to one
another: .Now's our opportunity / sup
pose il 1 were a fish that hadn't had
bite since Grover Cleveland's time I
would have jumped even at bare hook
That's just what the democrats did.
"A red-haired fellow from Texas got
UP and rose to that bait as baby
gees after the moon. What was the re-
suit? vote of confidence for Uncle
joe What did the democrats get? They
of Cannonism is raised nexo fall there
will be some tall explaining to do about
that vote of confidence.
1.-THE foremost citizen of our state is cam
vassing Africa. He spent yesterday in
terviewing Rameses I have a strong
personal sympathy with Rameses, be-
cause some people say my jokes came
down from him. Roosevelt is carrying
himself, as he always does. simply as
himself He is coming back. Some peo-
pie believe the foreigners are going to
destroy the irst citizen by making him
too proud Of himself. But don't believe
that. He fought here all the forces of
predatory wealth and conquered them,
the sleeping sickness and the python
the same old Roosevelt.
Taft and Roosevelt Compared.
Taft differs from Roosevelt, because
he hasn't got the newspaper friends to
use all their hest columns for his benefit.
Why, know Roosevelt! I knew him in
the state legislature. when nobody talk
ed about him except himself. We haven't
had q police commissioner in New York
city since his time. Taft is not q poll
tician. The politician tells the newspapers
what he is going to do, and then it is
immaterial whether he does 1t or not.
Taft is q judge, and he doesn't let any
body know what he Is going to do until
the decision Is ready to be handed down.
Taft is perfecting the policies which
Roosevelt inaugurated, and although
there is we Of pessimism sweeping
over the country today. 1 believe the
American people will agree within two
years that they have never had a saner.
wiser, nor more COURAGEOUS President
than the gentleman now In the White
House
In closing the senator told how some
one had suggested to Mrs. Depew that
she get q chanticleer hat and that she
had mentioned the matter to him. but
that for once in his life he had won out
when he made the statement to her that
he could stand almost anything but hav-
ing her wearing hat with rooster
perched on top Of 1t. That. the senator
said was more than he could hope to
stand for and he said: It's the only thing
I have succeeded in since / married.
Greets ''Standpatters.'
He commented BRIEFLY on the recent
election Of Foss in the fourteenth Massa-