The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-11
FALL DINNER Of
GR|D|RON CLUB
FUNCTION ATTENDED BY PROM.
NENT MEN IN WASHINGTON
LAST NIGHT.
POLITICAL SITUATION
Past, Present and Future Portrayed
in Tableaux and Comedy Sketch
--Thrusts at Champ, Un-
Gle Joe and Others.

| Washington, Dec. l0.--f 'olt.cs,
past present and future, was the domi
mans note at the annual fall dinner
Of the Gridircn Club tonigt1t Presi-
dent Taft was there with members OF
his cabinet; Vice President Sherman;
senators and representatives in con.
gress; latent presidential possibii-
tiles; newly e'ectei governors Of
states and men OF mark in various
positions and al shades of political
belief and ambassadors and ministers
planipotentiary Of foreign countries
who wele numbered among the clubs
guests heard with wonder the good
Inatured grilling administered by the
newspaper men to their victims With
, ta1leanx and comedy sketch and topi-
cal song, in clever speech and moving
picture, the incidents of the last cam
paign were recalled and grin, forecast
made Of the future.
And right wittily and wi,.- many a
| scintillating thrust or oratory did the
objects of this attention retort upon
their tormentors. Forgotten for he
| moment We're party differences: vic.
tor AMI vanquisned joined hand and
glove in repelling the attack of their
critics.
Clearing the way for the incoming
| Democracy "Uncle joe Cannon wa'
swept aside and in skit enbodyine
a parody upon the Mikado he was
sentenced 10 jeeapitation 1t was
left to him to select his executioner
Victor Murdoch, he declared, was toe
Ihasty" while he feared Senator La
Toilette would talk nim to death. 9he
man he selected as of strong arm anf
sure, an old friend was "Ko Ko'
| Loagwofth. Just In the nick Of tim
President Taft in the person Of the
Mikado, st,,yed the hand of the exc
Icutioner and ccmmutej "uncle Joe's'
sentence to staying in congress, as q
helpless minority, and TO being
chained to his seat during the debate
| on the house rules The catchy
lehorus of the Mikado's song ran
My smile Is still serene,
AS plainly may he seen.
No matter how they may jump the
track and batter the old machine
For | am quite content
TO do the work tl&ts meant
For big American president,
American president.
Champ Clark Appears.
A furious cracking of whips and
clanking of chains, and roars of "ged
| dap" and stamping OF hoofs signalizej
| the approach Of tumultuous party
from outside It portrayed the re-
demption of Champ Clark's famous
anti.election pledge to ride down
Pennsylvania avenue behind a team
OF mules if ne was elected speaker
The actor who represented Mfr
Clark was clothed In farmers cos
tune with a big whip, overalls, wide
felt hat and hickory shirt. He was
riding a two-wheeled cart cracking
his whip aud shouting at his mules
christened Bob" and Fritz" Drag
ging behind in heavy chains were
Cannon, DaIzell and Payne At ever,
otller step the ex-Speaker yelled de-
family "dictator." "crar."
Ollie James introduced Clark as tine
new speaker. and the latter promptly
sentenced his prisoners to various
punishments. such as the assignment
of Cannon to the craftsmanship OF the
committee on disposition OF useless
paper" (where the Aldrich-Payne-
Smoot tariff was consigned) while
Payne and Dalzell were TO be tramp
led by Ollie James, CLARK undertooF
to define his policies but had only
gotten TO the point where he declared
for free trade when the party broke
up In row.
Miss Democracy"
| Few Of the guests at first could
recognize the dainty lady, Miss
Democracy, in the brawny, big nus
cled, large wasted and bass voicec
| female In evening dress who cccupiet
in solitary state the place of homo
I on the Democratic band wagon which
drew up on the stage. Hanging oI
were various candidates for tn
presidential office, but the lady, whil'
coy, was also frm In her attitude ans
presented face of flint to her suit
ors. She announced that she was NJ
! simpering old-maid nut was militant
/ tiiat she was taking this JOY ride 70
the first time in sixteen years am
hal chartered It for quite a sreN too
When the president sought to eNpel
her she defied him, saying that n
talked like r. r. before electio
day"
i Aspirants to Her Favor.
AT the critical moment Govcrno
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