Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-08
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another OF Whip Dwight was the brutal
overseer "Legree' and various promi-
nent insurgents figured as Uncle Tom"
and his fellow slaves. and Little Eva"
They were roughly treated, told that they
had been deprived Of all patronage, and
their appeals to the speaker to resign"
were met by demands for their return 10
the Republican caucus. Finally put upon
the block at auction in a dubious market,
the Democrats and Republicans alike
holding off from the bidding, the sale was
stopped by orders from the White House
in the shape of an emancipation procla-
nation. in order to secure party har-
mony.
II the insurgents were grilled. the
trusts were fairly roasted in another sxit
portraying the Infant Industries
lumber, whisky, beef. coal and tobacco
trusts-seeking protection from a number
of ugly-lOoking customers identified as
THE ultimate Consumers. This was
a verse from one of the chants of the
trust magnates, to the air of a popular
song:
"Oh, the ultimate consumer always has
to come TO us,
Cause he hasn't any other place to go,
He will rise I'm Indignation; he will make
an awful fuss.
Cause he hasn't any other place to go.
Why are all our guests assembled here
tonight in glad array?
Why do congressman keep coming to
our city, day by day?
THE WAY OF ROOSEVELT.
Why did Roosevelt grab a gun and beat
IN
Cause he hadn't any other place to CO."
The new order of things in the state
department was dissolved in a skit illus
trative of a gathering of Secretary Knox
and his faithful assistants and bureau
chiefs OF recent creation. There was an
under secretary and a secretary OF
near-sighted affairs" and one of far
sighted fairs" and there was a wonder
flu exhibition of "shirt sleeve diplomacy"
resulting in the summary settlement OF
the Nicaraguan question and the Chinese
railroad imbroglio and other matters
that have engaged the attention of the di-
plomatic branch of the government for
the past few months.
PRESIDENT is THERE
! Among the guests were President Taft,
Vice President Sherman. the German
ambassador. the Chinese minister. the
Netherlands minister. Secretary Knox,
Speaker Cannon Secretary Carpenter
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Associate
Justice Lurton, United States supreme
court; Secretary Nagel, Attorney General
Wickersham, Governor Stuart, of Penn
tsylvania; Senators Beverage, Indiana;
Burton, Ohio; Gordon. Mississippi; Oil
Yer, Pennsylvania Scott, West Virginia:
Shively, Indiana; Representatives Clark
Missouri; Tawney. Minnesota; Under
wood. Alabama; Frank S. Baker. Bos-
ton Traveller; George w. Boyd and
Frank Barksdale, Pennsylvania railroad !;
Perry Belmont. Washington, d. c.; Sec
Rotary Bennett, of the senate; Ser
geant at Arms Ransdell. OF the senate;
is. W. Bodies. New York: ]. A. Breck-
ons, Cheyenne. Wyo.; II. L. Brown. In
dianapolls News: Capt. A. w. Butt
aide TO the president; A. W. Church, New
York; z. B. Clark, Chicago Post; G. L.
, Cooper, New York Herald; S. G. Cor
nell. Washington, D. c.; II. L. Dunlop
New York World; w. c. Edgar, North
western Miller, Minnesota; f. c. Farr
Pittsburg Gazette-Times; John P. Gavit
the Associated Press; L. r. CLAWS. Port
land. Ore. G. II. Grosvenor, Geographic
Society Magazine; William Guggenheim.
New York; w. F. G. Harding, Birmig-
ham. Ala; DR.. John Allan Harris, New
York; Admiral ]. n. Hemphill: Assistant
! Secretary Hilles: Brigadier General
Humphrey; J. II. Hustis. Boston and AL
bany railroad: c. n. Jameson, Picking.
China: ]. w. Jenkins, Baltimore Sun;
District Commissioners Johnson, Rudolph
and Judson: Gus J. Karger, Commission
er Lane, Edwin Lefevre New York;
Leonard LeiblinE, Musical Courier.
France; p. Loomis, Washington. d. c.;
DR.. ]. Fl. McHenry. Cleveland. o.:
George s. Mandell. Boston Ira. 5cript;
Truman II. Newberry, Detroit. Mich:
Frank b. Noyes, Washington Star; Max
Pam. Chicago; Director Ralph; G. NJ.
/ Rogers, Cleveland Plain Dealer; Rear Adj
miral Schley. Ellery Sedgwick. of the
Atlantic Monthly; Fred s. Shedd. Boston
Herald John A. Sleicher Leslie's Judge
company; Frank s. Stevens, Boston Her
aid: President George o. Stevens, Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad; Frank A. Van
derlip. New York; Henry s. Welcome.
London, England; w. r. Wheeler. San
Francisco. and J. Russell Young III,
I Washington Times