Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

senator Depew al once aro-e and de-
elared that he had listened to the most
remarkable farewell address ever deliv-
cred to IN. seuate.
A Remarkable Speech.
senator Gordon said:
Il am informed that the senatorial
deadlock IN Mississippi has been broken.
and that we soon shall have Mr. Leroy
Percy to take my place. A. | am about
to retire from the senate, ! wish to e..
press my feelings and sentiments in re-
gard to my little experience here. wish
YOU To understand that am not making
a speech and that | have not written
any poetry, as is ascribed 60 me by the
newspapers.
Il am guilty OF one little act OF
poetry. published little book. which
have got hidden away in my de~k
here, and which ! am going to give to
the president when | get through here,
and probably be will have worse opin-
ion OF me then than he had before.
Il will tell YOU how | came to b. a
United states senator. started II when
was ; years od II took me a long
while 20 get here. and found Il a
rugged road to travel. but did get here
Present Nodded is Destiny
When was little chap about :
years Of age will tell you story and
you may tell YOUR children, and YOU old
fellows can tell your grandchildren
recrivcd A. 4 present something Ike a
map ON pastrboard. Il had this great
capitol A. a picture at the top OF u and
t.e squares with number, on H. Those
numbers were all the passions that had
escaped from Pandora. box
1t had all the temptations that would
hefall a youth IN growing up. My mother
used To take me 10 her side II had a
httle totem, they called a, IN octagor
shape. II had numbers up tn eight On IT
10 spin u YOU spun them thry went
over the marx, and ii they went On q
bad place in the square-that j., on on'
of the bad passions-they had to r
back. but ii they got ON and eseapet
those they got to this great capitol %
the United States senate. I saw a grea
big fellow sitting up there in that stand
| wanted to know OF ma Il ! could ge
there and. Goi helping me, got ther
yesterday
Glad He Lost His Wealth.
''>he told me that il I would lead
clean life and form no bad habits ! woult
be sure to get there. She never told
story in her life and I knew Il was true
In all my life. senators. that thing ha'
stuck to me and every time wanted Il
do wrong saw one of those passions on
that board. I say from that until TO-DAY
And | have never made il public unit
now l thought this was the place Il
do it.
Now, | wish 10 talk to YOU about oui
affairs IN Mississippi and - forth. | am
a peculiar sort OF a gehiu--not much OF
a genius. either-but have got about a
thimbleful OF common sease for Use o.
cslsioually and ! want 70 Use il now te
the best advantagr-
Il have had a variet life. was born 4
multi-millionai-e. unhappily. too, Tor
never saw one OF them that was happy
vet, and never was happy myself until
1 got rid OF my mlruons. The largest
portion Of II went To feed a number ol
slaves that unfortunately inherited
and che rv>t spent ON my friends hike
9 gentleman aud got rId OF the incum
brance. Laughter
Sorrv for Iohu D. Rockefeller.
Il have been listening To speeches
here carefully and the more heard oi
the ,peeches the sorrier I felt for the
millionaire. Thank tool, I am not one
anv more
4 heard the senator from Arkansas
MIR Davisl the other cay make a speech
in which he abused Roekefeller. II there
i A man in the United States that am
sarrv for. il : Rockefeller. I cannot
helm sympathizing with fellow that ev.
erybodv ! e,r-,ing. and I never could
80. what they etis..-l him Tor unl..s- for
having more money than anybody else
and do not tank that i any fault, but
j. a misfortune.
Il am sorry for a man in his condi.
t;au-when a man cannot 90 out in the
street and have even his little grand
children walk in sight of him without
threats that they will kill his little
-. t,o,x the oil frIIow loves tho-s
children better than all the gold in his
v,plt. and he would not be a human be,
;ny if he did not.
r,;rk. Iohn d. Is Good Man.
- -, ,o;n., IN NV something that is
....,,n,,I,r Il nv .ertiou Of the country
.,J II I were one OF the ofiice-seelsers |
might BE- tempted to DO wrong. but al
wavs did sav before my people what
thought was right. ! think that Mr.,
RockefelIer i good man and | am
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