The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-03-18
WALLER DOGS
AND HEZEKIAH.

story that in point OF interest concern
ing modern politics is entitled to rank
with the very best OF its class.
"The Honorable Bull Martin" was a
product of the slums OF New York, who,
because of certain happening in his
early life, had determined to cut out
"booze" and strive for real manhood.
From the time OF that resolution Bull
became recognized as square man. "
What Bull said went. He could be de-
pended on. His word was as good as
gold.
Bull was an Organization" man, and
the fact OF his entire reliability earned
for him ward leadership And then
he was made an alderman, and finally
sent to the legislature from one OF the
slum districts.
One of his colleagues was Omar Totter,
professional reformer who had been
in politics all his life-''a jealous, rasp-
ing critic, familiarity known as the human
hornet" Another was Richard Kid, a
ten-millionaire young plutocrat and a
member of the 400" who wanted TO do
something on his own account, and who
took a dive into politics and landed a
winner.
Young Kid soon learned that Bull
Martin was "on the square" and they
were frequently seen together during
the session. This was particularly true
in the matter OF the watershed bill"
which had 10 do with the city's water
supply, bill in which graft had been
charged, but which both had agreed to
support
Kids support OF this measure and his
intimacy with Bull Martin filled Totter
with envy and in speech "full of in
sidious illusions, jammed with thinly-
yelled sarcasm and all directed at the
political millennium, in which the lion,
alias Bull Martin, and the lamb, alias
Richard Kid, lay down together TO en-
Joy the feast OF graft contained in the
Watershed bill.
Bull sat through this bitter speech
with countenance that was grim and
apparently undisturDed, but when Totter
finished, Bull was on his feet almost be-
fore he knew it.
And then followed the famous dog
speech, of which we quote a part:
"Mr. Speaker, ! rise to inquire if
there's anything in the rules ag'in yaller
dogs"
A laugh rang through the House and
the speaker raped on the desk for or
der, letting the question answer itself.
Bull, cool, deliberate and in full voice,
proceeded:
81 take it there amt So will speak
my piece. Mr.. Speaker, sir, while
there's all sorts of dogs in the world,
there's only two kinds in the general
dog propoSition-the white and the
yaller. The yaller is the mean cuSses
what amt no good, fat or lean Take a
yaller dog and feed it on porterhouse
and cream, and keep it clean and treat il
decent and you don't git nothin' but
yaller dog-it'S just as ornery as the yal-
Ter dog of the Slums. Cause why, Mr.
Speaker Cause the yaler's inside, and
it can't look you in the face or think
that every other dog amt as yaller as it
Is. Other dogs, Mr.. Speaker, have their
rows, and their scraps, and their differ
ences, and git what's comm to 'em;
but they know how to take it and they
git along, because they have respect
respect, MIR. Speaker, sir, for themselves
and other dogS-for all except the yaller
dog. The fine collie in the rich house
knows the decent dog in the tenement,
but they don't bother with yaller dogs
which amt in their class.
Nov, Mr.. Speaker, sir" exclaimed
Bull, rising almost to magniloquence,
''it'S the same with men as with dogs
/ amt member OF the four hundred,
but when ii comes TO the two kinds OF
people | guess Pm right side up with
care on top of the white line, and know
the white breed. And, Mr.. Speaker,
sir" he Numbered, 81 amt giving a
| mean | amt carin' a-that is, Mr.
Speaker, I'd like to say il, but it amt
parliamentary say the yaller d kin
snarl till-till-you know what mean
freezes over, but he can't bottle me, ..r
he amt in my class "
Every victim OF Tolter's rcmorselcSS
sarcasm and all others who enjoyed a
fight broke forth in laughter and ap-
plause and urged Bull on Many crowd
ed closer and there were loud exclama-
tons of encouragement. Bull had made
hit and his simple elOquenCe, driven
homesby the intenseSt earneStneSS, Swcp.
all before it. He had to pause while the
demonstrations were repeated, AMI he
looked at the gallery and saw two glov-
ed hands Clapping in delight
ga yallcr dog, Mr. Speaker, sir, never
fights fair.-He sneakS up and suipS-
that's what he does, Mr. Speaker, sir,
sneaks and ships. In this case, NJ.
Speaker, he has used me to snip at on
OF the finest men in this whole iegisIa-
ture-"
There was more OF this wond ,rtul dog
speech, but the News has reproduced
enough Tor its purpose.
That purpose is TO apply the lesson iol
home consumption.
Last week there appeared in the
Times Herald NANCY screed purporling |
10 have been written by o.r "Iiczekiah |
Corntosse" of Etoniah Scrub.
II is the first OF a series OF such sCreeds I
to appear at the opening OF each politi-
cal campaign in this county, and the OBJ.
icct of which is 10 prejudice voters
against such candidates as have incurred
the cnmiiy OF the author.
"Hezekiah Cornlossel" is biped of
the ''yaller" variety who resides in this
city and who is too cowardly to come
out in the open and attack any man.
He does not represent the opinion of
any reputable citizen of the locality in
which &c would have readers belive l. e
resides.
The aditor If tha Man. H.. -. 49,