The Irish standard., 1910-03-19

| SOl1lS VI yOu. NLduSutci.J nave uoI
lost my hair yet; but it is falling out,
and am going to leave here to keep
| from losing it altogether. l am going
! to leave here, for many of you have
got all the hair off your heads, and
think l had better go home. (Laugh-
| ter.)
! Well, senators, I am very glad that
there is such a good man coming from
/ Mississippi to take my place without
the pleasure of having to kick me out.
Senators, l know l am infringing on
your time. I did not intend to say as
much as I have said, but do hope
have said something to you that you
will remember and ponder over; and
when the time comes that you think
told the truth, I want you to write to
me and say, We'll. Gordon, old fell
low, we will help YOU" That is what
we want-help. 1 want your capital
lists to come down to Mississippi, and
we will give them the right hand of
fellowship, because we want to get
your money. U.aughter) We want
You to erect our factories, build our
railroads, and do everything else. We
will give YOU all the opportunities you
want, whether you run an oil machine
or any other sort of a machine I do
not care whether it is Mr.. Rockefeller
or Mr. Anybody Else, just so he has
what we have not-the money to build
up the state.
I thank you, gentlemen. for your at.
tention.
Mr.. Depew-Mr. President, I have
heard great many farewell addresses
in my life; I read the most famous of
them on Washngtons birthday, the
22d of this month; but this is the most
unique contribution to literature of
this character which any of us has
ever heard. 1t will live in the records
of the senate as probably the most
senator coming in or an old one going
out that has ever been delivered. Its
patriotism and good fellowship, broad
mindedness, charity, and humor will
remain among the best recollections
Of those who heard it. l believe I en-
press the sentiment of every one of
the colleagues of our departing friend
when l say that We deeply regret his
going, and that no matter how wonder
full genius or great a statesman sue
ceeds him, he can never be Senator
Gordon of Mississippi. (Applause)
James Gordon, Democrat, of Oko-
county, Mississippi, Dec. s, 1888. His
father Robert Gordon, was a Scotch
man, a large planter and settled in
Pontotoc county when the Chickasaw
land sales We're located there, found
ing the city Of Aberdeen. James Cor
don was an only son; he grew up in
Pontotoc, attended school in Holly
Springs several years at ST. Thomas
hall, later entered La Grange college,
Alabama, and at the beginning of his
sophomore year went to the University
of Mississippi. graduating in the class
of 1856.
When the war came on he equipped
company Of calvary and served II
months with the Jeff Davis legion I'M
der General j. E. B. Stuart in Vir-
ginia. He then raised regiment
known as the Second Mississippi cav
airy and was attached to the brigade
commanded by General Frank c. Arm
strong; fought under Major General
Price, Van Dorm, William II. jackson
and Forest. He was sent to Europe
in the summer of 1854 by the Confed-
crate government on a private mis-
sion and was captured on his return
In January, 1865, in the harbor of Will
mington. y. c., his ship having en-
tered the harbor in the night, not
knowing Fort Fisher had fallen. He
escaped the 2od of February and fled
to Canada, where he was under sus-
picion of being in the conspiracy with
Booth in the assassination of Presi-
dent Lincoln. With the assistance of
friends he was enabled to go to New
York and surrender to General Dix,
who was satisfied OF his entire inno-
cence and gave him a passport to his
home. He was disfranchised for ten
years on account Of his having served
in the legislature in 1857. He also
served in the legislature of Mississippi
in 1878 and 1856, also in the state sem
ate in 1904 and 1906. He was appoint
ed. Dec. 81. 1909. by Governor Noel to
I'LL a vacancy in the United States SEN
ate caused by the death of A. J. Nc
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