The Washington times., 1910-02-25
PERCY TO REPLACE
GORDON IN SENATE
Present Mississippi Member
Makes Farewell Speech
TO His Colleagues.
(coniIaued from First Page)

oe them stayed at home, and II l had
been as smart as they were I might
have done the same"
But the war was over, the SOutherner
said, and he was willing 10 forgive and
forget. We disagreed and you were
the victors: but we still think our gen
erals were good men and our people
were good people. and we do NOS DIS
pute that yours We're as S~gOOd as ours
Our people down South are not quarrel
ing over these things. We have Few
blab-mouthed fellows that always want
TO make a fuss, but they are not even
worth 'cussing.
We want yOut 10 think well OF us.
There is no use calling us traitors We
thought we ought to fight for our states
and we disagreed Just on little section
In TIE Constitution very small thlnS
10 fight about, but we made an aWtul
fuss when we got at b."
Invitation to Hepburn.
Senator Hepburn, who had before yes
terday never abided anything Southern,
was invited by the Mississippi planter
70 be z guest on the farm OF the re-
firing Senator.
when we get through. Hepburn, we
will come back here, walk up TO Statu-
AIRY Hall and what viii / say 10 you2
I Will say Help me persuade Senator
Wallace statue out OF here and hide
II away somewhere IN river or pond,
and then well help him build statue
worthy OF so great man as Lew
Wallace. 1 have admired him ever
since / read Ben Hur. and ever since /
heard Of his getting Q little out Of tenn
per at the battle of Shiloh. I want 70
see him have a esand statue and will
come I'D here 10 help set IT I'D"
After the Senator from Idaho has
seen the South through my spectacles.
and ] VIII lend them TO him ou that
occasion, j want to come back here with
him and stand before Grants statue and
stand before see's statue, and I will pull
Off my hat and hurrah for Grant, and ]
think Hepburn Will holler. Lee was a
pretty good fellow. Hurrah for Lee.
That is the kind Of a feeling I want 70
cultivate in him"
Champions Rockefeller.
It's a long time perhaps since Rookie
feller has had a champion on the floor
OF the United States Senate. This Is
usually regarded as an unpopular side
to take Of a question. But Senator Cor
don said he was not seeking office and
would say just what he thought now.
as he always said It at home.
Il think Mr.. Rockefeller IS q good
man and I am going 10 think 50 until
somebody shows. me that he has done
wrong If my friend from ArkauSaS
(Senator JEFF Davis Is opposed 70
perlty I would like for Mr. Rockefeller
10 come down and run pipe lines through
Mississippi. He can run EN- all over
my land.r
Il do not know whether Mr.. Rookie
feller is responsible for the price Of oil
coming down from 20 TO % cents OF not,
but I think it VIII be that WY In Ark
ansas II they get the conveniences which
this pipe line business Offers them. and
I intend TO vote for the pipes. That is
all there is 10 H.
Z have seen some Of Rockefeller 8
employees and they speak we'll Of him
] am told that he has never had a
strike among his employees am told
another thing-tFat he has given more
miilions-I do not think much Of him
for that because he has had more than
he had any use fOr-but he has given
more OF them TO the poor, 20 charity,
to the churches, 10 education, and %
! build hospitals all over this country
where they are needed by his employees,
than any other man. If anybody IN
( the United States does not ike my say
. ing that let them put it in their pipes
and smoke Il.
OF the negro Senator Gordon said
81 want TO see you join me IN takiuE
away the bayonets that are on the
guns you sent down there 10 a race OF
people yhO came out Of a jungle and are
ulllN DtlI lltlllN ElNlllalll q Cannot civil
/ ize them IN half century. But we do
tnOt want TO hurt the negro We love
the negro 7 am going TO read A lit
I tie poem OF mine 70 show YOU how we
feel about the negro" Here the Sena-
tor read HIS original poem on the "Oid
Rlack NANNY"
When the speech was concluded. his
colleagues crowded around the aged
Senator and gave him an ovation. Sen
ator Depew IN following Senator Cor
. don said: II have heard a great many
/ farewell addresses in my life. but this
IS the most unique contribution TO liter
ature OF this character any OF as has
ever heard. It's patriotism, its good
fellowship, broad mindedness, charity
and humor win remain among the best
/ recollections Of those who heard it.
7 believe I express the sentiments oi
I every one OF the colleagues Of our de.
/ parting friend when 7 say that VS.
/ deeply regret his going and that nc
/ matter how wonderful a genius or grea'
/ a statesman succeeds him he can never
| be Senator Gordon Of Mississippi"