Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-05

WOTOS OuT OOunIIy.
It was here that the Senators ap-
plauded for the first time. And the
applause was taken up by the crowd
ed galleries.
II am tired OF sectionalism." the
Senator went on. God knows / have
seen enough of it. don't want any
more of 1t. l do not want TO hear any
speech in the Senate or anywhere else
that stirs up any strife between the
old soldiers or citizens. / am an old
Confederate. You are old Union men
perhaps. We disagreed. And you are
the victors. But our people were good
people. and we do not dispute that
yours were just as good. not at all.
Our people are not quarrelling over
these things down South. We have a
few blabmouth fellows that always
want to make a fuss. but they are
not even worth cussing. Laughter.)
We want you to think we'll of Us
and there is no use in calling
traitors. Nobody can take away the
glories OF either side. A man migf
as well attempt TO scale the ramparts
of Jehovah and pluck from heavens
diadem Gods brightest star as TO
snatch the laurel from the brow of
the conQueror or the conquered that
stood under that apple tree at APP
pomattox. They were all good men
and famous. They disagreed and they
fought. but when conquered we took
our oaths of allegiance, and can
hold up my hand before high heaven
and before the Senate today and say
have never violated that oath, and
do not know a soldier OF the Con.
federacy who has violated the OBJ
legation.
This is my fathers house. l am
proud TO be in il and proud TO be
associated today with the men whom
] see around me. / have read the
papers and have heard you all abused
and censured. but / find that this
is the finest working body of men /
was ever associated with"
The Senator went on to say that
his religion was the commandment
that we love one another"
THAT is what / want to bring
about here. That is my object in
standing here today to talk to you
as ! do. I want 20 implant in you,
just as IL is in my heart. a growing
love for the country I live in and
the people l live With. / want to
wipe out all lines want to see you
join with me in taking away those
bayonets that are on those guns you
sent down there to a race of people
who came out of the jungle and are
only partially civilized.
we do not want to hurt the mig
ger. We all love the niger. / love
the niger. I want TO read you here
little sentiment of mine. / have got
little book here. / want 20 show
you Just how we feel toward the mig
ger. II is my poetry. ] will not bore
you with much OF IL Oaughter), and
you know I am not advertising IL
either. IL is not on the market yet.
(Laughter)
The Senator read then with trem-
bling voice.
His old black nanny the last
verse OF which ran:
She was lovely to me. IN her colored
bandana.
with Which she turbanned her
head
Her songs were far sweeter than
flute or piano
AS she put me to sleep in my
bed;
Her soft grooming voice can never
forget,
Like an angel in dreams she comes
TO me yet.
Those are our sentiments" the
Senator added, and again the Senate
broke out in applause. The Senator
started 20 say something to Senator
Bailey and called him by name in
stead OF addressing him as the Sen
ator from Texas.
oh, I beg your pardon" said the
Mississippian, catching himself, Eek
cuse me for calling your name. l am
not exactly familiar here. They call
me Jim down at home and l hardly
recognize muself when / am called
by any other name"
The Senator turned then to another
one of his poems" which ended with
these lines:
And while 1t is given to dwell on
this earth,
no matter where may be the land of
our birth.
Our duty TO God is TO do all We
can,
BE true to our country. live our
fellow man.
~ - -.r~
Those were my sentiments" said
Senator Gordon, long before I came
here or thought of coming here"
The Senator then assured the Sen
ate that he had only the kindliest
feelings for Senator Hepburn OF
Idaho. He wanted Hepburn to come
down to Mississippi and sleep in his
cottage on the prairie. He would
show him little Southern life and
lend him his spectacles so that he
could get a proper focus on it, and
then together they would journey
back to Washington and walk into
Statuary Hall.
I'VE will come back and walk in
there" said Senator Gordon, "and
stand before the statues of Grant
and Lee, and / will take off my hat
and hurrah for Grant And i think
that the Senator from Idaho will add
that Lee was a pretty good fellow
too. Ina is the kind of feeling IL
want to cultivate. / say to the Sen