The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-04-14

There is good in the world, and we
may be Suie
That heart full of love will keep
the soul pure.
When we cross Dt ath's dark river and
reach the bright shore
Beloved ones will greet us and well
come us O'er.
And while it is given to dwell on THIS
earth,
No matter where may be the land Of
Orr duty to God is to do all we can,
BE true to our country, love our fol-
lOW-man.
Those were nv sentiments long be-
fore l came here or thought OF coming
here.
Now, gentlemen of the Sei.ate, have
made these lew remarks. L nope YOU
will take them in, and nope you Will
| give cunsiderxti, II To them. nOpeyo
will believe l am telling nothing Out
the truth; and l want 10 say Ill KIND
liess aud with regard for the Sci ator
from Idaho Mr.. ueyburn] that ! want
HIM To come down South ana come 10
my cottage on the prairie anu L Will
show him little of the southern hfe.
When we get through we Will come
back here ahd We viii walk into Sta
tuary Hall, and what will say to him
l Will say, ''liclp me persuade the Sen
-ator from Indiana Mr.. Beveridgelto
take the Lew Wallace statue out OF
here and hide it away in some river or
pond where it never can be seen any
more. and build him a statue worthy OF
so yreala man as Lew w "a lace.
[Laughlerl l have admired him ever
since I cad Ben Hur and ever since l
he ard of his getting little out OF tenn
per at the battle of Shiloh. l reckon
he must have had good deal Of human
atnre in him. lie is manthat was
very fond of, and am fond OF his MEM
, Ory l want to see him have grand
statue, and / will come up here ana see
them ct it up. After they do that
, with the Senator from Idaho, after re
, has seen the South through my speta-
: cles, and will lend item to him On
that octasion--I want to come back
5 here and stand before Grants statue
: and stand befol Lees statue, and will
, pull off my hat and hurrah for Grant.
and, l think, he will hOller, "Lee was a
pretty good fellow and he will say,
'IIurrah for Lee" That is the kind of
feeling [ want to cultivate with him.
Laughter
| want you all to understand that what
3 say to the Senator from Idaho say
S with no feeling in my heart against
him. No: love him. l love every
= body. am happy man. never Jet
! hate get into my heart, so as to MAKE
| me unhappy. That is the reason have
t lived and kept young. and retained my
v youth and beauty whileyou have gotten
q u onfu Qn0hfQr
h T have not lost my hair yet: but 1t is
!, falling ont. and am going to leave here
It to keep from losing it altogether. am
going to leave here, for many of yon
have got all the hair off yOnr heads, and
O think had better go home. Laugh
ter
q Well, Senators, am very glad that
tie e is such a good man coming from
Mississippi to take my place without
,r the pleasure of having to kick me out.
Senator'S, know l am infringing on
~ vour tine | did not IN end to say as
much as have said, but | do hope
have said something tOyOu that you
n will remember and ponder over; AND
wien the time comes that you think
n told the truth, want you to write tG
me and say. swell Cord, n, old fellow
le we viii help YOU" That is what we
want-help. | want your capitalists tt
come down to Mississippi, and we viii
e. give them the right hand of fellowship
e because we want TO get your money
[Laughter.l We want you to erect onl
factories. build our railroads, and az
I'd everything else. We will give you al
the opportunities you want, and we VIII
be there with you, whether you run al
rs oil machine or any other sort OF q ma
chine. [Laughter.l do not care wheth
an or it is Mr.. Rockefeller or Mr.. Any
body Else. Just so he has what wehav'
oa not-the money to build up the State.
'u | thank you, gentlemen, for your at
tention.
- Mr. DEPEW. Mr. President, 1hav
70 heard q great many farewell addresse
in nv life: | read the most famOua o
or them on W ashington's birthday, the 22'
of this month: but this is the mos
as unioue contribution t o literature Q
this character which any of us has eve
-. heard. 1t will live in the records OF tn
In senate as probably the most remark
no able address either OF new senate
coming in or of an old one going on
that has ever been delivered. It's ps
lar triotism a n good-feIIowshlp, oroao
at mindedness, charity, and hnmor WI
elf remain among the best recollectlons Q
1e those who heard it, l believe expires
the sentiment of every one of the CO
rse leagues of our departing friend when
as: say that we deeply regret his going, an
ills that no matter how wonderful genlu
or great statesman succeeds him
ce. can never he Senator Gordon, OF Mi
eissippi. [Applausel