Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-25

but explained that he did not fire a shot
in the war.
Il want to see the Mason and Dixon
line obliterated from the map of the
United States and on it written the
words Our Country, he continued:
and here there broke forth the first APP
plause, and a hearty round it was.
Il am tired of sectonalism, the sem
ator went ON.
God knows. l have seen enough of it.
| don't want any more of it.
Il do not want to hear any speech i'll
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 dis
agreed. And you were 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
We have u few bab- mouth fellows that
always want to make fuss, but they
are not even worth cussng. haughter)
We want YOU to think well of us. and
Nobody can take away the slories of
either side
"A man might as well attempt to scale
the ramparts of Jehovah and pluck from
to snatch the laurel from the brow of
the conqueror or the conquered that
stood under that apple tree at Apo
matOX. They were all good men and
IL,
but when conquered We took our oaths of
allegiance. and | can hold up my hand
before high heaven and before the Sen
ate today and say | have never violated
that oath, and | do not know a soldier
of the Confederacy who has violated the
obligation.
Proud to Be Senator.
This is my fathers house. am
proud to be in it, and proud to he asso-
ciated today with the men whom / see
around me. ! have read the papers and
have heard you all abused and censured
But L 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 Eleventh Commandment
That ye love one another
That Is what / want to bring about
here. That is my object in standing here
today to talk to You as I do 1 want to
lmpiant III You just as it is in my heart,
growing love for the country ! live in
and the people / live with | want to
wipe out all lines. 1 want TO see YOU
join with me in taking away those bayo-
nets that are those guns YOU sent
down there to a race of people who came
out of the jungle and are only partially
civilized"
The senator concluded by reading some
of his poetry to the Senate.
Senator Depew, who had been giving
close attention, replied to the address
Tribute by Depew.
Il have heard great many farewell
addresses in my life he remarked Il
read the most famous of them on
Washington's birthday, the I'D of this
month; but this is the most unique con-
tribution 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 rema rka bic ad-
dress, either of a new senator coming
in or of an old one going out, that has
ever been delivered. It's patriotism
and good-fe1lowship. broad minded
ness, charity and humor will remain
the best recolIections of those
who heard it. / believe / express the
sentiment of every one of the col
leagues of our departing friend when 1
say that we deeply regret his going,
and that no matter how wonderful a
genius or great statesman succeeds
him he can never be Senator Gordon Of