Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-20

TaWncy was bitterly opposed 10 more
battleShip Us and economy was his
watchword. but he stood for public
buildings galore and for the many
creeks that needed deepening,
Fairbanks had never attended l.
more joyous dinner. wherefore lie felt
called upon to add to the hilarity by
a few words lin tribute TO the great
leaders who ncsted beneath the messy
toInbstones on yonder hills" He had
mentioned them at tho preceding CLUB
dinner but felt justified in recurring to
the subject because they are still
dead"
Vice President Shcrman's double
told the inevitable anecdote, only in
this case it vas unspeakably aged and
shop-worn, which can never be SAID
of tie original article. He would like
to be a newspaper man. Let me but
write the political news of the ma
ton and the Old Guard will get the
votes" said he.
Beveridge's representative stood
fearlessly for the uplift.' In fact lie
was the uplft himself He had never
missed ar opportunity to make a
speech. ana indeed he had made
great many when there were no OPP
portunities." Champ Clark was fair
" obseSsed with his love for Uncle
Joe. but of course that had nothing
to do with the fact that lie will be
fussing around on the floor of the
House when am UP in the Speaker $
chair
All of the speakers. by singular
coincidence expressed their undying
admiration of the Gridiron Club. no
member Of which had ever betrayed
their confidence.
Though n few days after the Sen
timental Saints annual visitation, the
Grdiron Club was resolved that ITS
guests should not suffer for their val
cntines, and the pretty miSsivcS were
personally bestowed upon the favored
ones between courses by two nun
bred pound cupid with diaphanous
wings (and little rlsc) who cruelty in
sisted upon proclamipg aloud each
choice Uit of sentiment. Which gcn-
orally was loaded with half-conccaled
lest ut the expense of the recipients.
Catching w and holding together
tho various Skits and adding to the
iollitv Il til" occasion were the t"pi-
cal songs of the famous Giridiron
Quartet, rci,lctc with sparkling huInor
vet abuundinE III the sweetest melody.
President Taft was not given Tue
usual number of turns ON the red hot
gridiror. SO nc had a better orpor-
tunity So enjoy himself and doubtless
one Of tire songs especially appealed
to his riSibilitieS 1t was entitled
The Tariff Whoop' and pictured the
plight os a sturdy Kansas member of
Consr, s. who had been shrieking for
tariff reduction and:
kicked up such terrible dim
That President Taft suggestiycly
laughed.
70 cat rates ne started right in.
He framed IL Canadian treaty.
Pat farE products on the free list.
But the Kansas insurycnt held views
SO divergent
He begged his colleagues To- drs!St.
And the solo in the chorus rang
out
Great guns, Holy Smoke, Can't Bill
Taft take Il joke"
Carnegie received u special tribute.
being salu.cd IN a coon song begin
ming:
"A man named Andrew Carnegie Was
busy giving things away
He thought that he was Santa Claus
ana every day was Christmas day
etc.
And Cncie Joe. and Roosevelt and
Champ Clark and Gugyenheim and
Beveridge had their roast in co,nbina-
ton in q Song of Famous Men"
1t is not to be supposed for a mo-
uent that the Gridironers did all the
roasting, though. The victims of the
grill came back in great style and it
is to he regretted that the inviolabie
rule OF the famous organization when
protects the utterances of the guests
OF the Grdiron Club from publication
operates to consign to oblivion some
of the brightest and wittieSt ana
sometimes pathetic deliverances OF the
greatest brains of the nation.