The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-18
TYPICAL OF HIS STATE.

The Hon. Robert Bruce Macon, or
Arkansas mado an ass OF himself again
In the House at Washington on Thurs
day In the general debate on tile Naval
Appropriation Bill What no said was
very cheap, very silly and very vulgar.
His remarks were devoted principally
to discussion OF Commanders Peary,
the second American to reach the North
Pole. end who is now seeking new hon
ors and larger pay from tho Govern
ment at Washington for his great feat.
In the opinion of Mr.. Macon, Pcary is
q "fakcr" and SHOULD be driven from
the naval service" While Mr.. Macon
was busy with his mouth tho Pross
Gallery, We arc told. was desert cd, the
newspaper men having too much self
respect to listen TO Mr. AIacon's expos
ure OF himself and his childish denun-
citation OF certain newspaper editors,
particularly the editors of the New
York Times and the New York Eve
ming Post Yet an account Of Macon's
speech was sent out by the press asso-
ciaticns and published all over the
country yesterday morning. NC can
ina sinc that way back among the hill
billies End rednecks OF Arkansas the
word Will go around that Macon is the
man to make the newspapers come to
time.
We have been at loss, occa slonally,
ito classify tho Times and the Evening
Post. but we are told now by Mr.. Macon
that they are yellow journals and
that their editors arc ignorant blath-
orskitos' Moreover. Macon described
them rs "unblushing know-alI titbits''
and pea eyed, pinheadcd and putrid-
tongued infinitcsimals" which shows.
among other things, that Mr.. Macon
never saw them. They are not pea
cycd.1 but large eyed Charles r.. Mil
Ter Is editor of the New York Times,
and Rollo Ogden is editor OF tho Eve
ming Post. we believe that Ogden has
blue eyes. very expressive. very intel
iigent, and if we are not mistaken,
Millcr's eyes arc somewhat Of the same
color and generally very wide open.
Neither OF these yellow Journalists is
pin headed" actually. We should say
that Miller requires a7i, hat for his
!illcd head, and Ogden. we guess,
does not wear less than q 40. Z cha
peau. We should say, further. that in
stead OF being 'titbits,'' they arc fullv
developed porterhousc steaks of the
sort that cost anywhere from $3.50 to
$500 in the better New York restau-
rants II cannot be said, truthfully,
that they are unblushing, because
Doubtless, in common with their self
respecting countrymcn. they blush with
shame that any State OF this Union
should be represented in Congress at
Washington by q man like Mr.. Macon
Neither Mr.. Miller nor Mr.. Ogden is a
"blathcrslSitc." Miller was educated a
Dartmouth College. graduating with
| distinction. and IS entitled 10 the de-
greo of doctor OF laws lie learned
how &c write FOR the newspa pcrs on the
Springfield Republican. and Tic mas
been pcGgins away since the middle
seventies with jiis pen, exposing cor
Iruption. running down fools ana try
ing 10 improve The character and dual
~ OF the men who are elected in this
country 10 positions OF honor and
trust i'll the public service. Ogden is
the son OF q minister. He is an \. b.
Of Williams College and a doctor Of the
humnnitics OF the same institution
and graduate Of the Andover Theolog-
lcal seminary and OF the Union Theo-