Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10

This touching little parody of a
verse from Whittiers poem, Bar
bara Frietchie," gave the keynote to
the December dinner of the Gridiron
club tonight The red banner of in
surgency was flung to the breeze and
every skit and glbe was supercharged
with the spirit of revolt against pres
ent conditions, political, social and
personal. Nothing was too sacred to
escape the irony and wit of the ac-
tors who played their parts on the
chanted to the tune Of popular airs
the grievances of the common people
and the glowing promises Of the re-
formers.
Can That Chaueh, Please.
When the attorney for the sugar
trust, which was on trial before the
court, sought to call attention to the
law in the case, he was chided by the
chief justice with Can that chatter
about the law. We make our owr
lHNS. Ile trust WIS COuNlStcd diu
ordered pulled apart
The steel trust was the next victim
charged with having gold bricked'
T. r., although the justice Of that
name violently protested that they
didn't gold-brick me-" The protest
did not avail and the president OF
the trust was sentenced to four hours
private conversation with Attorney
General Wickersham.
Can That Chatter, Please.
An appeal for an injunction to pre-
vent Bryan from again running for
the presidency was denied by Justice
Aldrich, who said: "Oh, let him run
What difference does 1t make?" At
torney- General Wickersham asked
for an injunction to restrain Champ
Clark from annexing Canada, but one
of the justices suggested reciprocal
action by inviting Canada to annex
Champ Clark.
petition to prevent the Taft
boomers from grabbing the presden-
tial nomination from Bob LaFollette
was denied on the ground that, ut is
no crime to take candy from a
child"
Cannon As barbara"
In the stirring ballad of Barbara
Frietchie," which was dramatizer for
this occasion. was shown the rough
window of the little cottage in Fred
erick, Md. when Stonewall Jackson's
troops passed through the old town
Framed in the easement was the face
OF Uncle Joe" Cannon, representing
the stand-pat element. while the con-
federate leader was depicted as La.
Toilette in the little military process
sion. With melodramatic effect the
troops halted, and musketry crashed:
Then Barbara leaned out on her
window sill"
And shook her banner with a royal
will:
Shoot If you must this old gray head.
But spare your party's flag, she said.
AS the troops withdrew the reader
gave the last stanza as follows:
'The party flags may come and go;
ht NAHUM lNts anu ltdis hO IOt,
It's own fair flag flies full and free,
Spotlight on American fleg)
For every party. and for you and me-"
LaFollcttc's Valentine.
Marguerite Democracy next warbled
a messabe she had received from Rob-
ert LaFolette asking her to be "his
valentine She sang:
"He is flirting with me; He's always
near;
He smiles out like lover; on each
magazine cover,
with fear
| am filled, | am filled with fear"
Bryan Rcpudlates Doctrines.
Excitement was created among the
guests when william j. Bryan unex-
pectedly was introduced, and In a
brief speech, repudiated all Of the doc
trines. the advocacy Of which have
made him famous.
He declared his admiration for
Harmon; his friendship for Clark; his
sympathy for Underwood, but assert
ed that his vote would be for Taft.
In the commotion that followed. II
was discovered that Bryan had been
successfully impersonated by a great
American actor who justified the de-
oeption by declaring that Bryan was
also great actor.