Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-07-28

AA There have been in con-
gress who year In and year out
on every occasion have kept hewing to the line
of special legislative endeavor John T.
Morgan for years senator from the state OF Ala
bama. worked for months untold to secure the
adoption by the United States government of the
Nicaraguan route for the great interocean1c
canal. He lost out but it is probable that the
facts which he obtained in his researches were OF
more value to the dggers OF the canal than those
gathered by any other one man.
Senator Morgan of the noted excep
lions to the psalmists rule for the limit OF the
years of man. Some of the hippant, and pos
sbly tired senators declared that Mr.. Morgans
speeches long his life. If the voice
of the Alabama had been younger there
would have been few sleepy ones in the senate
when he talked-that is when he talked on any
other subject than the interoceanic canal. Then
1t was TO fly before the face of his oratory.
There substance to Senator Morgans
speeches, and this much cannot be said for the
vocal efforts of OF the hppant and younger
ones. The aged ones words went into the Con
gressional Record and illuminated its pages.
When he to speak many Of the colleagues
OF Mr.. Morgan retreated to the restaurant or the
cloak room. Only rarely did he take apparent no
tice of the seeming dscourtesy Once, wisely or
unwisely, he said with something of pathos in
his voice that he wished he could talk in the
lunch room. for there he would be sure of an
audience.
Mr. Morgan was no imperialist He had a fear
in his heart of the outcome OF the policy of expan
sion and the note of warning that came from his
lips was frequent and forceful. One day. after
outlining the position which he believed his
country should take, his voice back to
him. Senators starting to leave their seats sunk
back and listened. The words fairly rang through
the chamber This was what he said:
!. In this lofty attitude We can prove the vir
tue of the republic before the eyes of all man
kind or we can set its light as beacon to warn
coming generations that, even in the highest
reach of power and advantage this republic
the cynosure of all eyes-is affected to the
with the sin of covetousness. and is afame with
the consequent lust OF power that is attended
with the usurpations, tyrannies and expressions
which have marked the of the ogarchies
and despots that have disgraced the history of
other nations"
nifty. Sometimes the dignity is overdone. but.
one occasion the Senate was undignifed to the
point of striking several older senators with
horror
Senator Tillman of South Carolina was max
ing nothing less than impassoned speech. He
was reaching toward the skies Of oratory, when
Senator Warren left his seat, unseen of Tillman,
and took station behind the South Carolinian.
The speaker had both hands high over his head
directing the soaring of his thoughts and words
Warren took step forward. His hand stole
TO Tflman's side, slipped into his pocket and
came out again holding In its clutch big black
bottle
All unconscious Tillman went on with his words
of fire. Warren held his find aoft in full view
of the presiding officer OF his colleagues and the
crowded galleries. There was gasp. then
smothered and simultaneous gurgle of horror
from a hundred throats and then roaring laugh
ter uncheckable.
Tilman turned and knowledge of the awfulness
of his situation came him. For once possibly
for the FIRST time in his life, he staggered
TO speechessness. He strove for words. but they
came not At his bidding His face was first black
with something like anger. Then the cloud clear
ed and cuile broke through. Speech returned.
and two words "Boracic acid"
II bcracic acid. but unfortunately for Mr..
Tman, 1t had been put into black and suspi-
cious bottle. A throat the reason for its
carrying. apl while the South Caronian is
man OF known truth he would not let the matter
pass until he had passed the bottle and had
forced him comrades to smell the stun and make
clear his temperance record.
Neither senate house makes light of pen
sion pleas in the presence of the galleries. but
some of the woud-be pensioners play comic roles
in the committee and corridors. Claim
ants who prove things treated old SOL
diers and old soldiers widows ought to be treated
-decently and reverently.
Congress in Its weakness Las voted pensions
many occasion, though doubtless know
ing that the pensions unearned and unde
served. but the day of that sort of thing is pass
ing, If il has not altogether gone One member
asked his influence to in