The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28


 am euxyy occasion have kept hewing 10 the line .<ag Szyss special legislative endeavor- John T. ssasr=yzs for years senator from the state of Ala z,zsruu gsursed for months untold to secure the sssnszssa by the United States government of the Nsrsrsgnan route for the great interoceanic s-srsRA ie lost out. but it Is probable that the fssfx which he obtained in his researches were of vsauc to the diggers of the canal than those ayEfnerx.d by any other man.
 Senator Morgan was of the noted excep- eiszzs Es the psamists rule for the limit of the sess-s 1S Some of the flippant, and pos asah7sg tired senators declared that MT. Morgan's ssssssksss were long his life. If the voice <sg esss Alabama man had been younger there ssnsaAd nave been few sleepy in the senate xssssss he taiked-that is when he talked any 4ssfssGr sssbject than the interoceanc canal Then sE So fly before the face of his oratory
 IHsgre was substance to Senator Morgan's sspssrcfars. and this much cannot be said for the vcssrA efforts of some of the fippant and younger The aged ones words went into the Con- ssz,ssxaksmaa Record and illuminated its pages HSSfsssa Fle to speak many of the colleagues saF Mir. Morgan retreated to the restaurant the e-xzak room. Only rarely did he take apparent SSra sG 4he seeming discourtesy. Once, wisely EzSrsgzssiy. he said with something of pathos in IEfax voice that he wished he could talk in the Ynns:h xDom. for there he would be sure of an zsszSsszre
 Er. Morgan imperialist He had fear lin hls heart of the the policy of expan- ssssss. and the note of warning that came from his Tsps ~=ss frequent and forceful. One day after -SszfssnSng the position which he believed his &nszztyy should take, his voice came back to arfuE Senators starting to leave their seats sunk Ismck ani listened The words fairly rang through Ifss. chamber. This what he said:
 Eu this lofty attitude can prove the vr- tfsa eG the republic before the eyes of all man. ssssd- am we can set It's light beacon to warn srssnsnS generations that in the highest srssch of power and advantage this republic ted to tha @sssss she sin of covetousness and is afame with Tass consequent lust of power that is attended ExTfn afse usurpations, tyrannies and expressions sEfsscn have marked the of the oligarchies xsAd tEsPots that have disgraced the history of ,<ysfxrr nations"
 The senate of the United States stands for dig =szg- .seslsetimes the dignity is overdone but on nMs ucxzsion the Senate undignfed to the fsosnf oi striking several older senators with nmr1r
 SSn1for Tillman of South Carolina was mak fEse nrching less than impassioned speech He Uxss reaching toward the skies of oratory when '1ssss2xr Warren left his seat unseen of Tillman s<n4 Essssx station behind the South Carolinian T.s<s sSgcaker had both hands high over his head <n7scrSrg the soaring of his thoughts and words farsscn took step forward. His hand stole eu Tiffntans side, slipped into his pocket. and <ssEas ssnt again holding in its clutch big black nnfxKs-
 All urconscous Tillman went on with his words of five Warren held his find aloft in full view ssf sfss Fresidng officer of his colleagues and the esnwSscs galleries. There was a gasp then a FxroaheT'ed and simultaneous gurgle of horror afrSH a hundred throats. and then roaring laugh stw yxcscheckabe
 rsslfssan turned and knowledge of the awfulness slf hAs situation came to him. For once. possibly fur vtxs x-st time in his life. he was staggered su sxeechlessness. He strove for words but they S1Suss not at his bidding. His face was first black Ssfxh something like anger. Then the cloud clear Fsf sSna smile broke through. Speech returned zsz,si swo words came; "Boracic acid"
 f1 wSs ooracic acid, but unfortunately for Mir K1lsEEsEsa- 1t had been put into black and suspi- saossS 5oaue. throat was the reason for it's essxTTseaE, and while the South Carolinian is a xExsa uf Anown truth he would not let the matter sEnas nmtH he had passed the bottle and had GtxgS-sst hAm comrades 10 smell the stun and make aAsaaT asS temperance record.
 SsssShsr senate nor house makes light of pen Esoxz Edsas in the presence of the galleries but Esrzsx G< line would-be pensioners play comic roles JH4 tnss committee rooms and corridors Claim. z~S2S t&ho prove things treated as old sol SS~z aFxl old soldiers widows ought to be treated -sss5aSG1y and reverenty.
 eSEEagncss in its weakness Eas voted pensions Dossny occasion, though doubtless know fsSS shAa9 the pensions unearned and unde ears-usS but the day of that of thing is pass frxS If Ef has not altogether gone. One member asked to his influence to secure an in