The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-08-04


an every occasion have kept hewing TO the lire
Of ono special legislative endeayor John T.
Morgan for years senator from the state oi Ala
bama worked for months untold to secure the
adoption by tho United States government OF tho
S,cararunn route for tho great interoceanio
canal lie lost out hut It is probable that the
facts which he obtained in his researches we're OF
moro value 20 the dlrgcrB Of tho canal than those
gathered by any other one man,
Senator Morgan was pne " the nttcd eS'rP
tions 10 tho psalmists rule for the limit OF the
years OF man. Some Of the lppant and pos
sIbly Nred senators declared that Mr. MotgnnS
speeches were az long ne hts ne. II the voice
ot the Alabama man bhd been younger there
would have been few sleepy ones IN the senate
phon he talked that Is when he talked on any
other subject than the microscopic canal Then
% was TO ~ before tho lace Of hls oratory
There was substance TO Senator Motgan's
speeches and this much cannot be s1id ..irAhe
vocal efforts Of some Of the 'iiippani aud ynpnser
ones. Tho Ngoi ones words went Into the Con
frcssloua Record and Illuminated us pages
when no rose 20 sneak many al the colleagues
Of Mr. Morgan rctroutcd to tho rcstauran or tho
cloak r7om. only rarely did he take apparent mo-
tice u the seeming discourtclG Once. wisely or
unwisCly. he said with something Of pahoa In
his voice that he wished he could talk In the
lunch mom. for there he wond be, sure OF an
audience.
Mr. Morgan was no imporlnlst lie had n fear
in his heart OF the outcome Of the policy OF oGpan
sion. and the note Of warning that ca1ne from his
ups was frequent and forceiul. one day. after
outlining the position which he believed his
country should take, his voice came back to
him. Senators starting to leave their seats sunk
back and listened. The words fairly rang through
the chamber. This was what he spid
in this lofty attitude VIC can prove the ylr.
tue OF the republic before the eyes OF all man.
kind. or We can set its light as a beacon to warn
coming generations that. even In the highest
zach Of 81 sns ey ea TO The core
with the sin OF covetousness, and is ahame with
tho consequent lust OF power that is attended
with tho usurpations. tyrannles aud oppression
which have marked the course OF the ollgarchies
and despots that have dlsgraced the history OF
other nations"
The senate Of the United States stands for dig
atty Sometimes the dignity is ovcrdone but on
occasion the Scna.e was undignined to tho
point Of striking several older senators with
horror.
senator Tillman OF South Carolina was max.
Ing nothing less than an imprisoned speech. lie
was reaching toward the skies OF oratory. when
Senator Warren left his seat unseen OF Tillman,
and took station behind the South Carollnan.
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 nmnn's side. slipped into his pocket and
came out again holding In It's clutch big black
bottle
An unconscious TIlIman went on with his words
Of the presiding officer. Of his colleagues and the
crowded galleries, There was gasp. then a
smothered and simultaneous gurgle Of horror
from n hundred throats. and then roaring laugh
ter unuheoLable
Tlnman turned and knowledge Of the nwfulness
OF his situation came to him. For once. possibly
Tor the first time In his life, he was staggered
10 Rpcochlesfness. lie strove Cor words, but they
tano not at his bidding, His face was first black
with something Ike anger Then the cloud clear
cd and a smile broke through Speech returned
and two words came: "Boracc acid
Il was boraco acid. hut unfortunately for Mr.
Tlllman, II had been put Into black and suspi
rlous bottle. sore throat was the reason for its
carrying and while the South Carolinian Is a
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 nor house makes light OF pen
sion pleas in the presence Of the galleries, but
some OF the would.be pensioners play comic roles
In the committee rooms and corridors, Claim
ants who can prove things are treated as old sol
diers and old soldiers widows ought to be treated
-decCntly and Teverenty.
Congress In It's weakness las voted pensions
on many an occasion, though doubtless know
ting that the pensions were unearned ana unde
served but the day Of that sort of thing is pass
ing n II has not altogether gone one member
vas asked to use his influence to secure an In