The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-15
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road to run straight, but Wen send it around the
tree"
If the Australian tree is still standing, it stands
monument to Irshman who had soul
Once Representative William Alden Smith, now
a United States senator tried his level best in
the house debate on Panama to make Congress
man Dinsmore of Arkansas supply stock of good
Republican campaign material, just as Blaine
baited Ben Hill in the old days. Dinsmore
talking about the hasty recognition Of the inde
pendence of Panama by the United States and
drew a comparison between that action and the
attempts of this government to keep foreign ma
tions from recognizing the confederacy in 1861.
The Arkansas member got warmed up and be-
gan to talk about the power Of the confederacy.
He made the statement that its soldiers had
thrashed the Union army In the first six battles
of the war. He got still warmer as he went on,
and suddenly Smith of Michigan sprung the Ques-
tion Are you defending the rights of the states
to secede?"
Dinsmore came to himself like a fash "Ah,
Brother Smith," he said. how you would love
to lead me into the pit! have an abiding affec-
ton for you, but neither my feet nor my tongue
shall go astray for the benefit Of the Republican
party"
Everybody knows what a sticker the senate Is
for courtesy. Courtesy has seat at every desk.
When one senator refers to another, whether he
be political foe or a political friend, 1t Is always
as the distinguished gentleman from Maryland"
or from Maine or another state as the case may
be- Senator Tillman said fairly good thing
day. 1t was a side remark, but it reached the
gallery and was enjoyed by the auditors, who had
become bit weary Of resisting the impulse to
salaam every time senator rose and handed a
few verbal flowers to a colleague.
Senator Bailey had just referred to the dds
tinguished senator from Maine. Quit It," said
Tillman, you'll distinguish them all till they're
SO stuck up that no else can distinguish them
one from the other"
When James Wilson came to Washington as
secretary of agriculture he understood q bit of
selfdescription by saying to a caller: Il am what
they call a hayseed." 1t should be noted that Mr.
Wilson did not say that he hayseed He
has the Scotch Presbyterian habit Of sticking to
the truth even in his humor 1t rumored once
that in order to evade the laws Of this country
certain great companies were planning to take out
corporation papers abroad. The matter was call
ed to the attention of the agricultural member Of
Mr.. Roosevets cabinet His comment was this:
I'VE have laws; we have petit juries; we have
grand juries; have a department of Justice;
have courts, and we have penltentiaries."
Then Mr.. Wilson smiled just little grimly and
refused to discuss the subject further He couldn't
have said anything that would have added one
iota to his meaning, and he knew it. There is no
waste of words in the conversation OF James
Wilson.
Secretary Wilson unGuestionaby would be
success as a managing editor of great newspa-
per. He knows news. When the Beverdge pack
ing-house investigation measure had passed con-
gress and Secretary Wilson was In the west on
tour of inspection, he was asked by newspaper
at the close of one Of the secretarys busiest
days in Chicago what the news was.
Mr.. Wilson said: sit down and III give you the
news and nothing else. These things have been
done within the last few days and not one of them
has been touched on in the newspapers. The rest
of the stun is ancient history"