The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-05
ROBSON. TIE coArLEss

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KoBsoN. TIE CoATLEss.
Richmond Pearson flobson has gone
and done it again In delivering the
baccalaurcate address before the Ala
bama Presbyterian College for men.
the scarehead Congressman warmed
UP SO to his subject. which was The
impending annihilation of the United
States by Japan. That he was over
come with heat" and had to take his
coat off. There were many women
present and Hobson apologized. In
stanty he was reproved by the Rev.
James c, Glass. who left the build
Ing, because he thought Hobson.s CON
duct highly offensive 10 those pres
ent. The incident has attracted vide
attention, and Dr.. John W. staEr.
president OF the college, has given out
q long interview. in which he said.
inter ALA:
Nov when you come down 10
Waiker county propriety. should say
that, ordinarily, a man should keen
ms coat on; but up in Virginia. where
was born if he should shuck II
don't think that he would be the sole
topic OF conversation thereby. The.
truth OF the business is that uurinc.
me entire time Mr.. Hobson was borir,a.
me with his lons address l wore a
ION tailed heavily-lined 'buryins
coat: but Wore 1t simply because,
understood Calhoun etiquette. n thina
unknown to benighted man like Mi.
liobson. who. II he had manner 5. as
inc Old negro would say. would sho' be
q big man"
This is important evidence not IN
sofar as II relates TO Hobsonian man
ners. but because Dr.. Stage mikes
the unbelievable statement that AIR.
Hobson WAS boring me with his long,
address :" Lcse majeste?-mo, !. thou
sand times worse than that. Mr.. Hob
son should sink Dir. stagg a, once.
Yet there IS ample precedent IL
seems, TO sustain Congressman Hob
son In his action. In Dr.. j. William
Jones Christ in the Camp IL We ara
not mistaken. he tells OF u famous
preacher who preached in his sbI,t
sleeves in church Moreover, John p
Brownlow tells the Knoxville SEN
ttnel that the Congressman acted 80;
a gentleman should. MIR Brownlow
goes on 10 say:
II the Rev. Mr. Glass knew any
thing Of the history Of the public ma,
OF the United States he would know
that Captain liobson had committed
no sraTer offense than many distin-
Suished orators, some of whom had AT
least as much Refinement MS has the
( rev Glass aud i'll addition had
brains Before as cultured audiences
as the Rev Glass ever saw. Henry
clay, : S. PreHt:ss. William r. FIasken.
stephen =. Douglas, Abraham Lin
coin and others, under similar cir
Gums aces, did precisely what CON
sres IN Eobson did and no lady or
! genti' an ever objected to II. In
| fact, lie of these great orators went
l iurthe.' than Hobson. They took OF
| Their Vests, cravals and shirt collars.
HSd iiohson done this suppose the
! keT Glass would have screamed
with fright as did King James II. OF
/ ENGLAND whenever lie saw a mouse
/ and as women are supposed To do
/ when that HARMLESS little creature
! runs over their bare feet
! They are ta,::lng about this incl
| dent in Alabama. II is the great
I5'opic Of conversation. The tariff. reel
i.procity, piaz have given way
70 hot debates on the merits Of the
1 Hobson shirtsleevcs case But what
/ Of itH The Hero Of the Merrimac and
L OF countless other battles n,at cxls;
IN his imagination only will conquer.
He w!ll go before the democracy Of
old Alaban ana with uplifted arms
i.andi i'o+rfui eyes plead for The man in
shl:taleeyes- and the democracy will
20 ti.c rest