The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-04
WHEN SENATORS SWITCHED
FROM RECIPROCITY DEBATE.
Civil War and Veterans Of North and South
Call Oth Warm WOrds..-PIan for
Confederate Monument.

on IN the North, IL was IN enc coun.
try, because it was OH one country.
"Aud this awful appalling condition
70 10 be celehratedl Those responsible
for u are 10 be pictured IN marble and
on canvas at the expense Of the gov
ernmcnt they tried 70 destroy II IL
shame
"Fddiing Bobi' TAYLOR Of Tennes.
see, now sGnntor and az one time
governor Of his state stepped forth.
After eloquently describing 20 senators
how Time had ,ppllpd down the forts
and levelled the tfcnches. "FiddlinR
Bob" resorted to an incident. lsdf y
SPANISH War Incident. goi
"During the Spanish War; saiduhe,
~ was. down in Mississippi. 1 went
into a little town and found n coterie
of young men bitterly protesting
against the sons OF Confederate sol.
diers marching under the federal flag
and wearing that blue uniform. I saw
an old man sitting among them. 'Final.
~ he said, Young men, do not wish
to engage in your discussion, but I fol-
lowed the stars and bars four long
weary years. / surrendered at Apo
mattox. Event home barefooted and
in rags, to find my country desolate
and my home in ashes. / swore eternal
vengeance against that flag and that
uniform
""'But one day not long ago / saw
a Mississippi regiment marching up the
street under that flag and in that uni
form, and ! saw my boy in the ranks.
1 rushed to the colonel and said to him,
Make these boys take Off that uni
form and let them wear the gray in
this war. and show to the world how the
sons of Confederate veterans can
fight.' But the colonel smiled and
said, emo; they must wear the blue
and march under the old hag.''
Il went to NV home. still nursing
my revenge more than ever But when
thew brought my boy home in his coffin
and ] bent over him and looked ,rpon
him there in his blue uniform and wrap
pod in his countrv's flag. in a moment
all the animosities of the past vanished,
and ! said, "HsRceforth that is my
fac, that is my uniform. and henceforth
this whole country is my country. ~ -
This incident. told as "Fiddling
Rob TAYLOR knows bow TO tell stories
that touch the heart str'nns. simply
broke up that days session of the
senate, The battling senators dispers-
ed with a speedy. adjournment.
Confederate Pensions.
But one hears another suggestion &C.
around the Capitol. Some
senators believe the day is not far
distant when confederate pensions out
of the federal treasury will be seriously
proposed. The total of federal pen
siohs saalready quite appalling to
those who study government Hrances.
Increased service pension have become
a matter of politics. There are now
in congress representatives and senators
of both parties who will go to extreme
lengths in meeting the clamor of the
old soldiers for more pensions, because
there, is political advantage in It.
A bond issue to provide funds for
these Increases is earnestly advocated
in some quarters, in spite of the fact
TINT the government is now paying
out about $l60,000.000 annually for pen.
sions. Even such an ancient advocate
of economy and Of conservative legis-
lation as ex-Speaker Cannon has been
swept of his feet and is among The
most eager advocates of nm additional
appropriation of $4h 00O.n90 for pen
SONS because the old soldier vote in
his district will bury him politically If
he refuses.
Now with n combination of ex.con-
federates, demanding pensions. the re-
suit would be apparent. Southern
Senators and Representatives would
yield npmerously to the cEamor and n
presidential veto would hardly avail
against such raid upon the treasury.