The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-09-28


on every occasion lave kept hewng to the line
of one special legislative endeavor. John II.
Morgan, for years senator from the state of Ala
bama, worked for months untold to secure the
adoption by the United States government OF the
Nicaraguan route for the great neroceanic
canal. He lost out, but 1t is probable that the
facts which he obtained in his researches were Of
more value to the diggers Of the canal than those
gathered by any other man.
Senator Morgan was one Of the noted excep-
tfons to the psamist's rule for the limit Of the
years of man. Some Of the hlppant, and pos
sbly tired senators declared that Mr. Morgans
speeches long as his life. If the voice
of the Alabama man had been younger there
would nave been few sleepy ones in the senate
when ne talked-that is when he talked any
other subject than the nteroceanc canal Then
1t was to fly before the face Of his oratory
There was substance to Senator Morgan's
speeches, and this much cannot be said for the
vocal efforts Of some Of the hippant and younger
ones The aged ones words went into the Con
grcssional Record and Illuminated It's pages
When he rose to speak many of the colleagues
OF Mr.. Morgan rctreatcd to the restaurant the
cloak room. Only rarely did he take apparent no
tice of the seeming discourtesy. Once wisely or
unwisely he said with something OF pathos in
MS voice that he wished he could talk in the
lunch room, for there he would be sure OF an
audience
Mr. Morgan was no impcrialist. He had a fear
IN his heart of the outcome Of the policy OF expan-
sion and the note Of warning that came from his
lips was frequent and forceful. One day after
outlining the position which he believed his
country should take, his voice came back to
MN. Senators starting to leave their seats sunk
PACK and listened The words fairly rang through
Ehe chamber. This what he said
a, I'm this lofty attitude we can prove the yir.
We of the republic before the eyes of all man.
hld or we can set It's light beacon to warn
Hming generations that, even In the highest
rch Of power land advantage this republic
E cynosure of all eyes-is affected to the corey
ath the sin Of covetousness. and Is ansime with
<>@Sa coMesaa' st of power that is attended
= the usul'pations tyrannies and expressions
have marked the course of the oligarchies
despos that have dsgraced the history Of
er nations"
The senate Of the United States stands for dig.
.ty. Sometimes the dignity is overdone but on ,
ne occasion the Senate was undignined to tho
point Of striking several older senators with
horror
Senator Tillman Of South Carolina was max
Ing nothing less than mpassoned speech He
was reaching toward tho skies Of oratory, when
Senator Warren left his seat unseen OF Tman
and took station behind the South Caronan.
The speaker had both hands high his head
directing the soaring Of his thoughts and words.
Warren took step forward His hand stole
20 Tmans side, slipped into his pocket, and
came out again holding in its clutch big black
bottle
All unconscious Tlman went on with his words
Of fire. Warren held his find aloft In full view
OF the presiding officer, Of his colleagues and tho
crowded galleries. There gasp. then
Bmothered and simultaneous gurge Of horror
from hundred throats and then roaring laugh.
Ter uncheckable.
Tillman turned and knowledge Of the awfulness
OF his situation came to him. For once, possibly
FOR the first time in his life, he staggered
to speechessness He strove for words, but they
came not at his bidding His face was first black
with something like anger Then the cloud clear
ed and smile broke through. Speech returned
and two words "Boracc acid"
1t was boracic acid, but unfortunately for Mr.
Tillman, 1t had been put into black and suspi
cious bottle sore throat was the reason for It's
carrying, and while the South Carolinian Is
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 stuff and make
clear his temperance record.
Neither senate nor house makes light Of pen.
sion pleas in tho presence Of the galleries. but
Of the would-be pensioners play comic roles
in the committee rooms and corridors. Claim
ants who prove things are treated old SOL
diers and old soldiers widows ought to be treated
---decently and reverenty.
Congress in its weakness has voted pensions
on many OCCASION Though doubtless know.
ing that the pensions were unearned and unde
served, but the day Of that sort Of thing is pass
ing, II 1t has not altogether gone. One member
was asked to his influence to In