The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
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tumble dialogue about truth and un-
truth. and said to Henry F. Ashurst.
the new Senator from Arizona: And
you knock the man down who calls you
q liar?
'.Tu put 1t in another way" was tho
pleased and prompt answer. when
hear that an able and healthy person OF
the male sex has said anything that's
injurious to my character, look him
up-I search him out instanter. Did you
or did you notr I ask, trying to look
calm and judicial II he replies, I did
not" the matter is ended. But II he
says yes / further inquire, And you
believe itr Should he stand his ground.
look me in the eye. and opine that he
does, then-bi6.
ITS your boast" had previously re-
marked. ''that you always tell the truth
yourself?'
It make no boast; I simply assert what
In a common practice. Nor will I speak
an evil word about a man who Is not
present That wouldn't be honorable.
When I am on the stump and something
is thrown in my face from the audience.
the same being a fact, I exclaim: That's
30, I plead guilty. was as big jack
ass then as is the man who now asks
me about II. / am sorry; he isn't The
crowd cheers, the newspapers print the
incident. everybody says, You are all
right, Henry and there is silence ever
after on that particular. item pertaining
to my personal conduct.
Honesty is actually and demonstra-
bly, the only sensible policy. An open
confession clears the atmosphere. Ad-
NIT a delinquency. but don't fall down
twice for the same error Lying Is de-
meaning and cowardly. No brave man
ever lies. One can't lie without self
reproach, without insulting his own
conscience. Tell the truth, I say, no
matter what happens. There may be
storm, but It will soon blow itself out
Men may roar but they will stop by
and by and go about their own business.
Loves the Sugar Eaters.
Persons come in here" Senator
Ashurst went on to say, circling his
right hand at the walls Of his office,
land ask me not to vote for free sugar.
/ don't beat around the bush. l don't
hem and haw. / don't try to be more
polite than ordinary. i say: FRIENDS.
/ positively cannot do as you request
But they answer, trying to be In
ssidious and argumentative. you have
important sugar interests in Arizona.
".Ah,' I reply, but I represent 3oo.-
900 sugar eaters. They mean more TO
me than the few men who are engaged
in the sugar business. Also, we have
100000 users of wool and they mean
more TO me than the few men who are
engaged in the wool business.
$50 have II over with, and the per-
sons who came to talk me into voting
a tax on one of the staples of living go
away and never bother me again. Time
is saved-their time and my time. They
know exactly where / am and l know
exactly what I am going to do.
while i was prosecuting attorney !
learned that the county. by the books,
had cash balance of $4,000. where
the money! / asked In the bank, l
was told. Drawing INTEREST," / inquired
No. was the answer. Then bring it
back ordered. Bankers fought me when
/ ran for the United States Senate L
went into a town and said, right on the
platform where 1 was making my speech:
Mr. John Brown. your banker, lis trying
to beat yours truly. Henry F. Ashurst-
Now, Mr.. John Brown has reason. Is
it a good reason? Is il an unselfsh rea-
son? I'll give you the facts that every one
who hears my voice may judge for him.
self Mr.. Brown opposes me because he
is losing SAB a year interest on the free
public funds / caused to be Withdrawn
from his bank
Thus John Browns hostility was ex-
planned. had dragged him into the open
where his neighbors could get good look
at his motives. No harm was done ex-
cept to Brown. He was fighting me any
way and intended to fight me right along.
and / exposed him and journeyed on to the
next town.
Called Him a Gambler.
THE opposition press said 1 was 4
gambler 1t is true that long ago some
times played for money. I was a cowboy
ard young. I could not in honesty deny
the accusation made in the newspapers.
But / didn't purpose to pose as a re-
formed card-player. Therefore, I said.
smiling the while. that I never as yet
had attempted to open a Jackpot with a
hatchet or a crowbar. The crowd laughed
and stamped their feet and that charge
concerning my character was heard Of no
more. had joked 1t OF its legs and
kicked it into fence corner. You will
notice, too, that I didn't lie or confess
or wiring my hands in -remorse.
Plenty of honest but timid men fail
to get public ONCE because they do not
point their fingers at a bright and Shin
ing. light in the audience and say: That
fellow, my countrymen, once stole IS Of
the taxpayers money They let him sit
in all his pomposity, whereas they should
boldly publish to the world that he is a
fraud and a liar.
II heard that a certain Individual was
to wait until about two days before cleo
ton and then touch OF ton of dyna-
mite and blow me too high ever to come
down again. He knew some awful things
that would ostracize me from human So
ciety. Well, / saw him In front seat
at one of my meetings. / called him by
name and told him Of what had learn
ed. Now / said, don't postpone the ex-
plosion. Come to the platform and tell
us all that's on your mind. Tn refute
you IL I can. II I can't, I ought to be
driven into Mexico He shriveled up like
a piece of scorched paper and sneaked
out of the hall. The crowd howled.
An Exchange of Ahtdavits.
Silence roared; he's gone for the
documents. Wait But he didn't return.
I hunted him up the following day. He
denied that he knew anything Ill of me.
All right remarked, with teeth in my
words Come along to a lawyers office
and inscribe your honest name at the
bottom of an affidavit.' had the paper
made good and strong-severally, sep
arately. and SO on. He signed. Imme-
diately thereafter / found the man who
started the yarn. He loudly declared
that he had personally heard the threat
All right said. Come with me to a
lawyers Office and inscribe your honest
name at the bottom Of an afidavit to
that effect Also he signed.
Then 1 gave his affidavit to the other
man and the other mans affidavit to
him. Witnesses were present whereat
speaking date, leaving the matter drop
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