The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-22
TWO SOULS;
TWO HEARTS
Sad Story Related by Senator
Stone
MODERN DAMON AND PYTHIAS.
Lured by Serpent--Stung by Ambition,
Both Have Fallen-The Press Crit
icises, Taunts; the World
Is Aghast.
MODERN DAMON AND PYTHIAS

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| Washington, May Ex-senator Stont
of Missouri yesterday carried out his
purpose of addressing the Senate on
"The Modern Damon and Pythias and
Correlated Subjects Pertaining to Cur
rent Politics.
Mr.. President" he said, "any man
having even a meagre knowledge Of an
Gent lore will recall the story of Da-
mon and Pythias, ead the story of Da-
i yid and Jonathan. A few years ago
the American people and the civilized
world were given to understand that
here in our own dear country we had
reproduction of these glorious tradi-
lions OF the far distant past. We We're
led to believe that the combined and
consolidated spirit OF Damon and Jona-
than had come out of their haven of
rest and taken refuge in the corpus Of
Theodore Roosevelt and that combined
spirits OF David and Pythias had in like
manner come to rest on the ample bosom
py conjunction, both of these old sto.
ries OF ancient lore and love were re-
produced here in this new world OF ours
for the OBLIGATION and uplifting OF the
human race"
Senator Stone amid laughter said II
had been case OF "two souls with but
a single thoughts two hearts that beat
as one," until sthe Shiny and poisonous
serpent Of ambition erawled across the
path they were walking and swerved
them. Both had tasted the bitter sweet
of power and liked it over much Both
were tempted and both fell So, in
stead of peace, we have our war" the
senator continued; "war with knives and
knives to the hilt. As a consequence
of this ferocious contest the country
and the world have been treated to a
series of spectacular vaudeville stunts
in politics without a parallel in the his
tory of our country, and which ! de-
voutly hope viii not be again repeat
edn
Senator Stone referred to Senator La
Follette's participation in the campaign
and continued: "Mr. President, passing
over the personal and party aspects OF
this miserable squahhle is it not truly
A sad spectacle we are witnessing
These orld-famed Republican leaders
have been for months circling the eoun
try, abusing each other like pickpock-
cts in language akin to the vernacular
of flash market, or even something |
worse The world outside looks on
aghast, and the press and the reading
public of Europe, and all enlightened |
nations everywhere criticise, cartoon,
laugh and taunt.'
To the amusement of the Senate, Sem |
ator Stone read at some length sam
Piles "of the polite exchanges oil COM
plimentsp among the three Republican
candidates. He said he must grant that /
President Taft, "innately gentleman"
was reluctant and slow to en-
ter, however, that the last word in "this
black chapter of American history
would be written at Chicago. II say |
asst chapter" he added, because | can
not believe that after this storm of
strife and exposures the American elec-
torate viii consent to return the Re-
publican party to power" He eonclud-
ID with a statement that the Democratic
candidates were conducting themselves
With dignity and a sense of propriety,