Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-29
GOATS And POETS
MAKE HOUSE ROAR
Garner Gets Back at Moore
With a Little Verse All
His Own
IBALatest NALL

WASHINGTON, ID. T.. -Repre-
sentative J. Hampton Moore Of Penn
syRania, who recited a verse about
Representative Jack Gamers goat
Friday night, heard himself called a
he'll OF q poet" on the floor of the
house when Mr. Garner himself arose
to defend himself from the charge
that he had been able to retain in the
tariff d high duty ON angora goat
wool and the manufacture thereof.
Moore must be a hell of a poet
If he knows not sheep from go
at sang Mr.. Garner, while the house
reared, including Mr.. Moore. A few
minutes later Mr.. Garner caused an
other roar when he declared:
rThere are 200 men in this house
now, and all of them wear wooden
clothing. Yet I suppose not ten of
them have any mohair on their
backs.
Evidently not. The house rocked
with glee at the thought of con-
gresham with mohair dangling from
his back
Representative Garner took about
fifteen minutes to excoriate every
body who has been poking fun at him
and his goat district Of Texas.
II did not make up schedule K" he
declared. Il voted for duty on
wool wanted protection for it,"
The Republicans cheered, while the
Democrat from Texas continued:
Democracy Before Goats
But the majority of the Democrats
on the ways and means committee
told me / was wrong. | am a Demo
crat, and therefore / will stand by
the ways and meansf committee and
this bill. There is a duty on goat
wool in the bill, while other wool is
goat industry. There are but few
goats in my district. Probably not
800 men OUT OF the 100000 people
there own goats. There should be an
apology from the men who have been
talking about my position regarding
the goat industry and the meat
schedule.
as it any reflection on you that
we on the Republican side believe you
are in a position of great influence
with the ways and means commit
ltee?" asked Representative Mann OF
| Illinois.
"Ah,v replied the Texan, .'but
have never exercised any influence l
might have for the benefit Of Texas
to the detriment of the rest of the
fcountry.' &NEUW
He went on to say that the Demo
Gratis had been divided over some of
the tariff schedules, but 1t is not dis
honorable to take advice and sugges-
ton from the head of the party in
order to keep the G. o. p out of
power. The G. o. p is now out for
ever. There was never any reason on
earth for it except protection"
Moore,s Rhyme OF the Goat
Representative Gamers goat
leaped into fame when Representative
Serene Payne Friday night arose and
declared that the Democrats had re-
tanned a tariff on certain goat hair
products because Representative Gar
ner lived in goat-faising district
and was also a member Of the ways
and means committee.
"Ihere are 5000, 100000 goats in
Ethe United States" said Mr.. Payne,
"and. 1898. 999, 999 are in Mr.. Gamers
district" The extra goat is loose
somewhere. Representative Moore
OF Pennsylvania, an author, it seems,
of delicate goat-hair verse, arose in
the debate Friday night and solemnly
detained this little effort:
OF all the creatures in the land,
OF pedigrees ssupremely grand,
There's none that do respect com
/ mand
Like Gamers goat of. Texas.
The modest sheep may browse
! around
From Maine way out to Puget
Sound,
But they don't count a cent a
pound
With Gamers goat of Texas
The noble steer may be of use
| If freed from tyrant trust abuse;
But even that would be the deuce
To Gamers goat of Texas.
If you want wool, the wool is fair;
If you want hair. the wool is hair;
/ If you want meat, the meat is there!
That's Gamers goat of Texas.
So, while you kick the wool OF
| sheep,
And beef and mutton make so
cheap,
Protective tariff now will keep
The Garner goat of Texas.
/
Oh, wondrous breed of Lone Star
| State,