The Ocala banner., 1922-05-12
OUR KIND HEARTED PRESIDENT
AND THE DEAR LITTLE
CHILDREN

AMI TIE OEAn Gtt LIE
CHILDREN
Suffer little children to come unto
me. and forbid them not, for of such
is the kingdom of heaven!"
In the course of speech recently
delivered in the senate of the United
Sttaes, Hoon. t. III. Caraway of Ar
kansas, who is as striking and con
spicuous a figure in that body as was
the famous John Randolph of Roanoke
Virginia, in former age. whose pun.
gent wit, biting satire and reckless
invective, made him holy terror to
his opponents. SO in even a greater
degree the Arkansas senator is, a
thorn in the flesh" to his republican
assailants.
One thing about him. he is always
calm, is never ruffied and never loses
his poise and is at his best at re-
partee. sa1
Senator Caraway was so interrupted
in the course of this speech-lt cut
so to the quick-that he consumed
the part of three days in its delivery
but when he finally finished his inter
rogators were all Sswiveiled up and
looked no bigger than a bar of soap
after a hard days washing.
Leaving out the interruptions. in
which his assailents were vanquished
hip and thigh. the speech in part
follows:
Recently, Mr.. President, number
of children-misguided it may be, un-
wise it may be, but believing from the
newspaper stories. the President had
a heart, that he was sympathetic
came here on a weary crusade. ask
ing that there be pardoned, not some
rich criminal who had defrauded the
Government out of MILLIONS of dollars
and who was able to pay munificent
fees to have somebody lobby for his
pardon. but little children of humble
parents, the fathers of two of them
being ministers of the gospel-good
or bad, do not know--came here to
see the President and on their little
bended knees To ask him to pardon
their fathers. They were not able
to hire lawyers, Mr.. President: and
what happened? They were refused
an audience with the President of
these United States. If they had been
able. ! presume. to have paid $25 900
for a lawyer. such as Mr.. Daugherty
was before he came TO Washington
a specialist in getting pardons for rich
criminals-they would have had a
hearing; but. having nothing but the
hope of mercy in their little hearts
and nothing to clothe them but their
tattered rags. they were denied
hearing. . .
"Mr. President. was somewhat
diverted from what | had intended TO
say when was talking about the
President. who. as rumor says-and
l presume ! must label it 'rumOr'' in
order TO meet the censorship of my
genial friend from New Hampshire
was just setting out 10 a game of golf,
and therefore had no time TO see these
little. folks. They had nothing but
time, Mr.. President. and therefore
they were willing TO wait until the
President should have finished his
amusements and come back 60 his
place OF business. but they we're de.
MED an opportunity To see him. and.
wandering around in this presumably
Christian city on Sunday. they chanc-
ed upon a church a Baptist church
and wanted to so in because SER
vices were being held The usher. I
am informed. asked them in. but the
policeman. presume acting under or
ders of the people in authority. denied
them the right TO GO in The Presi-
dent OF the United States was in the
church worshipping. and these poor
little outcasts were told that they
must not so in. They were finally
taken into some room and heard a
lecture ON being good 60 animals. when
they had come thousands Of miles.
some Of them. with a prayer on their
little lips. 10 ask the President 10 he
good TO their fathers.