Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-09-01
Blbo. Speaks il Macon

Theodore &. Bilbo, able h~enchman
OF James X. Vardaman, the disabled
candldated for a seat in the United
Mates, made a brilliant meteoric
flash across the political sky of Nox-
uDee tuesday evening, when he furn-
lshed teeth for his chief, in making
the speech that Vardaman's lack of
teeth has prevented his making dur
ing the campaign. He spoke in the
court room to a full house and
though the s%prinkling of Vardaman
%adherents in the assembly was a
negligible quantity, still the incor-
rlglbie good humor Of the speaker,
and his thlck-skinned imp~erviousness
to SnubS or dissenting darts of any
kind, mixed in with his infectious wit
and u%ndeniabIe flow of language.
brought him appreciative attention,
and much rousing applause. Every
BODY enjoys the antics Of the chief
clown in the circus, or the monkey
IN the zoo-s0 with Bilbo's entertain
ment. AS an entertainer he is SUI
preme, he has a wonderful flow of
rhetoric, a flashing wit, and an amaz-
ing ability to wriggle out of a diff
tlcuIty or explain an embarrassing
situation to the glory of the cause he
Is defending. Yes. no one can deny
that BiIbo is an entertainer and a
charmer, almost amounting to mes
merism. He car bend his hearers
vision to see zig-zag down the a
ne gazeS. and as long as they are
under his spell visualize the things
una ne sees Cor pretends to see,) Just
as they present themselves to him.
But o, what a difference in the
Morning." After the jangle of wit
ana oplate-like influence of flower.
laden metaphors have been slept off.
then there is the dark brown taste
and the headache and nausea of facts
as they exist, eIamoring for a clear
headed vision of the situation that
&aS almost warped into taking anoth-
er form.
Why, while Bilbo's lightning flash
ed, we saw in its glare that olr i'm
preston that Vardamnn was urtrIe
to MS party and his party leader at
a time when both were staggering I'm.
der the most terrible crisis that hos
ever faced this country, and needed
'he support, stauncn and o~ut-spokon
o. e. adherent of the cause. WA :
an erroneous and reversed IMPRESSION
mat Wilson, and not Nardaman vioIa+'
Gu the integrity Of the party and nut
democracy up in derisior. Tho enoat
er granted Woodrow Wilson's great.
ness Comparing him in power Of in.
'rIIetl and ability as a leader to Ma.
po'eon, but he offset this euloov Inv
stating that the differences that
,"Wo up rs to the matter of onjnior
l''"een This great democrat and Var.
"''aah We're caused by spleen on tbe
naft OF the president of the Uri+ef
states over Nardamnr's opposition r.
certain of his measures. and for +b(
sake OF this venom, Wilson has sot
himself to help the people Of Nissis
suppl defeat Nardaman for tbo sannt
II Will take much persuasive wooino
VI rhetoric and o~ratory to mako man,
democrats believe that So sorJi.J 3,
ilttleneSs cou'd consume tho ort
S'a'o'hg greatness of Woodrow WI
me large audience enjoyed BiIbo',
speech and cheered him. They all
every individual member admired an,
marVeled at the dextrous wav !,
"h'eh he touched up a tar baby will
an enamel ttat g~listeA,d, and so
ann out IN all his glory, shininp an,
pure WIN every accessory for flight
wings and all. 1t was a master str9 s",
, ana dettIy done, and when il wa'
over, no body could have recognize,
Nardaman in the bright and shin
ing figure of perfetjon that wa
set up We did not know until To-,
night that Nardaman had saved Mis-
SlSSlppi from all of the destruction
! mat DETAIL misguided states, and III,
e, Sapatated from him We fan w
learned all this at Bilbo's speaking
learned it and shuddered at our neriI
|, sun we are going to vote for StenL
ems as usual in n more week.
We were about to forget that AR.
Virginia Reddit Price came ajon
with Bllbo and made a pretty speecl
: alSo-thls like Bilbo's in Vardaman
I cause. But in spite of the added fore
\ OF Mrs. Prices fire, we are going I
! vote for Stephens next time. too.
J. We hav'nt everything hut our hous
tS full Conn, n, II
p want. Dry goods, groceries. furn
= ture, saddles, etc.
T. W. CRIGLER
y \ four room cottage for sale T