Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
Capital Sidelights


EAEIy SISCtlOu Oh y me1uOE161 IN tk1S
National Capital to William Jennings
Bryan, probably in the form Of tower
wherein Will be installed q carlton of
bells, is forecast by Representative Rob-
ert Luce of Massachusetts, chairman of
the House committee on the library,
which has Jurisdiction over legislation
for statues and memorials He has just
reported favorably a joint resolution
providing that the memorial shall be
erected under the supervision of the
director of public buildings and public
parks of the National Capital and all
funds necessary to carry out its erec-
ton shall be supplied by the donors in
time TO permit the completion and cree
ton of the memorial not more than
three years after the site Is reported
available for the purpose.
How the "Stars and Bars" of the
Confederacy hies on Capitol Hill has
just been put into the Congressional
Record by Senator Cole Blease, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, in whose re-
ception room in the Senate Office Build
ing this arch-defender Of "the lost
cause" has installed the Confederate
emblem fronting the pictures of Rob-
ert z. Lee and "Stonewall' Jackson.
Senator Blease records that he has
reason to respect that flag and its de-
tenders, because his own father fought
under 1t, wearing the gray" as did 10
other relatives of his. Lee did not sur
render" he pridefully boasts; "his SOL
diers were perishing; they were over
powered, outnumbered, but they were
not cowed." He glories In the fact that
he represents "a State that was the
mother of secession"
In tribute to the men who fought
under that flag, Senator Blease says:
when I cease to praise and defend the
Southern soldiers and the flag of the
Confederacy this poor, lisping, stam-
mering tongue will lie silent in the
grave"
The flag was presented to Senator
Blease by the daughter of the designer
| Of the Confederate nag. Representative
Dominick Of South Carolina at the con-
clusion Of brief speech quoted:
Take this flag
"'For though conquered We adore it,
Love the cold, dead hands that bore
Weep for those who fell before it.
Pardon those who trailed and tore
It,"
Mai. Rose. one Of Gen. Mosby's
"Guerillas," at the conclusion Of the
| forward and reverently kissed that
Rebel Rag" as 1t was once called.
y Il n
"Your crowd from New York and
New England tucked your political tails
between your hind legs like whipped
hound dogs and ran," Representative
Landlord Of Georgia declared In pictur-
esque language In the House the other
day during an expression of some Of
his views on the tariff legislation.
Directing his remarks particularly at
Chairman Smell Of the House rules COM
mittee, Mr.. Landlord told several anus
ing stories to give point to his criticisms
One incident happened in West Vir-
ginia, where a new railroad had been
| built up in the mountains and the en-
gineer would occasionally pick up the
mountaineers and carry them down the
mountain without charging them any
fare. One day q mountaineer came to
him and asked leave to ride on the en-
CINE. To tease him q bit the engineer
said, Can you not pay me?" and the
mountaineer replied, 81 have no money"
The engineer said, I'VE cannot carry
people free" Again the mountaineer
declared, "I have no money" The en-
gineer asked, Have you any chickens
or eggs to let me have for fare?" The
mountaineer replied, mo" Finally the
showing Of any kind?" Whereupon the
mountaineer pulled out revolver a
! foot and q half long and stuck 1t into
| the engineers face, saying, II can make
| this showing" Then the engineer ca
pitulated: 1.-THE showing is good; climb
aboard"
Representative Landlord rocked the
House with laughter by commenting:
when the manufacturers 60 to see
l Small fhnco
and exhibit Q pocketbook about nine
inches long, full Of campaign receipts
and funds, Mr.. Smell Is ready immedi-
ately to declare and say: 1.-THE showing
is good; get aboard"
Another apropos anecdote by Repre-
sentative Landlord was as follows:
Some time ago in my State I went
out to the farm Of q neighbor, and when
we were going along near fishpond or
lake we observed q large hawk attempt
| ing to strike something in the lake, on
the surface Of the water. We wondered
what 1t was, and finally when we got
close enough we saw that this hawk was
endeavoring to strike q duck; the duck
would turn and dive into the water
When the duck went under the water
the hawk would hit the water and ny
away. When the duck came up the
hawk came down again, the duck would
| II,
catch him. I turned to my nelgnpor
and said: 7 understand now as ! never
! did before why q duck Is called duck;
| it is a duck because q duck ducks
THAT is q simple philosophy" he
said, "a duck Is q duck because duck
ducks; but when the great chairman OF
the committee on rules OF the House
ducks, want to know what he Is"
- ~ 0dV1lATM
the coming bicentennial celebration OF
the birth of George Washington-of
Nation wide scope and climaxing in
pilgrimages from all parts OF the coun-
try during the entire year to the CITY
of Washington-is Representative n.
Walton Moore Of Virginia, in whose dis
trict Mount Vernon is located, who Is
member of the Presidents Bicentennial
Commission, and who is consulted daily
by Representative Sol Bloom, associate
director Of the celebration.
In q notable speech in the House on
Washington'S birthday, Representative
Moore included q reprint Of the famous
FAIRFAX Resolves" adopted at q meet
ing of the people of Fairfax County at
Alexandria on July 10, 1774, over which
washington presided. The original
elaborate resolutions. drawn by George
Mason, are now in the Library Of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Moore has Just called the atten-
ton of Representative Bloom and 9TH
ers interested In preservation Of Wash
in0toniana and the Authorization Of
records that there was another Fairfax
| County meeting at Alexandria on Sep
TENDER IL, 1774, over which George Ma
son presided, and the original resolu-
tions. written by him, are now owned
bv a dealer In manuscripts, and have
been examined by Mr.. Moore.
This second meeting at Alexandria IA
vored a well regulated militia and ar
ranged for the organization of the indie
@.-eS.sL aa..a,anu Of Eairfax Nnlunteers