Eureka Reporter | 1903-08-21 | Page 6 | Senator Platt is Sarcastic

SENATOR PLATT IS SARCASTIC new york statesman airs his opinion rather freely senator platt was in rather a spiteful mood the othe day a frame of mind quite unusual with the new york statesman during a conversation with a reporter he fell to talking ot of a certain politician who has rather a good opinion of himself to land him bate your hook with flattery said the senator he Is an egotist his worst enemy by praising the cut of his coat the architecture of his house his skill at steering a boat or making a speech his grace grace in lift ing his hat to a woman his worst enemy by praising him or anything that concerns him can twist him around his finger yes the senator concluded he is an egotist a man who be glad to die tor for the pleas ure of looking up from his grave and reading the stonecutters puff on his tombstone