Show RETORTS 0 OF F FAMOUS WITS Thomas il B. P. P t to lo inan Springer One Ono of oC the tho most famous of retorts was ma made e at the tho expense of Springer e. e of Illinois The Maine Olal no Chant had ju just t rend read one of Springers Springer's Spring Spring- of the ers er's own speeches in III refutation litters litter's nl just concluded The launched into philosophy upon up up- upon on the privilege o of progressive thinkers think II et ers rs s lo to change chante their opinions I honor them for It II he lie continued An All honest man ratan I Is the noblest work worl of God lot As for fur me mime Mr Ir Chairman In time the words of an nn eminent American statesman I would rather tather bo be right than be he PIC President The gentleman from Illinois need nut not worry Mr tr Chairman drawled t ed hell never be ie ei el tiler During the hitter bitter tight light a against Reed heed rut rules lh the house was w thrown Inlo into convulsions cOIl b by General Spinola who pointing to tIlt the painting of or time the Siege of If Yorktown han hanging In the hall gravely gra accused Speaker er heed of or counting the Hf Hessians In iii the background background back back- ground of oC time the picture In him order to tn mal makeup make makeup C Cup always alwa's alwa s suore up a quorum The general wore a tremendously hl high h collar so collar coHar- H high In fact that thal Representative Tim Campbell Camphell tapped lapped it once with the ferrule ferrule fer fer- rule Iule of oC his cane calle and inquired ed to the Is General amusement of the thu house within within 7 During the famous ramous deadlock t fight m in inthe time the house over tho the Civil Rights bill General Den Ben Butler nulI favored a Sunday Sun Sun- day session t lon Bad nul as mc I 1 am I 1 have ha some r respect for Gods Cods Ila day replied Sam Randall of ur Pennsylvania ania Dont the Bible R say that thul It Is s lawful law law- ful CuI to lo pull gulf lull your 11 0 ox x or III ass ast out of ot f a it pit hilt piton on an the Sabbath asked Butler ou Yu u have ha seven thirty asses aMeli on nn your side shIp of eC the th lm house use and amI I 1 want to lo get gel them out of this dots ditch tomorrow 1 I think I am engaged In bin huh holy work Dont do it it replied Kandall Handall I I expect some sonic da day to tu see seo you ou in a u better betler bet bet- ler ter wu world Id be he there as you OU are arc lucre here a 0 member of r th time the lower low house Hashed back the general with telling effect American merlean |