OCR Text |
Show Jl GORDON SAYSGOODBV Washington, Feb. 24. What Senator Sena-tor Depew characterizes as a farewell unique In the senate's history, was delivered de-livered today by James Gordon, senator sena-tor from Mississippi, who said goodbye good-bye to the senators with whom he had served for sixty days. Practically the entire senate listened listen-ed with rapt attention to the address of the venerable Mlsslsslpian. Beginning with the statement that the dendlock In Mississippi had been broken and that Mr. Percy had been chosen to take his place. Colonel Gordon Gor-don iId that he had felt a dosire to express his feeling toward tho senate before returning to his home In Mississippi. Mis-sissippi. j He then told how, when five years old. ho had been presented with a toy board, checkered oer with different objects, some good, Borne bad. One of these objects was the capital of tho United 'States and his mother had ttold him, he said, that If he would be good and would live a correct life, he ml?ht some day hope to sit In the seat of the big man who was pictured there. "She never had told mo a He, and I knew that what she said was true. I knew that I would some day occupy the seat of that big man, and God helping me, I got there yesterday," referring re-ferring to the fact that for a time yesterday yes-terday he had occupied the seat of the presiding officer. "I was born a multimillionaire," said Colonel Gordon, "but I never was happy until I got rid of my surplus money. I spent much of It on my slaves and the rest of ray funds I spent like a gentleman and got rid of the entire encumborance. Sorry for Millionaires. "I have listened w-lth Interest to the speeches here, and the more I hear them, the sorrier I am for the millionaires. Why, If there Is a fellow fel-low In the United States that I am sorry for, It Is Rockefeller. He can't go on the street with one of his grand ! chi'drcn unless he Is afraid that some I one might kill him. Why, I know that he loves those children much belter bel-ter than ho loves all his money. I think Mr. Rockefeller Is a good man I 6ee his employes speak well of him and I am told that he never had a strike. 1 am told also that be has given much money to churches and education. Now I don't suppose that anybody will like that, but those that don't like it can ?ut In their pipes and smoke it. "I'd Ilka for Mr. Rockefeller to come down to Mississippi and run bis pipe-Ines pipe-Ines through my land. He could have right of way for all the lines he wanted, want-ed, for I know that In my time coaloil has been reduced from 40 cents to 10 cents per gallon." Not Worth Cussing. He told of some of his exploits In the w-nr and how he had captured Gen. Coburn of Indiana and Gen Shatter. Shafter. he said, had fired at hlra five times In the Confederate charge without with-out hitting him. He said that whenever when-ever the union and confederate soldiers sol-diers met they were always good friends. AEsertlng that he loves the negro, he declared that he wanted Ma6on and Dixon's line obliterated from the map of the United States necnuse ho did not want any more strifo. "A few blab-mouthed people down our wiy talked differently." he said, "but they are so Insignificant that they art not worth cussing." Tribute to Soldiers. Paying a tribute to soldiers of bth the north and the south. Colonel Gordon Gor-don said: "You may as well try to storm the height of Heaven and pluck the diadem dia-dem from Jehovah's crown as to take away from either of them any of the glory of the records of the two men who stood under the tree at Annomnt. tox and brought the war to a close. "This Is the finest body of men I ever associated with," he continued, speaking of the senate Itself, and he beamed upon his colleagues. Referring to Senator Hayhurn's recent re-cent protest against General Ie's statue being allowed to remain In statutrr hall. Colonel Gordon Invited Senator Hey burn to visit hhn cn bis plantation, and said he was sure that after the Idaho senator had seen the south through his spectacles, he would take off bis bat to Lee, as he. Gordon, was "willing to do to Grant." |