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	U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Classic Senate Speeches
		George Graham Vest served in the United States Senate for twenty-four years, from 1879 to 1903, but the act for which he is best remembered is a speech delivered in an insignificant court case while he was still a lawyer in rural Missouri.
		In the Senate, the witty and sarcastic George Vest was an effective debater, although as a Democrat he was generally in the minority.
		Vest retired from the Senate in March of that year and died in the summer of 1904.
	www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/generic/Speeches_Vest_Dog.htm (543 words)

	446. George Graham Vest (1830-1904). Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989
		According to the recollection of Thomas T. Crittenden, counsel for the defendant and later governor of Missouri, Vest made no reference to the evidence but confined himself to a tribute to canine affection and fidelity.
		According to John F. Phillips, former law partner of Vest and a member of the House of Representatives, whose comments appear in the Congressional Record with the eulogy on the dog, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $500, far more than the sum sued for.
		Vest was elected to the Senate eight years later and served 1879–1904.
	www.bartleby.com /73/446.html (618 words)

	Cedarcroft Farm B&B Area Guide: The story of Old Drum - A Man's Best Friend is His Dog
		Senator George Graham Vest won a court battle and the hearts of dog lovers everywhere when he paid his famous tribute to the dog during the 1870 Burden vs. Hornsby court case in Warrensburg.
		Perhaps because he spent the war talking rather than fighting, George Vest was known as one of the finest extemporaneous speakers in an age when the spoken word was the most important means of communication for most people.
		Vest's closing argument in the Old Drum case, known as his "eulogy to the dog," won the case and became a classic speech, recognized by William Safire as one of the best of the millenium.
	www.cedarcroft.com /mo/olddrum.html (1026 words)

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		PART SECOND vest THE whole time he was lying in the gutter Stepan saw continually before his eyes the thin, kindly, and frightened face of Maria Semenovna, and seemed to hear her voice.
	www.ianthomas.info (648 words)

	Old Drum
		It was at this trial that Burden brought in the legal expertise of George Graham Vest.
		The eulogy of Old Drum by George Graham Vest immortalized Old Drum in the hearts and minds of people everywhere.
		George Graham Vest, probably the most famous face from the trial, was born in
	www.warrensburg.org /old_drum%20vc.htm (768 words)

	Man's Best Friend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		George Graham Vest (1830-1904) was a Missouri lawyer.
		It was the summation that lifted Vest from obscurity to immortality.
		George Graham Vest's words won him the admiration of the world as well as the case.
	www.kaleberg.com /mansbest.html (492 words)

	George Graham Vest Speech - A Tribute to Dogs
		George Graham Vest (1830-1904) served as U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1879 to 1903 and became one of the leading orators and debaters of his time.
		It was given in court while representing a man who sued another for the killing of his dog.
		During the trial, Vest ignored the testimony, but when his turn came to present a summation to the jury, he made the following speech and won the case.
	www.historyplace.com /speeches/vest.htm (441 words)

	The Dog Man Training Company - Canine Boarding obedience training dog park in wichita falls texas
		It was even a more difficult task to describe the tireless loyalty and willingness to learn the dogs have shown their masters.
		Vest won a court battle and the hearts of dog lovers everywhere when he paid his famous tribute to the dog during the 1870 Burden vs. Hornsby court case.
		Vest's words describe exactly the dedication shown by the dogs of our search and rescue team.
	www.mydogman.com /columns/column34.htm (824 words)

	Store of Old Drum
		When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its' journey through the heavens.
		It is attributed to Senator George Graham Vest during the 1870 Burden v.
		Vest's oratory (Above is only a portion of Sen. Vest's speech; the latter half of it has been lost to history.) won the case of Charles Burden, whose favorite dog, Old Drum, had wandered onto the property of Burden's neighbor, Leonidas Hornsby.
	www.ebicom.net /~jdmcclan/page56_old_drum.htm (531 words)

	George Graham Vest Eulogy to Man's Best Friend, the Dog.
		George Graham Vest won the case in Warrensburg and won it again before an appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court.
		In memory of this event, a statue honoring "Old Drum" and the words of Vest was erected in Warrensburg.
		George Graham Vest, U.S. Senator, C.S. Congressman, Confederate veteran, conservationist and champion for the rights of Native Americans, died in August 9, 1904 in Sweet Springs, Saline Co., Mo. He was buried in Bellefontaine cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. For a picture of the "Old Drum" monument, please visit the Johnson County Genealogy
	www.sterlingprice145.org /olddrum.htm (537 words)

	Tribute To The Dog
		George Graham Vest, from the oxymoronic home of Sweet Springs in Saline County, Mo,.
		He is remembered, however, for a speech he made as a young lawyer and repeated hundreds of times throughout his life.
		Vest was representing a plaintiff who sued a neighbor for the killing of his dog.
	www.goletavet.com /tributetothedog.htm (514 words)

	Kentucky: Finance Cabinet - Vest-Lindsey House
		The 12-room house, built before 1820, was the boyhood home of George Graham Vest, who served in the U.S. Senate for 25 years until his death in 1903.
		Vest is best remembered for his closing trial arguments in the 1870 suit over a man's killing of his neighbor's dog.
		The Lindsey family owned the home for the next 100 years until it was rescued from demolition and purchased by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1965.
	finance.ky.gov /ourcabinet/caboff/DFSS/dhp/lindsey+house.htm (361 words)

	A Tribute To The Dog By George Graham Vest. 1stholistic.com, Holistic Living
		If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies.
		George Graham Vest was a United States Senator from Missouri from 1879 to 1903.
		While he was practicing law in a small Missouri town, Vest represented a man who sued another for the killing of his dog.
	1stholistic.com /Reading/liv_speech-a-tribute-to-dog.htm (412 words)

	Tribute to the Dog attributed to Senator Vest, 1869 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		However, whenever and as long as the name of the late Senator George Graham Vest of Missouri is mentioned it will always be associated with his love for a dog.
		To give his closing argument, George Vest rose from his chair, scowling, mute, his eyes burning from under the slash of brow tangled as a grape vine.
		Then he stepped sideways, hooked his thumbs in his vest pockets, his gold watch fob hanging motionless, it was that heavy.
	dogpage.mcf.com /misc/TributeToTheDog.html (551 words)

	The Story of Old Drum
		Senator George Graham Vest won a court battle and the ears of dog lovers everywhere when he paid his famous tribute to the dog during the 1870 Burden vs. Hornsby court case in Warrensburg.
		Vest’s eulogy to the dog, which he made in his final appeal to the jury, won the case and became a classic speech.
		Through the direction of the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce and coordinated efforts by many dog lovers across the country, Old Drum was immortalized in a stature on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn in Warrensburg on September 23, 1958.
	www.warrensburg.org /drum.htm (630 words)

	125th Anniversary (125-30)
		Unfortunately, during the next 14 years, the various superintendents were unable to control the rampant poaching of wildlife, the destruction of thermal features and other resources, and the general unscrupulous nature of the business operators within the park.
		In the early 1880s, Senator George Graham Vest of Missouri, a strong defender of Yellowstone for much of his Senate career, uncovered a scandal in which the wonders of Yellowstone were nearly leased to private parties who would have charged the public money to see Old Faithful or the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone.
		Senator Vest had to use all of his powers of persuasion and compromise to save the park's appropriation and to garner some better protection for it (in the form of ten assistants for the superintendent).
	www.geocities.com /jsmacdonaldjr/aug-11pr.htm (800 words)

	An Eulogy To A Dog: Faithful Friend
		George Graham Vest, a lawyer from Sedalia, Missouri who later became a U.S. Senator, gave this eulogy in response to a lawsuit on behalf of "Old Drum", a foxhound who was viciously killed by a human neighbor.
		Vest concluded the case with this speech below, the courtroom was filled with tears.
		If fortune dries his master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege that that of accompanying him against danger, to fight against his enemies.
	www.milwinkennel.com /poems/FaithfulFriend.htm (361 words)

	VEST, George Graham (1830-1904) Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		“Senator George Graham Vest and the ‘Menace’ of Mormonism, 1882-1887.” Missouri Historical Review 65 (October 1970): 23-36.
		Old Drum, Being an Account of George Graham Vest and His Now Famous Eulogy to the Dog.
		“The Speaking Career of George Graham Vest.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Missouri, 1963.
	bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=V000091 (126 words)

	About Us
		Senator George Graham Vest's "Tribute to a Dog" described the companionship and faithfullness of a dog during his closing argument in a trial seeking restitution for the shooting of Old Drum.
		The only dog statue on any courthouse lawn is in Warrensburg, forever immortalizing the now famous saying, "a dog is man's best friend." Visitors to the courthouse lawn may take pictures of the statue and linger after reading the plaque below the paws of Old Drum.
		The lawsuit surrounding the death of the dog gave local lawyer George Graham Vest the opportunity to create a speech eulogizing the merits of Old Drum and every dog.
	wms64093.tripod.com /id1.html (483 words)

	Headlines/Breaking News from Birmingham Business Journal - bizjournals.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The vest, called the ISM EL VEST, is a state-of-the-art, illuminating safety vest that uses new technologies such as FIR (far infra-red reaching), lCD (luminescent control device) and EL (electroluminescent) to light the vest.
		The vest has potential applications for sailors exposed to the dangerous environment of night operations on aircraft carriers, policeman and crossing-guards exposed to the dangers of speeding vehicles, and industrial plant workers who might otherwise be lost in fl-outs.
		She forged ahead with her life, attended college on an athletic scholarship, won the George Huff Award for academic excellence for those pursuing a college varsity sport, and was part of a team that won five consecutive national championships in basketball.
	www.bizjournals.com /site_map/birmingham_sitemap_14.html (11687 words)

	My Cocker Spaniel
		It was made in the nineteenth century by George Graham Vest, before he became senator, when he was legally representing a neighbor whose dog had been killed by another man and who was suing the accused for two hundred dollars in damages.
		By the time Vest had finished his summing up, the jury was in no mood to ruminate: It took them two minutes to reach their verdict.
		The plaintiff was awarded five hundred dollars, but the judge was unable to grant their wish that the dog killer be sent to prison, as the law did not permit such punishment.
	groups.msn.com /MyCockerSpaniel/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=1010&LastModified=4675391548875353894 (757 words)

	A Tribute To The Dog
		During the trial in Warrensburg, Missouri (Sept. 23, 1870) Vest is reported to have stated that "he would win the case or apologize to every dog in Missouri."
		The preceding was the text to Vest's "Tribute to the American dog": George Graham Vest won the case in Warrensburg and won it again before an appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court.
		George Graham Vest, U.S. Senator, C.S. Congressman, Confederate veteran, conservationist and champion for the rights of Native Americans, died in August 9, 1904 in Sweet Springs, Saline Co., Mo. He was buried in Bellefontaine
	www.tuffydog.com /thunder2.html (563 words)

	Dog - A Special Tribute
		If misfortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies.
		- From a speech given by Former Senator George Graham Vest of Missouri.
		Delivered in 1870 when he was acting as a lawyer in a suit against a man who had killed the dog of his client.
	www.netpets.com /dogs/dogtrib.html (212 words)

	The Dog Man Training Company - Canine Boarding obedience training dog park in wichita falls texas
		One of the more common ways to describe a dog is "man's best friend." This adage is credited to attorney George Graham Vest, although he never actually uttered the words.
		To represent his interests, Burden hired Vest, who eventually went on to serve four terms as a U.S. senator.
		After a heated court battle, attorney Vest stirred the attending crowd and jury alike with his closing statement.
	www.mydogman.com /columns/column06.htm (778 words)

	George and Sky
		I too shall mourn George's passing, but shall rejoice in his life, for he was quite a character, I'm sure.
		George was so beautiful!Thank you so much for letting us share in your loving and also broken heart story of deep love and dedication.
		Georges story has played a touching role in my life, Im sure he was the best friend youll ever have.
	philip.greenspun.com /dogs/george (6987 words)

	Tribute to a Dog: All Critters ~ Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.
		Vest, one of the leading orators and debaters of his time, served as United States Senator from Missouri from 1879 to 1903.
		This oratory is circa 1855 while he was practicing law in a small town in Missouri.
		During the trial Vest ignored all testimony given; but, when his time came to present his summation to the jury, he made this speech.
	www.sniksnak.com /ac/dogtribute.html (648 words)

	A Man
		The trial was one of the most unusual trials in the country at that time and after many appeals, the case actually ended up in the Supreme Court of Missouri.
		Charles Burden hired an attorney by the name of George Graham, Vest who later became a senator, to represent him in court that was held in Warrensburg.
		Burden was when his attorney, George Graham Vest, made his final appeal to the jury where he eulogized the dog.
	www.blaines.us /pamyblaine/stories3/man's_best-friend.htm (753 words)

	The Literate Kerry (Vol.11): Breed Information: Living With Kerries: United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club
		He liked traveling so much he wanted to get started early, and early for Charley is the first tempering of darkness with the dawn.
		(Senator Vest (1830 -1904) was a Democrat from Missouri, who served in the Senate from 1879 to 1903.
		Senator Vest's dog was killed by a neighbor.
	www.uskbtc.com /article.php/232 (567 words)

	Bing's Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bing was gone for 3 weeks, 4 days, 0 hours.
		A speech made by the late Sen. Vest of Missouri in the trial of a man at Warrensburg, who had wantonly shot a dog belonging to a neighbor.
		Vest represented the plaintiff, who demanded $200 in damages.
	web2.airmail.net /jimmyan/bing1/bing.html (421 words)

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