Dave Hill 'Flapping His Arms On The Air To Ride

If anyone knows de origin of the feud between bitter Ambrose Bierce
ref rib 'poor, featherless biped, Dave Hill' hated politician fierce
then 'The Valley Of Dry Bones' 'Caw! Caw! Caw! ' words please pierce?

Quotation from the poem 'The Valley Of Dry Bones' by Ambrose Bierce.