Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-26
SimOn's Last Partner.
ATHENS, Aug. "a.

ATHENS, aug "a, 1910.
Any one passing the street. of Athens can see
the sIgn Vi the new firm. Simon Is a well know
citizen anu Lamb a new conner that would die If it
wasn't Tor Simon. Simon ted him from bottle
aud Infused blood into hi, veins. Lamb Is bind,
and Slmon leads HIM by SUING. The senior
partner is involved, and the firm DO business under
tne name OF the junior. Slmon's full name is
simon Pure Democracy; aud he laughs with his
cfonles, and tells them he has only loaned his flesh
aud blood and that Lamb will be all Simon after
election This is their card
"P. Of. &. b. Lamb (wbo has studied in Parish,
with an able assistant, will expound the New
American ScneIDe of Finance, at the town house
ia Athens, every Saturday evening. No text
books required Students must read Tue New
Era, Bangor Trbuus,' AID The Advocate"
Al precisely $50 L. Nj. the ~ oiessor Will tell
his bearers that Tue cIg htn comm andnient is obso
lut', thai there never was any commandment ut
against lying, that the statutes against larceny
caused the pfesent hard times, and that our legls-
latoIs ous III to be buIed uader big national vote
Tor passing them.
y. Is. Ii there he any simpetons that think re-
pudlatlOn Is not honest Professor wnl show them
now 10 pay 'he bonds Without giving value and
without It's costing anything
Tue hour came, and goodly crowd to the Ath-
ems town-house, of all shades, but all satisfied the
Ptof was a gIeat man, for he wore green goggles
aud sad times would always be hard us long as
grcenbacks were worth one hundred ceuts ON
dollar. :" Tna;'s tine work of cursed resumption"
SAID he. "lf We could get them down to 80 once
more we could buy up the bonds cheap
Prof. apologzed Tor not having the meeting
opened BY reading the scriptures aud prayer.
The ministers aud agricultural press had been
bou ght up by the gold ring and even the authors
of the Bible had been hired to put in the eighth
commandment, and he never could enter church
without beng confronted with the words Thou
shalt not steal"
Now, gentlemen, We have promised to pay our
bonds oa a ceran day On that day, we W in
break OUT Old promises and make lew ones and
that will be pay mtnt aud will he honest A
broken promise to pay dollar to the bearer is
Jast As good as cash # you ouy think So aud very
| grain OF sand in this road il government would
| only make it a full legal tender for debts would
| buy just rs much bread as a gold dollar But.
said |, sand Is so plenty and costs so little Bah
said he, scarcity and cost have nothing to do with
| exchange ta'pe. You would as soon have n piece
of rusty iron in your vest pocket as gold watch
| If it only had the government stamp on it, Nine
~ eight aud one la If per cent oil the inteligel ce
| OF the country are against US, but we will vote it
| down. All the lpge, will then he changed over
and the histories a the last fifteen years burned.
Oar greatest enemies are the churches, school,
houses, newspapers and laborers. Loafers will
help US. and we shall get heavy vote in the
States prison. How is it about Athens said |.
Here, said be. we divided by hope and fear /;
la,a hut han
men against us ard there too many in.
telligent farmers and hard-working laborers FIR
our good. asked the Prof how many green.