The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1882-10-07
Convincing fhe Governor.


"nad," said very youthful son
of ono of our local politicians, otis
time you tumbled to yourself"
"slr I" calculated tho great man
OF his ward, looking up from his
evening paper sand gazing with
mingled astonlshmont and wrath
upon his hopoiuf.
al say it's time You took drop, y
said the youth throwing his feet up.
on chair in front of him and light.
ing a cigarette.
"What do you mean by address.
fatbe.Ia,.s 'e-e''ssse 10 me .''sss=.sa =
OTIS all right. Don't get excit.
ed" said tho youth. "But of course
an old follow like you never can
keep his temper in an argument.
fhots the great trouble. That's tho
reason IT'S high time for you to
light out"
Young man, do you know whom
you are talking to, sir p asked the
father, throwing his paper on the
floor and iamming his spectaeIos into
their case,
"Now, don't get on your car, SAID
tho youth. "rhat shows You are
behind the times. This is an age
when GOODNESS is the big racket in
life. But you old fossils haven't
woke up to the fact, and you keep
on tuning away like lot OF old
women, and the country in the
meanwhile is the sufferer. You
must drop out and give us cool
headed young fellows : chance.
Young blood in politics air, is what
IS wanted, That's the watch cry
this fall, and we mean to keep ii up.
It's time you old buffers were stow
ed away in glass cases with other
relics Of the war"
"Well, if you wasn't-you young
ras-"
"Fhcre you go again. said the
youth. putting a cloud Of smoke to
ward tho ceiling. "You never can
keep your head for two seconds in
an argument. But we can't expect
eurmuugeUHs. "" W. -. -
the actors, You never know when
to retire, and through your sour
tempers you have brought both par
ties INTO such q state that it isn't
worth a toss up TO choose between
them. What the country wants is
new blood now ideas in govern
mcnt fresh issues, and everything
that comes with youth and progress
We want to be at the head, too.
We're tired of the back row, and
don't you forget 1t. We do all the
work at your elections, and what do
we get? III tell you what we get
we get left, and you keep on in the
same old rut. eating the chcRtnuts
we rake out OF the fire for you.
/ We're tired Of burning our fingers
for you, and you can just put that in
your Pipe and smoke 1t. Just give
us a living show and we'll distance
you old hacks so quickly That you'll
/ have to take a telescope to catcf
sight of the dust we kick up. Now
you must see you have outgrowr
your usefulness. You should retire
to save your self respect, if for.nc
other reason"
"You miserable little upstart o
a"
"Ihere, hold your horses, san
the youth. "I'm just giving you
pointer, and the quicker you dro
to it the better"
"This language, sir, is"
ayes, 1t amt the old-iashione
respect for ago sort of racket.
t know that but tho country dc
mands a now party, and the old mus
, give away to tho new"
= "Not this evening"" shouted tn
j, aged warrior of many hard fougt
political campaign, springlng upo
n his hopeful, and swinging the woul
i be Endymlon over tho arm of II
t. chair, as no proceeded to administ'
n a Singing and unansworablo arg
J. ment on veneration.