Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-10-31
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II has been our privilege since the {
opening Of this political campaign to ,
listen to some of the eminent political
teachers Of Democratic tendencies.
To man Of cur limited understand
ing, it is amusing to see how those In
tellectual giants Will "strain at gnat
and swallow camel"
The first lesson taught by them is
that the republicans are all thieves and
the democrats are all honest and yir-
tuous.
This logic is good to catch young
voters with, bur it won't do to catch
old birds with. for you can't catch old
birds with chat.
They fail to tell what party bankrupt
ed the government about 80 years
ago, who stole all the money
from the treasury. who stole all
the arms, who stole all the navy, and
who even tried to steal part of these
United States to build thereon a
southern aristocracy with slavery for
Its corner stone.
But hold on now mister, you are
waving the bloody shirt and stirring up
old issues, and you must not do this,
forit hurts our feelings, and that IS
bad. This being the case we will not
say anything about the grand old party
In Missouri that stole all the funds to
help the loyal south, not even sparing
the school fund, the pauper fund or any
other fund, for this also stirs up our
feelings.
They say to US, we want to discus:
the live issues OF the day and show you
that If we were once in the wrong VIZ
are now right and We want to educate
you up to our standard. This is KNIT
of them and We are willing to lister
when they quit 1ing thief
Now for some of these new issues
Tie hardest nut for them to crack
the tariff. Oh, how they do labor an
toll and sweat to get to the meat of thi
hard shelled nut. heard one of the
most noted and eloquent orator
wrestle with this hideous monster som
time ago. He raved at it, he denoun'
ed it with all the venom in his lit
soul, he almost said cuss words at
and his audience stamped and clappe
their hands and yelled and squeale
like they do at the circus when Il
clown gets off stale joke on the rir
master, and the joke was on it. F
said this odious tariff was on eve
thing We had in the world, even to o.
medicine, our matches, hair pins, sht
strings, knitting needles, sewing nee
les, fish hooks. pegging avis, buckle
and in fact even on the air we breatl
and the water we drink.
This put me to thinking, and l we
home and told my better halt about
and we got mad to think that we h
to do so much for this government, Al
we went to figuring and we figured
how much of this commodity We us
in a year and we found that in all
these things we had used about S.
not being posted in the exact amor
ofthe revenue on these things We I
it at So per cent and we found we h
been swindled out of abont Sc by t
odious tariff. Then l was made
than ever, and / said damn the tar
viii vote the democrat ticket a
help to kill this cursed tax. But
better half being the better man OF
twain said, hold on Scrogins and do
be profane. She said get your
receipt and see how much tax you T
in the great state of Missouri unit
the honest rule of Democracy, for
purpose ofprosecusing the Grimm;
such as Frank James that are prosec
ed all over the state and never CT
victed. and many others that are ST
to the penitentiary to be pardoned {
by the Governor, and the money y
pay that goes into the state treas,
for the Treasurer to lose when ,
banks fail and all these things. W
Invent and got it and found that
paid about $50 year in that way a
then / wasn't so mad. ! said here
are gagging at the gnat and swallow
the camel.