Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-23

When they had NJ other place TO 90,
have they not always tcl free to come
to my house? and hlw have they re
wardc my hoSpi atty hen they
w MT through my house last year and
found t,o1dtt on OF thnrs which YOU q
have moved the s%toniest h ar, VIVA
did they do? They stole % valuable
autograph album which h q he II sent
me 10 write in and | had to pay for it
hey too6 a valuab c umbrella which !
had borrowed a few year, az aud
which | in'enled to turn to the owner
after awhile They ate some cold rice
and sorghum which had ucen set a de
for thu use o. o-her guests, and then
they left tie ate OPP n 50 the cows cot
in and ate up my lima beans
Now am asked t. use my influence
in The direction of betters nd bag facil-
tiles for burglars and "a more reliable
style If rapid transit ween the "a
payer and the New .er - EN-
In We rs past Will admit hat ! was
running tor Office a 600 dead. and |
had 10 DO things IN t would retain the
burglar vote. but uow | an firm in my
convictions and outSpoken for what |
believe 10 b. right. man engaged in
trying 20 be b own successor in the
portfolio of justice OF TIA peace is not a
free moral agent 1t l. more or less so
in other o rces. but it is especially 50
with a justice IF the eace.
| now propose, with tn help f the
American people nj n ear est, manly
effort on my part. 10 shake of the bur
glar and come GU and take higher
ground Will 90 further and include
the patrons of arsonv and other ,o,ial-
i>tic organizations lIcnceforth my
voice vii be- lie nd u more or less
s%teutorian tones i'm the in ere t. of hui
mlnity. rosp"rou> burg Try which
gets n Sc, ond trial viii be regar ed the
same as less fortunate petty larceny,
VIII ch get ninet, DAYS
Burglar, who may have voted for me
in the oil DAYS are he ely notiaed that
the autog aph alb m and lima Leans
Offset that account. and that it is my
earnest wish. So far a It is n NY pow
er. during The remaining years which
may be granted me. To live own and
forget the dark and devious days when
| was in politics. | believe that easier
and more painle methods for the
administration of capital punishment
w II ,oon be- perfected. whereof a man
who j., executed 10y the law Will not be
entitled to any more glory or flowers
than one who dis of pm umonia. To
that end | am willing to work When
that is accomplishe | viii devote my
hating powers TO the further anne fora
{ on of my race. but the burglar has
no further political claims on me.
Men who visit New York from n q :
lance desiring to pur base g%reenbacks
at forced sale or TO obtain gold bricks
of these who are compel e TO sell them
for "A mere song will always b. amelio.
rated 20 log as ny good right arm
shall not forget her cunning
Visitors VIII V the metropolis for
the purpose Of gong on = bat, claim
ing that eastward the star IF Vampire
takes it. way, VII have to get their
ameliOrafion outside this o &c.
| am willing to do what 1 can for the
promotion OF cionce and the painless
pulling of burglars, but that is "A, far as
1 would 90. Nor ov r. hope that our
corr spondence will not continue n
longer. Burglars who pleased and IN.
tertaiued me when | was in pol ties have
long snce ceased To do so. The truth
of the matter is that while ali other pro
~fessions have made rapid progress, poll
ties and burglary are just where they
were a hundred wears ago.
One reason why burglary has not
made more rapid str DIES 1 bel eve TO be
because burg airs do not advert Sc. They
rely wholly upon the r insight and keen
penetration. The result Is that burglars
and burglary ha e fallen oil. do not
believe in trying to help a profession so
abundantly able to help itself.