St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-16
Uncle Pats Talks

r VINO 1hlhks ties Simon Pure. Yesterday
<! to-day -and-torever reform sort of fellow.
~, look on him a, perfect crank. You
Ii see, crank fellow that's ALWAYS look
IS ing for the im2cssi IDLE Now this simple
eli apostle of the better time t, o. believes
~ res going to c'ean the political YARD and
Sc stable by throwing the Old hacks over the
I'd fence, snd-bother the fellow he wants
TT to til the stalls u Ii heir colts,
IL Now here's where his crankism comes
% IN. First, he puts all his faith in change
81 of men, forgetting that tle change in pol
Itics depends on the kind of men we out
IN once. Here are two men they both
1 believe in the doctrine that to the victor
:, 5e'org the spoils;' they ale bulls flat
, wy Now what Go | as farmer or
working man gain b. kicking one of them
u out ard putting the osLer fello. in his
place? charge OF mentioning more.
That's as Vain as two and two make four |
Yet here's this crank going about amonp |
+ the legs With al ear-from-ear giin on hi
face, liking on the virtues of a yeru7ar
office hummer. Where's his brniuA? H.
might as well lock for radishes and tur
nIps to c'rue from a package of cabbage
seed think we have tried that fi.h
cure long enough, We NUT get down to
me regular school Of practice in bring
'ng about our much needed reforms. Fo-
pope we must have a Luther, and for the
creed, 10 The vic'ors belong the polls"
ne must have, "Pub}ic officers are bn,
public servants ano all money placed il
their hands Is owned by the people All
must he used for the people," This is
corn the old hacks cant Chew, so where !
the seuse IN exp' ing il? It's sort, no; :
ILefe change OF names, We want Their, Il
| no virtue, per Sc, that Can seq, in Harry {
or Thomas. It's the kind of fellow vol, r
ott1r ths1s gong to snap up The farmers
| vote IN the year 0, our Lord 1892, w.
are III Tor Iality, not nun bers. We don't
give snap Tor what you call him, so long
rs we know him to be "a good man and \
tfue Here's where we stranded all our j
,opes OF oetter government in tie pes d
" thought the tdicine WIS sure to chr. n
because The old ltb-l wa on the bottle L. l.
oldn g. though, and now we go in for l.
tasting the st. If before We paw for it. An if
what faith the cranks have in labels F., !,
They would down with four horse pillow. Is
traces and all, if the la0el read in the A.
usual way. h
Again, this fellow is genuine crank, of
from the crown of his head 10 the sole of 20
his foot, because he thinks mere cbapp. -
of men will pay. Does he forget the laws h
of hunger2 The old fellows have been Ia
stu1nng themselves Until they are pretty an
wei hxed. You see the, We been in aui,e tn
while It's won erful how q fellow Ia
does become liked after getting into office W,
In talking to one some time ago. he ssil m
it took all his wages 10 keep in the SWIM, VI.
People expected him to give for ever, III
thing under the sun. He mads his li1ti. +.
story such tale of woe" IL at actual, ar
felt the salt tear of sympathy begin To- "a,
tickle down the dents of nv sunburlt ~
oose-yes, it had almost passed the bridg Al,
thereof But was saved from that fear co
ful waste of bine by casting my unen- rr,
gagged eye across the street there stood
pair of prancing horses hitched 10 two
hundred aud fifty dollar carriage TE. t,1
saved my tear. Two or three Years az, ,,,
10 used to borrow my old saddle to take con,
lis wife to see her mother. Such fellow.
tut me- in mind of preacher | orc.
new. He was rAsed to wash his face in tho
keller and never hnaw what fl ,ur breae
vas until he hid passed twent, Eve: ", ne'
when met him be would turn up his hell
ose at 'tater custard and Oh cken dnmn gan
ngs. 10 hear him talk YOU d imsoine ,aa-
is DADDY owned n ggers before the war
UGH is life! IT
Well, getting back 10 first princinl.s m1,
on any man know these regn ar office
EEK rs are all ON the make? D,es IN. 'Vor
IAN imaeln for a moment they ai- seek pref
" NE nttlce to lose money in it? N. Il
e are only voting for label let Us keep
le old bottles, for new z lass means NOR S,
oney, and more money means NOR. p
KS. deal
is OF stn 'f in aeco S gey th1 ao CO.
anager OF railroad was once passip. dos,
7tr the lice; few miles from ,hs starr P;
g )lnt hoint h saw fac hous .-oo. bro,
'h'>e houses VII So fronts say 10 he Their
e, ucb this e of beauty a. | "tst>
new lh- N mayer as strlclk with !; tt
II u'ntg to he otductor, he en- INJURED an o
10 e house it m gut b.. "Ni -, tir, cent
d The cond' ctor. Yours + sal til, new!
'or Ma lagef; e vas tbuUn.r struck for 7
er, and H. c2,c I'D d, ~he1 he could mad
Gu las pre- an. 20 sLlJ that c0n;'L CO., pape
TN r.. lie conductor saw wi a WAS OWnt
tie "ln 81, taking the bu by tn. zetta
~''S' ' VA - h'', s1e V''u lean to
10 me, bat blink cn owe to sou it
~ ply the 10 ID to KEEP me " "Il dtei"
u e. mana er, pr xplain YOU, Self "
ell. 81, ynu ste tt at 10 i, built ard Try
ia tor, ho", If you Cas- M eff, The n w ChrN
10" will ha t beg n whe FRS b. ~
n am new h"u~- vi have COUP you
think u defstand you, ,ir sail the you
J., a<+r, a. h1 va al owed to 90 O, ~
lect NJ fares and pun Ct lag 1e1s. So ~
hink We had better he p the full fellow to be
II We are IN &C ng to vote for nam, q II
n for prIr FPS Then ssa farmer. 90 y.
al K the afore meni' d brashe- IS y ~
! hedee1 C ank from The fact ,haf h. *
agints all he p political bralps must b. swea'
ght for in The Gil e, and town. Whp, ID
S me Of on, farmers "a. ,ho ,,;s Y
| 5 true there's no MN hjp .,o,l for W
org The tlrmers of Gal :aseu for AIRY "F
o. n lie par o. "a, they ouyE Mend
make an Irish wake of tbems, lvas Tuesd
0e i
u as possible ,'clncl
,o", undrls5and ne, I'm not irving to saw
u the country agans, the cities ano Of us
Is. but think It's abcu5 time ourreo. dav nj
woke mp TO the fact of our pos.essiD~ i caro-
ny men all over the State Such f.. you ar
rs m writing about wonder at tt e., Fr'd y
J leaving them and making for III. [ can t
IS and towns as fat as their legs will hs w
2 them. Now, where's the wonder f.. tike it
g in a., if their fathers keep on saw pray
by thei- voti, G, it's in the cities ard metz"
rs alone we must look for our hest on, "Ye