The Republican journal., 1892-09-29

tln9ulSneu privilege VI lettulllS my IiHo
i'll the high office of President had been
his from the very beginning of our Won
derful career as an organized body. He
reoretfully said he was willing to let some
spurs Bro. G. f. Randall thought we
had pretty good President and said he
didn't want to take any chances of getting
a worse one. He wanted the present in
cumbent elected for life. or during good
behavior Mr.. A. Phillips objected, and
showed that such an election would not
be legal, because of an article in our code
of laws which specifies that all officers
shall be elected annually The President
with sublime heroism sustained the OBJ
iector and closed the debate. but not
until Bro. J. Warren Skinner had pro-
claimed, with a voice that rang out like a
thunder clap, that the obiector himself
wanted the office. Warren always was
too previous undignited and impulsive
An aspiring soul need never look to him
for sympathy and support. But charity
is our motto, and he shall be tenderly
dealt with when he comes up for dissec-
ton later on. After the good natured
agitation attending this little episode had
become quescent the old officers We're all
re- elected. but they narrowly escaped
complete humiliation. Not 10y votes, but
rather from excess of emotion. This dis
ease is often fatal.
The clair announced committee ap-
pointments as follows: On time and place
of meeting in 93, G.. f. Randall. O. Rip
ley and Alvin Phillips. On exercises for
meeting i'll %, G. F. Conner, G, 7. Ran
dali and Mrs. Olive Randall. Alvin Phil
lips was chosen ''officiar' reporter OF the
club. There being no further business
the club turned from labor to entertain
ment.
The President was booked for a humor-
Gus speech and slowly and solemnly as
sumed the proper attitude. We didn' t
'catch on to the humor for several
minutes. 1t came out at last, however.
but so softly and sweetly that the speaker
himself was unconscious of the fact that
it had arrived. He finally discovered it
and smiled. We went one better and
smiled two-too) He told a lot of tales
that he had picked up during his travels
abroad-mostly in New York-humorous
of course. but not spring chickens at all.
Most of them cracked the shell long be-
fore the dramatic advent of Rip Van
Wrinkle and his little dog Snider.' But
we smiled Just as ardently as we could,
and passed on to the next attraction-a
number, by the way, not regularly on the
bill OF fare but tolerated to please the
operators "reminiscences of Border Life
and Indian Customs and Cruelties, Mr..
4. Phillips. This was the il-lifting an
nouncement. The audience was startled.
Fortunately no one tainted. With we'll
hammered resignation all present seemed
to grapple with the detection heroicallY
ana tfleo 10 art a. 'no''9h 'ileH 'houSll' II
was big Medic'he' wee l' Isl, II y
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al the iel' ol me e"iillilall'''llS s'cei' qua
gathering courage from ihe i"''el CAIN
hess III ae1i"h "li'l Sll'l'e 'i thc"''l"@
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lhe ar WIN MS flSll1 WHEN ne WISHED 70
emphasize the s'fohS passages ana most
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a'eePteo lel apology anu 'lSo 1el sU1 ~.
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lhe larger staying power T. lah'l''i
was pllleo lof lal'el-Supletl nol men
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cn"ose 70 oPeiate upon MI h"ll''aIl'
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excused on 'lie GROUND t'i"t ne III" not
kho" ne Was on lAt programme. ne
complete "ioel ~ eAeltiSes was l,UpilSile'
III the 'l"nlhaI year AGO: ana 'he lh1ef-
thFe Is lllal bro hah'l"li Is elthef very
dark t"npleAi"htN SINNER OF ms inth"rN
Is III a hopeless MINORITY Inc ffeSl-
Gent excused iillll-i gross abuse on pow
tr. II WAS ms plalh cohSttutnlEti uulE
10 oIlti 'lie uttlltt ) cap lol vi. i'ail''"ll ,
edllicauoh. ms great oreaeh ol III" ana AM
precedent should he feoitke0 al lhe p"lls
"heh 'lle p"llllfal cahol"ate ""Ds up iof
fe-eleflloh heAt year. song. ny AVN
Phlllps, was the next can. NE. +. eN-
plalheu tliaV he was ohlE "afpler IN
sacred ofatol1o, ana was out OF his natural
clement Niith peltlleu as sohSster. so
IN lieu OF song ne told one OF the tate
ley. Henry ward Beechef pulpit stores
ana mus legally escaped the ounce cap.