The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-27
BOY PUZZLES HIS PA.
THINKS IT is TIME TO THROW
MORE TEA OVERHEARD.
Taxation without Representation Who
Makes the Laws-Ciass Legislation by
Glasses for Classes-Oh. For One Hour of
Patrick Henry.

1uticnary war:
Taxation without representation, my
son.
Was there anything wrong in that?
Yes, indeed, it was an outrage, that
our forefathers would not stand.
What did they do, pa?
DO! why they held Indignation
meetings and burned the stamp col
lectors in efiigy, and when England
sent her taxed tea over here, they dis
gniscd themselves like Indians and
threw it overheard.
They were anarchists weren't they
pa?
What? our forefathers anarchists?
No sir, they were patriots.
What is patriot:
A patriot Is a person who wont be
imposed on by anybody. He will
stand up for his rights, and defend
them with his life ii necessary. tell
you it makes my blood boil when l
think about old King George putting
q tax on tea.
How did it all end pa?
End? Why they demonstrated with
him till they found that would do no
good. then they took their guns.
Give me liberty or give me death"
said Patrick Henry My son, should
die happy if knew you would emulate
the s.ilit of 10. tell you old Sam
Adams AID john Hancock and Patrick
Henry were made Of the right kind of
mud: You couldn't run over them.
What do you mean by taxation with
on! representation?
Why parliament had the power to
levy taxes, and did levy them upon the
co!onists, but she wouldn't allow them
any Representatives.
What is a representative, pa.
Why We send men to represent our
interests in Congress and call them
representatives.
We gre labornr men, aren't we, pa?
Yes, my son.
How many men are there in the Uni
ted States. pa?
At the last census taking there were
1G.M0,O 900.
How many of them are laboring men,
Oh about thrce-fourths of them, I
suppose.
What are the rest?
They are divided up. some are bank
ers, some lawyers, some doctors, some
preachers, etc.
How many bankers arc there, pa?
About 10000.
How many lawyers?
About 10000.
How many doctors?
About as many as there are lawyer
How many representatives are there,
pa?
T., 4 -
boy figures II little) 100000 900 vot
ers and $50 members of Congress
would give one member to about every
$4,000 voters, wouldn't it, pa?
Yes, my son, you are right.
boy figures and soliloquizes) Let
me see, 100000 voters, three
fourths of them men who labor, that
would make 12.OOO.OGO. Every So
600 voters has representative, that
would he $40 members who are labor
ers. 10000 lawyers. ha. they would
have one representative and fraction,
so would the doctors and the bankers,
why the poor bankers only number
10000. they can't have any representa-
tive at ALL /
Oh. fudge. boy, that amt right
they
Yes It's too. guess, | know how to
divide.
l mean they are not divided up in
any snch Il way as thai. There were
90; lawyers and eight bankers in the
last Congress III the House and 81 law
vers and Que banker III the Senate.
Why. l thought you said there were
only $50 members III the last House.
SO did.
Then how many lahoring men were
there among them?
No: single one. my son.
What. Twelve million lahorers Will,
not single man to look after their
welfare and represent their interests
and 2o3 lawyers to represent 10000
lawyers?
Ycs
Thought you said this was repre-
sentative Government.
- it is. my son.
How can it he when majority Of the
lawmakers come from a small fraction
OF the population? Didn't YOU say the
other day that it is natural tor a man
to look ont for No. l. and that lie was
a fool If he didn't:
Why. OH lou skip out 10 bed. its
getting late.
But. pa, if those lawyers look out
for their own interests or No. l. as YOU
call it, how cantAev look out for Ours :
They are supposed to.
But do they. it is to our interest to
have laws simple, theirs to have them
complicated. SO As 10 make them bust
ness. Didn't YOU say that Il LAWYER
got Won into Il shit olce that cost Won