The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-20
BOY PUZZLES HIS PA.
1hii ks It Time to Throw More
Tea Overheard.


Was there anything wrong in that:
Ie, indeed. it was an outrage. that
our forefathttrs would not stand.
What did they do pa:
DO. why they held Indignation meet
ings and burned the stamp collectors in
et'igy, and when England sent her
themselves like Indians and threw it
Oyerboard
They were anarchists wern't they
pac
What: our forcfathcro anarchists:
No sir, they were patriots.
What i, "a patriot:
y patriot is a person who wont be
imposed on by anybody. He vii! stand
up for his rights and defend them with
his life if necessary. tell You il makes
my blood boil when | think about old
King George putting a 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 Pat
rick Henry. My son, should die hap
pv if | knew you would c,nulat. the
spirit Of ..6. | tell YOU old Sam Adams
John Hancock and Patrick Henry were
made of the right kind Of mudd: you
cOuldtn't run over them.
What do you mean by taxation with
out representation?
Why parliment had the power to
levy taxes AND did levy them upon the
colonsts. but she wOullen't allow them
any representatives.
What is representative. pa:
Why We send men to represent our
interests in Congress, and call them
representatives.
We are laborin" men. aren't We pa:
Yes, my son.
How many men are there in the Uni
ted States. pa:
At the last census taken there We're
lt.?+o,om.
How many Of them are labnring men
pa:
Oh, about ihr,tfourth> Of them. |
suppose.
What ar, the rest:
They a>r divided up some are bank
crs. some lawyers. some doctors, some
preachers, etc.
How many bankers are there pa:
About 10000.
How many lawyers:
About 10000.
How many doctors?
About as many as there is lawyers.
How many representatives are there
pa:
4. There are :;:u besides - senators.
Boy figures IL little) l6,oooooo voters
asL :::'o members of congxe>s would
give one member to about every oo.hM
voters. wouldcn't it pa. I
Yes. my son YOU are right.
Boy figures and solilovuizcs. Let
me see. $1,000. 900 voters. three fourtn>
of them men who labor. that would
make lo.oOo.MM. Every 5o,Mn voters
has Il representative. that would be 24O
members who are laborci's. 10000
lawyers. h:. they would have one rep
rc,entativc and a fraction. 50 would the
doctors. and the bankers. why til, poor
bankers only number 10000. they can
have any representative at all. +
Oh. fudge, boy. that ain't fright:
they
Nes ii, too. | guess / know how to
divide.
mean they are not divided up in
any such way a> that. They We're
on' lawyers and bankers in the las,
congress in the house and IT, lawyers |
and banker in the senate.
Why | though, YOU said there were
only $50 member, in the last house.
50 did.
Then how many laboring men We're
there among them:
Not a single one my son.
W hat. Twelve mllllpl iancfef> with
not a siuElc man to look after their |
welfare and look after their interests |
and POS lawyers 10 represent 10000
lawyers.
Yes.
thought you said this was a repre- |
sentative goyernmenC
So it is my son.
How can it he when majority of the /
law makers came from a small fraction !
Of the population: Didn't You say,the
other day that it was natural for Il man !
to look ont for No. |. and that he was II
fool if he didn't:
Why. OH you skip ou' To bed its
getting late.
Bat. pa. if those lawyers look ont for
Va, :