The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-11-02
ARE PoPuLIs1s ANARCHISTS

y
these anarchist meetings I'll skin you
next time. Do you hear?
'.Yes." Boo! hoo!
'Hush up now, none of your boo
hooing around me. How do you think
I'll get elected, if my democratic sup
porters find out that my son is an an
archist?''
I'm not an anarchist, pa, I'm a pop
ulist.''
"Well, it's all the same thing"
"But pa"
"Dry up now; if I'm beat it will be
on account of these Internal populists
pulling off enough democratic voters to
beat me. Confound it, if had my way
every anarchist in the country would
be in Jail before night
what do you call us anarchists for
pa? We are not and I'll prove it to you
if you'll let me-"
us! hey! You populist. Ill pop
YOU" Breaches for the boy.l
PA! pa, you are too good judge of
law to punish any one twice for the
same offense." [Dodges.]
Old Man (fattered)-Well, that's so,
but I'll lick you on general principles.
''What for? For being a populist?"
eyes"
PA, I'm populist because 1 believe
the principles they advocate. Iappeal
to you as man. Is it crime to have
principles?''
''Ah, why-ah-no."
''Now, again is it crime to defend
ones principles?'
"Why-you see"
Honest now, pa, yes or no?'
''Well-no."
''Wen then, what are you lickin' me
for?'"
''Well, you have no business having
such principles"
SIS a man to blame for having prin-
ciples of his own?'
you are not a man. You are moth
ing but boy
please answer my question, pa?"
"Well-no-a man ought to have
principles, of course
''If it is right for a man to have prin-
ciples, isn't it right for a boy?"
''Why-no, that is
"Let me put it another way pa. How
old should anyone be before he has
any principles?"
''Um, ah,-why-"
''Say, pa, what are principles?''
"Why,- Say! You go to saving
wood now"
''But pa, that amt fair. I'm going
to prove that I'm not an anarchist, if
you will let me-
run off, now. You are too young
to understand the principles of gov
eminent"
'Isn,t it a fact, pa, that our princi-
pies are what we believe in regard to
the living issues of the day?"
eyes, you are right. That's it exact
ly.''
''Well, I've got beliefs, and because
I defend them I'm to be licked. What
worse can the car do than that?''
''You have no business to associate
with anarchists and cranks if you
have
but do I?''
''Yes, you do?''
''Do you know what we populists
want?"
eyes. You fellows would tear up
our whole financial system if you had
your way"
''Pa, let me ask you some questions. :"
Cali right, fire away"
''Will you answer them honestly by
saying yes or no.
''Some questions can't be answered
by yes or no."
Eyes know it, but these shall ask
you cam
''All right, then, 1 will
SIS it anarchy to demand the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
1?''
why, you see
''You said you would answer yes or
no. Now do it, pa
"Why, mean no.
SIS it anarchy to ask for money
enough to do business with?"
"N-No. -
SIS it anarchy to advocate the estab-
lishment of postal saving banks?''
NO" Old man squirms.
SIS it anarchy to say the government
should own the RAILROADS.&C.
Eyes, it is; there now
SIS it anarchy to ask for a graduated
income taX?'
Eyes sir, it is. We've no business to
go smelling around a mans business"
''But, pa; the democrats have just
passed an income tax law. So they are
all anarchists according to your own
confession
''Oh, 1 mean-that is-ah-say you
go to work now, or I'll lick the stuffin
out Of
''Do you call that good argument pa?
Now for another question. Is it an
archy to say that wealth belongs to
the one who creates it?''
[Hesitates. NO
rs it anarchy to sympathize with
labor?'
Very uneasy. "No."
us it anarchy to say that corpora
tions should obey the laws as well as
poor menu
[Clears his throat. mo"
us it anarchy to protest against the
practice of combining men in prison at
the request of corporation attorneys
elected as jueges)?"
coughs twice. NO"
us it anarchy to protest against the
enactment of laws that make men poor
and then arrest them as vagrants?''
[Sneezes. NO"
rs it anarchy to advocate principles,
which, if enacted into law, would make
the country prosperous and the people
happy?'
''Why, no, of course not
"Well, then we are not anarchists ac-
cording to your own admissions, for