The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-05
w. q. It. u. Column.
CONDUCTED ny MRS. NJ. /. uouns.
ANOTHER TALK WITH LAS
Farmer johnson Says the First
Ihing To DO Is tn Stop the
Leak IN the Nations hin.

"" " 'ht ol tue rulers OF this M
nation. Lias; an you've 90, to hanc
!. nown TO your grandchildren in 90
\, shape, u YOU want vour crown 10
easy up yonder. You'd orter be
:, spvin' out what's in the wind afar Z
. an IL won't do TO mistake your part,
head IN the public feedin' trough. I
the millennium. You may say Thin
amt so fur gone to sticks as 1 low. n
you're buidn' your main hopes ,
y them Democrats rnnnin' the count
TO smash, lightnin' express, schedu
ltine
Now Jest s'posin' another case vii
me. 'Liss. S'posin' that there quite
lew Democrats that has their saviu
All invested IN the same kind of bu
mess an stox thar the Republicans In
an that humun mater is so much lik
two peas in the wo parties, that ON
side loves their lcctlc per cent. or a
much more as can be got ont Of the in
vestInents, Jest Ms well A. tothcrs. ID
you s'pose, Lias, that - Democratic ad
ministra,ion is goin' to cut of it, ow,
nose to spite its face by onsettlin' bns
mess an cnttin' down profits an
wages! DO you smell anything ik,
that in the air. round the mills an fac
tories that ain't hummed hum les,
with their wheels an spindles, sine,
the lection?
/ Sposin' agin, 'Lias, that in fouI
years from now wages an profits i,
jest bout rs good as they was tore The
lection. an not shade better, like il
was through the last Democratic adj.
minisiration, don't il sfan' out plain
through the telescope of yourn. Lias,
that the people OF this country will
come TO the conclusion that there Amt
the spliitin' of hair 'twixt the two Old
parties! They both perfess to keen
good times on tap, but are "je-t OUT
when the public calls round. though
their new goods vii! be in. sure. by
next lection. That's the way the pol
iticians keeps store.
But now -'posin' again, 'Liss, that
this administration pleases you an The
rest that's sore under the arms by
sendin' the country TO smash in a Zee
line (Which wishint they would ia a
brand OF patriotism that pears 10 me
TO have mighty rank smelly SO that
In four years from now the people will
conc ude 10 go to work an have a gin.
eral tear-up again, ain't il a. plain as
the nose on your face that. with two
or three other parties standin' round
wai,in' fer a job at putin up some
first class prosperity fer Uncle San,
the only show you-n would have fer
comm in Ter another turn so soon
would be 10 prove that il could make
better times than it had before the last
'Iections Now, 'Lias. you don't be.
iieve. down in your boots. that il LAYS
in your party to carry out no scch
as that. What in the ma.
ton be they goin' TO make times
outen! There ain't no timber woods
where they 90 fer their platform
planks or they'd OF bad il cut an sawed
long ago. II there's wha;iu' biz
leak in your wheat bin. 'Lias. an The
rats is luggin' off the grain like four. .
boss wagin, now Jest own TO your
lncle il the fust thing amt to get thar
here leak stopped Putin more :
grain in. amt the medicine.
You've got TO own up that the big
eak iD this country is what the saloon
axes outen the kin'man's wages.
IN outen the taxpayers pockets 10
,eep up policemen an jsils an' court. I
n poorhouses, an the losses 10 busi,
less from the carelessnsss an siunid-
ty an oDproduoiiveness az drunken {
business men an workn men. Now,
ou know il don't lay In no party. a
Las. 10 make better times by piIin
- duties that the workin'men them.
elves has got 10 pay in the end as
onsumers without ;hev can fnst stor l..
hat there Se5, ,oOO. 100000 less IN the :.
a'ion's t,., -1''
That's eos 70 DC The new raiiyin q
-y, 'l-ias, ar somethin' like il, long
nth the nation hossin' the trusts an "A
Dmbines an corporations. stid Of
lem bossin' it. But don't Won ever 4
,rgit that the saloon combine Is ;hq
lgge-t az orncriest an1 most exper. n
vo onmnlna of all. The OH ''hoo--
'ys" il wore clean out. The old pa.
es tas bin a-.creamln' wolff 30 a
ANY years. jest to scare the people In
} line with 'em without tie w.it con. 4
|. ihs, wake glltin co.'s we don't
arc TO more wurth shucks. Sensible
'en Just ,oot q, iha. masheep cry, sn'
'leWn as . fAnersl pegsessiqn. 'i.n.' "
wonN hTlny uu pss.y s,iady Job
! Mose ~ these United Sti,e-.
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