The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-05-04
CAL JEwPspPER GETS ROASTED.

plowed out by the populists, will
cause widespread disaster and will
cause many of our people to come 70
actual want for the necessaries Of life, F"
says 1 at the breakfast table after Lu.
clndy and Tubs had been showing
more Of that trashy non-administra'
tion democratic and populist doctrine
under my nose.
"Why do you call it wild and mis-
sionary?" asked Cindy, "you never
read any of the literature
''Well,n says I, II read something
better. read the Oregonian, Courier,
Journal, st. Louis Republic, and
many other papers which are In a
position to know and they all say that
for dollar to be worth a dollar we
must haye a single standard. That
being the case, if the vague ideas
Of the free silver democrats, republi-
cans and silver leagues, and the idea
Of flexible money advanced by the
popnlists and prohi's, could result in
nothing but tiuctuation.-"
"Well, let Ter 'fuct," said Tubs.
II awould get me a decent suit of
clothes, q lot Of COED books, q good
watch and chain, bicycle, good
shotgun, birddog aud many other
things. And 1 would get for mamma
a new cooking stove, decent heater,
a parlor set, new brussels carpets, and
/ would replace that one-legged bed in
the corner with q nice chamber set,
and l would dress her up as nice as
the wife Of ]. L. Cowan and l would
liftthe mortgage from our only home
while 1t was fiucting."
'srhat would be nice, my son, but"
"Well, why don't you change and
vote for free silver democrat, or
populist one?n
II can't desert our great leader"
"But you did once, so mamma tells
me. Soon after the war you was
elected on the republican ticket in
South Carolina for county clerk. In
this you went from one extreme to
another
"Well,nI explained, "that was two
years ago, and it was a matter OF prin-
ciple augmented by deep set sympa-
thy for the down-trodden race who
bad just received their freedom"
.But, didn't you get big pay for
your services and didn't the money
have to come by the labor of the
negro?n
"Well, no-yes, | accepted pay Of
course as a compensation for the slaves
/ lost.n
"Well now pa,n said Tubs in tones
that brought tears to the beautiful
brown eyes Of his mother, "you seem
to have had great sympathy for the
black slave, can you not have some
sympathy for the white slaves, for the
son who has tried to he dutiful and
obedient to you? For my poor mother
to whom you pledged your sacred
honor to love, cherish and protect?
For our kindred, friends and neighbors
who are being reduced to q rank in
slavery far below the former conditions
Of the black slaves Of the South?"
To this l could make no reply. |
am now going over to Mr.. Redclifrs,
who is a republican, and an admirer
of Cleveland, and if he will agree, I'll
just be dogged If | don't meet him
half way.
While l am not stuck on any one in
particular, except Cleveland, Sherman
and Carlisle, in behalf of Elder Way
back, Ezra Clodhopper, o. P. Crank,
Liberty and other noted writers, that
they have never INDUCED in grumb-
ling and bursting their spleen in the
abuse of their neighbors, though can't
say SO much of c. Rank.
am going to vote for DR.. Prill for
coroner, not because he 10 near
neighbor, but because he will be con-
venient to sit upon the body of g.
Rank, whose disease is now reaching
an acute stage and he will soon pass
away or commit suicide. | will then
stuff the hide and turn II over to the
+, Oregonian who will exhibit 1t as the
only man In the world who never
spoke a good word for his neighbor.
The proceeds derived from this exhi'
nit to 60 to the benefit of the Portland
Soup House, and to increase the salary
Of the president of the board Of charities
CAL JEwPEPPER,