Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-18
TABER'S LITTLE STORY.

EDITORS AGITAToR 1 remember of reading
when l was boy Cor else dreamed lt) that,
once upon a time, in a far-of country, there
was very industrious, very wealthy and very
happy people, and they loved one another very
much; but, there came among them lot of
thieving, murderous, roguish politicians, and
when the thieving, murderous, roguish politi-
clans saw how wealthy and happy the people
were, and how they loved one another, they
forthwith, straightway determined to have the
peoples wealth for themselves; so, forthwith,
straightway they set to work and got up two
parties: one they called the Whites, and they
declared the sky was white; the other party
they called the Blacks, and they swore the sky
was black. And forthwith, straightway, the
thieving, murderous, roguish politicians set the
people to fighting and numbering each other,
and it was not long until the people were all
very ragged and very hungry, and you could
hardly meet one who did not have>a black eye
or battered nose. But, the thieving, murder
ous roguish politicians had all become million
aires, and had wine and women, rum punch and
cocktails galore, very much the same as 1t is
now in that thieving, murderous hell-hole OF
perdition, Washington city. But, about that
they declared that the sky was blue. Then the
White party and the Black party and the thiev-
ing, murderous, roguish politicians all combined
to down the Blues, but the Blues were very in
telligent, very energetic and very athletic, and
they soon knocked down quite number of the
Whites and Blacks, and the poor devils, when
they lay prone on their backs, unwittingly
looked up and discovered that the sky was blue.
Then all of them that could get up forthwith,
straightway Joined the Blues and went to knock
ing down the Whites and the Blacks, and it was
not long until the Whites and Blacks were all
knocked down, and had seen the error of their
ways; then there were none left but the True
Blues and the thieving, murderous, roguish
politicians Then, forthwith, straightway the
True-Blues went to work and drove the thiev-
ing, murderous, roguish politicians all out of
the country ann ever SINCE the people have
lived very happily in peace and harmony and
loving brotherhood
l often think Of this very true story when
knock down a white Democrat or black Re
publican with CHUNKS OF tIulH dS DlS dS COlH-
dodgers, and see how silly they look at first
then how bright and intelligent they are after
they have discovered the truth; then to see them
swing their mauleys when they meet white
Democrat or black Republican. Oh! but it
would do your soul good, so it would
Well, we trueblue Populists have been knock
ing down just four hundred white Democrats
and black Republicans each hour, day and
night, for the last two years. We will soon
have them all down; then we will drive the
thieving, murderous, roguish politicians all out
of the country, and live happily in peaceful
harmony and loving brotherhood forever after.
The sequel to this very beautiful and very
interesting story will be found in Bill Taber's
new book that he is going to have published
Just as soon as he can sell his new issue of gold
bonds.
Very pathetically yours,
Essex, Iowa. VIM. J. TABER.
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