The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-21
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
POLITICS ENGEOSSES TIE PHIL
OsOpUEE'S ATTENTION.
Says he is Sorry That Mr.. E:yan Was
Defeated For the Presidency.
I! is q good time to write somc more

T. q good time to write somo more
"metllta|ions among The tonbs," or
Can edo to melancholy or . few
verses like "lhis world is all q 1lsetjng
show" The election is over and tho
bad news keeps coming and 'he hcay-
CTS are wesp;o? and everything is
going wrong. Very early this morn
ing J. WAS swec:|y dreaming, when
there was gentle rap at the door and
thought that possibly some friend or
nabor hud come to tell me that Bryan
Was elected, but the voice spake ard
said: "H!ammy soy she can't come dis
morn;n she SEX"
Oh, my poor, bleeding country. No
cook and the rain just pouring down.
Mrs. Arp mad" no s!gu, so [ slipped
ont Of bed and dressed and t;ptoed out
to the culinary department. I tired
up Tie stove and put On 1io horniny
az tie coffee and ted the cow and
brought in sni:,e more wood and got
everything ready for feminine hands
before I awakened them. In course
Of time they camo aud made the
biscuit and fried the sausage and
scrambled Souo eggs and we had
Il No. l breakfast ard l felt better.
Sorrow en2rreth tor q night, but joy
cometh in TIE morning about break
fasS time. ! felt calm and serene and
did like Obadiah Cldbuck always did
when bad ircIs overlook him. / put
on clean shirt and Went down town
to rejoice with those who wero re-
jo!cing and to weep with. those who
wept. Several days ago I had pre-
pared ny miud for II defeat. + had
hedsea so that tie disappointing shock
would not be so shocking when ii came,
but st;!l secrctly inau!sed hope
that there might be1. landslide, an
avalanche, M Interpolation Of provi-
denco in Bryan's favor. \ man may
tbiu]; he is prepared FOR the worst,
but he can't cheat himself out Of his
wishes. Ny comfort now is in sympa-
thiz;Dg with our hero, il Atlmiring the
grandeur OF the man who can now,
ike Paul. exc'aim. Il hayo fought
good fight; I have kept The faith. "
The coming historian viii! DO hin, ius-
tica and he will rauk with the great
men of the nation.
One thing [ rejoice ut, ard that is
the election Of u Republican congress
to CO. cooperate with Mckinley. Let
there be Nd excuse for the winning
side and if they do not revive the in.
dustr;es AID prosperity Of the country
within the next !oar years then they
must step down aud out or they will
be hurled from power asJup;ter hurled
Vatican from t,s Clympian heights.
Vulcan was nine lays falling aud broke
his leg and is lame yet.
Now let us have peace and rest. I
sincerely wish that Mckinley could
stay IN office for term Ct ten years
and then have to retire for good. The
presidential term is too SHIRT. lttakes
all OF one year to grease tlo machinery
and set it in running order; then two
years for work, and the last year is de-
voted to r1enaing fences and fixing up
for another election. tt is the same
way with our governors election. The
term is too short; and it looks like
some folks want to make it shorter
still. Eha people are tired of elections
--wo get excited and Get mad with one ]!
another, and by the time we get over
it here comes another election, aud We
set mad again. We men folks could |
stand it fairly well, but our women
folks get excited too, and make some
remarks that become circulating me-
dium and cause unhe aIthy agitation Of
the female mind. -E11L ARR, in Atlanta
Constitution.