Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-07
NIesY TALKS POLITICS.


Pssssaess a tie osss-assvs psss m.
Vssssss asnsssf On the sssssess~.
Nibsy Nash. president Of the Glad
Glove Push. vas the only member Of
that organisation Who supported the
free siiver Gauge. All his fellows
were with Nckialey.
well, ] s'pose ice al up wid us
now" sighed Nibsy after last nights
meeting.
But W put il our best licks-
an We gave 'em . speedy chase for
dere coin. nj dat-so de only ting we
can do 10 to join IN de Pcccess.oe 40
swallow de medicine which marx
Hanna IL 10 deal ne out for Dc neg
four years. An I'm here Go tell
youse iellers dat dst's o queer old
pash wot Mckinley and Hama 10
going TO take down 20 washinetop
~id EN-. You can look for any old
game. for you zee dey have msde %
many promises TO de men cot esrus
dere bread money by de sweat Of
dere brows. dat dey'il be 'biiged 10
con mp some hind Of . story TO kind
4 Jolly EN- along an make dem ,ink
dat dere gettin' all wot 10 comiu' %
dem.
In de foist place derc IL none Of
dem geezers wot can make inc be-
lieve da: US 'Mericaus can have good
TINES wild out breaks until de coin.
ing mills arc flung open 20 dc white
metal JUS % well ~ de gold-5atis.
low ali Of dem fellcrs wo; {. blessed
cid having dat Kind Of stuff grow
ing on dere farms. take Q; 10 de mint
an have Uncle sammy pu; bis heel
On IL wild out changing dem o sou.
When you can do die, den youse'll
have prosperity.
Course. Mckinley 10 agin ne on
dis scheme, at least dsts wot he ba.
been say ing de pas' few moons. lie
used to talk - we debut he knows
his biz-he had to chew do yeilsr
rag or he couldn't get on the ticket
wot dem wise guys fixed up down ut
ST. Louey. An when de democrats
nopernated dere leader mp In Chi
de Mckinley fellers dey started hol-
lerin bout US tryin' % knock hall
our coin in dc noodle. Nov. OATS
all con talk; an bout rational dis
hon-r. too. Both OF dem stories
wire fixed up to make dem g.czcrs
wot didn't know no better believe
dat sometbin' awful wss goin' TO
happen. An den dey began to blow
iere long green. Dey conued up de
men wot ruined de railroads an big
shops an mills to make speeches 70
de poor guys dat wurkcd for dem.
an tell dem how nice tings would be
in November IL do Canton gentle.
man WAS boosted onto de White
House stool. an how dey would sll
be out Of jobs II Bryan got de plum.
Den dey closed down de shops an
said dat the people had lost conf.
dence, an quit BLOWN dere coin un-
til after lection. Course. de poor
men wot had wives an children to
feed. voted de way dey wus told. an
wid de help Of de green goods which
Mark Hanna dropped into the mitts
Of the guys wild do drag de man
from Nebraska was put in &c nine
hole.
But dere IL anodcr time a-comin'.
fellers. An it's only four years
sway. Den you'll zee de fun.
Even now when dey have got every
ting dere own way, dey won't shut
up an let IL 60 st dat. Put'near
every body you meet IL either got his
face full Of tin. or is carrying piece Of
lead Wit de dollar sign on IL abont
de size Of de sout' end az . peach
cen on dere watch chain-dats wot
dcy calls Bryan dollar. An den
dey are all ruuuin' around, wid big
chuncks Of yailer ribbon swingin'
on dere coats or any old place were
dcy can tack IL on. Even de womcns
and dc girls-de little bits s-fairies:
FAC dey'vs got yalicr nailed onto
every one wot will wear IL.
AN tonight dey tells me da: we're
goin To have . ratcrf csshun. We'll.
Letter went. suppose de boys In de
duck suits II make dere final rally
an dey1i blow all dc oil dcy has on
hand trugh dere asshin' cane. An'dcn
dere ncghbors from over on de next
avenoo. dey will be out. too. vii de
man wot always rides de balky horse
In the front. An den dcre will be de
old fellers wot did de figh In In de civil
war; dcy'll be In de Pcrcession too.
An 90 will oil de rest Of de push.
wot has been wearin' out de pawn
sn' sP,iiiu dere voices shoutin' for
sound coin and 90 on. hut who 10
goin' TO get de benefit OF oil dis
show? OATS wot's puzslin dc nog-
gins Of . whole regiment OF de wiss
ducks 10 dis neck Of de iIsnd. You zee
deres few purity nice jobs wat'll bc
shaken down sroundt here; dst's
were de fun'ill come into see who
gets de prizes.
"YoL can bet yer chiuchillss dat
de geexers wot have been doie'de vii
carryin' and de hollerin' won't get
ia on any Of dem"
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