The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-10-12
My DEAR Boy:

My DEAR Boy:
You inform me that John Jones.
Tom Bently and old Harry Weldon
say that they are going to vote for
Mckinley and Roosevelt, but that
they will vote against our congress
man, now candidate for reelection.
Well. the Republican party is very
much like Bro. Robinson's church.
Bro. Brown and Bro. Robinson. two
clerical friends of mine, were talking
about the churches under their care.
Bro. Brown said;
"My church has Il large member
ship, but only about one-fourth OF
them are active members"
Bro Robinson replied:
''My church members are all active.
The last one of them is active. Those
who won't do anything else will kick. y
The Republican party is very
active organization. There is moth
ing dead about it. The last one of
its mighty membership is doing some
thing, and it is not surprising that
some of this activity should display
itself in kicking. Jones. Bently and
Weldon have lined up with the kick
ers.
Now, l am sorry. | will tell you
why am sorry. In my Judgment,
the leaders of the Democratic party
have very little hope OF selecting Mr..
Bryan, but they do hope to elect d
Democratic house Of representatives.
They do expect to paralyze legislation
tie McKinley's hands. block the
wheels of the nations progress. and
cripple the ship of state right in the
midst of the breakers that surround it..
And their hope lies in the kicking Of
such men as Jones, Bently and We'll
don.
,.:,paen to knew just what i llst
matter with those three men. Jones
failed to be appointed postmaster at
Squedunk Station. Bently didn't
get to take the census in Pawpaw
township, and Weldon thinks he
ought to have his pension increased
to twenty-four dollars Il month, and
the department decided that fourteen
dollars was enough. Each of them
thinks that his representative in Con-
gress is to blame for his failure to get
what he wanted. Hence the kicking.
Now, do not attempt to solve the
personal equation in either of these
three cases. Perhaps Jones would be
very goodipostmaster at Squedunk.
1t may be that Bently was the most
competent person to take the census
in Pawpaw township. For aught I
know Weldon ought to have pension
of twenty-four dollars month, al
though | doubt whether he is more
disabled than myself and I get only
eight dollars and am not kicking
about it, / could use more to good
advantage. but am thankful for what
[ have.
Neither do / deny any mans con-
stitutional right to kick. When a
great principle is involved. sometimes
political kicking is duty. When a
bad man is nominated i'm municipal
election, or at, times when the per-
sonal equation is large and the poll
tical issues small, men sometimes can
do and ought to do some wholesome
kicking.
But when party is right it its
great principles. when mighty issues
are before the people, when the pros
perity and future veal Of the greatest
nation on earth are concerned in the
struggle. man has a mighty little
soul who will kick on account of a
personal grievance.
Why, my boy. we are entering upon
wonderful times. The ancient civil
ization of the Orient is crumbling.
The islands of the sea are being trans
formed. The Christian nations are
coming together. America, with her
inexhaus5ible resources, her intelli-
gence and freedom of thought, her
energy and inventive genius, is be-
coming the foremost factor in the
coming regeneration of the world.
And at the head of this great ma
ton stands William Mckinley. en-
during the most tremendous strain
which has come upon any president
since Lincoln's day. His wise, digni-
fled faithfulness commands the re-
spect and confidence of the world.
He should be reelected and should
have Congress upon whom he can
depend.
In view.of these great things, how
small the postmaster's place at Sque-