The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-01-18
Mr.. EPIZOOT WILKINS.
lie Prepares "spm Fiery LItcrntoor
Fer sircuInshun AmunE the Labcr-
In Classes" but Is Disappointed
with the RcsuIt OF Ills Efforts.

BuRo wv TNFERMAsHUN,
WAsHINGToN, ID. G.
TIL the Editur:
| he'd expected thct the ontamcd and
ontamcnblc Dimicrnts hoo infcst these
headquarters, and hoo try tn manufac-
ter figgcrs and staitmcnts tn cumfcrt
the mourncrs, wood be able tn impart
sum NV their cnthoosIasm tn the Diml-
cratic members Nv kongrcss hoo re-
named here doorin the holidays. We
he'd made sum extra prcparashuns fer
thct purpus, and he'd laid in n good
suppl NV applcjack tn lubrlkate the
couvcrsnshun and assist In cnlnrgln
the imaginashun. | he'd prepared sum
fiery lltcratoor fer sirkulashun amung
the laberin classes cxplainin tn EN-
how tha wuz bein troddcn ontu bi the
munncy power, and how we Good al
most hear the sound Nv their crunchln
bones cz tina wuz slowly bein ground
tn pccccs. plctcrcd tn en- how tha
wuz all the time CROWN poorer and
poorer, vile the bloatcd bondholders
wuz lcarnn tn ride In AUTOMOBILES and
monkcyin with gasolcnc.
In lookn over the November clccshun
returns we he'd notiscd thct the most
NV the labcrin people he'd fcrgot tn vote
the Dimicratlc ticket, and thct necrly
all NV the CRATE centcrs NV the laberln
populashun he'd elected Republicans tn
represent en- in the present kongress
This wuz so unexpected, and so furrin
tn our plans fer the cumin yecr thct
conserved the idec Nv prcsipitatin mi
self rite intu the midst Nv these bee
hives Nv industry, so tn spcek, hi
mccns NV pamphlets and slrkulars fill
cd with fiery appccls, and cniurrijin
staitmcnts. ] rcczoncd frum past eX-
pericncc and obscrvashuns thct if we
Good find n pccccful settlement NV la
BERN people cnnywhare. or factory
full Nv opcratvs hoo wuz quietly at
wurk supportin their families at fair
wages; and five Good kick UP sum
kind NV rumpuS or git up n strike, or
git sumbuddy discontcntcd. we Good
maik pcrlitikal capital out NV it. If 1t
wuz nothin moar than tcarin up rale-
road track, or burnin Nv n freight car,
or splittin open the he'd NV "scab"
wurllman ii wood help the Dimicratic
party. Ours IL the party Nv toomult
and kalamity. 1t thrives best wen the
times mir out NV jint and wen people
amt prosperous. Therefore. it wuz our
dooty cz good Dimicratic partiZans tn
fire off sum incendiary documents in
order tn create Il reacshun agin the
prevalin bizness prosperity.
After warein and tarcn mi branes tn
git the documents in shape | wuz neer-
ly nockt silly IN hev the kongressmcn
hoo wuz present turn in agin the whole
skeem and so 1t wuz no good.
Wen | asst an eXplanashun NV their
conduck tina all sed it wuz no use tu
invite the laberin populashun Nv the
kountry tn maik emmy further kom-
parason between the present good
times and the wa it wuZ Wen Old
Cleveland wuz steerin the Dimicratic
party. One NV EN- remarked thet the
wurkmen wuz now carryin around n
full dinner pale instid NV an empty
belly and gittin good PAY fer doin it.
"Sch remarks cz thet may seem
smart tn sum people" sed I. but tina
hcv no place in n Dimicratic meetin."
"Well, whVrs the use Nv kickin?" he
sed. The /kountry IL prosperus and
everybuddy knows 1t except sum durn
fool Diwicrats hoo amt got sense enuff
tn kpo wen tina air lickt. We hev
nothin tn hope fer among kontented
labcrers and operativs."
Exactly" sed |, land thct IL why
want III stir EN- up. We must give EN-
anuther tuch nv kalamity befoar we
kin hope tn regain emmy Nv the ground
we hev lost since prosperity overhaul
ed EN- and hez KEEP EN- bizzy. Talk fer
instance the condishun Nv the mill OPP
eratvs in Moo England-wich liz the
hotbed fer propagatin all kinds Nv Re
publikinism. Thare air hundred and
sixty thousan Nv EN- hoo hev he'd their
wages increased since January first
and tina will git ten per cent moar ev-
cry day. Whut hedway kin we maik,
! ask, in prccchin Dimocracy tn EN-
onless we kin cut down their pay or
throw EN- out Nv employment? EZ
long ez the chmneys air heeyin up
smoke ana the wheels turnin and the
spindles buzZin tha hain't got no time
tn lissen IN us; but give EN- plenty NV
nothin tn du, with closed mills, and
then we kin rcech EN- with sich hair
liftin literatoor ez only Dimicrats kno
how tn prepare. We hev dun ii befoar
and we kin du it agin; but we kant du
| 1t onless we kin uproot the present
prosperity and replace it with sum
form wv discomfort"
II tried thft racket" sed the kon-
gressman hoo he'd interrupted me, "and
| il neerly detected me. told the wurk-
men in mi deestrick thet thare warn't
emmy real prosperity. ltwuz only deloo
shun and snare and thet tina coodn't
expect tn sit the real article ontil the
Dimicratic party wuz restored tn pow
er. But ! coodnt fool EN- emmy longer
Tha knowed the difference between
plenty NV wurk with good pay and nc
wurk and no pay | wuZ elected bi 9
close majority in deestrick thet shood
ley bin heavily Dimicrat ic but n lOt