The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-11-01

war against Spain DeWey's victory az
Manila originated expansion. All
through the hot summer of 1888 there
We're no Democrats, no Republicans,
nor Populists- only Americans, reioic-5
ing In the achievement Of Admiral
/ Dewey. Then President Mckinley
was rumored to have said, Only the
city Of Manila will be retained. II viii
be the American Hong Kong and don't
4 you remember. Simon, what a cry Of
Indignation went up WI hat. cried the
Democrats and Populists Of last year;
give up the spoils Of yictory What
Haul down the flag z What! Give up
4 the finest thing in the whole businessT e
sWha-at!
Now, Simon, any reasoning man
knows that If Mckinley had not tr-
structed the Peace Commissioners sent
] to Paris to demand the whole Philip
pine archipelago; If he had turned ana
given up the island, as was first pro-
posed, say, you know, Simon. what
the Democrats would be doing to-day.
!. 1t wouldn't be natural for them 70
agree with Mckinley. Why, the DEM M
locrats and. Populist parties would pc
crazy for expansion"
well, Ezra, you can't deny the fact
that one great, Intelligent man Is In
favor Of anti-impe ialism, and that 10
| William Jennings Bryan, the greatest
man now living. \.
| You're right, Simon; that Woil,lerful
Bryan is. against the. government 's ex-s
paasion policy, the same AS ne ~
against every other policy OF tiiis adj
ministration, but one somewhat re-
nlarkable fact is that while Mr.. Rryan
so riciously attacks the policy Of this
administration III its conduct Of Philip
pine affairs, he has not yet formed
even his party Of what ought 70 be
done In those islands. Would he lave
the United States troops withdrawn
Would he haul down the flag and give
up the islands at this juncture??
| well, said Simon, carelessly. .you
have wasted a great deal of precious
breath on me since you came last night,
haven't you r. III ssas
.sNasted?'' said Cynthia. Yes, flats
right, Ezra. Every time you try 70 con-
vince Simon that he's mistaken about
anything you're just wastin our
breath III e's one OF these kind Of fell
|lers that 's perfect He never kesl
Mistakes said Cynthia sarcastically-
Nov, believe she added. $''tilat
when person sees their mistakes they.
ought to rectify 'enl. Now, q made a
mistake when / argued against the Re-
publicans and predicted that they
would make hard times. Time has
proven that, and I am ready to rectify5
it. i don't want to be a gin everything.
as Mr.. Murphy said, especially when
everything's all right"
say, pa said Jimmie, mas turned
Republican, and Anna jest told Mary.
out in the yard, that she's agoin' TO see
Winnie, and Mary said she guessed
she'd gosto, in spite OF what YOU say.
Too bad, pa, that you have got SO much
trouble"
IF he's got trouble, he has no one to
blame but himself" !" said Cynthia.
| Then Jimmie ran out Of the door,
shouting: #
"Hurrah for Mckinley and Johnny
took up the cry, till anybody would
have supposed the whole family to bs
thoroughly Republican. 35
This riled Political Simon up to such
a height that he soon forgot his resolu-
tion, and jumping up, said he guessed
he'd have to make a few corrections In
his family; and. by the sound Of tho
| yelps given by Johnny and Jimmie 10
was evident that they were the first
corrected; then he proceeded to tell
Anna and Mary how they would have
to do IL they remained at home; and
then in his rage swore that Ezra was
!, the cause Of the whole rumpus.
No more was said that day, and 81.
mon Grey was left with his medita-
tions.
The next morning, as soon as he mes
his family, he said to Cynthia:
j ..sSend for Winnie, mother, and we win
I have family reunion
/ You can guess, my readers, what an
effect that remark produced. Why.
i Cynthia, Anna, Mary and the boys ali
tried to embrace him at once, and they
all cried for Joy.
Winnie was sent for post haste, AND
the following morning as Cynthia was
4 preparing q. "big" dinner for the prodiri
i gal child, the sound Of carriage wheels
! were heard.
.sIt's Winnie and Glen, they all whis-
i pered, and everybody scrambled to EN-.
i brace her first. Simon was on hand
j and with tears in his eyes helped hsS
alight, and asked her to forgive him.
/ We will leave our hero here, 'mia
i pleasant family surroundings, and my
readers can imagine for themselves
how Simon Grey cast his ballot In No
| vember, 1900.
fThe End)