The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-07


"Vinnie," interrupted Simon Have
mt you been readn' the papers l take!
Don't them noble papers of mine con-
vince you that it isn't mistake? Why
in those countries where they have the
silver standard of money, they are
away ahead of us in riches and civili-
cation"
1.-THE Mexicans and natives of heath
en- India, ahead of us in civilization"
repeated Winnie. "Why, then, do we
send them missionaries
81 guess we don't send any mission
aries to Mexico"
But what about India"
"They may send them there, but it
is very likely that it's Republican
scheme to make people think they
don't know anything"
1T can be possible, father, for 1t is
the church that sends missionaries, and
in regard to their riches, am told that
the laborers work for 6 cents a day.
We are continually hearing of the fam
!shing people there. Charley Reynolds
has travelled in Mexico, and you know
what he says concerning their condi-
ton. Their laboring classes live in ex-
IRENE poverty"
81 don't want you to mention what
old man Reynolds has said. These Re
publicans will tell you anything for a
devilish purpose. | dare say those
Mexicans wouldn't trade their condi-
tons for ours. If they're not all rich
down there, it's their own fault, but
here in this internal country fellow
can work day and night, selling 10-cent
corn and 2-cent hogs and then, see the
mortgage carry away his farm. Them
rich fellows up in Washington are get
tin richer off of our skin. o, it rifles Inc
to think of it! 1 do hope Coxey will
make things hot for 'em. l shudder to
think of McKinley's fate, if he's elect
ed, and makes times ten times as bad
as they are now. The only reason
should like to see Mckinley elected is
to see these Republicans like Reynolds
and old man Harrington squirm My!
Wouldn't they twist If hogs went still
lower and wool went down to nothing
where it would go, If it went any lower
than it is now. Old Joe Harrington
sells lots of eggs and butter, and if they
declined any more, he'd have to sell
his cows and chickens; that is, if he
could find buyer for 'em.
Nevertheless, seeing l am a patriot
and not man of spite, l hope to glory
that Bryan will sink Mckinley clear
out of sight in November, and he will,
SO help me God!'
Winnie laughed to see her fathers
earnestness. His voice had increased
in volumes till the $50 help me God!'
rang out with awful clearness.
"Simon," said Cynthia, anybody
would think you was swearin'."
LET 'em think it if they want to.
guess its nobody's business if call on
God to help me down Mckinley. l have
been thinkin' of sending for my brother
Ezra, back in Pennsylvania, to come
out here, and help me down the Re
publicans in Marble County. Now,
none of my folks ever saw Ezra, and
if you did, you'd be astonished with
his great intelligence. He is we'll
educated man, and honest as the day is
long. Father gave him a better school
ing than he did me. which probably
accounts for the difference in us at
present. He made enough in his
younger days by his good skill and
careful management to keep him the
rest of his days. All! l wish You could
see Ezra. l do wish he would come
out here, and lecture in the cause of
Free Silver during the campaign. OF
course, he never was a real orator. but
he is a good talker-used to make
stump speeches at school to amuse the
boys. Something like Abe Lincoln in
that respect"
BE joke on you, Simon" said Gym
thia, "if he was like Abe Lincoln in
politics, and he might be, for all you
know"
Have you lost your reasonT said
Simon, impatiently. abraham Lin
coin didn't live in this age of the world.
1t wasn't quite such a disgrace to be
a Republican then as it is now. To be
sure, Ezra has never told me his poll
tics, but my reason tells me that man
as noble. as honest, and as intelligent
as he is, could be nothing else but a
Populist."
Simon continued to eulogize his
brother for some time, and then start
ed for Boonsville to get the evening
mail. Cynthia proceeded with the
''milkin' and feedin' calves" II she
had been more intellectual, more like
Simon, she meditated, she might get
along with more pleasure and less
work. But Cynthia was quite content
ed, though humble her surroundings.
II Bryan was elected. Simon had said,
would be changed, she
wouldn't have to drudge all her life.
Nor did she believe that such a ca
lamity ever could come, as the election
OF Mckinley, which Simon had said
would mean that ''all but the classes
would starve TO death"
Now, Winnie" she meditated. kind
er hangs toward the Republicans.
heard her tellin' Anna and Mary they
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