Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-10

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sometimes paw told lis when he
was talking about politlcks n few mites
ago, Il nearly get To Thinking II good
Deal of the virchcw. libbcrty and iEdu.
penliancc the American people have
for their Glorcyous burthrltc Is u hollo
mockcry. AMI the hole plugged with
Led. There's where the IT ,bblc comes
in about being Free and cakwul. You
cant get u buddy tn Stay that way. l
don't care how free and eakwul Il per-
son Is when he starts In life the first
thing you no some ham that never
read Washlngton's Getticsburg speech
and wouldn't no the Constitution from
the resolutions of u Mothers congress
comes along and has just rs mcnny
votes as the man that Is a NOODLE eth
zen with the Welfare of his country
at hart and paying Taxes On 5000
doller House morgidged for all lie can
get on 1t. That's rong.
"What rite has soinebuddy that's only
lived In this country six years to go up
10 the Poles and have vote that
counts as much rs the one that gets
put In the box 10y man whose crate
Granfawthcr fot In the revolushcn!
but the worst part of it Is the Boss
es. Look NJ the way they run things.
Here the first thing you no Some fel-
low that hasn't emmy more grammcr
than Il Ground hogg comes along and
gets To he boss. Then pritiy soon he
controls n hundred and seventy four
votes and Gets city contracts and lives
In n house that cost thurty thousand
dollars. Down the street n Little piece
they are "A COllidge professor whose
wife hast 10 DO her own housework,
and how mcnpy votes has heI one
measully little Thing that don't count
emmy way BecoZ he's n mug wump ana
nearly always thinks Both sides are so
iuwtun that he may rs well stay ut
home and Show his contempt.
THAT'S where the Tuff crowd gets
the advantage. What's the Use being
u nun.crowned King when sumbuddy
in the next block that Started In life by
cleaning Spitioons nj the City hall can
get the Gang ont on Leckshun day ana
east ninety -Four votes just the Same
as IL they were all hl, own?
This country j. Going TO lis doomb
with the Rollers all creased. It's II sad
Thoi.'
After paw got the ashes that fell
often his cigar scraped mp NAV asst
Him IL sumihlng couldn't be Done
about H..
Yes he says. II s'pose sumihlnG
Could be- done but the trubble j. the
CRATE Intelligent masses keep So blame
blzzy looking Intelligent and telling
ovorybbuddy what's Going To happen
that they don't get out ana Hussel and
stand Together. II they would do that
Everything would be- Safe. But while
the man that tot school three seasons
before He came mp 10 the city and got
10 be- u Book keeper In n buggy facktry
j. sitting At Home talking about it the
fellow that has II job in the Bottllng
works around the corner ana spells
Tommus Jefferson with little Is ont
marching In pOlitlckle parade and the
first Thing you no he Is an Alderman
ar goes To the Leglslachcr when they
are n senator 10 elect. They don't hart
10 send q carridge around To get him Ia
vote If lt's raining, neither lie aln't
afraid of getting his Feet wet or having
his plug hat musscd. His vote counts
Just as much a. II he was the Presl'
dent Of a bank, and sometimes two OF
Three times rs mulch, II they don't
watch him. and
Paw, did you register" nav asi
Kind Of sudden.
Paw looked scared for a Little while,
AMI then went over and cOmmcnct Ia
Play with the baby.--ChicagO Times
Herald.