The sun., 1900-10-09
DEAR BOY" LETTERS-NO. Z
My Dear Boy:

MY Lear BOY:
You inform me that John Jones, Tom
1 Bently and old Harry Weldon say that
they are going to vote for Mckinley
and Roosevelt, but that they will vote
| against our Congressman, now candi.
| date for reelection
Well, the Republican party is very
much like Bro. Robinson's church. Bro.
Brown and Bro. Robinson, two clerical
friends of mine, We're talking about the
churches under their care. Bro. Brown
said:
My church \has large membership.
but only about one-fourth of them are ac-
tive 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.'
The Republican party is very active
organization. There is nothing dead
about it. The last one of its mighty
membership is doing something, and it is
not surprising that some of this activity
should display itself in kicking. Jones,
Bently and Weldon have lined up with
the kickers.
Now, | am sorry. / will tell you why
| am sorry. In my Judgment. the lead
ers of the Democratic party have very
little hope of electing Mr.. Bryan, but
they do hope to elect 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
Weldon.
happen to know just what is the
matter with those three men. Jones fail
ed to be appointed postmaster at Sque-
dunk Station. Bently didn't get to take Y
the census in Pawpaw township, and
Weldon thinks he ought to have his pen
sion increased to twenty-four dollars
month, and the department decided that
fourteen dollars was enough. Each Of
them thinks that his representative in
Congress is to blame for his failure to
get what he wanted. Hence the kick
ing.
Now, do not attempt to solve the per-
sonal equation in either of these three
eases. Perhaps Jones would be very
good postmaster at Squcdunk. 1t may
oe that Bently was the most competent
person to take the census In Pawpaw
-ownship. For aught | know Weldon
ought to have pension of twenty-four
iolars a month, although doubt wheth.
sr he is more disabled than myself and
get only eight dollars and am not kick
ng about it. I could use more to very
good advantage, but am thankful for
what l have.
Why, my boy, we are entering upon
wonderful times. The ancient ciyiliza-
ion of the Orient is crumbling. The
Stands of the sea are being transformed,
lhe Christian nations are coming to-
,ether. America, with her inexhaustible
her intelligence and freedom
II thought, her energy and inventive
,enius, is becoming the foremost factor
II the coming regeneration of the world.
And at the head of this great nation
tands William Mckinley, enduring the
aost tremendous strain which has come
pon any President since Lincoln's day.
lis wise, digniied faithfulness COM
nands the respect and confidence of the
World. He should be reelected and
hould have a Congress upon whom he
an depend.
lii view of these great things, how
mall the postmaster place at Squedunk
nd such trilng personal matters ap-
earl
Once there was man who traded
God farm for a drink of whisky and
lug of tobacco. The Bible tells us Of
lSau who sold his birthright for mess
pottage. Tradition informs us Of
ian who cut off his nose to spite his face
nd of such are Jones, Bently and We'll
on and others who let little things Blind
lem to great things.
My boy, this is not the year to Kick. "a
hink on these things and DON'T BE "A "a
-lCl<ER YOUR F-AEHER.