The Chanute times., 1900-11-02

| through the hot summer Of 1SDS there
We're no Democrats, no Republicans.
nor Populists- Americans, rsjolt
Ing In the achievement Of Admirf
Dewey. Then President McKinl@
was rumored to have said, Only the
city Of Manila will be retained. 1t will
be the American Hong Kong;' and don
you remember, Simon, what cry o.
indignation went up? Whatp cried II
Democrats and Populsts Of last yeat
give up the spoiIs of victoryT What
Haul down the flag? What Give VI
the finest thing in the whole business}
'Wha-atv 4
"Now, Simon, any reasoning mar
/ knows that IL Mckinley had not I'M
structed the Peace Commissioners sent
to Paris to demand the whole Philip
pine archipelago; II he had turned and
given up the island, as was first pro-
posed, l say you know, Simon, what
the Democrats would be doing to-day.
1t wouldn't he natural for them TO
agree with Mckinley. Why, the Dem
ocrats and Popullst parties would bs
crazy for expansion"
"WelI, Ezra, you can't deny the facA
that one great, Intelligent man is in
favor OF antl-imperialism, and that Is
William Jennings Bryan, the greatest
man now living"
You're right, Simon; that wonderful
Bryan is against the governments ex;e
,,n1fnu nn ia
against every other policy Of this adN
minstration, but one somewhat rev
markable fact Is that while Mr. Bryan
so vicously attacks the policy Of this
administration in It's conduct of Philip
pine affairs, he has not yet Informed
even his party of what ought to be
done In those islands. Would he have
the United States troops withdrawn?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 your"
"Wasted?" said Cynthia. eyes, that's
right. Ezra. Every time you try to con-
vince Simon that he's mistaken about
anything you're just wastln your
breath. He's one Of these kind of fell
lers that's perfect. He never makes
mistakes" said Cynthia, sarcastically.
Now, | believe" she added, that
when person sees their mistakes they
ought to rectify 'em. Now, | made
mistake when | argued against the Re
publlcans and predicted that they
would make hard times. Time has
proven that, and ! am ready to rectify
it. don't want to he agn 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 90 10, 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 be
thoroughly Republican.
This riled Political Simon up to SUCH
a height that he soon forgot his resolRH
tion, and jumping up said he guesA
L 4. 20. rA..tfn
his family; and by the sound of
yelps given by Johnny and Jimmiey
was evident that they were the
corrected then he proceeded to N
Anna and Mary how they would h{
to do IL they remained at home; q
then in his rage swore that Ezra VI
the cause of the whole rumpus.
No more was said that day, aud =
mon Grey was left with his medit4
tions.
The next morning, as soon as he me-
his family, he said to Cynthia:
"Send for Winnie, mother, and we wiz
have a family reunion"
You can guess, my readers, what aA
effect Ludl Piouu~SA- "hsI
Cynthia, Anna, Mary and the boys all
tried TO embrace him at once, and they
all cried for joy. II
Winnie was sent for post haste andtl
the following morning as Cynthia wasV
preparing ''big" dinner for the prodi-
gal child, the sound Of carriage wheels Z
were heard.
"It's Winnie and Glen" they all whis-
pered, and everybody scrambled to en-
brace her frst. Simon was on hand. l
and with tears In his eyes helped her
alight, and asked her to forgive him.
We will leave our hero here, midi
pleasant family surroundings. and ny
readers can imagine for themselyesf
how Simon Grey cast his ballot In No.
vember. 1900.
(I,he End)