The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-10-04
BOY"LETTERS-NO.7
My Dear Boy:


You inform that John Jones. Tom
Bently and old Harry Weldon say that
they are going to vote for Mckinley
and Roosevelt. but that they will vote
against Congressman, now candi-
date for election.
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 a large membership.
but only about one-fourth OF them ac-
tive meInbers.''
Bro. Robinson replied:
My church members are all active.
The last of them is active. Those
who won't do anything else will kick
The Republican party is a very active
organization There is nothing dead
about it. The last one of it's 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. I sorry. I will tell you why
1 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 Represent tives. They do expect to
paralyze legislation, tie McKinley's
hands, block tho 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
Jones. Bently
Weldon.
L happen to know Just what is the
matter with those three men. Jones fail
ed to be appointed postmaster at> Sque-
dunk Station. Benuy didn't get to take
the census in Pawlaw township. and
Weldon thinks he ought to have his pen
sion increased to twentyfour 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
cases. Perhaps Jones would be very
good postmaster at Squcdunk. 1t may
be that Bently was the most competent
person to take the census in Pawpaw
township. For aught 1 know Weldon
ought to have pension of twenty-feur
dollars month, although I doubt wheth-
er he is more disabled than myself and
1 get only eight dollars and am not kick
ing about it, I could use more to very
good advantage. but am thankful for
what have
Why, my boy we are entering upon
wonderful times. The ancient civiliza-
ton of the Orient Is crumbIing. The
islands of the sea are being Transformed
The Christian nations are coming to-
gether. America, with her inexhaustible
resources, her intelligence and freedom,
of thought, her energy and inventive
genius, Is becoming the foremost factor
in the coming regeneration of the world.
And at the head of this great nation
stands William Mckinley, enduring the
most tremendous strain which has come
upon any President since Lincoin's day
His wise, dignifed faithfulness com
mands the respect and confidence of the
world He should be reelected and
should have a Congress upon whom be
can depend
In view of these great things, how
small the postmaster's place at Squedunk
and such trifiing personal matters ap-
pear.
once there was n who traded a
good farm for drink of whisky and n
plug of tobacco. The Bible tells us of
Esau who sold his birthright for q mess
of pottage- Tradition informs us of q
man who cut off his nose to spite his face
And of such are Jones, Bently and Wei
don and others who let little things blind
them to great things
MY boy, this is not the year to kick.
mink on these things and DON'T BE A
Shhh YOUR FATHER