The Sunday globe., 1901-05-19
The Honest Farmers Views.

Il was thinkin'" said Uncle Silas, as
he tilted his chair back against the
counter and swung his right leg over his
left, II was thinkin how it nd be to let
the railroad fellers and the trust chaps
run the hull bizness. Might save heap
o money and give jest as much satisfac'
tion."
"Looks to me they come pretty near
runnin Of it as it is" remarked Deacon
Forkover, as he slung scoop full OF
prime fifteen cent Java and Mocha mixed
into the coffee mill and put the crank in
motion,
That's jest what say. They're run.
ming things for all they're worth, and we
might as we'll give EN- the whole circus
and the band-wagon to boot, reioined
Uncle Silas.
''Ye see, Deacon, its like this. We're
payin' fancy prices for articles what aint
delivered TO us when they're ordered.
| say let's let them fellers that run the
Government-run it direct-sos to save
salaries an expenses. You can't pass no
bill in the legislature nor in Congress If
they don't want it passed, an ye can't
stop bill from going thsough if they
mark it o. K" SO what's the use of
sendin' members to Albany or to Wash
ington2 Why not hand over the hull
burned bizness at onct TO the trusts and
save the cost of the small politicians ?
That I'D simplify matters"
"Reckon it would, said the Deacon,
as he let the store cat through the cellar
door for the night.
They're bound to hold ye up and get
what they're after anyway, and so long
as the voters an taxpayer aint got no
show, what's the sense in electin a lot
of wax fggers to offs an givin' ON em
salaries to blow in fur high livin'2"
mo, sir II Tom Platt's able to run
this State along with the express bizness,
| say let Thomas do it, an then we'll
know just who's drivin'. He aint askin'
no salary, an don't suppose he'd take
cent if the community was to offer it to
him. But he works hard and he does
try to please the public and he knows
how. Then there's Chauncey, his run
MIN mate. They're good team. Amt
nothin' fleet enough to pass 'em on a
trot, | calc'late with them two hauling
the car of State, the machine 'ud run
without using over much Standard Oil,
and we'd be saved the expense of Gov.
ernor and Assembly and hull load of
upernumeraries. | don't much keer fer
trusts and sich, but they've come to stay,
an we might as we'll put 'em to some
good use as not. As fer Tom Platt and
Chauncey, l aint got nothin agin 'em,
They come pretty nigh KNOWN what's
best for everybody, and | reckon they'd
rather keepu out of the poor house than
put US in, which is whar we're headin'."
Morality cOrnered.
There seems to be corner in morality.
The stock of virtue has been largely
oversold and the speculative short
interest in futures (popularly termed
Great Hereafters) is unusually large.
Many more or less respectable bankers
and brokers have been forced to sacrifice
the Ten Commandments, which they
were holding as security for good be
havior
One of them, a great granddaughter of
his uncle Shylock, OF Venice, has just
given testimony in the Kennedy murder
trial in New York, which tends to con-
firm the impression that Wall and Broad
Streets supply the angels" of the Ten
derlOin.
The defendants counsel used a search.
light with startling effect upon the wit
ness, Maurice Mendhorn, who held the
acknowledged position of unwedded
husband to the murdered Dollie Rey-
nolds.
'Mr, Reynolds, as he allowed him
self to be known when in her society,
took no interest in the first or second trials
of DR.. Kennedy, but kept in the shady
background. And he Is the star witness in
the third attempt to free the dentist Of
murder
Is Mr.. Mendhorn fair sample of the
prosperous brokers of the New York Ex-
changeH