The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-01
Mr.. DOOLEY ON VALUE OF
ARIZONA MEN IN OFFICE

Armour Nv that particular line iv
slaughter.
"'ye don't suppose that I'd propose
, FIR 70 enthrust him with lofty consti-
choochinal mission If he on'y kilt wan
man? Me notions iv tn jooties iv pub
lie office is far higher thin that, l thank
hiven. Besides in tn case We speak iv
, twas justifiable homicide. He had asst
tn man TO drink with him. No. sir;
/ have examined his record carefully
an / find him fully equipped FIR amy
emergency. He niver misses. TIL cor
oner follows him like a horse afther a
hay wagon. He's tn man FIR tn place.
tn quick dhrawin', readily passionate,
hammerless gun firm terror iv tn
Great Desert
But tn Sinit didn't approve iv him.
TIL Sinitor firm Massachusetts. where
human life is held so cheap that no
wan thinks of takin' it, protested again
him, an twas finally discovered that
early in his career he'd been caught
runnin' off a bunch iv COWS an pushed
into Jail. and that was too much FIR tn
hon'rabIe body, hardly wan mimber of
which has liver been caught. So they
give Jake tn go-by.
But it'll come out all right in tn
end TIL Prisidint knows what tn
West wants, an he'll get it FIR thin.
TIL West is no effete community, where
tn folks likes a quiet bookkeeping life,
an early supper. game iv cards, lock
tn windy, wind tn clock an go to bed.
That may do for tn East. But in tn
West we demand sthrenuse life an
sudden death. We're people out here on
tn des'late plains where tn sun sets
pink acrost tn gray desert an tn scor-
pion clings to tn toe. We don't want
PLAINLY tuners or plasther saints to
govern US. We want men who so to
bed with their spurs on, an can break
a gun without spikin' their thumbs
Wen have thin, too. Under precedin'
administrations. tn jobs wint to
la-ads with no more qualifications thin
is needed to run a dairy lunch.
some iv tn bes' places in tn West is
held be tn poorest shots, while men cap
able iv tn mos sthrikin' gun plays is left
to devote their talents to private func-
tons An they call that tn merit sys-
tenn / expict tn time Is near at hand
whin justice will be done these worthy
citizens. At prisint whin a man is need
ed TT a govermint office. he - called on
to set down with a sheet iv pa-aper an
get pot iv ink an say how many times
eight-an'-a-half will go into line
dhrawn firm tn base iv tn hypothenoose
an if he makes tn answer bright an
readable. they give him a place admins
therin' tn affairs iv n proud people that
cudden't tell a hypothenOose firm a sea
lion
But whin things gets goin' right und-
her this admintsthra tion tn civil sarvice
commission cons'stin' iy tn Hon. Bill
Cody, tn Hon. Texas Jack. an tn Hon
Bat Masterson, will put tn boys through
an examination thatn bring out all there
is in thin. I'm preparin' a pa-aper f'r
an examin ton iv candydateS fr sup rim
tindint iv tn Smithsonian institoot:
{ Il. Describe a roundup.
80. Name FIVE iv tn best brands (a)
cattle Oh whisky, ye have used.
"5. Afther maxim a cinch. is it proper
f'r % always kick tn critter in tn stom-
ach on'y whin We feel Ike it?
-. Undher what circumstances shud a
Mexican not be shot and if So why?
"5. How long shud a tinderfoot dance
befure ne is entitled 70 live?