The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
THE DISSATISFIED DEMOCRAT
On Reconstruction.

ouiy thhE ht Nouio Say hitci ~
was all over was, "You bet on the
green and the darned thing Is
black-you bet on the black and
the darncd thing Is green" The
moral OF this fable is; be careful
how you back your judgment next
deal.
The day of political rcconstruc-
ton Is at hand, not only In the
state, but also In the county. The
people are tired of n ring that Is
running things to suit themselves.
There are no particular objections
in giving a fellow u start on an
oilice, but the emergency break Is
ready to be applied to the wheels
OF the machine built on the life en-
dowmcnt plan. The prevalent idea
of good insurance seems to be the
straight one, pay not over four
years, maturity plan. OF course
there are some fellows that have a
twenty year endowment policy
nearly maturcd, but in the face Of
the Dockcry-Allcn-Ncw York
Experts deal, the options written
In the policy are liable to be led
astray and become "A liability in
stcad OF an asset. Some Of these
fellows are insurance men, and
they may possibly figure out the
golden nuggets of truth hidden in
these words.
Mr.. Scibert has nearly conclud-
cd that the strenuous life OF the
chairman of the state committee Is
too hard on the nerves Of the rura
democracy. DR.. Chinn was from
, Missouri aud they didn't show
him, so therefore they didn't get
; his autograph. And Dave Ball Is
kindly considcratc of the Republic
I can minority and Dave Ball. The
last named gentlemen are In on the
reconstruction deal, and are figur-
ing on sticking x their forces togcth-
er tighter than II could be done
with LcPagcs' Liquid Glue. Jus,
, keep your optic nerves focused
on the deal and see II Sammy
Cook Is equal to the emergency
Bell Phelps, you know, Is In
for any old thing--at least that IL
,, what he says.
Now lets take up a thread ",
dropped several weeks ago, and
see how things keep on happening
Prairie, Prairie township, County
OF Montgomery, State of Missouri
: Is actually to be represented. We
, will have to put 1t on Barney Fer
guson's bill board several weeks
: before the snow arrives. Upper
Loutrc, poor thing, they haven,
: yet decided just what they will do
. with her. These things have been
: floating around in the air for d
week OF two, and fianally ! was In.
| fected, but I don't believe all |
, hear and am rather inclined to
= think / would rather see this thing
= before I speculate on the color oI
: its hair. A fellow, who had beer
D defeated In the last democratic
convention-I mean primary, came
to me the other day and asked my
opinion on forming trust on the
one term idea. As | had turned
over a new leaf, ! had to be sincere
and told him point blank that
was a firm adhercnt to the demo
cratic idea of opposing all trusts
, unless you happen to own one
but that thought a trust of the
:, kind he suggested would be a good
y thing In several families to bucl
the one already in existence. Sc
that marks the beginning of recon
'' structlon in Montgomery County.
y A good old brother over in Cal
y laway County picked up his churci
paper one day and standing ou
i' boldly on the same line wer'
= these two words, DEMONSTRATION
u Eternity" He thought awhil
. and then he said; al thought /
: was for the best, but il there is go
ing to be reconstruction over yon
der want to stay in Callawa.
y County" II any of the faithful
: brethen are afraid of reconstruc
F' tion, they had better move over In
'e to Galloway.