The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1903-03-13
MIKE DooGEN

GuVner Simple got out wild. The
hole sivin NV us got out the same
way. We are now the Universal Re-
ligun Club. The members NV the club
is all rayformers. The officers an
chairman NV the committees was Sc
lected wild CRATE care an wild specile
riference to fitness The president is
NV course Fayther Abraham, no other
man cud be that because he is the
very fayther Nv universal religun He
stans fur all that is good an pure an
honest an noble an virtuous. Spakin
NV his virtue Oh tell yez this club
is down in that part Nv town which
use to be called White Chapel, it is
now called Piper Town. Well we
has to blindfold Fayther Abraham
whin we brings him to the matings.
The vice president is Mr.. Piper an
there is a dom site more vice than
president in him. This is konfdential
Nv course. The secretary is Mr.. Par
ry. He wus selected to kape the rec
ords because even a gran jury kant
git the records away from him. You
luvin sun is the chairman of the exc
cutive kommittee an the sivin NV us
is that kommittee. The Dutch MIN
Der is the smellin kommittee. OF wus
opposed to his appintmint, but Fay
ther Abraham winked his other eye
and seZ, sez he, the hole toun kin
smell him, let him smell the hole
toun. l would feel sorry for the pole
cat that wud go into a smellin match
wild him.
Guv. Simple is the steerin kommit-
tee. This appintmint wuz made be-
cause any man that can handle steer
loike Bob Bridges is the man fur that
place. Mr.. Piper is also the finance
kommittee l wus forninst this ap-
pintmint, but Fsvthet Abraham is
tied up in sum way wild that dom
scoun-wid Bro. Piper. When GUY.
McGraw wanted to bate Bro. Piper,
Fayther Abraham sed no. No the
tonne has come ur-fur-foightin
men to stan together, besides that,
sez Fayther Abraham, Bro. Piper is
as good an pure an honest an vir-
tus as Oi am. That silenced all open
opposition, but the rist NV us will
watch the dom-dear Bro. Piper.
Bro. James is the door kaper. You
see he has been kapin the Cataract
kompany in hole fur a long tonne. He
has been kapen in the council long
tonne. He has been kapin the friend
ship NV the Seattle Electric Company.
He is a good kaper fur anything.
We installed the officers last mite.
Fayther Abraham made a foine spach.
Guv. Simple made tn spache Nv his
loife.
Bro. Parry sung a song. Bro Piper
Civ a skirt dance. The spaches Nv
Bro. Abraham and Guv. Simple will
be given in full in my next. I took
notes Nv both spaches. Your luvin
sun, MIKE DOOGEN.
Headquarters Universal Religion Club,
Washington Street, Seattle.
At a mass meeting held in New
York, under the auspices of number
of colored men styling themselves the
"Invincibles," the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That in his excellency,
the President, the Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt, the liberty of the world
has most fervent defender, civiliza-
ton a gallant representative, human
ity a generous protector, the Ameri-
can nation a type of civil valor and
heroic self-denial which ought to
characterize the first magistrate of
republic.
Resolved, That we recognize that
the great unfinished task of Lincoln,
which has fallen into his hands, will
be properly and successfully accom-
plished for the happiness and pros
perity of the nation.
"Resolved, That we pledge our
selves from this time henceforth to
use our influence for his nomination
and election to the presidency in 1904.
Resolved, That we form ourselves
into an association to be known as
Roosevelt Invincibles,' recommending
similar organizations to be formed