Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-09-21

patriot. but the liberty I'm talking
about is another kind of an insect. Its
Il micrObe that flnurishcs in unfriendly
soil. Wherever liberty microbes have
= poor chdn%t /" grow they breed faster
II any place. Bnt see | sor Ia ey-
plain it az We: Nc don't eaten sa. Rrains
grows only under ilair an most a: your
head is shaved.
A long time ago. before the doWa ger
empress Of China was born an Wen
the mustache of Confucius wasn't
more'n 4 foot long. Mexico was brushes!
under the heel of the oppressCr Spain
had 4 lead pipe cinch on everything
from FL Paso TO Yuc2t2n an owned all
the railroads an -wurXes. No
body could do nuthin' without seein'
somebody an the governor always had
his nan behind him. he had to keep
it there or lose his jC5 with the king.
They WuZ an Irish priest by the name
of Mike Hidalgc. He Wuz d thrue
patriot as all Irishmen are unless you
cross EN-. They'd been patriots in
Mexico before. but they wuz weak
kneed. overturned. an couldn't stand
punishment for a long fight. Mike de-
termined TO make the MeXicans free.
an whenever an Irishman sets his head
immediate. The Yankees are great fer
invention an smooth in a bond deal,
but nobody but the Irish do things an
sometimes they don't. But they always
try an keep tryiH'. There's Tom Upton
fer instance. They say he drinks his
tea out: of a saucer now regardless of
the conventionalities. but only because
he can't lift a cup. But as l WIZ sayin
Mike Hidalgo trun up his right arm an
sWore that Mexico should be free.
Then he grabbed brace of Colts re-
Nolvers an a. dirk an went fer tie
tyrants. The first few rounds Wuz Il
draw. but it wuzn't long till he got EN-
in The wind and won the mill. Not long
after that they laid fer him. caught him
with his guard down. an he lost all
his winnn's along wild his head but
he had good hackers an there Wuz
plenty of understudies to maintain the
championship. SO that's why the MeXi-
cans an the irish celebrate the 18th Of
September an just as long after that
as the money holds out. They whipped
Spain just as Buckley O'Neill an Brodia
an Jim McClintOck an Colonel McCord
did a few years ago. along with = iot
more Arizona Irishmen. They always
/ do il. When the irish gets into a fight
its Soin to be to a finish. Its true they
been scrappin' the king on the old sod
fer 4 long time an haven't won cut.
bur the fight aint finished yet an
they're on'y now settir' in their corners
takin the wet towel an bit of stimu-
| liant
But" said All Sam. Il no un'stand
yet. That wuz Messican fight. I no
sabe what fob dis countlee care dam
There We are again, said Casey.
''Ye never will be able TO grasp Ameri-
! can ideas an the full meaning of lib
erty an American institutions. Yer
eyes amt straight in yer head an We
can't see anything the way its put to
We. This is a free country. The whole
world here is offered protection. Those
who are trampled under the heel of the
| oppressor are invited to come here an
enjoy the blessings OF liberty. join the
democratic party an vote fer president
before they have hardly got acquainted
with the captain of their precinct. AIRY
one of the ward bosses will give EN- i
| stand in. An this glorious country IL
ways makes good too. When an alien
lands here without friends or money