Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
I'M ATOMS OF A GREAT
GRANDFATHER.

J" - Takes Issue with Young
nam Nearly Every Point but
''n srccumbs to Drowsiness
q Elkins, Sept. %.
" scnI' tnow what's the matter with
a2a l.nt g seem to reeollect anything
eaa eaaanened since ! made my pro-
. i'' noacb napg in the Senate in 1888.
sal sp.Il M Greatest effort of my-or
@ .i.a0' 7 went upstairs last night |
b.'I rbot l had gone for ana had
iI W. ~r' how. Steve Elkins, up to tell
al o.;oter'n lr' shootin' he pointed to
gd and began helpin' me off with
ronrress CATERS. That $ Jest IKE IKE
.oli .oIiican. thnkin' of what we ought
S'llO.l' ~ 6rst and doin' what we amt
..l .i.,laD.ond.git enough to do for our
PC r few words about your let
all u ,e,sstsace. Don't git hot under
If an old man of so takes
- - os speakin his mind.
y fse9a bF talkin' about centraliza-
Tfsre lave you been living the
s47 rars? Don't you know that
- hat the Union is bigger
.--sf its parts was settled by the
,-bon laid the foundations of
~ .oltin' horses to the Federal
y D.a,+ fash Yourself about some youth
~ y.aoleon usurpin' any dangerous au-
va .,-'1 aver fine SO.0OO,O00 American
IONS They all know their rights
-.i os Dave Hill, and KNOWN, dare
rtoin them. without the consent OF
/. ntber nation. as your friend of '96
\ lo0 Billy Bryan, would say.
rb.ts this thing imperialism" you
N 60 mucb about? In my opinion it's
nmmyrot. There's no more impe-
NM in the United States than in
tnobole stuffed with the clay of
rrsral Caesar.
yon make me weary when you talk
.s'rt tbe President of the United States
trsIopipg such tremendous power from
N tn wear until it almost equals that
mann monarchs." What sort of small
,a,toes do you take the President of
/ republic for! You may think he
Il no more account than the King
Greece or the Akoond of Swat, but
rmy age I'm not runnin' for the remote
lance Of succeedin' to an office no big
M than some hop o my thumb might
HI by accident
DON'T yon know that if we follow "the
fot,teps of our fathers" we must march
trard the past? Following the foot
rsls Of ancestors can only lead to the
rlle or the tomb And though they
ID that am in my second childhood
mi have one foot in the grave, ! prefer
hniin' in the footsteps Of the livin' to
hIowin' the footsteps of the dead.
Act-act in the living present!
Heart Within and God O'erhcad!
as always been the motto of your as
1nB' Uncle Gassaway.
Talk of lust of power. What are we |
b ibis race for? ! never lusted for any |
|hng as lust after the presidency |
of the Senate with a reversionary inter
sst n the Presidency Of the United |
States
Your IDEAS on the tariff are as hazy as
be vision Of a six-day-old steer. Here's
Ehat said in 1883. and it's good doc
fine yet:
! an for a tariff that will yield sufficient
Hfnue for the economical and proper eX-
Fd.iuTes Of the government, and in that
iif believe incidental protection to our
1tgsries is right and proper.
Il tariff for protection is robbery, |
h the penitentiary with the whole outfit,
We can't cozen the people by denouncin'
BE crime while supportin' the govern
aat on the swag.
! see you have lugged in the old chest
Ili about protection building up THE
BUSINESS and property of the few at the
alense Of the many" Don't you know
-ai property and wealth in the United
Yates was never as widely distributed
. to-day? that in all industries more
pan 6O per cent of the gross income
l1S TO the wage-earners, and that the
'sgeearners are our only true imperial
! notice with qualification that you
'a'step in regard to trusts.
was deeply affected by your reference
y our martyrcd President. William
leAinley.' Let me recommend his care
y! 'lought-out policies to your study
~ Y ADOPTION. Otherwise this appreci-
uol Of the dead leader will rebound to
Z lonor and glory Of his young sue
'SoI IN the White House. who has not
ssI,ed " hairs breadth from the chart
" Gown for him by William McKin-
What do you mean by celebrating
,alay, in the Philippines? Who's
I!n Andy Jackson over there?
D' you know the record of our Dem
% lsuc Congressman on the subject of
" servce-how they have persistent
.oyel to withhold the appropriations
1'A'aIy to the administration of the
.',u's' Alton, if we can't be elected.
Us be honest.
+, 'gl ~, talk about 'the Executive acquir-
I. \ Ie Fanama route and rights" Don't
y " Alo~ that these were acquired by
=, ] ,sOverhment ", and not by the execu-
~ Inc Senate ratified the treaty and
-s'eS S appropriated the money TO
IVY , T., 'ne opportunity to do what YOU
uas long been the hope Of our
,';sulen' 4 m to-wit, dig the canalY' If you
ba.s earnest about the right to dig hav-
I, 'vsl u Wrongfully obtained, why don't
n sse It's remuneration? There are
,5 5,e1oiutionists on the isthmus who
4. NY 4. welcome sSe a return to the good old
NJ VI revolutions on the half shell |