Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-09-25
THE POWER OF
PAPER AND INK.
MIR. DOOLEY TELLS HOW THEY
DOMINATE AMERICAN LIFE
TODAY.

change me name To save me firm the
grand jury. But there's no escape
fr good man or bad firm tn printed
wurrud. II follows me wheriver | go
an sthrikes me down in church. i'm
me office. in me very home. There was
me frind Jawn ID. Three years ago
he seemed insured against punishment
ayether here or hereafthr. A happy
man. religious man He had sauar-
ed tn ligislachures. tn couts. tn
politicians. an the Baptist clargy.
He saw the dollars hoppin' out iv
livry lamp chimbley In tn wurruld.
an hurryin' to'rd him. His heart
was pure, seem that he had niver
done wrong save I'm tn way of bust
ness. His head was hairless. but un-
bowed. Ivry Monday mornin' | read
Nv him leadin chorus iv Onward
Christian sojers marchin' Err tn
stun" He was at peace with the wur-
ruld, tn flesh, an the divvle. A good
man! What cud harm him? An so II
seemed he might proceed to tn
grave, whin, 10 an behold. up I'm his
path leaps lady with pen I'm hand
an of goes Jawn ID. f'r the tall tim
bers. A lady, mind we. dips a pen in
TO an inkwelll there's an explosion,
an what's left Nv Jawn ID. an his
power wudden't brighten crows away
firm n corn field. Who's afraid iv
ROCKEFELLER now? TIL prisidint hits
him a kick, country grand jury in-
diets him, n goluf caddy overcharges
him, an whin he comes back firm
Europe he has as many polisman to
meet him on tn pier as Doc Owens.
year ago anybody would take
his money. Now If he wanted to Civ
II even 10 Chancellor Day he'd have
TO meet him I'm a barn at midnight
Down they come, these here joynts
that have set on our necks f'r years.
not crushed be tn hand Nv tn law.
which happened to be busy I'm their
pockets at e time, or shot out he tn
bombs iv revolution or even Ilgisla-
ted out be congress. but smashed be
wan tap Nv lead pencil be man or
a woman that has about as much mon
ey as would buy cutie fshbone rr
their canary bur'rds an doesn't want
amy more. A cry goes up. Here
comes Rayporther Baker" an tn
naughty insurance magnates break
| tn mahouanv furugt,,o 49, ~ s....
ter-mile record i'm dash fr' steam
or. A novel smashes tn beef thrust
and blow fri tn relentless Faber
Number Two knocks tn props out
firm undher tn throne of Rooshya.
a young fellew william iv II is tn Bos-
ton an Maine railroad. TIL william lv
all modhern novels is a corporation
iv some kind, n packin house. haro-
sene lie factory of n railroad TIL Bos-
ton an Maine railroad is n handsome
wretch that enthers n peaceful New
Hampshire village with it's cursed
city ways, deceives tn heroine with
a false bill iv lading. forgeG tn viii
an acquires n moTgedge on the old
old homestead. but is folled at last
by tn author. TIL state iv New
Hampshire arises as wan man so Il
seems, an calls upon tn young fell
low TO run fT governor. None but
writing men need now apply. FIR tn
first time in 30 years we have prls-
idint who isn't "A lawyer, tn well
known an popular author Nv alone
In Cuba" Private Correspondence"
coz yolumes). wild Beasts 7 Have
Met In Wyoming an Washington, q"
9TH Winning ~ tn West an How T
Did IT," an so forth. TIL hopes iv tn
Idimmycratic party is divided between
tn iditor Nv a Nebraska weekly an
tn iditor Nv a New York slventy times
daily an few at night
Whin a state wants to ilict n gov
lernor or city n mayor they don't
go as wanst they did to tn most
graceful tax dodger in tn community
lfr advice, but apply TO tn pollyticaI
Intelligence Office up by me friend
Lincoln Stehens. No wan can get n
job without a character from him:
Grover Cleveland. honest but grum-
py; don't get along with other SER
wants an is disposed to lecture his
masters; Industrious. but not very
bright; wud make a good judge in n
probate court; since LAWN his last
Iplace has been keepin' bad comp'ny
"Thaydore Rosenfelt; excellent man
Is all wurruk honest sober. but n
little quarrelsome. Sometimes tries
too hard TO please all his employers
lat wanst: wants TO do too much Pr
thin at other times an has been
known to compel them to take a bath
whin thoy didn't need Il. Wud make
an excellent Waterman fr tn front
dure. but doesn't pay much attention
to tn back Nv tn house Very well
satisfied with his present position.
but may have to make n change. A"
"Willum Jennings Bryan has been n
second man f'r ten years, n position
to which nc Is well suited. Wud like
TO improve his condition. Cheerful.