Milford chronicle., 1906-04-13
UNCLE REUBEK'S LETTER.
Washington, D. c.


CopWwight 1906. By William T. Ireland
Dear Friend:- Tillman tried fer several
days to git chanct to vote on the rate
bill into the senate, but some senator allus
got up an blocked the game. Every
thing in the senate is done by unanimous
consent, an any little old senator, can get
up and invoke privilege NV senatorial
courtesy, an demand halt in the pro-
ceedin's. Pm afeerd Tiilman's senatorial
courtesy will git plum out Nv patient an
he will start on a rampage. Tillman's
only got one eye but he keeps that purity
busy, an when he looks ct Senator Platt
real hard, Platt dodges.
The Senate is havin' hard time Nv it,
being ripped up the back by newspaper
an magazine correspondents, an cussed
all over the country fur turnin' Teddy
down, an bein accused with keepin one
eye on railroad legislation, an the
other on the ''tickler" why, derned if
yer uncle amt Rettin' kind NV sympathetic
You couldn't hardly blame a senator fer
smilin' real pleasant an sayin it looked
like it WIZ gOin' to be real nice spring
weather soon, when he read in the paper
that the beef packers in Chicago had beat
the attorney general.
Mebby you have heered Nv the new
Public Printer that runs the government
print shop. His name is Stalling and he
is frum Boston. Bein' frum Boston may
account fer a good many things that aint
clear otherwise. Stillingsruns the print ;.
in Office like it wuz a military camp, =
issuin' orders ever fifteen minutes an
postin' them up on a bulletin board. A
printer has to ask Stilling what kind Nv O.
breakfast food he kin eat, how many
times a week he kin go to the theatre - y
an he dassent go to the races nohow. "
StilliDg gives out that congressman an
senators didn't cut no cheese with him - -
an they could go straight up; but he has = =
sence changed bis mind-he found out 10
he had to get the money through Con-
gress to pay his salary. He don't think -
be is bigger'n Congress now, but almost - !.
IS big. Shilling is peach. !.
A good eel Of talk has been caused in ~
Washington by Andy Carnegie's comm g,
,ut fer spellin' reform-a right smart ba
more talk than his views on the rate
'soblem. A feller that has as much
money as Andrew has kin spell a most
my old way, an still retain the respects
N admiration Nv the people, but poor
uss like yer uncle has to be a leetle 'n
,eerful an perticukler about his writin' sn'
= be will be sot down as ignerent man. w
They say Andrews clerk does the most col
" his spellin' anyhow. If could afford sv. .
0 have a smart clerk mebby 1 could nj
Frite a book an nearly eyer word be ca
PEELED right; an give advice to young
len how to make money. Most NV IN.
nese rich cusses say, ''Be honest" Nv
purse il Amt fer me to say, but believe Az
ley give out that word to keep fellers vis
lat's WoFkin' fer 'em from stealin' 'em gul
lind. eta
] sted the President ridin' out the other -.
" a-horse back with Root. Teddy had ~.
/ 8 old slouch hat an rough rider clothes r
j, an didR't look much more like a 49,
esident than yer uncle would; but he Ric
up on his boss, ,lookin' like it wouldn't day
safe to tell him that, Ithought It {
Iuld be good chance fer me to have III, ,n
'ie conversation about gettin' a door Of !
sper's job at the White House; but he A
we'd me aside with military gesture, Jun
I stood with my mouth open lookin' ~ as,
them disappear down the pike. It YER,
ns like luck is agin me gittin' a audi ticir
2 with the President y;
Yours sineerly, a. a
Reuben HardscrabbIe. this