Mower County transcript., 1906-06-27
FARMER BEN'S
COLUMN

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One of the boys was tellin' me that
the project to send to the legislator from
this county set that the corporations
and combines could. d.bank on was no idle
dream and that time would show the
whole thing up. Amt it queer state
Of things that not a single farmer can
get on the legislator list any more?
Just a lot Of townies get there and
they don't know and can't know what
farmers ought to hav done for 'em.
The farmers in the county Outnumber
the towDies pretty near two to one and
yet they lay down and get nothin' just
because they don't strike for it. When
it comes primary election day the farm
ers will stay rite by their thrashin' ma
chimes and let down their own friends
and defenders, and the combine agents
flood the town primaries with all the
whiskey soaks and ward heelers of both
parties they can cart to the polls and
there US farmers are done up agen
Look over the whole list from senator
down to coroner today and tell me how
many farmers are in the Mower County
list. If you can ind single one, put
a tar stripe on his jacket so can tell
which one he is. | tell you when it
comes to the legislator US farmers ought
to hav at least the two representatives
every trip. That's just about our pro-
portion of two to one. Then we could
look out for our rights. The man who
says that the farmer amt got brains
enuf to tackle the legislator job amt
fit to lead bull.
They've got warden down to the
Chicago jail that's got a drink comm
from Farmer Ben if we ever get to-
gether. He's got locked up in jail un-
der his charge brute of man SEN
fenced to>death for fendish murd Or
of,awoman and I'h be kicked outdoors
if whole lot of fool women amt hang
in round the Jail tryin' to lionize the
murderer and bringin' him flowers and
dainties and just max in him think he's
a sort of a lion instead of brutal, low
bred, murderin' scoundrel that would
stoop low enuf to attack and murder a
woman. | never could see into this
thing. 1t looks like lots of women
materially take to rascals and scoundrels.
A young chap that is clean and right
eous and modest amt in it with the
girls lots of times with the dissolute
sport that is foul and dangerous and
unsafe. What do those Chicago
women think of themselves: What do
they want of the brute in jail? It
looks like they ought to send HIM d
dyno bomb to blow his head off with
insted OF flowers and such favors.
Some women hav queer tastes sure as
the sun. 1t would take ostrich stom-
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out to liv with they stink so with whis-
key and tobaccy and such. Anyhow,
Pm glad that Chicago warden has put
on the lid and issued order that un-
der no circumstances shall flowers and
such be allowed to be carried to the
murderer's cell.
I never see a more united feelin'
than over the comeout of the Duluth
convention. Johnnie johnson can't
get within $4,000 miles of another elec-
ton. He got 10000 republican votes
and then squeezed in by about 5000
plurality. This time he can't get 49,
900 republicans to act the traitor act to
their party and he'll get buried so deep
you can't even hear his groans. No
wonder he is gettin' shaky and don't
know but he may switch to congress
man instead of tryin' sure defeat in
runnin' for governor. The lines are so
differin' this trip that it don't seem like
the same state. We've got united
party standin' solid front. johnson
amt made good. He's showed that
while he is slick tongue-slinger, he
don't do nothin'. I've asked some dems
to name one thing he's done and they
look blank in silence. We're goin' to
lite Swede with SWede. We've got one
of the best men in the state on for lieu
tenant pouArnor and he's of Swedish