The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-05

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yhas II trust und grinding down der
roor. but djas dot look like III Ny
wife can't 70 10 church because she
bus no shoes, und | hnye 10 walk be.
/ cause can't AFFORD to ride. tell you
II yhas al mistake Der peoples
have got II wrong ldea. II yhas der
peoples who vhas grinding der trusts
down"
but you shump oop der price Of
coal When n0ttlngs yhas doing" | says.
"But II yhasn't to make money. II
yhas to teach people to place more
value on der coal und keep II covered
| up nvhay from der rats. Dere ybns
no little money In der coal business
dot sell out nnd go to chopplng wood.
II you yhns governor don't make
fool OF yourself Come to me before
you do anything und let me show y0lI
by my books dot | live on turnlps Oh
all last winter shust to accommodate
der peoples"
| Ponty Jneck when he yhas gone u
man NIT red face comes In und
slams pair OF shoes down Oh der
counter und shouts at me:
Hans. don't you make some fools
OF yourself
How
"By stirring oop der peoples. Nobody
yhas complaining now. All yhas Will
ing to be robbed by trusts. rcbaters ind
graftcrs. Here vhas some shoes 10
! mend unl my boy shall bring some
more. yhant you TO let me alone"
"Und What business vhas you InW
asks.
Der ice business. You know we have
n very open winter und no Ice around
here. Dot makes prices high dis sum
mer."
but dot vhas only some excuse. Ice
vhas plenty all over New England"
But You keep still und your Ice vhas
half price. bot yhas rebates Der only
man who kicks about rebates yhas der
man who don't get any"
When der iceman goes avhay der
| miIkman comes in He has wife ral
six chIldcr. uud he was never In M
| place before. He now has four pairs Of
/ shoes 10 be mended, und he smiles und
{ says:
$50 you like to run for governor. eht"
/ Il do"
"Yhell. dot vhas all right. Der peo
pies believe you 10 be an honest man,
und you can depend on my vote see
by your platform dot you vhas down on
| trusts"
u shall make Il hot for 'em."
Dots right, Hans; make 1t hot for
'em. but At der same time don't make
some mistakes"
How
! Peoples vhas mlstooken when dey
speak about n milk trust. II vhas sim.
ply an organization to buy Bibles for
the heather in Africa. When der price
Of milk goes oop we buy more Bibles,
When der price OF butter goes oop dot
yhas TO furnish hymn books. Every
time you buy n pound Of butter or Il
quart Of milk you are helping the
heathcn Please understand dot und
don't fool nit der milk und butter busi,
ness"
Der milkman goes out und der fat
/ policeman comes in, He looks at me in
/ mournful vhay und says:
Hans, don't believe you vhas any
sooch man."
How" | asks.
You like TO take der bread out of my
mouth"
"ln What yhay?"
You vhas going TO be elected gov
ernor und stop grating. How can DIR
police force get along If you do dol?
DO you like to see us all 20 by der
| poorhouSef'
Il don't like It," | says.
But 1t vhas custom. Everybody
vhas used TO it, Nobody complains
II man finds me asleep In a saloon
he CRAFTS me. II | find somebody
/ VI WIN SldIA uilll IL Nliun Ole llllu
wash der other, und nobody vhas hurt
Oop to dis time l make you fix my
shoes for nottings. After dis | shall
pay you, Go for der plumber and coal
man, Hans, but give us honest men n
chance"
Dot day more ash twenty peoples
come into my shop nit shoes TO mend
und everybody vhas my friendt Just
before | shut oop in der evenings der
cooked eyed tramp comes around. He
sees all der shoes to be mended. und
he sees der smile on my face, und he
says:
Gully, when you yhas in trouble CON
suit cock eyed man. What he doesn't
know about human nature you can't
find out from der undertaken. A cock
eyed man don't take good photo
graph, but When 1t comes down to solid
advice h. vhas all dcrc und something,
to spare" NJ. QUAD.
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