The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-06-15

but don't point that gun az ny head.
cause Il makes me nervous lie blows
un ne express car a. n matter of Accom-
notation 70 me. aud the express man
comes 20 the door. rubbing his
sleepy eyes open and SAYS. It's a won
der yon wouldn't let a man get a little
rest That dinky little safe In TIE cor
ner hasn't got anything in n 70 sD.ak o.
And then We blow up the little ss.fe first.
and maybe find an We want. and We
hurry up so tie boss can 90 Cn about
their business as qg.etly as possible
II y al reduced 20 a system. no-. ike
running a railroad or pipe lines. ane
am eontented with my lot. and there a.
no strain on my conscience. as there is
would be II was robbing the poor In
stead OF the rich. OF course. there are
some things that would like 10 have
the government do. like building Us a
house and furnishing US steam heat. be
cause these caves are cold and in time
VIII make US rheumatic. but | can wait
another year, when We shall send del
egate 10 congress from this district who
will look out for our interests. The Nor
mons are represented in congress. and
! don't see why We shouldn't be"
Well. you have got gall. all right
said pa TO the bandit. You mean &c
tell me YOU had rather pursue your
course as a train robber. away out here
In the mountains with no doctor with
IN hundred miles OF you. and no way
10 spend your money after you get IL
sleeping nights on the rocks and eating
canned stuff you pack in here after rob
bing a grocery. than to enter the realms
cf high finance and be respected by the
I people. and be one OF the people.
with no price on your head
one Of the great body Of eighty million
men who rule a country that Is the pride
Il the earth? You must be daffy. said
"a. Just as Disguised as be could be-
Sure Mike" said the robber. Every
body here respects ne. and who respects
the Wall street high finance and life in
surance robber2 Not even their Wallets.
Ne one OF the people, Ye gods. but you
watch these same people for a few
years. You say they run the govern
ment. They and their government ar
run By Wall street. which owns the
United States senate. body and soul
The people are pawns on q chess board.
moved by the players. and they only
talk. while the Wall street owners act.
Let ne tell you a story. / once had 4
81 h.. a f-.~
and roll over for q cracker. and would
hold a piece Of meat on his nose until
hts mouth would water and his eyes
sparkle. but he would watt for me &c
snap nv fingers before he would toss the
meat in the air with his nose and
snatch II in his mouth. and swal-
low II whole for fear I would get /,
away from him. He would stand on his
hind legs and speak and beg for 4 bone
70 be thrown 10 him so he could
catch II. Do you know. the people Of
this country remind me OF that dog. II
they do not assert themselves and TAX.
monopoly. high finance. insurance rob
\ berry. grating and millionaire and bill
Y lionafre ownership OF everything thai
l pays by the throat and strangle them
ell. and DO business themselves instead
Of having business done for them by Ii.
money power. they will never get notices
except when they do their tricks lik,
my old dog. When the time comes thai
the people wear collars ard are led By
chains. and they have TO stand or theii
hind legs and speak 20 their rich anC
arrogant masters for bones, and hol.
meat on their noses until Wall stree
snaps its fingers. you will want TO com,
out here in the mountains and live Il.
free life Of train rObber with con
science. What do you think about il
bub?" said the robber 10 me
We'll" says 10 him. you talk Tx.
a socialist. or q Democrat. but you tall
all right. II | am one Of the people | VII
do as the rest do. but I'll be darned n
will get down and roll over for any
body"