The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-15
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"OsIer's q Fool Says Old
Mems Protective Assoc
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SYes. sir. I'm Os. and proud OF H.
Jake Mohler, here. he's 50. Last win
ter he feli on the pavement and broke
bis arm, but as soon as that gifts wen
he'll be as tit as any young man sou
ever seen. We're both old men, that
Is. old in years; but our value to the
community amt at an end yet no
"A. d. Mains. harness maker, secre-
tary OF camp No 4 Old Mems Pro-
tectire association, laid aside strap
he had been working on and bit into
his plug. Jake Mohler also a member
Of the Old Mems association, sat with
his chair leaning back against the har-
ness bench. He also Is a harness
maker, but while his arm IS healing
! he elsinder sets around and advises
with Mr.. Mains"
SITS something the towns need
ed = said Mr.. Mains, "and we're golng
to make 1t great organization. We
organized few weeks ago with only
few members. Now Where's forty
one and in few months therell be
5000 yes. sir, 5000 It's a shame,
that's what # is, a shame, the way old
men are treated They need protec-
tlon and we're going to protect em.
When ~ old man applies for job
what do they tell him? That he's
too old for work that's what they
tell him; that he amt at for anything
but thescrap heap
A Question Of Brains
That's 1t. that's what they say
lnterposed Mr.. Mohler, SO, as he lean
ed forward causing the front legs Of
his chair TO hit the floor with thud.
TOO old' very scornfully Fiddle
sticks. why. can do more work
today. a heap more, than most men
half my age. A man amt in his
prime until he gets to be so. His
brain amt in good working order until
then And yet some folks say that
man Of 60 amt good for anything.
Didn't We help to make this country
what 1t aian't we? A lot Of other
people. the pnscrupulous kind, have
got the morcs we earned and now
that we're old atd poor they turn us
down. It's a shame
MI Mains resumed work on his
strap. ave don't like to go to the
poorhouso OF TO the old soldiers
home. we want to continue 70 be
active citizens as long as we live We
don't want em to take our vote away
from us, Our ASSOCIATION proposes TO
show folks that old men are good for
something We're going to get our
members jobs and see that they hold
em. OF course we don't want any
members who are physically unable
TO work, but any man over 50 who is
healthy is eligible TO join"
But DR. Osler says a visitor
began.
Or. osler's fool Mr.. Mains in
terrupted quickly
III you ask me, l call him a damr
fool" said Mr.. Mohler
Mr. Mohler again pushed bis chaii
back against the harness bench ans
stroked the stubbIe growth on his
chin refleclively The men who arc
candidates for mayor next cleo
ton will have to cater to the OF.
Mems association Were going TO b
power, tell you. The candidates
will have % be good 70 us. Tha
sounds like joke, don't itg But wal
and see.7
Then Mr. Mothers mind suddcnl.
returned to the Osler theory. and hi
Z. manner became indignant "osle
did It because he knew it would ad
I vertise him. I'm on 20 him Nv
! been in the harness business thirt
years and ! never yet know barnes
maker under SO who could turn out
real good job. Don't the law requir
= itttAi a Ahtth toiA w lAhHAANt1 NHh
{ he's &c. and weren't all our creates
= statesmen over co when they mad
4 names for themselves? osler's a foo
= Lenient to Young Men
"Of course continued Mr. Noble
IS eit amt our intention TO run the youn
= men out OF their jobs. An we want
y y fair division. I've done lot fc
the country in my day and think IA
country owes me something In return
" I've raised twelve children think OF
twelve. and they're all good citizen
: TOO. Ana ! fought IN the war.
n was a Confederate he Went o
light coming into his eyes. "and
fought hard"
Yes, ana was IN the war, too
interrupted MT Moins flwas
Union sold Me end him shot
each other IN the war But the
ain't going 10 be any distinction
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