Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-06
WRAPPED HIS ROMAN ToGA ABOUT HIM.


have something on his mind, however,
and when he wrapped his Roman toga
around him and stood up in his place
to speak all eyes were turned upon
him and the hall grew as quiet as
death.
members of de Limekiln club" be-
gan the president after a moment in
which he surveyed the faces of those
around him, ''a right smart time ago
three GUILD men and dawg met on a
street co'ner and organized this yere
Limekiln club. Dey felt dat dar was
need Of such club, and events have
proved dat dey was right. De club
growed like a green bay tree In a
month it had fifty members and held
its meetin's in barn. In two months
it had 200 members and had hired dis
hall. In six months it numbered almost
thousand members and owned dis
place. For de last ten years de club
has been a power in de land.
ct has sought to elevate de Guild
man politically and socially.
ut has sought to restrain his natural
extravaganza and teach him economy.
ut has turned his attenshun from de
game of craps to all de great political
queshuns of de day.
cit has taken him off de top rail of de
fence whar he sot in de sun and made
a worker of him.
ut has proved to him dat rentin' a
postofice box and wearin' a diamun
pin am but holler mockeries in de case
of Guild man.
at has taken his wife away from de
front gate and her gossip and put her
at de washtub and added to de income
of de family.
"It has turned most of his dawgs OFT
doahs and sent his chillen to school
at has settled thousands of ques-
huns of social etikette, and it has made
de standin of thousands of culrd folks
secure.
"All desc things has de Limekiln
club accomplished, and yet it's work am
not done. 1t am gwine ford to new
pinnacles, and it am gwine to accom-
plish new victories.
'MO' dan ever befo it will be de
head center for de Guild people of
America to look up to and consult wild
and be guided by.
"Cities, states and kentries change
DER form Of government for sunthin'
new and better. When butter gifts too
old it must be worked ODER and made
new. For de last year I have been
realizin' dat dis Limekiln club was
libin' in de past and should be worked
ober to correspond wild de progress of
de times. Ten years ago am an old
date wild dis kentry We have new
men, new laws, new circumstances. 1
have allus advocated dat de Guild man
must keep up wild de purceshun or go
under. De man who falls down am
gwine to git stepped on.
Il now call your attenshun to sartin
changes l have made in de constitu-
shun and bylaws of dis club and later
on shall ask you to ratify dem:
"Flrst.-Under de old constitushun
member Of de club found guilty Of po-
litical graft could be bounced out and
! fined $1,000. Under de new nuthin'
tall kin be done wild him 'cept to call
him sharp Teller and ak him to whack
up wild us.
''Second.-De old constitushun says
dat any member found guilty Of en-
bezzlin' public or private funds shall
be drapped from de rolls and prose
cuted into state prison. De new con
stitushun says dat if he kin settle for
| half he will be considered an honest
man and be reelected to office.
''Third.-Article % of de old constitu-
shun says dat any member of dis club
who takes Office at a salary of $500
year and makes $4,000 within eight
cen months shall be deemed an object
Of suspishun. Dat has been changed
to read, Unless de said member shall
contribute ut least $500 toward a
church bell or some Sunday skule IL
brary.'
'Fourth.-Article So speaks of a trust