The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-08-04
sit vhas cash on der nail if fix it."

at vhas cash on der nail If fix it."
Il does better ash dot, old man. You
tinker oop dot shoe for me und 1 shall
put you next"
Next to vhat?' l asks
Next to a weeks work. Say, cob
| bier, l vhas only an old tramp nit one
| eye cooked up und no hope of going to
| heaven When l die, but 1 know a thing
or two. Listen to me-"
| Und we talk in confidence for half an
hour. l mend his shoe und he makes
me sign to hang oop in my window
| dot night. Dot sign reads:
For governor = Hans der cobbler his
| platform-no trusts, no rebates, no graft.
Bring in your shoes to mend und talk it
over nit der peoples candidate.
I don't think much of dot sign When
it vhas done, und l tell der tramp So
but he smiles und says:
IF it don't put you next / vhas n
goat. You go to bed tonight to dream
of angels. In der morning you Will
have plenty OF customers. My name
vhas Cock Eyed Sam. 1t vhas my
business to know public opinion. So
long, Gully See you later
l don't dream of any angels dot
night. but l don't hardly swallow my
breakfast in der morning before a fat
man comes III nit two pairs of shoes
to mend und says to me:
by George, but l have been waiting
for dis for twenty years. SO you vhas
going to run for GOVERNOR
81 vhas''
''Und you vhas down on trusts and
graft and rebates?"
Il fall on 'em like q house if I vhas
elected
Good. Shake hands, Dere vhas a
million people in dis state shust like
me, und you shall be elected shust like
grease. Fix oop dose shoes, und 1
bring you in some more. By golly, but
we shall bust der grafters sky high
When he goes out young man
comes in. He likes patches on two
shoes. When / tells him how much il
vhas he says:
Hans, let me say a kind word to
you. Don't be too previous"
How vhas dot?''
Don't speak too much about graft
ing. It vhas all right Everybody
vhas III it. from der man who shingles
der roof OF church down to der cook
in der basement of your house. 1t has
become an American custom. You can
say you Will be down on murder. but
go light on grating. | vhas a public
official I don't steal l cent if you
offer me million dollars, but if can
graft dollar now und den | do so to
keep up to date"
When he goes out woman comes in
NIT some children's shoes ind says:
'Hans, vhas dot sign right? Do you
run for governor"
YES"
"Und you Will go back on trusts, re-
baters und grafters?''
Il WILL.
Den you yhas my candidate. Do
You know / go by der butcher shop
yesterday TO get q chicken gizZard for
my dyspepsia. l find all chicken giz-
yards in der hands of trust, und no
body but millionaires can buy 'em.
Must I suffer NIT dyspepsia because
/ don't have carriages und diamonds
und ten servants TO wait on me? Not
if ny name yhas Mary Jane. / go in
to make you governor und knock all
trusts sky high. Hang out your ban
ners ind hurrar for our side."
Der next person to come in vhas der
coal man. He brings two old shoes
of his wife's und holds 'em cut to me
und says:
CLANS. you see how it vhas NIT de-
coal business. Everybody says we
vhas trust ind grinding down der
poor. but does dot look like it? My
wife can't go to church because she
has no shoes. ind / have to walk be-
cause / can afford to ride. / tell you
it vilas all a mistake. Der peoples
have got a wrong idea. 1t vhas der
peoples who vhas grinding der trusts
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