The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-19

AN there We are. l don't know
what to do. All over this broad land
has gone up the clarion call iv
"Hus-sh.' TIL American people have
rallied t the battle cry of Shut up
A gin'ral era Nv reconciliation has
has asked Jawn d. Rockefeller to
come an spind a week with him. Me
frind Thomas Lawson has wrote an
asked his old chum Hinzv fr his pho
ttygraft an Hinzy has wrote back that
he is sorry but it is In tn bank. |
have sent a short note to Heidelback,
Ickleheimer an Comply apologize
min a manly way fr anything I said
about thin befure we needed tn hat
ed English goold. TIL prisidint in tn
white house is settin' with his hand
firmly pressed against his lips. Nav
thin SO inspirin' to tn f~inanciers ~
tn country has come firm that hand
some home in years as hasn't come
firm 1T in tn last two weeks.
M frind Teddy Rosenfelt is pre-
parin a message to congress-, though.
Well hear firm him, we bet. TIL
public shud not f'rget that tn basis
of all credit is confidence. and tn
basis Of all confidence is credit. In
pintin' out tn weak places in our in
dusthreel an financial systems / have
perhaps pinted too hard an me
thumb has gone through. All that
have said turned out thrue but tn
thruth is dangerous if We take too
much iv it at wan time. TIL Ameri-
can people are now suTferin' firm an
overdose iv thruth. I have found on
investigation that all iv tn splendid
institutions that support our noble fl
nanciai system are IN tn predatory
classes an tn time mas come whin
they shud be vigorously supported. l
wish 10 thank these undetermined gin
tlemen FIR all they ave done an | now
call on thin to go an sin no more
We'll, sir. l wisht l were with Taft
durin' this here small furry that has
rocked our country to its depths.
He's the lucky boy. What's he dom p
says we. Well, some time ago. tn
prisidint called him in and says
he Bill yes, sir says tn sicrety "
war. Bill says tn prisidin1, some
wan must succeed me-, / suppose. l
can't think iv anyWan less unworthy
Nv this lofty mission thin ye'ersilf /
must put We in thrainin.' | must get
you to do somthin' that will endear
We 20 tn hearts " my people says he.
What shud : do? says Taft. Go away
says Tiddy.'
AN I'll next day tn ladin' candy
date for the PRESIDENCY started out on
his campaign. He's been havin' tn
fine time. He went over to Japan,
where he had a letter to a frind ~ tn
SdoO l. / III fkdEliS kt' = alii
b~assadure owe thereD. wan iv Us be
tn name iv O'Brien. like the good fell
low he is, says: Come up an see tn
Mikydoo.' Dye know him? says Taft.
Know him? says Tom O'Brien. His
people rented q farm firm US in tn
old c%ounthrv.' 50 they whit up to tn
palace an tn Mikydoo said he was
pleased to meet amy frind iv Misther
O'Brien, an ordhered a bottle IL Saki
an some sugar an lemon. an they
sat M Till tn MikydOo's wife leaned
over the banister an asked him If tn
gas bill wasn't getting too large an
Wud he mind windin the clock befure
he come to bed an did he know twas
afther two, an that he had TO review
tn army tomorrow. Whin he come
away the Mikydoo asked him how tn
fleet was getting On. Fine says Bill
Taft. The navy is not undher me cOu-
throI but IS run be another mimber
il tn Bag. but I know 1t to be very
powerful but ~good-natured. much like
mesilf,' We'll. SAYS tn Mikydoo. I'm
glad to hear ii. You viii notice some
" me own little frail pleasure crafts
as We go out IL tn harbor.' saws he.
an he pinned tn medal " tn grand
ordher in tn Impeeryal Film Flam
on tn sicrety's chest.
Firm Japan he wint to tn PhiIi-
ppeens an the Jools IL tn Passyfc
rose an greeted him. 4 native band
serenaded him. tn popvlace gathered
at his hotel an demanded more IL
their own liberty an less Of our liber-
ties an three hundred an fifty
thousand Tagalog chilher dragged his
carredge through tn sthreets IL tn