The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-30

+. United States. TIE present incumbent
I i heodore f<oos-Vett | 10 -. AIR
q hartman alt gentlemen 81 the cDas
venuon. for the r.Ason. that. al
tbDngh he has sps1t a Htfe time 10
/ rating the Democrats party he has
~ the last few years. shown the good
sense II endorsing and adopting dem
ecrat4c measures. and. by - dosnr
has secured the applause II good men
While ne lacks a great deal Of being
a Democrat. and II Is b. no means
probabIe ne viii ever be one. r.
while II is most repuRnanf 10 our feel
lngA 10 advocate The election OF a man
for a third term. "A IL VIII BE- the set
ting 81 ! precedent that MAY lead Ia
msst disastrous results. SIN. Mr..
Chairman and gentlemen Of the con
Xention. / make the nomination be-
cause. some people seem 10 think that
n j. the only man. of eithe party.
Who can b. elected. and unless ~ =
nominated the country wll bs with
cut . President
That's about The attitude In wnlcn
MIR. Graves suggestion would put sir.
Bryan \ suggestion. By the way.
which reminds ne 81 a negro's idea
II rewarding honesty:
4 negro In Franklin county a few
Years ago stole Il whole coop OF nice
fat ~Pullets. and, going 10 a ountr
store. nearby. sold the whole lot He
lIa4itl I Illbft IMAM iIdttSAt3 EtI the
chickens To the stGre-keepers coop.
before here came another negro sent
IN pursuit Of the thief. VINO made him
catch the chickens and carry them
back to the owner. The matter came
up in the church. and after hearing
both sides the preacher said, II Was
a clear case that somebody ought To
be rewarded.
Up jurnped "Rrer CUTIE" saying:
It's my opinion, brer Moderator. that
brer Jake. who stole the chickens,
ought To be rewarded for his honesty
in returning them. and be paid for
carrying EN- back; and that brer cato,
who caught him with the chickens,
and made him carry en- back. ought
to pay him. for his honesty and his
trouble"
As il seems to me. Mr.. Graves in
his desire to honor some body. makes
as big q mistake as "brer Cutie did,
When ne proposed 10 reward Jake,
who stCie the chickens, instead Of Cato
who caught Jake and made him re
turn them.
am glad to see. however, that Mr.
Graves is changing his views: he now
thinks Mr.. Roosevelt shoula nominate
Mr.. Bryan. But he won't do ii. for 1t
is as plain as a mans nose on his face
that is playing for a third
term. 1t IS hard TO tell where he Is. a
little story illustrates the case.
A father bought a bicycle and said
he'd give it To one of his three boys
who could give ii the most appropriate
name.
n first boy named it George
Washington because 60. w" meant
go Whirling.'' The father said that
| was very appropriate.
The second boy named it Abe Lin
coin because. like Lincoln. it was q
good runner. Very appropriate
name" said the father.
The third boy named it Roosevelt,
because" he said, you never Fan tell
what sort of trick the darned thing
will cut up. or which way it Will "a
next"
The father said that boy could take
the bicycle.
No. there's no telling what he'll do
next; but we may be assured that,
whatever it be, it will be a card we'll
played for a third term: and. with
him, that may mean q term for life
But I'm not alarmed. I think be-
fore the conventions come on Bryan
ism Will have so leavened the country
that a safe man viii be nominated by
both parties, and there'll be no third
term business.