Arizona republican., 1907-01-27
LITTLE JAMES
 

Concerning the Industrial Unrest Which Prevails in the Arizona Legis- lature)
 Tn Arizona Legislators has give what's called a Ultymattum 10 Con gress demandin' a noo Scale of Wages fer Iegislatin' They don't threttin at they'll be a Walkout or anything like that but they sez at if they got to work fer a little ole Four dollers day they'll be some Four Doller laws 'at'll git onto tn Statue Books. They sez at in most every Industry they has been a Raise in Wages 'ceptin' in tn Law Foundry of Arizony where tn ole Hardtimes Scale pervales yit. They sez at a SoOt Of ClOes costs Fifty per cent more'n it ust to an they has been a Sharp Advance in tn price of Butes an Shuze. A Legislater has got to Eat an Cloth hisself as much as he ust to when he could git more Ray ment an Provinder fer tn same Money. A dollar don't go near as fur on Ralerode train or anywheres else as il formally done.
 Wun of tn Legislators he remines his Colleegs at they is always Two % sides to any Queschun. He sez 'at he aint Kickin' none wotever agn gittin' more Wages but he sez at tn Sitiwashun aint so bad as it might be nor so bad as it wunst was. He sez at mebbe Cloes an Fude an tn other luxuries of Life. is Higher'n they ust to be but tn Reel Nessaries is more Reasonable n ever an is within tn Beech of all. He sez he remembers
 ola 1rf#H i'm only Four Boilers a day an when you cuddent git no kind of Drink fer less'n Two Bits. Finely in tn March of Sivilizashun an tn Onnard Sweep of Prosperity. due to moo an Improved Methods in Distillin. an Bruin' a Leg islater could Aswage his Thirst fer a bit an Beer got sos at you could git a drink fer a Nickel.
 He sez sez he: 'Nntwithstandin' at Livin' was thus a gittin' Cheaper all tn time a PateTnle and Liberle Cover ment kep up tn Law Maxim Scale. We can git along Eesy now on Four Boilers a day If graspin' Corprashuns under tn Gize of Crate Prosperity wants to put up tn price of Butes an Cloes an Cand goods. let 'em Keep 'em an we'll Confine ourselfs to what We haf to have"
 Anuthern he sez: 'Tt aint a Cues chun about how little We can git along on We're a Protestin agin tn Prin- cipal of Keepfn' us Ground to an Auntiquated Salry what is out of Fashin in these here Times of Pros perty. Tn Bible sez, 'Th' Labrer is Worth his Higher Wages an we De- mand 'em. They wasn't never a more Oppertoon time to make tn Demand when Congress itself is a raisin' its own Wages to supply tn Defishency caused by tn WithdrawI of tn Rale- rode Past fun which we're a Suf- ferin' too. We ust to could Convert tn Past into Cash in tn Form of Mile edge but that was in tn Happy Days of Yoar which is gone. We Peer never to return durin' this Seshun of tn Legislater
 Therefore. Mister Speaker. mo- shun at we Memorize tn Onnerable Markus A. Smith to see his frend, Uncle Josef Canyon an git our Per Dime raised to Ten Boilers a day. or more if he finds Uncle Josef in Good Humor sometime when he aint l III al ANtiAl4AAs iAAos'AlA -ApoA eAt hAStNl Smith" They done it an Forrad tn Memorile to Mister Smith but it got | Delaid in tn Males an didn't git through in Time to do any Good. Uncle Josef Canyon he got Uneesy an evry day he sent fer Mister Smith an asst him sez he: "Aint you got | that there Memorile fun tn Arizony | Legislators yit. I hope it'll come soon | fer under tn Constitution of tn i United States I cant hold this here | Sesshun of Congress open much after ! March tn Foarth, next, to ack Faver- able on it.
 LITTLE JAMES.