The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-06-21


cause It makes me nervous He blows
up the express car as q matter Of accom-
modation 20 me. and the expressmaa
comes 90 the door. rubbing his
sleepy eyes open and says It's won.
der you wouldn't let a man get little
rest That dinky little safe IN the cor
ner hasn't got anything In il 20 speak Of
And then we blow up the little safe first
and maybe find all We want and We
hurry up so the boys can 60 on about
their business as quietly as possible
u is all reduced 10 a system. now like
running a railroad OF pipe lines. and ]
am contented with my lot, and there is
no strain on my conscience. as there rs
would be If was robbing the poor IN
stead of the rich. OF course. there are
some things that I would Ike 20 have
the government do. like building us a
house and furnishing us steam heat. Dee
cause these caves are cold and IN time
will make MS rheumatic. but / can wait
another year. when we shall send a del
egate 20 congress from this district who
viii look out for our interests. The Nor
mons are represented in congress, and
I don't see why we shouldn't be-"
We'll. you have got gall. an right "
said pa TO the bandit you mean 10
tell me you had rather pursue your
course as Il train robber away out here
/ in the mountains with no doctor with
In a hundred miles of you and no way
20 spend your money after you get b.
sleeping nights on the rocks and eating
canned stuff you pack To- here after rob-
/ bine a grocery. than 20 enter the realms
Of high finance and De respected ty The
people and be one of the people
with no price on your head
one Of the great body Of eighty million
men who rulo a country that IS thopride
Of The earth? You must Dee dany. said
pa. Just as disguised as De could be-
"sure. Mike" said the robber Every
body here respects me. and who respects
the Wall street high finance and life in-
surance robher? Not even their yalets.
Me one Of the people, Ye gods. but you
watch these same people for few
years You say thoy run the govern
ment, They and their government arr
rrn hy Wall street. which owns the
United states senate. body and soul
The people are pawns on a chess board
moved by the players and they only
talk. while the Wall street owners act
Let me telf you a story. ] once had a
dog trained so that he would lay down
and roll over for a cracker and would
hold piece Of meat on his nose until
his mouth would water and his oyes
sparkle. but he would wait for me 90
snap my fingers before ne would toss The
meat in the air with his nose and
snatch IL IN bis mouth. and swal-
low 10 whole for fear 7 would get 10
away from him. He would stand on his
hind legs and speak and beg for a bono
10 be thrown % him so he could
catch Il. DO you know, the people OF
this country remind me of that dog II
they do not assert themselves and take
monopoly. high finance. insurance rob-
berry. grating and millionaire and bill
li0naire ownership Of everything that
pays by the throat and strangle them
all. and do business themselves instead
of having business done for them by tho
money power they will never get noticed
except when they do their tricks IKE
my old dog. When the time comes that
the people wear collars and are led by
chains. and they have 20 stand on theiI
hind legs and speak 20 their rich and
arrogant masters for bones, and hold
meat on their noses until Wall street
snaps its fingers. you will want 10 come
ont here in the mountains and live tho
free life Of a train robbor with con
science. What 90 you think about it.
bub?" said the robber TO me-
We'll" says 10 him, "you talk Ike
a socialist. or O Democrat. but you talh
an right III am one of the people vii
do as the rest do, but TN Doe darned 81
will get down and roll over for any
body"