The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-03
MR.. DOOLEY On
Conventions
Didn't Go to Chicago, But
Wants to See Bryan
In Denver,


ventions of the two great national par
ties in the July American Magazine
Here is a part of what he says:
Well. sir" said Mr.. DOOiey, I'D
like TO go out to Denver No ] didnt
go to tn recent Rosen<elt qualification
meeting in our beautiful city. ! niveT
wanted to go TO a Republican cOnvin-
ton anyhow.
'7Tis no good.
There's a sign on tn dure readin'
This way to tn Candydates-' a RepUD-
Ecan Clergyman prayS TO Republican
Providence to keep us Dimmycrat5 out
iv offices intinded <r tn use Nv RepUb-
Hcans, tn platform is taken out iv tn
can an passed around among tn
dilygdtes tn COnVintiOn nOmmynates
a man that ivTybody outside iv New
York knew was gOin' to be nommynat-
ed a year ago last Chris mas, ivrybody
sings TIL StaT-Spangled Banner an
other Republican ballads, an thin
goes to their peaceful an highly
Onintherestin' homes an begins TO
pile up thin returns firm Northern
New York an Western Pennsylvania
that will cause tn Dimmycratic hosts
in tn sthreets next iliction night to
assault tn United States mail-wagOns.
Ye say there were ructions at tn
lieve it. If there were they were con
Quoted accordin' TO Roberts rules iv
ordr
But It's diff'rent with US Dimmy-
Gratis. Nobody liver knows what We
are goin' to DO, an We don't. We
may fight on tn sidewalk an embrace
on tn platform an fight again on tn
way home. No wan can say what
amy ten Dimmycrats will do whin
they gather together Ct tn good iv tn
country in a hall.
Yes, sir, l want 10 go out to Den
yer, an / wud go, too, if tn railroad
policy, an not chuck humps iv coal at
a gentleman on tn blind baggage.
Faith, I can see tn Dimmycrats
now gatherin' firm Ear an near. Bands
are cTashin' down tn sthreet, good
Dimm ycratic bands, pIayin' out iy
chune an so that nobody can keep
step with their music if anybody
wants 10, whica nobody does. Ye
have to put ye'er name down days in
advance TO get a dhTink at tn bar.
TIL Hobbies Nv tn hotel are IuIl iv
Tammany men, splendid fellows in
stovepipe hats an with acetyline
lamps in their shirt-fronts. an they
are tellin' how aisy ivrything is i ye
know how.
IL takes all kinds iv men to make
up tn Dimmycratic party, an thin
there are hardly enough They come
to tn cOnvintiOn firm ivry corner Nv
tn earth, firm tn pine-cIad hills iv
Maine, where tn close season FIR a
Dimmycrat is On'y two months. to tn
banks iv' tn Rio Grande, where
Republican has to go over to Mexico
to vote. They'll all be there.
They'll be ivry diff'rent kind Nv a
Dimmycrat liver I seen TheTen be
DimmycTats. who believe tn protect
i've tariff shud be destroyed. an those
that believe it shud be tickled TIL
Dimmycratic party has nfver altered
in its opposition to a protective tariff
it recognizes in this system tn soOrces
iv predatory wealth, an NANNY iv
IN ills that our body pOlytics IS sub
iect to, includin' tn happiness iv tn
few II recognizes thin an Is glad
to recognize thin. How dye do?How
are ye?"
Following are a few o. the gems
from the platform. as "Dooley" sees It
I'VE favor an income tax. an in
come suitable to support tn same
in proper state"
I'VE believe in rural free delivery,
Ivry farmer Shud have his bills on tn
first iv tn month
'NOn tn currency question We have
an impression that We have said
enough. Annywan who wishes to
know our opinion on this momentyous
question can look thin up in tn files
iv tn papers iv twelve years ago. an
may he lose mis- oversight dom it."
AN fn1ly, an this is where we
come in sthrong, we denouDce an de-
plore all an siv'ral tn politicies iv tn
administration now DRAWN to a close
Under this rejeem poverty has in
creased ontiI it is now powerful be-
yond tn dhTeamS iv avarice; tn Ia
borer is no longer worthy iv his hire,
or wasn't ontil a little while ago; for
tunes have become swollen Ontil they
bust; tn cooTts are no longer t.
refuge iV tn poor and OpDTiSsesd, but
what they were intended TO be-