The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-12-17

Believe that such a course has changed
more votes than any Oratory"
'Oh, then. you have been writing out
q speech?"
There was a plain sneer in Mrs.
Bowser's tones. and the wonder was
that he didn't grow red in the face
and jump up and down and shout
He didn't however He hung on IL
himself and even worked up a smile
as he answered:
Eyes. my dear woman. have been
writing a speech. | am not going to
the meeting tonight to deliver it In
person because | am no speechmaker.
but ii will be sent there and read as
the speech of Samuel Bowser."
But you will let me see it frst?"
81 viii quote you some extracts from
ii. Perhaps when you hear them that
sheer will leave your face and you
will think amount to something after
all
Il think SO now. dear" replied Mrs.
Bowser. but l do wish you would let
politics alone. You are too good a man
TO mix up with politicians"
81 shall do very little mixing, only
sufficient to call the attention of the
country to the fact that this is the
crisis. and liberty may be strangled
and our glorious banner trailed in the
dust. Listen to these extracts and see
if they move you:
Reads Part of His Speech.
"'The bulwarks of American liberty
are lettering to their fall. Freemen.
bewarer
1.-The Internal opposition would ruin
the country body and soul for the sake
of the spoils Of office
-" 'Freeborn electors, do you know
that this country is close upon the
verge of anarchy as l write? You
must save her by your ballots. If
necessary you must shed your blood as
freely as did your grandsires before
you
"'Our country has fallen into the
hands Of men who clutch the throat
of the Goddess of Liberty with one
hand while holding out the other for
spoils. Shall we sit supinely by and
see her strangled, or shall we rally ana
rescue her at any cost of blood and
treasurer"
Reading the above had brought the
sweat to Mr.. Bowser's face and neck.
and he paused to mop himself and ask:
"WeI, what do you think of it thus
far?"
Isn't it a little too strong?" queried
Mrs. Bowser.
Its not half strong enough Listen
to these extracts:
Arouse, freemen, and arm your
selves and drive the internal opposi-
ton into the sea"
IF one of these liberty strangers
challenges your right to vote, murder
him on the spot"
"'This is no time for honeyed words,
Arm yourselves with daggers and PTS
tolSn
THE internal opposition is made
up Of assassins and redhanded muir
derers! Give them no mercy"
81 even regard it as u solemn duty
of every man Of my party to kill off
as many Of the others as he can!
Rally, freemeu, rally! Don't leave
one of the pirate crew alive by sun
down Of election day"
Don't argue! Don't appeal! Use
knife and pistol"
Nh Bowser here folded up the man
uscript, mopped more perspiration
away and stood looking at Mrs. Bow
ser in a questioning way
81 wish you would 80 over and read
those extracts to the druggist" she
said.
What for?"
Hes Il politician and can give you
political opinion of them"
Mr.. Bowser took the proposition IN
der adyisement for couple Of min
utes and then decided to go. 1t hap
pened to be an easy half hour with
the druggist, and when he had heard
the extracts read he gently took Mr.
Bowser by the arm and led him out
doors. A policeman happened to come
along just then, and the man of drugs
sorrowfully said to him:
Here is a poor insane man that
found wandering around. / think his
name is Bowser and that he lives on
the block below. Take him home and
tell his wife to put a bread and milk
poultice on his head and get him to
bed" NJ. QUAD.
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