The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

" on are In the white check casstwenty for dollar
He then said to "Jmie, is that the way you feel
about u.s. with kind intentions toward you?' said
EYES, your kind intentions toward and the public
in the class the fox to the chckenhe wolf to the
sheep and the cougar to- the deerand have not lived
all my life without knowing that you people have com-
bnaton of the worst kind that be found in the three
said Yes 'Well, then, will fight" answered by
saying "The whole Of you at once?" He said "No ~
laughing 1--WE have have got one fellow in our crowd
that will eat you up' said, "All right if he does, he
must have eaten something that he gave the public
liz FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT.
We here and then agreed the fight and place. AS
entered the alone to battle for what right the
hall crowded with restaurant only thought how
many fight-rght against might thought how many
such fights had prevailed before-might had won-but
there other champions Of right who picked up the
banner-never again to be ramped under the foot of
might long understood the meaning of the word
elderly, not only for but YOU and the unborn that
will follow Such the men at Valley Forge in their
bare and bloody feet leaving their tracks in the such
were the mems ideas who fought right against might and
made the Declaration of Independence fact-"equal
rights to all-specal privileges to none.'
Finally the referee jailed to the center of the ring AS
left my corner knew it was the fight of my life looked
at the vast crowd recognized many of them, but got
recognition in return said, Jimmie, you alone
not friend among them but go ahead you are right
and as long you believe that never quit.
The referee had by this time brought the two of to-
gether sized up my antagonist. 1t comparing
hummng bird against the hawk said to myself, Jim
me old man. you can whip hinl--you are fighting for
|principe-he for greed. You can do him."
The referee said to me- Do you understand the rules
said that believed did. Fair play rules will govern
have got to fight according to monopoly ruleshe rulei
of association" told him that did not understand
them He sad Our rules that get all we can la4
our hands on and give little in return possible
told him that did not understand those rules. He agaih
sad ''You will before you get through with the big fellow
that is in front of YOU Go to your corners As walked
back to my could hear the yelling OF the mob-f
for that is all can honestly call hen They yelling
Ten to monopolyfifteen to the restaurant
trust BY this time had reached my to find that
the chair had been sitting had been taken did not
know where it | looked at my opponent cor@
ner. He comfortably seated with pail of water be-
side him and bottle in it to throw into him in case he
needed ginger. There nobody in my to
help put my gloves that had picked up from the
center of the ring wasn't in any hurry to put them
knew had to get some to tie them before could
commence to settle little difference, strayed
to his to examine his gloves, and approached
him of his seconds yelled to me, and he joined them
We all right back to your and put your
gloves. Don't be wasting time; the fight will be all
after he hits you once! | said, ''Tha may be- but Pm
going to examine his gloves, and with that took hold
was concerned He then said Jimmie, go back to your
corner We the square here with the pub
lic said, ''You can fool the public and give them
cold DEAL but you can deceive Throw up right
hand l want to for myself. That's why am here"
He did not raise it, grabbed it, kind of cold chill
down my back only for instant and then the Irish
blood that through veins made forget myself
for second and stopped and whispered in his ear
''There is yellow streak in YOU find it." pulled
the glove Of1-WOud you DelleVe 1t would not IL mao
not found and it myself, and then thought of how
the corporations and trusts in this country had been Civ
ing the cold deal to the people in the past through their
supposed representatives and will get in the future
until such time they get their eyes wide OPEN | said
to his seconds You take those bandagcs off his hands,
want to what is underneath them" They oath
to do it, saying to me- 'There is nothing there said
again. "Pull them off. | am here to what the word
nothing in your opinion Pull those bandages OFF,!
They did. My eyes opened wider and wider, for when
they had them off there lay two thin strips of lead
top of the other weighing about quarter of pound
said to him, 'Oh you big coward He said, Jimmie,
only put them to protect my uckes for fear would
hurt my hand" said to him, ''You had fear Of hurt
ing my head, any fear of how you would hurt your
customers somaeust that you got their money and
thought if he would do this to mevery small iii COM
parson with hmwhat is it that he has not done-wlat
it that he would not stoop to do against the public if hi
could be the gamer in money!
HE WAS NO GUTTER.
ordered his seconds to bandage his hand and put OF
his glove. They did, ordered them to take off his left
glove, bandage along with it. They did 1t all right
told them would tie the strings his gloves. | did
tied the knots at the back of the gloves, that in thu
cnches he could not be pressing the knots in my faced
The referee had been hoIerng go get readyyon'rc
quitter-you're GUTTER The mob had been yeiney
"Thats the fellow who got bond from the Union Trust
company for $260,000-hc got it from them YOU can t
monkey with them do with the public YOu have