The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-04
Mae Beban "sonsear College Play at the Opera
r +a5 X House donoa y, March 9th.

w 49, No. -. y b ~
Mae Beban in "stronsheart," the Gre
House Monoa
! | guess I reckon / know a thing or two
about It. A farmers got lots Of time
In the winter to figger things out. II
you want to know any OF us views
all You got to do is 10 keep askln'
questions.
ave don't have no hired girls or
farm hands here" he explained. I'VE
do our own work, and are proud OF IT.
That's my theory about livin'. Did you
see that letter | wrote to Roosevelt?
In Modern Home. <.
It was a big, modern. well.furnlshe'l
house that i found Farmer Specs lord
of. There, WIS gas. and running wa
ter and modern eonyenlences. Fine,
well.kcpt barns we're in the rear and
|broad acres that looked we'll kept even
III winter. Everywhere was evidence
Of prosperity and comfort. Farming
evidently pays with this man. | fg'
ured. *
1t wasn't hard to see that his fam.
lily was q hobby with Farmer Specs
he was proud Of each Of the II. There
hail been 10 Of them originally, but
two OF them died.
Two boys have drlftel to .!Caliior'
MIA, but their father says tney'll come
hack. Two other Of the boys are mar
ried and live close Mt hand. One Is
at school at the State normal at Kinks
Vile.
II got a soft spot in my nenrt for
my gals. too" he said. F"l guess may
be that's the one reason believe IN
women votln' and hollin' office.
think them three gals Of mine and
their nav could vote as sensible and
n LOT more honest than most men,"
One Girl Teaches.
Iva. the Oldest girl, is teacher
in the nelghborhood, and has no illu'
sions about men. Maud and Mary are
going to get married-bnt--5 .i35,
at won't ,be any sllly calf love-
says their daddy. "Them girls has
sense. The fellow that gets them
will have to have money In the
bank, and be settled down and hard
working" 81
After supper Pm Specs showed up
a political platform he mad got up.
1t was a wonder in red and blue Ink
and pigment. for pm Is no small poea.
to as m artist and he's been think.
Ing a lot about things. Here are some
Of the planks: KS
/. Let United Sntes men and wo'
men have a constitutional amendment
putting the words God" and rJesuz
Christi in the constitution. *
b
II don't belong to any church my
self" he explained. "But | believe in
all of EN-. never quarrel with any
man about his beliefs. | believe in
doing good. | reckon that's tthe main
thing, after ALL"
2. Direct vote Of the common peo
| pie for President, Vice President and
United States senators. Y
3. Single and unmarried ladies ell
gIble to any office in the government
except. President. governor Of States
army and navy Offices or the lie Of
a common soldier.
For President. 5t.
4. Let the man or lady getting tho
largest popular vote Of the common
people be elected to the Presidential
chair as soon as we can make It con
stitutional.
s. Let all cities, towns or corpora
lions elect ithelr own postrnastcrs OF
postmistresses. 4
G. Let one Of the United states sen
atoB from each State be alady. and
half the congressman be Indies. II
there is an odd number. let 1t be a
lady. And let oil offices filled by Ia
dies be single and unmarried women
unless It Is an office whore husband
and wife can be elected to the same
kind OF office and can DO together.
~. We believe all Christian demon
nations should unite in a political par
ty and down the drunken political
rings that now exist. ~ Nh VII &;
Y; 0. We believe IN giving oil moth
ers who have seven living sons 9 pen q,
sion, and that they should be tencour
aged byy the government to raise large
families A N s3;sss;;S "A v IS
| ID. We balieye Ill hildren, Eboyl
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