Amador ledger., 1910-08-19

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of the card can be said of the circular
which ! issued later.
Should mention any names during
my speech, it is with the tenderest and
greatest respect, he continued, you all
know how hard it is to speak of a
matter associating itself with other in
dividuals, without using their names.
love Richard Webb, he said, but
not as much as my wife, | love my
wife, and love my God, and l can
say don't quite love Webb that
much, l amt like the fellows that
said love wife, but. o you kid, he
added. Then picking up an editorial
clipped from the Ledger and pasted to
a cardboard, he attempted to analyse
the article and explain it to his
hearers. His explanation was a mess,
and not at all enjoyed, the crowd how
ever, fairly shouted when he compared
himself with little yellow dog that
was buried by its master, after
( foolishly getting killed by trying to do
| its best. He entertained the crowd
with another grave yard story, after
describing the conditions which greeted
Bell four years ago. His stories were
apparently enjoyed, and it is to be re-
GREETED that he did not tell more of
them. He told of the Ledger's editor
ial in which he said he was claimed to
be between two fires and two anvils.
and two millstones, and cautioned both
millstones who were present, and
heard his address, to beware, lest they
become ground to powder in attempt
ing to crush or fiatten out we'll tenn
pered piece of steel such as he has
proven himself to be. Here he was
applauded. and the only time in his
speech, by the ladies. 1t was pity
that the man was compelled to con-
tinue an address to such an unappre-
ciative audience. why, he fairly
obbed, many, many sleepless nights
I've spent in preventing clothes lines
from being robbed, you wives and
children go home and write down all
the good l have done and reason out
for yourselves if you do not think l
am deserving of reelection. He told
of how he prevented the anarchists
from carrying the red flag through the
streets of Amador, how he had cleaned
up all red neckties and red buttons,
and prevented large delegation from
parading in Jackson. Dramatically he
told of going down into the midst of
band of cutthroats and murderers, and
declaring he was his own law, in
carrying out his orders. But the
climax of the empty address was
reached when he compared himself
with Jesus Christ, the son of the most
high. Why, he cried from his box
throne, they call me wicked for max
ing a political campaign speech last
Sunday in Suffer Greek. Jesus did
as much on Sunday, he declared, and
the bible proves it. If Jesus could go
through the streets preaching and
healing the sick and afflicted, can
preach clean politics on Sunday.
l am a free American he continued,
and can speak wherever and when-'
ever please.
Christ went into the cornfeld and
stole corn, he told the sick man to
take his bed and go, and the holy
scripture, he declared, tells us that the
Sabbath was made. for man and not
man for the Sabbath. Christianity,
religion and politics go hand in hand
he shouted, then quoting a four line
poem to season the talk with intelli-
gence, he again explained the mouldy
subject of registration, drained the
last drop of a large pitcher of water,
and stepped down from his throne to
the earth.
Many republican candidates were
heard to remark. after the address
had finished, "Why that speech was
yUorth S6O in NV own campaipn -