Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-18
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PoLYDoRE ON SUFFRAGE.

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food trust magnate, to Professor
Polydore, who had endeavored to
convince him that low wages NJ
the high price of living were due to
| monopolies.
"If 1t were not for what you and
others are pleased to call trusts,
continued Mr.. Shields, things
would be much dearer than they
are, for II stands to reason that
when number of big manufacture
ers unite they can dispense with
many employees whom, before the
union. they could not do without.
And so they are enabled to manu-
facture and distribute things more
cheaply."
Sir" replied Polydorc, nature
undoubtedly designed you for an
orator. The long first phalaEx OF
your little finger bears evidence OF
this. note also by the tremendous
ly big phalanx of your thumb thai
you are simply irresistible in ruling
people. But, alas! the shortness OF
that middle one of the three promi-
nent lines which trace their way
across your palm is u disheartening
sympt om!" 49,.
Mr.. Shields, who had felt natter-
ed by the prologue of Polydore's Gu
rious speech, expressed lively in
terest to know IN what way the linz
| In Inn ung On nn,tppna
1T is the head line" said Poly
dore, "and when II is so short, as
in your hand, II IS d mark infalli-
BILE that the owner OF the hand Is
not only an ass-pardon me for say
ing so. but candor compels me to
be so frank-not only an ass, say,
but also a weakling You are great
In ruling or, rather. bossing 9TH
ers; but yourself YOU cannot govern.
ern. You are a slave 10 seltishness
and to horde of other evil pas
sions." '
How dare you speak to me like
that" Numbered Mr.. Shields.
81 assumed that you desired me
to be no less open and above-board
with you than you had been wi,L
me-" responded Polydore.
You evidently discerned some
thing in me that encouraged you -
call me a fool, and, as | make 1t n
rule never to be outdone In civility,
] also am now pointing out some
of your more conspicuous traits as
indicated by your hands.
THE lower third Of your hand is
big, thick and red--a sign OF great
self-indulgence. Reading this In
conjunction with the extremely short
head line leaves no alternative but
| to conclude that you are one of those
of whom the Apostle says that their
/ god is their stomach. Upon the alt.r
OF this divinity you would Chez
race" .ssts
Your ramblings, Sir" Interrupt
ed Mr.. Shields, have absolutely no.
thing to do with what you started
out to prove, Or do YOU suppose that
ISLANDERS are tantamount to de-
monstratlon? Why, sir, never IL
the whole history Of the world was
there such a plenty OF foodstuffs or
such an abundance of money"
The misfortune is, though" sa'f
Polydore, that both are owned y
the same party-the omniyoracloas
trusts"
| Il suppose you advocate taking
both money and merchandise from
the rich and giving them to the phor
"a sort of philosophic Robin Hood
game?" sneered Mr.. Shields.
"No; there's better remedy than
! that" replied Polydore. Ballots,
not bullets are going to give the
trusts their quietus and make mo-
ney circulate once more. And you
may add this assurance to your me-
citations. Mr.. Trust Magnate, that
women have smoother fingers than
men--that is, their knuckles are not
as pronounced as those of men.
well, what III the name of san
lily and sound sense has that to do
with trusts?" exclaimed Mr.. Shields
"Everything." replied Polydore
1T shows that women have keener
and finer intuitions than men and
that, therefore, once they get to
ballotins the laws which the trusts
have been violating so long will be
very quickly enforced and more
stringent and sweeping ones added
And there won't be any need for
anti-meat clubs In those blessed
days"