The copper era., 1910-05-06
The Comments cf BsF. Taft on the
 Thia6S That Hiss.
From The Arizona Republican.


 When President Taft got back to tn White House th' other nite he set down iD the Bloc Room, an pull in off his boots he sez to Missus Taft. i've never Git too Old to have some Fresh Experyunces everyday. I thot I'd been through it All, a Holdin' down tn Lid in Different Parts of tn World. 1 got along all rite with tn Cubians an tn Fillerpeenoze an th' Heetheens wherever l been sent, an T been fairly Suxessae a Holdin' Down these here Wild Ide Insurgence but all them tasks was Child's Play compared with tn Dooties of Well cominin' lot of SuGergits to tn Nashule Capitle.
 "You won't never see me Asoomin' th' Roll of Welcomer-inc chief to no more Wimmin whatever their Sex. I regret not at my Mother was d Wo- man an' if I was Agoin' to enter into tn Marriage Relashun again I'd Hesitate a long time before I'd Marry Woman.
 "I'd just as soon find myself in tn Mist Of Flock of Hissin' Femail Geese as to be in Herd of Hissin' Femail SafTergits. Tn Hiss of th' Coos is more Muscle to tn Ear. Tn Hiss of tn Asasin,s Bullet is more Preferble to~th Noise of Disapprovle of these here Women at wants a voice in th, Roolin' of tn Country. They ain't nothin' to compare with the Hiss of a Woman 'cept tn noise at Angry Serpents make when you don't agree with 'em an can't Con- sentshusly adopt their Pollycies, or admit their Rite to Sink their Fangs into tn Passerby an fill him full of Dedly Pizen. Nobody'l ever see me in Snaik den or SufTergits Con venshun again. I know now where my Frend Willyum Watson got his Insperashun to rite his Pome tn Woman with tn Serpent's Tung' which Created sich a Furoar. Mister Watson had been appinted to extend a Welcome to a satfergits conven- shuu."
 Tn next day tn Janiter he gives Mister Taft Warnin, an he sez ''Misto Taft I done seen some Ladies turnin' in toards th' White douse." Tn President sez "Sam well, turn tn Key in tn Door an we'll wait for tn Worst" Tn Ladies come up on tn Porch an Samwell asts 'em what they wants while Mister Taft is Scrooched dowr oehint tn Sofy. Tn ladies sez 'ai they got Letter of Regret fer Nils ter Taft. Mister Taft he Whisper, to Samwell to tell lem to Shove il under tn door which they done an Mister Taft tells Samwell to wal till tn Ladies gets out onto tn Avenoo agin before he Unlox tn Door.
 Mister Taft he takes th'letter witt Shankin' hans an opens it.
 It sez: "Deer Mister Presieent-I is with Pane at we lernt at somt body Hist you last Night while yol vas Extendin' tn Glad Hand to u 1t our Suffergit ConHenshun an al IS Dellycats to tn Convenshur Unanimous express our Keenest Re {ret lat this here Appearant Insult to tn Cheef Majistrait of tn Mas nun. We don't know who conld "a done it fer it is Certain at wasn't none of Us Dellycats or we'd Rhode 1t. It must "a been some Outsider; which wasn't Otherized by us to His: It Nobody. We hope at your Mint ain't been inaoonced none again us oy this here Untoard Incident an at you'll give us thu Rite to Vote an laye a voice in tn Affares of in Government"
 Mister Taft dropt tn letter into th' Waist Basket an sez ''I gess, yes I'll give you a voice iu th' Govern nent. I like that kind of voice Pm in faver of Conferrin' tn Rite o1 sufferge on everything at Kisses Women, Geese an Pizeness Ser oents.' LITTLE JAMES.