Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-12-22
HIS NAME Is "pENS"
Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec, Is, II.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. Is, II.
ED STANDARD:
/ have Just read the "Old Reliable"
and find a short squib in fourth column
of second page entitled A Soft Shell for
Cog to Crack and signed " Denis.
Well, who in the category OF facetlous
cussps is Denis? His name WiU he
Denis when l get through with him.
lie saws: A Democrat is generally
supposed to be long-eaied something,
commonly portrayed as a mule, first
brought into prominence by one Balaam,
but long since extinct, etc"
| infer from his portrayal of Demo
crat that he wishes to convey the idea
that the Democrat is a "dead duck. J"
Well, Denis, you're off your base.
You'll find before many moons that the
Democrat is one of the liveliest corpses
you ever dreamed of. He is one Of
those ".phellows' who believes in the
absolute rule, or control OF the govern
ment by the people. as the sovereigns,
rather than the hired servants, manipu-
lated by horde Of barnacles known by
the general cOgnomen as trusts. He is
one who has read the history of the
past and. by so doing, fitted himself for
propliesing the future. He realizes the
fact that the downfall OF nations that
have preceded US was caused by the
Vaccinations and scheming devices of
just such cormOrants as are. and have
been, manipulating our government for
the past fifty years, and he il doing his
best to remedy the evil I'm other words.
he proposes to restore the government
to its rightful owners, the people OF
which, friend Denis, you are an intr egal
part. There are some people land you
may be one OF 'em) who seem to enjoy
being ridden, but the Democrat don't
like it, in fact ne vigorously protests
and his protests have. at last, been
heard all over the land, from the At
lantic to the Pacific and from the great
lakes to the Gulf, and he is going TO get
! there with both feet, as the coming
election will demonstrate, and don't you
forget it, Denis dear.
Denis, your answer to my questions
don't fill the bill. You say; IAN In
surgent is bran new bundle of discon-
tent that sparkles all over with methods
of ideal government, with both ears on
the ground and eyes on the pie-counter |;
there is only one that Is in actual captiv
ity. SO far as known. the United States
Senate has him." Uh, hum. hum!
Eyes on the pie-counter," that's the
same old song I've heard for years. Did
you ever see Republican that didn't
have his eyes on the pie-counter? Show
him to me. He would be as great a
curiosity as Barnam's What isit? Why
a majority of 'em would barter their
very souls for seat at the pie-counter,
and that is the secret OF the success Of
the d. O. p. for the past years. Millions
of dollars have been laid upon the altar
Of the pie-counter that the d. o. p.
might continue to eat pie while millions
were compelled to eat soup. Denis, the
captive you speak OF In the Senate, is as
far ahead of the standpatter, In good,
sound common sense and ideas Of JUS
tice as the intelligent Caucasian is
ahead OF the Hottentot Africa. His
ideas conform with those OF the Demo-
Gratis 80 nearly that | fail to discriminate
any difference for contention and this is
the reason for my question.
Come again, Denis, your answer is
not convincing. j. Z. Coz.
ia w. SD st.