Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-10-26
Public Opinions
OF Prominent Republicans
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SHEEP


! AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SHEEP
am an Idaho sheep Of the Merint
type and have pedigree back to the
days OF Gethsemene. have roam
ed the hills and dales of Idaho fol
10! these many moons. I have fat
tened upon the green hillsides ant
have breathed the pure air of the
mountain and the desert. have eat
en- my fill Of $500 hay and felt the
fullest confidence in my protector
and my value has gone up and
have been patted on the back az
an asset worth while, and security
for paper OF any amount.
My fleece hangs upon the berry
bushes and upon the barb wire
fences where l have infringed upon
the Two Mile Limit law, but, never
theless, have gone on my way fully
secure in my worth as an important
item in the Industrial and CONNER
cial activity OF the great west, and
at no time did l figure, nor did
dream that some day my fond hopes
might 80 glimmering and my reputa-
ton as money-getter would be shot
to pieces, and should become a
creature OF politics, for, verify, |
had considered that l was worth the
money.
! have had the respect of the marts
Of the earth and have been looked
upon with covetous eyes, for my
fleece was rare and plentiful and full
OF the CRIME OF the desert and the
coin Of the realm. / was baptized
in sheep dip with the faith Of a mar
ket, and brought forth the shekels
unto my master, and the commercial
powers that begave unto me the cred
it Of profit-producer Of distinction.
We ran on the hills and the dollars
ran into the pockets OF our masters.
! have had a good prosperous era
and my tribe has increased, and l
have been figured the whole works
On the right side of the ledger, for
l ann not a black sheep. l have
roamed the greensWard and have
earned the mazuma, and the elite Of
the land have paraded with woven
fabric from our backs, and we have
hit the top notch on the bulletin
board. Our lambs have been worth
up to $500, and up to this time the
song of prosperity has tickled the ears
of the speculator and made glad the
heart of the stockman.
But woe is me.
/ appreciate that have used the
personal pronoun to the limit exercis-
ed by Teddy Roosevelt, but Teddy
has lost his political honor, while II
am about to lose my commercial val
ue, and that amounts to something.
Recently I have been suffering
from shrinkage- caused by free
trade nightmare superinduced by the
Woodrow Wilson hysteria. am a.
fraid of this Wilson business. l re-
member the days when my horns were
sprouts, and the Democratic blight
settled upon the land, eve ba-a-a-!
When wool was down, and ! was
about as valuable as a toothpick, Il
was a poor pawn for pork chop;
now I'm worth several dollars and
eighty cents. While my ancestors,
from the time Of Abraham, were mere
and were utilized as sort
Of fill-in at sacrifice, now / be-
come great industry within myself
and my wool furnishes fine raiment;
my pelt Of worth, while my mar
ket price soareth high.
Unrest Is upon me and my day Of
tribulation Is at hand NV lambs
have been for:el upon the market
and my sleek and contented sides
show the unmistakable sign Of ema-
citation, for the black cloud of free
Trade hovers over us, and the Demo
cratic host at Washington sought to
place our wool on the free list, but 1t
availed them not owing to the wise
veto Of President Taft, our good
nerder at Washington.
With the ominous sign Of Democ-
racy before US adversely Is in the
wind. With the coyote howl of free
srade clans DINING in our ears, and
he prospect OF being assailed by the
enemy from Mexico. South America
ind other points that are now on
our map Of protection the prospect
ooks thin for the sheep. will be-
ZONE another dollar sheep Of "a and
ny fleece win have the Democratic