The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-06-12

Genus more tnbn Win the tartU and
the sheep are as high az the COW was
when she jumped over the moon Nov
will they please explain to the dear
people what the eleven cent duty was
for.
They told the laboring man there
would be no work under Democratic
rule. Coxey believed it and sent out
long call for the unemployed to raj.
ly to his flag and march on to Wash
ington. They came from Maine to
California from the gulf to the lakes
Coxey got 'em all and with his mighty
army Of unemployed marched down on
the capitol There we're Just seven
men without job out Of 100000, 600
people. Gee, but the poor-houses will
be full
When the G. o. P's Tower Of Bebel
fell It broke ali the meters on the sun.
shine and the tariff on the rain that
they had to make prosperity with and
the poor sick elephant was dug out
of the ruins so torn and battered that
he had to take third place / guess
they let him have that because he
could stand on three legs with the
help of a sling and derrick Long will
they remember that disaster.
The people who met with disaster in
the Wilson landslide are legion, from
the boy who carried water to the ele-
phant to the big boss who rode on it's
back. They had been leeches on the
public so long that they are helpless
when pried off, and instead of trying
to learn some trade or follow some
honest vocation they sit around and
howl like sick dog. Disaster, dim
milton and bow-wows
1t was a good thing the state let
Knox county send it's tuberculosis pa
tients to the state sanitarium, as they
can make more room down at the in
firmary for the helpless and needy.
That new hospital can be set aside for
of home. l know the people would
rather do that, than to help them build
another tower. Brothers John, Dill
and Britton are big, whole-souled men
and instead of bowling so much about
them the G. o. P.'s should thank them
for providing a home for the jobless
ones. | don't blame them much for
bowling and wailing for who wouldn' t
feel bad when all his friends were
dead.
l wonder what poor old Grant will
do when he quits the postoffice. Jud
got a job as clerk in a grocery and
maybe he might get Grant a job, too.
They used to be great men, but alas
how have the mighty fallenl
When Engineer Blair was running
the steam roller over Harvey Ham
mond Col. Hunt and any Progressive
that came along he saw Dave Upham's s
automobile race by at sixty miles an
hour and thought he could do the same
stunt with the roller He didn't know
that it was only geared to about three
miles per hour. But he took off the
governor belt and gave her all the
; steam First thing he knew he ran
into the Wilson landslide and tore the
old machine up pretty bad.
He got some of the boys to help and
they patched her up so it could limp
: along. Charley Iams had them run 1t
into the Office. Thought maybe he
could tinker it up so it would run the
presses. But l saw one of the boys
who works there and he told me they
: had fooled with it year or more and
5 still it wouldn't run hand press. They
l maybe getting experience. but it would
/. be a great saving of time and patience
3 if they would let Dubinsky have it foI
: junk.
: wonder who was looking after the
dear peoples interests in the time
r that Mellen tells about. But your bot
3 tom dollar they would like to throttle
: him From the way he talks the new
Jail won't be done any too soon fol
who knows who else may squeal. Build
\ it good and strong, put good substan
tial furniture in it for who knows but
that we may have Geo. B. Cox, Me
Kinnon or some other one time great
+ man for a guest and we want to make
them comfortable.
If Mr.. Cromley was as rambunktiou;
: after the Corporation Man Hills as he
: was after Farmer Lybarger the new
Jail might have an honorable gues
S right away and he wouldn't want tC
e fight bed-bugs and look at bare walls
That would be real cruel Maybe That's
1 the reason Tate's been waiting.
II UNCLE JOSH
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