The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
UNCLEELI,HE REMARKS
The World Neither Grows Better Nor Worse

est man reckon YOU are willin' to serve
this district in the next legislature?'
1t will be sacrifice says he, but
under the circumstances"
Jest so, but you won't be called upon.
I've got the nomination right here in
my vest pocket and I'm lookin' for your
I hearty support
You kin look and he durned"' says the
colonel, and he slides of the fence and
goes home.
Look a-here, Mirandy." says to my
wife as / gets home from the political
meetin tho other night. ''d'you know
/ I've bin good deal worried about this
United States for the last six weeks"
La me- says Mirandy as she looks
up in scared way.
Yes, sir. I hev bin, sure's you live.
Its bin a question with me whether We d
pull threw or go smash. and 1 heven't
which 1t would be"
Il thought it might be bile comm
on your legs"
1T wasn't no bile. hut Jest downright
with at last. If shr'@ hung nn = month
! more 1 wouldn't hev bin able to see a
hole threw milk pan.
And is the United States goin' to
bust?" asks Mirandy as she let's the cat
outdoors.
Not bit of it She's goIn' right ahead
smater'n ever. The speaker tonight talk
ed right at the farmers. He said it was
us who could save the kentry and II
wasn't expected we would do ii fur
nuthin' either. He wanted all our votes
would pledge itself that the price of
champagne to farmers shouldn't go above
50 a bottle. Mirandy, it's big load on
my mind"
I'm glad on it,
And III wind up the clock and go to
| bed and sorter feel fur the fust time in
twenty years that the hOrny-handed agrt-
culturist amt bein' walled over and trod
into the airth by the politishuns.'
Jim" says 1 as goes into our town
cooper shop the other day TO git a new
bune fur bar1. I'm thinkin' some of
runnin' fur the Office of supervisor"
But how Kin you
Same as you"
But think of your duty. Jim. It's
the duty of a freeborn elector to do the
hollerin' and the votin' and let sum-
Then YOU may holIer and vote fur
me- says Jim.
Look a-here Jim" SAYS I as l gifts
over my surprise at his promptness. has
it occurred to YOU that the fate of this
nashun is tremblin' in the balance?"
1T has" says he.
DO YOU want ruin and deSolashun to
overtake this fair land?'
Not bv a juEful.
And do you want the Magma Charta
Constitution of the United States chawed
up by calves"
Il don't"
Then you must take your place at the
polls. shoulder to shoulder with other
patriots, and help hist me into office.
It's the only thing that'n save the kentry
for which our forefathers fought, bled
and died
Il know better way" saws he as he
shaves at the bung ''YOu do the shoul-
derin' and h'istin. and I'll fill the o.
fice,"
1t does beat all how patriotism and
the principles of your grandfathers are
bein' lost sight OF in this day and age
comes along the other day and informs
me that milk pans hev gone up to 20
cents apiece "d'you know that the trusts
are suckin, u? the life blood of the Amer
''Durn their pictures. but do says
he.
the price of everything. from a windmill
to a spool of thread. and that we are
bein' ground to dust under their heels?"
Alas, it's true: But what are you
As honest men We'll rise up in our
might and scatter them TO the four winds
OF heaven"
I'm in fur that" says he. I'm in
fur castin' my ballot for reform. AS an
honest man aS'in trusts, how much will
you take fur that sheepskin nailed w.
on the barn door,
AS seIIin' to one pledged to reform
I'll take s. cents, though it's worth Is
more
He takes it and hands me the change
and departs to meet ME at the polls in
November and strike blow ag'in cor
rupshun, and as / goes into the house !
says to nv wife
'Mirandy. I've just sold that sheepskin
with three cuts in it fur 81 cents, though
it wasn't worth over 90 What would
you call siCh a transaction?
That's supply and demand" she says
And. Mirandy. says I as l hands her
the coins the peddler had paid me, you'll
find every one of them plugged with two
holes apiece What do you call that
That's supply without any demand,
and you'd better let politics alone
AS an honest man. | feel the need OF
an administration full of integrity.