The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-03
MEDITATIONS OF UNCLE JOSH

If the Republican Boss of Knox
county had gone to school when he
was boy instead of playing hockey"
and loafing around pool rooms, he
might be able to give his co-workers
in iniquity at least an intelligent ac.
count of what he thinks of all others
who may not do his bidding We all
know that he needs the per weekly he
receives, from Columbus, of the Re-
publican Publicity Bureau in order to
keep the wolf from the door. The
way he uses big and impossible words
shows ignorance and his figuring is
beyond description. He is like the
old negro who had a smart son who
was always pulling things over the
old man. One day Uncle Nose had
occasion to do some chore for a col
lege professor and when the professor
offered to pay him, Nose says, "Youse
don't owe me nothin' boss, if youse
jest tells me all de impossiblist words
youse got, kase if l gifts 'em I can
naturaursly pifiicate dat boy SAM"
Now that Mt. Vernon Shop Man
that thought that tax would pay his
bills must be NUT or an easy mark
to let the boss dope him that way. But
that yarn about the shop man must be
a pipe dream, for / doubt if we have
so ignorant man in the confines Of
Knox county unless it is A. P. " and
If he is not able to pay for his bread
and meat bills, the county has provid.
ed home at Bangs for him and they
will pay for all the eats and shelter
him from the storm. Jake Lybarger
will see that he don't get too much
rich food or get the gout. Don't get
excited and throw fit, for the people
keep that place up to make home
for the jobless but they want you to
move there as the time for handouts
is past.
The boss has cried the wolf! the
wolff so often that he can't make the
people rally to his aid any more and
the tax that burdens the G. o. p must
be the Publicity assessment for the
tax is not due under the Warnes law
until 1915. Come again, quit having
pipe dreams and get down to those
brass tacks you used to rave about.
The state bureau of accounting was
originated by the G. O.tP to sort of
ease the people up who were getting
inquisitive about their money. They
expected to make farce of it, but
when Jud Harmon and Jim Cox began
to enforce it, it cut like a two-edged
sword and from the thousands of dol
lars disgorged by former G. o. P. Office
holders and their minions it is no
wonder they want to slur Cox
The little Republican reporter does
MT like the workmens compensation
law because it not only hurt the in
surance graft that he run as a side
line, but because the fact that so and
SOS widow gets immediate compen.
| sation for the death of her husband
don't make as much news as it would
If she fought the damage claim In the
courts until the lawyers would claim II
all.
1t might have cost the commission
| ers $40 b0 IN reduca tha water nreS
sure at the Jail but the G.. o. P. Boss
could get rid Of the pressure on his
brain by having his head bored and
that would not cost more than dol
lar or two, and such a relief it would
be.
The Boss and his underlings are a!
thirsty for that $9,0OO,O00 surplus II
the state treasury as bar fly in dry
territory.
Wouldn't they buy automobiles ant
build skyscrapers if Cox would hant
it out.
Where was the Knox county Bosi
when the G. o. P.s were dishing ou
that $700,000 900 worth of oil lands t.
the railroads? Was he carrying waite
to the elephant or, like runt pig, dit
he suck a hind teat?
UNCLE JOSH.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE