Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-11-26
IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS
A REPUBLICAN DREAM.


REPUBLICAN DREAM
The these days listening funeral
vices being read by republicans through their
what they claim corpse In other words must be in
much the condition. according to the republican state
the whose relatives believe to be dead and intend
to put soil who is lying yet sensible
outside activities and the acts of the solemn at his side
mnistering the last sad rites.
AS lay there hear Uncle Joe Cannon the grsy old
SEXTON pulling the bell rope vigorously mot mournuly but
rather in the fashion of ringing the of fesal day. his
cigar tilted to the high heavens where dwels the omnpotent
and proane cung the wand of the bearings of the
bell which several of rust has accumulated to hamper
the ardor of the aged bell ringer.
Already in the vestry we the Honorable Boise Penrose
of Penns ready to march to the pulpit preach
funeral and erswhie to strengthen his determination
to voice virtues, that dead he Thinks he
reaches to his hip pocket for black bottle filled originally
from the key of political corruption very stimulating in pres
ent effects but demoralzng in after life
But hold! Our vision for the moment ceases The bell
quits tolng and solemn chosen from the ranks of the
gains the House Of Representatives grasp the plated
handles of last earthly dwelling house and tendery carry
home while the rest of the rolckng re
publican congressional elects form sad funeral procession
which follows to and into the church, down the asles and
hats before the alter of and realize that
Boise Penrose rising from his the coffin placed
the pedestals to announce the funeral hymn.
joey, the belrnger having ceased much to his sorrow
grabs his rs spade and hurr the yard excavae
our share OF Gods half dedicated to mortal remains
Meanwhile in the church. the chormaser raises his stick
and the pipe organ thunders out the strains of:
eve shall meet but shall miss him,
There will be a vacant chair, etc.
(Unce joey had suggested instead of the above his avo
''Three a dead ms chest
d. 4o l1o and bottle Of rum
But the sentiments of the chomaser prevailed hence the
first)
The services over ourselves moving to our APP
pointed earthly resting spot in the political graveyard and
there stands Sexton Joey Cannon leaning lusy spade
and regretfuly looking down into shallow hole which time
did not permit HIM to dig deep would his
liking fou not buried deep first hoped
for
H.
starts reading dst to dust ashes to ashes but halt there is
rapping, rappng coming from the coffin The surrounding
faces banch The tapping repeated The consult
They take Uncle Joeys spade and pry up the lid The sup
posed corpse sits and the assembage But here our
imagination fails and the reader must draw upon his
Oh no! this is not democratic view have pictured
its really only republican dream We dead yet
showed under The grave shallow the sexton decrep The
parsonbut lets not abuse Penrose the old party
for the cormaster Boah the beautiful singer affords the
political eaven by which the republican party whole is
kept partly sweet
The democratic party is much alive We are glad to re-
port fenroses Cannons Mcnineys Calling
and the like gains party has done nothing what
to dscredt it. More has been accomplished the
two than the preceding twenty under epubcansm
While we have no Penrose Cannon, etc. ranks do
boast of Bryan, McAdoo, Burleson, Underwood Williams
and of Others and above all peerless leader Pes
dent Wilson, who holds the admiration and respect of the
world, and the supreme confidence of his countrymen
Republican gains! By all means Merely partial
of political conveescence men who used to con-
troll republican policies The element dominated the party
in the past and for time rejected by the better among
the republicans counted gains just few
yards the roost that ALL The old brakes wheels
OF progress, which formerly CONTROLLED will dominate re-
publican efforts and who will endeavor to lead the G. @ P
plant back to fodder in 1916.
In the meantime with safe democratic majority both
branches OF congress- with peerless leader in President Will
and black sheep the country will forge ahead in pro
gress and prosperity and reap the fruits of overwhelming
victory in 1916.
PRESIDENTS TIMELY REMARKS
Presdet Wilson's letter Secretary McAdoo in which
the of