The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-20
FINNECAN'S PHILOSOPHY
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Pltlless Publicity.

MeSelf could tell him. where's Pitt
less PublIclty"?' says Hughes. In the
Ash CAM says /. Twas all right on
the stump, but in Washin'ton tits
differ. The Harp that wanst through
Trenton's halls'-I name Tumulty.
Win he bursts into song now he picks
his chunei
"'Tis not that Prisidint Wilson is
less public than Candydate Wilson
He's less pitiless. TITS like the show
man. He tells We all, an more, about
tn illyfant, bat he has mintal res'va-
shune about the spotted baby.
$50 1t is wild Wilson. He's sof'ned
the hard heart iv 'Pitiless Publicity
How about the PostmastersT axes
the refawrumers. Wen niver tell We,
says the C'mishun. For whyT says
the League. T'wid embar'ss tn Ad-
ministhrashun,' says the C'mlshun.
And the people laughs. 'Ye fired tn
Hid iv the Cinsus,' says Hughes. 'Ye
lie,' says Redfield. He raysined wild
out bein' axed,' says he. 'Ye lie yer
SELF says Durand. 'Ye towld me ye'd
fire me, an We gev me place to a
politician says Durand. Txacly fwhat
1 said,' yells Pink Whiskers, was
goin' to fire We anyway, but l niver
axed We to rayslne,' says Pinky. An
the people roars.
"'Tell us about all thin Dishurvin
DimmycratS,' says the people. An
Washin'to is sweep be storm iv
silence.
"But doan't We think there's no pub
licity at all. Teddy himself was none
gunshy with the papers, but he cud
be quiet, too.
"'Well grab some land in Vinzu'
eely,' says the Ambassydure
'tem'prily,' says he. Yen not says
Teddy, yen agree to arbitrate, says
he, or he says, in tin days Dewey'll
be there says Teddy.
"'Me Ry'le Masther will niver con
sint,' says tn other. Thin says Ted
dy, I'll sind Dewey at wanst. There's
no use waitin',' Teddy says. How'd
EN- says the Ambassydure. we
agree says he,-an' divil bit did we
know how 1t was for dozen year.
''Well have Ferdy Carey alive, OF
the Bashi Bazook dead says Teddy
an back comes Ferdy. An the papers
says On demand Nv the State Depart
ment Ferdy Carey has been released.
An that's all.
"How is It now? The greasers
slaughtered twinty at Sanity Isabel. An
other Mexican Crisis says the head
lines, 'Twinty Americans killed. they
says. The Prisidint Calm says they
'Ates Bacon and Eggs. Plays Goluf,
says the headlines. An the paper
goes on:
"The Prisidint's appytite at break
fast was good, tn leader Nv the ma
shnn gettin' outside iv' grape fruit
bacon an eggs, hot biscuit an coffee
Whin Docther Grayson announced the
bill iv fare the tinshun over Mexico
was much relaved.
"The Prisidint Is solvin' In privacy
the fateful question, "Will me throat
last?" The answer Is waited wild few
erish anxiety
"Mondah, the papers says 'Nashun
al Disaster? Sore Throat Feared, Pan
ic at the Capital. The Prisidint Calm
CONSERVATION was spread among
all classes today be the report that
the Prisidint awOke with sore throat
Strong men tainted before they cud
reach the nearest saloon. There Is
talk Nv appintin' day Nv prayer. II
is hoped that Senior though
will claim that the dead Americans
raysisted ixicushun. A high authority
states that this wud end the crisis
The Prisidint made but wan remark
CAV they'd not been there they'd not
iv been kilt"
"Choosdah, they says, Hope revives
No sore throat. Bitten by insect
Prisidlnt calm. All Phrases Nv Mat
Their to be considered.
""The anxiety in the Capital was re
laved today be the followin' bulletin
"'"The Prisidint has a slight per
foration In the cuticle over the infery
ure maximary caused by insect bitin
him whin asleep. The patient was toe
proud to scratch. (Signed) Grayson.'
cit is reported also that Ginera
Scott will 60 to the border to bury the
dead, and apologize to the Insurgents
He will axe Carranzy, whether he wut
accept loan IL offered. This ia con
sidered the thrue sutton iv the diff
Guilty
"Winsdah the Prisldint goes motor
In, Thursdah he writes a note and
Gineral Scott starts for the border
Fridah the headlines says Peace In
Europe near. Prisidint studyin' terms
VIII he stop the war? Another note
expected. Capital excited over report.
But we're comforted be bein' tOwld
the Prisidint will not be betrayed
into hasty ackshun.
"Sundah, he's considerin' tn AR.
menyan question, an Mondah he ad
vises Grandmothers about suckin
eggs. And another crisis is past.
$50 1t goes ivry day. AS I was say.
in, there's a'plenty publicity, but tits
not the brand Nv 1912"
Evidently Mr.. Wilson has made up
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