The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-09-28
FINNEGAN'S PHILOSOPHY
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On the Merry-Go-Round.

Faith an now Wilson's for pro-
lection. Four year agone he was agln
II, for II was 0gin the constychoOshun.
Now that he is for 1t, that immortal
Instrument has also changed its
mind He makes me head shwim.
''But I've good company. Bryan an
Garrison. the civil service Dimycrats,
and the rale Dimycrats. the Passyhsts
an the vulgar sowls that's none Too
Proud TO Fight'-they'ye all been on
the Merry-go-round. Some iv thin
turned sick.
"'God bless ye-ye're good man
but We make me dizzy says Bryan.
leppin' from the Hobby Horse and run
min for the woods. I've ginywine
raygrit at losn' ye, says Wudthrow
THROWN him Cocked-lat iv the vim
tage of 1909.
"'Here's the Army bill says Garri-
son. How does II sultT he axes,
"'Fine. says WudthrOw. 'barrin' a
few changes Yen redraw It, he
says, TO provide says he, 'volun-
tary universal service In Federal
Milishy.' says he, controlled be the
states says he; an recruited be
spiritual com-pulsion.' says he. III
shud be nayther too large nor too
small says he; 'or maybe both he
says: an the ammynition.' says he,
must be nayther too much nor too
little says he. I've to see Hay. be-
fore ! decide the daytales, for It's me
Jooty to kape an open mind says
WudthrOw.
"'Stop the music and lave me of,
says Garrison. Are We crazy or am
+? Garrison means. layin' on his back
an gain wildly AT tn sky. God bless
ye.' says WudthrOw. I've a near-rea
raygrit at losln' you he says. And as
Garrison beats il to Jarsey the Merry
Go-Round plays a side step.
"F'what Nv the Navy? says Ntchin.
1T shud be thruly adequate ivry-
where says the Great Idaylist, EEK
ccpt In Montany, where we need no
Navy, says he. and In ST. Louey.
where 1t shud he the biggest in the
world. Wen be none exthravagant
like thin Republicans says he, so
here's the Dimycrat bill ye1l pass
says he.
"'But this same is the Raypubll-
cans bill says Kitchin starin'. Yen
go an pass it, says Wudthrow, pound
ing the desk. 'Hooray.' says the black
Republicans votin' for the bill. DO
dream says Ktchln. If | liver
drank, I'd t'ink | was bOOzed.' says
Kitchin in a thremblin' vice. And he
falls Off.
"'How about the Army billT axes
Hay.
Thorough an instant preparation
FOR definse must be the wurd.' says
Wudthrow, wild heroic rIslution in his
eye.
81 have here a bill says Hay, pro
vidin' for an increase iv five hundther
men year for twinty year he says;
an amynishun for six hours ackshun,
he says, twill make us safe from
madagascar, measles, muckrakin',
milit-rism and marital infidelity.' he
says. AN Wen catch Willy before he
| hitS Nv HN NOtlil h4N DtAOl z We NdANh
him. says Hay.
embrace me- says Wilson. oh
Hay-afther all preparedness is u
matther Nv the heart an not of guns
or forts. Did Cleveland ivir give we
job?' he axes. stoppn' short like.
"Divi wan. says Hay. Thin.
says Wudthrow shakin' the both iv
Hays hands cordial like. for yer patri.
otto service In so bravely sipportin
me policies he says. in all their
phrases he says, 4 make Judge Nv
| ye'he. says he. AS well as yer frind
that We put in the Joker says the
Prisidint. 1Iowly Saints says the
preparation Sinltors.
"'Ph'what does this mean at all
ut ALP they axes. I've the wan
thrack mind says the presdint. AN
ye go all through me train lv thought
before ye come to the pork car says
he. Are We on?' axes the Apostle iv
Common Counsels.
"'We're on says the Sinltors, fall
ing off. An the Merry Go-Round plays
4 Wilson Waltz. (Which we know.
Jawn, is wan step forward, two steps
back. hesitate an sidestep). An Tu-
multy goes out to spread the glad
tidin's that the preparation p'rade will
be led be the Presidint in person.
allow does he save his face?" asked
Malumphy.
"Wid his mouth" responded Finne-
gan dryly.