The public ledger., 1916-10-20
FINNEcAN'S PHILOSOPHY
On the MerrY.oo-R Round.

Faith an now Wilson's for pro
lection. Four year agOne he was ngin
It, for It was agln the constychooshun.
Now that he Is for II, that immortal
Instrument has also changed Its
mind. He makes me head shwim.
"But I've good company. Bryan an
Garrison, the civil service Dimycrnts,
and the rale Dimycrats, the Passyhsts
an the vulgar sowls that's none Too
Proud to Fight'--they've all been on
the Merry-go-round. Some iv thin
turned sick.
"'God bless ye-ye're a good man,
but We make me dizzy says Bryan,
leppln' from the Hobby Horse and run
MIN for the woods. I've ginywine
raygrlt at losin' ye,' says WudthrOw
THROWN him a CockedHat iv the vim
tage Of 1909.
"'Here's the Army bill,' says Garri-
son. How does 1t suit? he axes,
"'Fine, says Wudthrow, barrin' a
few changes 'Ye1l redraw It, he
says, to provide says he, 'volun-
tary universal service in Federal
Mllishy,' says he, controlled be the
states says he; AN recruited be
spiritual com-pulsion, says he. IL
shud be nayther too large nor toe
SMALL says he; or maybe BOTH he
aa,,a. ta,, tho ou,,nynftInni cova ba
must be nayther too much nor too
little,' says he. I've to see Hay, be-
fore decide the daytales, for It's me
J'oOty to kape an open mind says
Wudthrow.
"'Stop the music and lave me of,
says Garrison. Are ye crazy or am
II Garrison means, layin' on his back
an gain wildly at tn sky. God bless
ye.' says Wudthrow. I've a near-real
raygrit at losln' you he says. And as
Garrison beats 1t to Jarsey the Merry
GO-Round plays side step.
"'F'what iv the NavyT says Kitchin
1T shud be thruly adequate ivry'
where says the Great Idaylist, 'ex'
cept in Montany, where we need NJ
Navy says he, and in st. LOuey
where 1t shud be the biggest in the
world. Well be none eXthravagant
like thin Republicans says he, sc
here's the Dimycrat bill yen pass,
says he.
"'But this same is the Raypubli
cans BILL says Kitchin starin'. 'Yel
go an pass it, says Wudthrow, pound
ing the desk. 'Hooray,' says the black
Republicans vOtin' for the bill. dc
dream says Kitchin. IF iver
drank, I'd t'ink was boozed,' says
Kltchin In thremblin' vice. And he
falls of.
allow about the Army billr axes
Hay.
Thorough an instant preparation
for definse must be the wurd,' says
WudthrOw, wild heroic ris'lutiOn In his
eye.
"I have here blll.' says Hay, pro
vldln' for an Increase iv five hundthel
men year for twinty year he says
AN amynishun for six hours ackshun,
he says, twill make us safe from
Madagascar. measles. muckrakin'
militrism and marital intidelity,' he
says, AN Wen catch Willy before he
dies av he doan't die before we catch
him. says Hay.
"'Embrace me- says Wilson. or
Hay-afther all preparedness is q
matther iv the heart an not of guns
or forts. Did Cleveland ivir give ye
a jobT he axes, stoppln' short like.
"Divil wan says Hay. Thin,
says Wudthrow shakin' the both iy
Hays hands cordial like, for yer patri
Otic service in so bravely sippOrtin
me policies he says, lin all their
phrases he says, 4 make judge iy
ye'he,' says he, 'as well as yer frind
that We put in the Joker says the
Prlsidint. Howly Saints says the
preparation Sinitors.
"'Ph'what does this mean at all
at allT they axes. I've the wan
thrack mind says the Presidlnt. AN
We go all through me train lv thought
before ye come to the pork car says
he. Are ye onT axes the Apostle iy
Common Counsels.
"'We're on says the Sinitors, fall,
ing off. An the Merry-GO-ROund plays
Wilson Waltz, (Which ye know
Jawn, is wan step forward, two steps
back, hesitate an sldestep). An Tu.
aWUIN INWv 20. hA vl...l
tidln's that the preparation p'rade will
be led be the Presidnt in person.
"How does he save his face% asked
Malumphy.
"Wid his mouth" responded Finne-
gan dryly.