Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-10-12
FINNEGAN'S PHILOSOPHY
On the Merry-Go-Round

it, for it was agin the constychooshun
Now that he is for it, 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 Passyfists
an the vulgar sowls that's none Too
Proud to Fight'-they've all been on
the Merry-go-round. Some iy 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 losin' ye,' says Wudthrow
THROWN him a Cocked-Hat Nv the vim
tage of 1900.
Here's the Army BILL says Garri-
son. How does it suitT he axes,
"Fine.' says Wudthrow, 'barrin'
few changes Yell redraw it, he
says, to provide says he, 'volun-
tary universal service in a Federal
Miishy,' says he, controlled be the
states says he; AN recruited be
spiritual com-pulsion, says he. 1T
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 off,
says Garrison. Are ye crazy or am
~ Garrison means, layin' on his back
an gain wildly at tn sky. God bless
We says Wudthrow. I've near-real
raygrit at losin' you,' he says. And as
Garrison beats it to Jarsey the Merry
Go-Round plays side STEP.
"'F'what iv the Navy? says Kitchin.
where says the Great Idaylist, 'ex-
cept in Montany, where we need no
Navy says he, and in st. Louey,
where it shud be the biggest in the
world. Wen be none exthravagant
like thin Republicans says he, so
here's the Dimycrat bill ye'll pass,
says he.
"'But this same is the Raypubli
cans BILL says Kitchin starin'. Yen
90 an pass it. says Wudthrow, pound
ing the desk. 'Hooray,' says the black
Republicans votin' for the bill. DO
| dream says Kitchin. If 1 liver
drank, I'd t'ink l was boozed,' says
Kitchin in a thremblin' vice. And he
falls Off
"'How about the Army bf1T axes
Hay.
Thorough an instant preparation
for definse must be the wurd,' says
wild heroic ris'lution in his
eye.
so have here 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
measles, muckrakin',
milit-rism and marital inf1delity.' he
says, AN Wen catch Willy before he -,
dies av he doan't die before we catch
him. says Hay.
embrace me- says Wilson. 'Oh
LAY dilucl all picpuI euneSS Is
matther iv the heart an not of guns
Or forts. Did Cleveland ivir give We I
4 jobf he axes, stoppin' short like.
"Divil wan says Hay. Thin,
says Wudthrow shakln' the both ~ {
Hays hands cordial like, for yer patri- I
,tic service in so bravely sipportin'
ne policies he says, in all their
,hrases,' he says, 4 make a Judge Nv
ve'he,' says he, as well as yer frind
hat We put in the JOKER says the
'risidint 'Howly Saints says the
Sintors. /
"Ph'what does this mean at all
It allT they axes. I've the wan
hrack mind says the President, AN
e go all through me train Nv thought
efore We come to the pork car says
e. Are ye on?' axes the Apostle ~
Common Counsels.
"'We're on says the Sinitors, fall
ng off. An the Merry-Go- Round plays Il
Wilson Waltz, (Which We know.
avn, is wan step forward, two steps Il
ack, hesitate an sidestep). An Tu- a,
1ulty goes out to spread the glad o.
din's that the preparation p'rade will O.
e led be the President in person. C.
How does he save his facet" asked II,
=,
"Wid his mouth" responded Finne- ~
an dryly. y