The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-12
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 agin
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 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 a ginywine
raygrit at losin' ye,' says Wudthrow
THROWN him a Cocked-Hat iv the vim
tage of 1909.
Here's the Army BILL says Garri-
son., How does itfuity he axes,
Fine says Wudthrow, 'barrin' a
few changes 'Yell redraw it, he
says, TO PROVIDE Says he, 'volun-
tary universal service in Federal
Milishy,' says he, CONTROLLED be the
States says he; am 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 ammunition, says he,
must be nayther too much nor too
little says he. I've to see Hay. be-
fore I decide the daytales, for It's me
j'ooty to kape an open mind says
Wudthrow
"'Stop the music and lave me off,
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-real
raygrit at losin' you he says And as
Garrison beats it to Jarsey the Merry
Go-Round plays a side step.
"'F'what iv the Navy?' says Kitchin.
1T shud be thruly adequate ivry-
where says the Great Idaylist, Eek
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 yell pass
says he.
"But this same is the Raypubli-
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. ID,
I Dream says Kitchin. If | liver
drank, I'd fink l was boozed,,' says
Kitchin in thremblin' vice. And he
falls Off
"'How about the Army blly axes
Hay.
Thorough an instant preparation
for defnse must be. the wurd,' says
Wudthrow, wild heroic ris'lution in his
eye.
az have here a bill says Hay, pro
vdin' 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, undertaking. |
milit-rism and marital infdelity, he /
says, AN We'll catch Willy before he
dies av he doan't die before we catch |
him. says Hay.
embrace me- says Wilson. oh
Hay-afther all preparedness is
matther iv the heart an not of guns
or forts. Did Cleveland ivir give We
a job?' he axes stoppin short like.
"'Divil a wan, says Hay. Thin,
e1, m, lo ;,,I
Hays hands cordial like, for yer patri-
otto service in so bravely sipportin
me policies he says, in all theil
phrases he says, 4 make a judge iv
ye'he,' says he, as well as, yer frind
that We put in the JOKER says the
Prisidint. 'Howly Saints, says the
Sinitors.
"'Ph'what does this mean at all
at all? they axes. i've the wan
thrack mind says the President, AN
We go all through me train iv thought
before We come to the pork car says
ne. Are We on?~ axes the Apostle iv
Common Counsels. II
"'We're on, says the Sinitors, fail
ng Off An the Merry Round plays
/ Wilson Waltz, (Which We know
lawn, is wan step forward, two steps
,ack, hesitate an sidestep). An Tu-
nulty goes out to spread the glad
idin's that the preparation p'rade will !
re led be the Presidint in person.
+" How does he save his face?" asked |
1alumphy. II
vivid his mouth" responded Finne
AN dryly.