The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-10-21
FINNECAN'S PHILOSOPHY
on the Merry-oo-R Round.

"Faltn an now WILSON'S IOr PfV
lection. Four year agone he was agin
1t, for It was agin the constychooshun.
Now that he is for 1t. that immortal
Instrument has also changed It's
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 Nv thin
turned sick.
"'God bless ye-ye're a good man,
but We make me dizzy says Bryan,
leppin' from the Hobby Horse and run
min for the woods. I've q ginywine
raygrit ut losin' ye,' says Wudthrow
THROWN him Cocked-Hat iv the vim
tage Of 1909.
"Here's the Army bill,' says Garrf-
son. How does 1t suitT he ..xes,
"Fine,' says Wddthrow, 'barrin'
few changes Yell redraw It, he
says, ito provide says he, 'volun-
tary universal service in q Federal
Milishy,' 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 tits me
Jooty to kape an open mind says
Wudthrow.
"'Stop the music and lave me or
says Garrison. Are We crazy or am
~ Garrison means, layiG on his back
an gain wildly at tn sky. God bless
ye,' says Wudthrow. I've near-real
raygrit at losin' YOU he says. And as
Garrison beats 1t to Jarsey the Merry
Go-Round plays side step.
"Fwhat Nv the NavyT says Kitchin.
Tt shud be thruly adequate ivry-
where says the Great Idaylist, 'ex-
cept In Montany, where we need no
Navy says he, and In st. Louey,
where 1t shud be the biggest in the
world. Wen be none exthravagant
like thin Republicans says he, so
here's the Dimycrat bill yen pass
says he.
"But this same is the Raypubli-
cans bill,' says Kitchin starin'. 'Yell
go an pass It, says Wudthrow, pound
ing the desk. 'Hooray,' says the black
Republicans votin' for the bill. DO
/ dream says Kitchin. If I liver
drank, I'd t'ink I was boozed,' says
Kitchin In thremblin' vice. And he
falls off.
allow about the Army bill? axes
Hay.
Thorough an instant preparation
for definse must De the wurd,' says
Wudthrow, wild heroic rls'lution in his
eye.
AZ have here bill,' says Hay, pro
vidin' for an increase Nv 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 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 Nv the heart an not Of guns
or forts. Did Cleveland ivir give ye
jobr he axes, stoppin' short like.
"Divil wan says Hay. Thin
says Wudthrow shakin' the both Nv
Hays hands cordial like, for yer patri-
otto service in so bravely sipportin'
me policies he says, In all their
phrases he says, I make a judge Nv
ye'he,' says he, as well as yer frind
that We put in the JOKER says the
Prisidint. Howly Saints says the
preparation Sinitors.
"'Ph'what does this mean at all
ut allY they axes. I've the wan
thrack mind says the Presidint, an
We go oil through me train iv thought
before We come to the pork car says
he. Are We onT axes the Apostle Nv
Common Counsels.
"'we're on says the Sinitors, fall
ing of. An the Merry Co Round plays
Wilson Waltz, (Which ye know,
Jawp, is wan step forward, two steps
back, hesitate an sidestep). An Tu-
muity goes out to spread the glad
tidin's that the preparation p'rade will
be led be the President In person.
"'How does he save his face?" asked
Malumphy.
"wid his mouth" responded Flnne-
gan dryly.