The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-14
FlNNECAN'S PHILOSOPHY
On the Merry.Go.Round.

Faith an now Wilson's for rro-
lection. Four year agonc he was agin
it, for 1t was agin the constychooshun.
Now that he is for 1t, that immortal
instrument has also changed Its
mind. lie makes me head shwim
"But I've good company. Br! II an
Garrison, the civil service Dimycrats.
and the rale Dlmycrats. the Passyiists
an the vulgar sowls that's none Too
Proud to Fight'-they've oil been on
the Merry-go-round Some iv thin
turned sick.
"'God bless ye-ye're good man.
hut ye make me dizzy says Bryan,
leppln' from the Hobby Horse and run
min for the woods. I've n ginywine
raygrit at losln' yc,' says Wudthrow
THROWN him Cockcd-llat iv the vim
tage OF 1909.
"'Ilcre's the Army bill,' says Garri-
son. How does II suitT he axes.
"'Fine.' says Wudthrow, 'barrin' q
few changes 'Ye'll redraw It, he
says, to provide says he. 'volun-
tary universal service in a Federal
Milshy.' says he controlled be the
states, says he; an recruited he
spritiaI com-pulslon, 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 raythcr too much nor too
little says he. I've To see Hay. be-
fore I decide the daytales, for 'tis me
jooty to kape an open mind says
Wudthrow.
"'Stop the music and lave me OIL
says Garrison. Are ye crazy or am
~ Garrison means. layin' on his back
an gain wildly ut tn sky. God bless
ye.' says Wudthrow. i've near-real
raygrit Mt iosin' YOU he says. And ms
Garrison beats 1t to Jarsey the Merry
Go-Round plays a 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 nc
Navy says he, and In st. LoUey
where Il shud he the biggest In tho
world. Wen be none exthravagan,
like thin Raypublicans,' says he. 80
here's the Dimycrnt bill yen pass.
says he.
"'But this same is the Raypubii
cans BILL says Kitchin starin'. Yen
go an pass It, says Wudthrow, pound
ing the desk. 'Hooray.' says the black
Raypublicans votin' for the bill. dc
dream says Kitchln. If l ivcl
drank, I'd t'ink was boozed,' says
K;tchin In thremblin' vice. And he
falls of.
allow about the Army billT axe:
Hay.
"'Thorough an instant preparation
for definse must be the wurd.' say.
Wudhrow. wild heroic rIs'lution in his
eye.
"I have here a bili,' snys Hay, pro
vidln' for an increase iv five hundthel
men n year for twinty year he says
'an' amynshun for six hours ackshun,
he says twill make us safe from
MaddyIdsker, measles, muckrakin'
miiltrism and marital infdelty,' h
says. nm wc'll catch Willy before III
dies ay he doan't die before we catcl
him. says Hay.
-'Enbrace me- says Wilson. 'Ol
Hay-af,her all preparedness Is
matther " the heart an not Of guns
or forts. Did Cleveland ivir give "
n jobT he axes, stoppin' short like.
"'Divil wnn,' says Hay. Thin
says Wudthrow shakin' the both T.
Hays hands cordial like, for yer patri
otic service In so bravely sippOrtin
me policies he says, In all thei
phrases, lie says. y make q judge Il
ye'he.' says he, 'as well as yer fr,n;
that yc put In the Joker says tn
Prisidint. Howly Saints says tn
preparation Sinitors.
-.Ph'what does this mean Mt al
at allr they axes. i've the wal
thrack mind says the Presidint, an
We go all through me train ~ though
before ye come 20 the pork car say
he. Are ye onf' axes the Apostle 4
Common COunsels.
"'We're on says the Slnit0rs, fall
ing or. An the Merry o-Round play
Wilson Waltz, (Which ye know
Jawn, Is wan step forward. two step
back, hesitate an sidestep). An Tu
multy goes out to spread the gla
tidin's that the preparation p'rade vii
be led be the Presidint IN person.
"'How does he save his facei" aske,
Malumphy.
"Wid his mouth" responded Finne
gan dryly.