The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-10-19
FINNEGAN'S PHILOSOPHY
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 las 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 a 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 it suit?' he axes,
"'Fine,' says Wudthrow, 'barrin' a
few changes Yen redraw it, he
says, to provide says he, 'volun-
tary universal service in a 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 I decide the daytales, for it's me
j'ooty TO kape an open mind says
Wudthrow. 81
"'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
We 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.
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 it shud be the biggest in the
world. Well 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 Kitchn starin'. Yen
go an pass it says Wudthrow, pound
ing the desk. 'Hooray says the black
Republicans votin for the bill. DO
| dream says Kitchn. If | liver
drank, I'd t'ink | was boozed,' says
kitchin in a thremblin' vice And he
falls Off
"'How about the Army billg axes
Hay.
Thorough an instant preparation
for detinse must be the wurd,' says
Wudthrow, wild heroic ris'lution in his
eye
L have here a 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
Madagascar, measles. muckrakin'
milit-rism and marital intdelity,' he
says, AN We'll catch Willy before he
dies av he doant 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 jobT he axes, stoppin' short like,
"Divil wan says Hay. Thin
says Wudthrow shakin' the both iv
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 iv
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
at all?' they axes. I've the wan
thrack mind says the Presdint, AN
We go all through me train iv thought
before ye come to the pork car says
he. Are We onF axes the Apostle iv
Common Counsels.
"'We're on says the Sinitors, fall
ing off An the Merry Go-Round plays
a Wilson Waltz, (Which We know.
Jawn, is wan step forward, two steps
back, hesitate an sidestep). An Tu-
multy goes out to spread the glad
tidins that the preparation prade will
be led be the Presidint in person.
GLOW does he save his face?" asked
Malumphy.
ovid his mouth" responded Finne-
gan dryly.