The Lamar register., 1919-01-08

ace where they congregate, and they
know what they are here for and it
amt to pass u lot of fool reform laws,
and then shout from the house tops
what great men they are and how they
have saved this country. There don't
seem to be no freaks among them.
They showed they had the right
stuff in 'em when they elected that
young feller, Allyn Cole, from Lamar
the Speaker of the House. That fel-
Ter has brains, ability and | miss my
guess II he amt got back bone what
don't stand for no bending.
My old pal, L. E. Girard of Boulder,
and there amt no better scout on the
top of the earth, introduced me to Cole
the other day. This feller Cole amt
as heavy as Girard when it comes to
pounds of flesh but he is there with
the loyalty stuff just as strong and
that is going some cause Girard is as
square as they make 'em.
81 understand you are democrat.
Senator" says Cole.
your verb amt got the right tense"
says l. "Taint are at all it's was"
says l. when there was real demo-
cratic party" says l, ''then | was in
that band wagon" says |, "but since
our president has to go clear across
the pond" says I, "for to see a whole
lot of kings, queens and jacks" says
!, when he might have seen mightier
and less expensive ones in poker
game" says I, ''and with the party in
this state" says |, IN the hands Of
Shafroth, lyman, KeatinA Hubbard
and George Hosmer." says I, "none
of 'em being no more simon pure
democrats than / am a ZEBRA" says |,
there weren't nothing for me to do
but to turn the band wagon over to
the Sells-Floto circus and cut in with
the republicans" says I.
"And you are with a good crowd"
says he.
mo doubt, no doubt" says |, just
then seeing Archie Stevenson backing
a new country member against the
cigar counter to tell him what to do
and be in accord with Archie's view,
"at the same time the republican party
has certain drawbacks" says l.
"Alluding to which," says he, cause
he was standing where he couldn't see
Archie.
"Alluding to nothing" says /. ''ab-
solutely nothing" says I, "only you
fellers what are wise and don't stand
for no sluice-box workers." says |,
''better keep an eye ON some of those
new members what amt acquainted
with sakted quartz" says l.
Some feller pulled Cole away to ask
him for u job. and another feller pull
ed Girard away to ask him for job, |
and whole lot OF other fellers was
standing around to pull 'em away from
fellers what had 'em to ask for jobs,
SO I noated to the other side of the
lobby.
George Hosmer was there talking to
them two Non-partisan League Sena-
tors, Burke of Lamar and Scott OF
Sterling. He had 'em backed up
against the hottest raulator IN tne
room and then wearing fur coats too.
The sweat was running down their
noble brows but whether because of
the hot air George was giving 'em or
because Of the hot radiator and fur
coat combination don't know.
"Hello George" says |, butting in
and being introduced To them two new
Senators. "Herding in the insurgents"
says I in an attempt to start CONVERSE
ton cause they sure froze up when
showed on the scene even with the
radiator and the fur coats.
I'VE have fortunately with us" says
he, "a few men who will undertake to
-"
"Sort of undertakers," says |, "as it
were to take care of the dead ones"
says /, but George he didn't get the
drift Of my conversation and continu-
ed:
"Who will undertake." says he, "to
wrest the government from the con
troll of the vicious corporations" says
he, "and place it again in the hands
~ the common people" saws he