El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17
ROSCOE SETS THE PACE FOR THIRD
PARTY, AND MERITS NOMINATION


lee ear Of ttle monkey in a bird and animal store On
monkey had upset all the goldfish bowls released an ne
and Belgian hares killed two canaries whipped the day
nan over the head with his own club tied up traffic in
Eth 9yen9e 5oF haf an hour ana drawn to the scene
eemen within five blocks and three special cops And
name Of Ioscoe-C55ews itam)
NOV doesn't Roscoe remind you Of the @third party
~ which has been meeting IN Chicago? At least there are
two points Of Likeness; Each is bout two feet high and
each started raise the mischief and succeeded in
cutting aughable capsrs without accomplishing much
that could be called exactly constructive
But seriously very very seriously, there political
maxim that would all do well to remember: Every
majority minority And It would be rather
terrifying world there were majority Of Rosooes. So
it would be really uncomfortable United States there
majority Ike those Chicago high steppers There
may BE- day if the old parties don't look little out.
The "tird party" Chicago suffered bolt after bolt
until It became the third party fourth party, fifth party
and uure0eemed that may organize the sixth
party and the Socialist Prohibition, Progressive, and
Socialist Labor parties stu Live, making ten parties with
fringe Of Popuiiss independents and several more in
cluding jim Ferguson Joe Bailey, BIZ Borah and ". J. B.
Some sort Of bug got on the left Of little monkey
Now by applying sort Of Biblical exegesis to the
little item, find out precisely what it means;
you see, It is an anegory.
upset all the goldfish bowls obviously refers to the
platform plank for capital tax levy.
Released all the little pets" refers to the Chicago
ard party platform plank for the release Of all anar-
clists, rebels, draft dodgers and dynamitsrs-
Kiled two canaries" refers to the platform plauks
against Wall Street and in favor Of the Irish republic.
whipped the dayghts out of three begerent parrots"
obviously refer only to Stree speech free press and
free assembly"
@Whanged policeman over the head with his own
club refers to the plank on recognition of the right Of
al workers including government employees to strike, and
stripping the courts of power 10 deal with Industrial dis
putes OF prevent destruction Of property.
Tied up traffic refers to the platform declaration for
government ownership and wOrkanoperatiOn Of all public
utilities.
It all luedly clear the covenant Of the League
Of Nations.
Islands and yet there is thing Americans do feel
sentimental about It is Guam and Santo Domingo, bless
their little hearts.
that Paul wrote his episcopal and then they turned
hohammedans and the third party demands their freedom
to sef-determine which the only don't turn
them loose is angelic Of duty little brown
brothers and that's all the credit get from the third
fourth fifth and sixth party which is tragic but virtue
Is its reward
Other planks favor the referendum and recall
And the monkey Is about two feet tan
He answers to the name Of Roscoe.
And every redblooded American sympathizes with him
When in New York often feel exactly that disposition
ourselves and sny the memory what our forsfathers
did to establish law and order this earth gives pause
Lucky for this world that have foreathers to hold
down.
It particularly delicious the way Roscoe auhanqed
the policeman the head with his own club" That was
the spirit g the soldiers IN the world war toward their