Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-28

tinent they could run a whole cam
Democratic money especially"
But that Is where you mis-ued. m son.
The best play the democrats ever made
was when they said they would come
here
It's already worth all It cost and got
a good start on surplus and undivided
profits
II 1t had cost hundred times as
much the democrats would have made
money out Of IT,
You sec, this is the Sunny Jim town
Of America and there ought 10 be a law
against holding national conventions
anywhere else.
You can't be pesslmistic or down on
your luck 10 this town II Just can't
be done
The minute you begin to breathe the
air your spirits begin TO rise.
It's like everlasting champagne with
out any headaches in a..
None Of this gloom stun goes here ;
everybody is on the smile.
I will bet that when the democratic
platform Is made IL will be 80 per cent
snapper than II would have been II
made anywhere else. and will 20 -
per cent better with the country
And IL doesn't make much difference
whom they nominate (and Of course you
get a different dope about that Ike candy
fresh every hour, and none OF IL Il any
good; anyway, they viii 60 away from
here with 50 per cent more pep and
ginger, all because Of San Francisco.
THEY'RE REALLY
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
1t is the queerest old town In America.
Just think Of 1t for r moment: In
San Francisco people are always glad to
see you.
what do you know about that7 Isn't
It a scream? Not glad to see you for
the sake Of what they can probably
gouge out Of you before they let you get
your railroad ticket and duck out, but
glad because they feel that way.
It's the funniest thing you ever saw
in yo1r life, but it's true.
You can ask anybody anything here
and they won't either spit In your face
or try TO sell you the Masonic Temple.
why, you can even ask hotel clerk
things; yes sir, you can; I've done it
more than once.
The second time took along witnesses
because | knew | wouldn't be believed.
Why these people are so queer they
have some kind Of weird idea that you
and they and all Of us are human beings
and related and you've come to visit
your uncles and aunts and that means
them, and they're mighty glad and want
you to be.
Mr.. Human Being meets Mr.. Human
Being
Glad to see you; come in and take
front seat
What (in the soft line, Of coursel will
you have to drink? Excuse us for this
Volstead business. You see he amt a
Californian and we amt responsible for
him"
That sort of thing. you begin It when
you get to the ferry slip In Oakland.
There were about 200 of MS and we
had been fried on both sides crossing
the desert and the nhad sand, gravel and
cinders sifted down our backs and felt
mean and gritty and ready TO fight until
we began to breathe this air and get
this sunshine and run MP against some
San Franciscans on the boat and then
we just felt ashamed we bad ever been
cross in our lives ad began to see that
1t was good to be alive.
There was nice young fellow with a
rose In his buttonbole and a smile on his
face came dancing up and he says,
Hello, folks and have you got your
quarters" and welcome to San Fran
CISCO" and we oil said, "Oh, hell" and
this is just another con- and. as a mat
ter of fact. he was~not even a hired steer
er nor sent by any committee, but just a
San Franciscan running true to form.
SAN FRANCISCANs
HAVE REAL FAITH.
Yep. this is some place.
why, just think Of this---these people
still believe in things.
I know everybody will laugh. but it's
the gospel truth
They believe in faith and good nature
and kindness and America and allgood
fellows--together and all that. Isn't it
funny?
It's like getting up on another planet
They don't take any stock in this pres
sure business.
Just imagine thetchange from Chicago
Why these people here believe things
SO hard l don't know but wat they can
almost make this convention believe in
itself.
| know that sounds like fairy god
mother tales for the little ones and