The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
PEANUT POLITICS
PUNCTURES PACT
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ter March /. Motion by Mrs. Hard
times that worthy rf1illionaires h
eligible to free membership, and edi
tors be forever excluded, provoke
considerable discussion, many becom
ing angry. Motion finally put unde
the table. Mention of the Colorad
pact brought to his feet the unworth,
scribe who entertained the guests witt
the following recital of facts, Will
apologies to John, the Divine.
|, your unworthy scribe, stood a
/ night upon the rock which was called
Sentinel. Amidst the silence of the
forest heard coming from the depths
OF the Great Gorge the sullen mur.
murings Of the Colorado, flowing un.
hanessed toward the sea; while from
afar came the cry as of many children
saying: Give US homes, give us
bread"
And as | marvelled at the cry, a
great light shone from about the mon
ument, which is of Powell, and upon
It's steps ] beheld an aged form, that
recllned as if weary from long Jour-
ney.
And it was the Great Manitou, who
said:
Unworthy Scribe, I have come
again unto this rock to speak of the
Seven Tribes, whose lands are wash
ed by the waters of yonder stream.
In ages past when worlds were
young, far away among the SHOWS of
the land of the Wyoming, I placed the
headwaters of this stream that all the
children of these seven tribes might
even have happy homes and abundant
bread, and it is my will that yonder
stream be harnessed that the needs of
THESE tribes be ministed unto, that
mills may turn, that mines be forced
to give forth their treasures, that
waste places be made to bloom, and
homes be built to shelter the children
of these tribes.
All of these and many other bless
lngs will be vouchsafed these tribes bv
yonder sluggard stream when harness.
ed to their turbines.
Therefore | say unto the Seven |
Tribes: Build great works, for time
passeth, and the day of success COM
eth soon to them that work diligently.
And behold I have sent a counsellor to
'hese tribes that they may learn to
build such works. Therefore, ohlI
cribe, turn to thy righ hand and see."
And / turned and saw one like unto
great teacher, tall of stature, broad
# shoulder, and on whose forehead
hone the dawn of better day. And
was Hoover, and unto him had it
een given to do many acts of kind
ess, to feed many people in strange
ands, and to build many great works
pom the earth.
And forth from his tongue came
vords of kindness and of wisdom, for
e said:
Harness the Colorado, that the
erds of the Wyoming may have
bundant forage; that the fruits of
lie Colorado may ripen early; that the
md of the Zunis may blossom as a
arden; that coppers from the Utahs
lay come forth to enrich the earth
rat the Nevada's wool may clothe the
'ibes Of men; that cotton from the
alifornias may equip their carriages
nd the waste places of the Arizonas
ay become as paradise.
But since none of these seven
ibes is strong therefore / say unto
EN-: Unite, that We may receive all II
ese blessings which will come unto
u when this river is harnessed to
the will of the Great Manitou.'"
And | heard a voice say: "Turn to \
y left hand, oh scribe, and see."
And when / had turned to the left
saw one like unto whom there is HI
ne other in all the seven tribes, III
essed in his fine linen, great of
rth, red of face as if "all het up,"
d about his forehead shone the 1
10 of badness, and it was George Il
P. (P. stands for peanut.) And n
wer had been given unto him, to
e for two years in the land of the
izonas, and with an angry mien and
oud voice he spoke, as if speaking I
the little senators of his tribe, say
'Harken not, command you, unto
words of him that hath just spok-
for 10, he is republican, and
ow We not that it is written that if
the shadow of a republican fall
IN the work, that it becomes un-
an and Is unacceptable in mine
s.
HOW then can ye accept pact
de by republicans Therefore go
unto thy halls, and say unto the
pie of the Arizonas that we have
enough data on the antics of this
n; that while republicans say that HI
uns down hill, the opposite may be
}; that while today it is stream
water tomorrow it may be a bed
sand; that while in the past it
etines has been a raging flood it
! never flood again; that while in
ts past its waters have never turn
q wheel, it is possible that they
never do so.
Therefore we must have commits
to settle these unknown condi-
) and since commissions must live