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the open forumThe Jour mil Invites public dlscusslou In tuts department I^ut both aide® of oil tiwlHaraho fully brought out—It 1* not Aa purpose of this nawspspcrto do ihu thinking tor Its render*.t'oncr*rtiliiff Hr. FnuvLwin.ItMorn trouble tor the worthy Mr,Puget. And ih|« Ih how it hiUl«H«4 IWhen that most: eilttmUil© gentleman above mentioned was pjncltiim* tug his perwmal merits ami bis quail* ficAtioau fur ttaw U. 8. ecnatorehlpfrom » Portland street corner hurt, ....., — — —WvdncHdav eventing,'the small tend un summl In the general melee, finil Mr pfvtentious person prevluualy men- R 1^** wtut twelve time* na nervousittmll person dodged a puddle In crooning the street and stood waitingfor the ear.■I winic twin the troubled rmrei\itii 1m looked nr biw wnieh Agnln. thatI had half an hour to dlacmm the qiia»*llontluii with the n uni 11 person/' Tit - n ho called out to that Individual: “Won1! you gel In and ride down to UmtN with me I'll Pit you nil aboutIt on the way.'* Nu, culled backUrn small pe;sott I prefer that youtnjl Mi people whoso vt*.* y« ' i*r«* ■ol lolling 1 imven’t any vote any'cta■rtr*it**Clearly the small person wan not to hu by tilth l off with a ride In thesttnkoten* wagon.Fully twelve minute® had been eou-tlonH In these columns lt;radd*nlyn.iiiuhnj the corner and proceeded to Anairb a very limited portion of spare.,ik1 u v» ry generous proportion of the•noise‘•One moment,’1 plmvded the small parson, whan the moat estimable Mr p« get had valiantly Invited all clause*lo villa for him bccnujm of his wonderful business ability and his person ill merit*, Will von kindly explain to us JuM bow you propoac to accomplish lb»‘ purpose mentioned In the fourth plank ot your platform? Pierian toll mi just hnw you «'\peei to obtain ! solute protection of the rights oflabor, without impairment of the right* of capital' You have Just made the statement that labor urn I caplin 1have rnnst strenuously conflicting In-tnfcrtiy Mow do yoit propone to ud-hllt them?1 Mr. Rigid took e Utmty look at his watch, run his finger®through his bait4 and glanrttd nervous-1 f down the street* Oh—ah—ahem, he breathed courteously. Then a thought seemed to strike him amJfluhtp. Me leaned over the deck of the automobile and looked Hcarehlngjy at the nmiiil pemui standing so meekly beeftftfe It, Are you not the name pm til I person who askedu» tie wan ft the end of the firrt one For the third time he btufmi I wishI had half »n hour— but the silnko-lane grinder juet let the biisz-wagon mnkc u great big noise and let out a great big bunch of had smelt and p UVa lovely largo voice wtut lestIn I be middle of M all. as hr waschtigg -1 a way down the Bt R ’he next bunch of people who are trying to find out how to vote this fall.And the small person- Well—alady, mil and slender and plain, wlLha sweet, tired face, came scuddingSCrosa I be street Just before the curitowed down, and Inking the sinull portion by the shoulders, the said:HHour little comrielc. you are making them think, Ttmt Is the world’s only salvation. Clod Wees you cm your little wav you small person of noeonaequeoeo, keep uh thinking' Mood nightMr Page I Mr Paget, how many Prohibitionists, who bad never seen you before In your life, would come Up lo you and lay loving hands upon your shoulders an1 gh‘* you n full Uourt'o blcaslUg In the work?Gome, get off thi fence. You rnn*not serve God and Mammon, Yott arc either for ur against I he laboringinut iiiif mime hkuuii nuwme that oumUod In Snlctn lut. Satur- lt;flw» a ml you are atmrt «wu*b «rtuy night? he queried The smallhead nodded.*♦1 thought you bad come to prewent me with the hunrb of roses you arccurrying, he sparred. ' I will if you wilt answer tho Question. came the ready reply from tbo lUtf* flgttW on the walk. Clearly the answer wonall that was desired, Well, be specific, state a deflnato wise;1 bo began —but was Interrupted bv the question, How' do you expect to obtain absolute protection for labor without Impairment of the right® of capital A mighty voice shouted from theaudience, HI give yon twenty dol*lara If you will answer th« question, Money clinked musically, A man standing near came up to the car and offered to make It $100, but the veryCittisld-rnte and conscb'UtloUB Mr,Paget would not have disappointedthe deer peopui who were waitingdown at Lents to hear his spiel—no —not for twice that, amount of paltrydollar®.He consulted hit watch again and said bo wished be bad time to dismiss the subject with the small person. •'Yon have the floor/' shouted a voicefrom the crowd,Plainly, Mr. Paget wus—-In a hurry. Ho turned to the troublesome small person on the walk and said tartlyr “What do you want? I want to know/' began that very perslstwil small’ being—blit the perturbed Puget waved hi® bands and turned a way.while tthautfl of laughter came fromthe crowd. “Let the email person antiwar the question proposed u by-»landed. Yea, ye«, cb or on nod a dor-an voices; but that very small and Inooimequentlul Individual drew up Its little figure to a full five feet and remarked: Tm not a Prohibitionist,rm a Socialist, and Vm out for the whole thing. There I» nn compro-utific. Please answer the question,Mr. Paget.Well, nqdly. I—I—the crowd iswaiting for me nt LcniX you know/know ItThat's why we delight In rubbing things In Just because you know but*ter and won*t do better.Thus oriderh the second ehnplcrFLORA I, FOREMANSOCIETY(Continued from Page 3.)tor the Wide^ Awake embroidery clph Thursday afternoon In her coly home, WSO Trade street‘•t # «The regular meeting of ihe WomanRelief Corps for tin* month wo-- heldat the homo of Mrs. A- E. Watson, on Waehtngton «trent Thursday after-noeiL Mrs Watson was assisted in cntertaiiiitig by Mrs. CL W. Yorles.Sett ing, with a musical and literary program were diversions. Alice Irene Skiff wa very cmpublc lltUe ■ ’dot ant during refreshment hour.ntMlitStHThisriwolIIaiftdlt;itdG••Hear 'Imt Hear 'Im! shoutedic dflighted byfltaftflcra, while thePcraoiutl Mention.Although* Mr. Ernst Hoftsr ond Mr-r M, Hofcr havo disposed «^f their newspaper InterefUe In thi® city, It will be pleasant nows for their mmy frlcmda to know the family will remain In Salem,Mr, and Mra Paul ZlnkhlA. Mr andMrs. Donald W. Filins, and Roderick Mi P m ure spending the weok cud days gtmatfc at r hoiih s party given by Mrs, Frederick Harlow In Portland.rfiiih1nIIi:tltIMIbs Pmrl Sutherland. • i Portland,1who osalated an actsnmpanlst at the fong recital Monday night, Is- a relative of Mr a. W P. laird of Salem.MJas Sutherland is an accomplishedplnnlei and n gradnnie of the I’hiver-■illy of Minnesota college of music Mr, and Mrs, Imnnld W. Miles andtheir baby flon, Bnuidaan Burn®, nr* rived In Salem last week Tuesday tomake thin city their Home.Mr ami Mr®. Joseph BauUvgartncrt*nd their twn young daugJitcrs, Jo-sepblnc and I^nta. left on tbe flyerSunday afternoon for Portland whereth©y have taken plcmmtll nput ttnetib-!i*
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Marshfield Daily Coast Mail
Marshfield, Oregon, US
Sat, Oct 12, 1912
Page 10
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