Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1912 — Speaking Conscientiously. [ARTICLE]

Speaking Conscientiously.

Senator La Follette during his re cent visit to Philadelphia said to * reporter, apropos of a flagrant piece of hypocrisy: “Why, the man’s as bad as a Newport groom I heard of the other day.' “This groom stood beside his master while a veterinary examined a costly cob. The veterinary, at the end of his 'examination, prononaeed the cob incurable and took leave. Then the master, sighing heavily, turned to the groom and said: “‘Well. James, what am I to de with the poor beast now?* ** ‘Conscientiously spbakln’, sir,' tfc< groom replied. *1 think you’d bettet part with him now to another gen tie man, sir.”' . -