Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1918 — The Individual and the State. [ARTICLE]

The Individual and the State.

“Do you think satisfactory arrangements can eventually be made with Germany concerning armament and trade?” “Well,” answered Broncho Bob, “I don’t pretend to be any international statesman. But I don’t see why Germany couldn’t be regulated the same as Cactus Joe. Cactus Joe was an awful worrisome man till we passed an ordinance instructin’ the sheriff to shoot on sight if he was caught carryin’ a weapon and jailin’ any dealer who sold him a stack of poker chips.”