Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1910 — THOSE INSURGENTS. [ARTICLE]

THOSE INSURGENTS.

The democratic orator stopped “for water. "The attitude of the Republican leaders toward these insurgents reminds me of the story of the brakeman and the tramp." he said. "There was a tramp on a flat car ahead of the train. '“Put him off!" said the conductor. The brakeman went forward and stood on the top of the box car overlooking the-flat. ‘“Get off!’ he shouted, brand-' ishing his fist. 1 The tramp pulled a big revol-; ver and sat there waiting for! some one to put him off. "'Did you put that tramp off?’ the conductor asked, when the brakeman came back. ‘“No, he proved to be an old college chum of mine,’ the brakeman explained. " 'That don't go!' said the conductor. ‘l'll go up and put him off myself.’ • “He was gone for some time, and when he came back he looked a little bit white for a trainman. '“Well, did you put him off?* asked the brakeman- " The conductor smiled in a sickley way. vA ‘Xo. I didn't. He proved to be an old colltsge chum of mine too/ he said.”—St. Louis PostDispatch. t