Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1912 — A Difference of Opinion. [ARTICLE]

A Difference of Opinion.

A friend once asked “Uncle Joe” Cannon for information as to the prospects of a politician who was at that time generally thought to be “on the ragged edge.” “He seems to think he's getting on all right,” said Uncle Joe. “but others entertain a decidedly different opinion. His situation brings to mind the story of the old lady up in Maine. When she Was asked as to the whereabouts of her husband, the dame replied: “If the ice is as thick as Henry thinks it is, he is skating: and if it is as thin as I think it is, he is swimming.”—Lippincott’s.