People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1896 — The Belated Ones [ARTICLE]

The Belated Ones

It looks now as if the silver band wagon would be crowded to overflowing by the fellows who have been holding off to find how the squirrel was going to jump. Having found out that free silver has the “bulge,” they have run themselves nearly out of breafh to catch up with the procession. We don’t believe much in deathbed repentance, but being assured on good authority that “While the lamp holds out to bun) the vilest sinner may return,” we welcome the belated ones upon the condition they do some work meet fqr repentance and do not prove to be “Greeks hearing gifts."—Ex. Republicans who boast of theiT descent from Lincoln, are respectfully reminded that Judge Caldwell, the last living appointee of Abraham Lincoln will not Support the republican ticket of this yew. Neither would Lincoln ft he were atm alive.