Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1883 — Why He Was a Democrat [ARTICLE]

Why He Was a Democrat

New Orleans Times-Democrat. A man was carrying a coon he had just caught when he met three little boys in the road. All of them said, excitedly and at once, “Mister, give me that coon; give me that coon, mister.” “Well, boys, I’ll tell you what I will do. If you will tell me what party you belong to and why, I’ll give it to the boy that gives the best reason for his faith” “I'm a Republican, because that party saved the Union,” said one. “I’m a Greenback - er, because that party is in favor of plenty of money,” said another. When the time of the third boy came he said: “Fm a Democrat ’cause I want the coon.” In a poorly regulated family a bone of contention often develops into a skeleton in the closet