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A Sneer Feelingly Replied To

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
October
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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A. couple of f n Jen ds and neigtijbors were taltoing politics tfoe other day, wluen Wie BÜT6T mata turned upoo the ottner, after a tJharp questcOn that hie dcd not know )lov to finswei", and saM : "I sihicmld tUnik it Hvould make a great deal oí differente to you ■-5iether we have gioild or not, you haTe o inuch of 3t." BEs friletwl replied, "I -umderstand your gnieer slr. lam a po-or man. tbat is tnie, but it is ao dtsgracei In the eyes of gentlemen. But I want bo teil yooi th, that I éann docent wages I Buppart my family and edúcate my cMldren, and endeavoT to be a spec'ta.lle, law abidímig ótizen, out U you have youjr way and i educe winat I am aWe ti1 eacn. rom tlie rahie öl gold to tlhiat o; ellver, and ïarce poverty upon, me, It may make a d&ffereoce in my cicizensllijp, I wUi adnlit. If yoai au-O as %a-igliit in intellect as I uk stom twe, and! as' you auglit to be, hold'jng the pasittion you do, you can see -waiiere and howl, as a labor ing man, am Snterested in tmaintaiiniTig h;oneist money. I want the doUar paid to' you, or any rich tüuedoll ar paid to you, or ay rith man. And, I want to OH ypu vigSit ïere, tliat we people who labor ior a living aT on to !your little gajne. y,ou w-ill filad t'iuat il we affe not wealfhy, we know enougli not to be iooled by a lot oí tüTeir mem w'lio want to reduce t'íie labocing man to beggaa-y; wiíh Ma cheap dollars." "Xou'-ro g-at a great liead on you," retorted t'he isilveríte. in a wayi tfhat people often a--u)(' wiien Miey have more ttian met tliew match. "Perta-ps my ideas nwt suiit y ou, but you'll iind wïien, election comes acoiimd, my frieud. tjiat Uw man who ■voTks ior IhJs lïviiig fcnows tlie lileremce between a djotlar and a lialí dolí ar. " _

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier