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Show colonel brought bis fUt down on the table with a thunderous bang that startled his good wif and mad bar exclaim: "My, my, colonel! Why don't you write to the paper about it?'' "Yet, that would be a bright thing, now, wouldn't it? Great heads you women hare for public affairs ! I'd be a nice pie-faeefl idiot to write to the paper about it, wouldn't I! I tell you a man can't monkey with It at all without having hi acts attributed to the basest motives. It's rotten through and through, madam, rotten! Tes, it would bo nice to have the editor say I wat sore because be-cause I was defeated for dele it ate to the con. gressiooal convention!" .... , NOT FOOL ENOUGH FOR THAT. Colonel Snoozer 'Was a Disappointed Politician, Poli-tician, but Didn't Want the Fact Known. "Politiial parties today are shamefully porrupt," observed Colonel Snooier with tehat the Detroit J'rte Press calls a decisive hod. "Yes," cooed Mr. Snoozer. "Yes, shamefully corrupt," continued tbe roloncl, "Why, there is no honesty or honor to them." "Awful, isn't It?" suggested his better half. "Awful! Why, it's come to that that no leif respecting man will identify himself With politics. No decent citizen can afford to be connected with it" "Distressing!" murmured Mrs. Snoor.er iutifttlly. ' "Why, a man of standing can no lonser tfford to accept a nomination for office. The aser element control primaries and elec- tions, and, what's worse, they control tbe mea who are elected. The condition of affairs af-fairs constitute a serious menace to our liberties; bribery and corruption rule the aIlot-box, the legislature and even the congress con-gress of these United btstes!" And the |