Show UP UI TilE THE JOY Ima Imagination l I H tho one quality I In managers of or tho the Ar American party which I w We- We can cannot ot help admiring U n Is a n beautiful thing It ma may lead the thC c careless r to statements moro Im Im- irn- irn r lI IfO than convincing but It still has lias tho the quality ot of the impressive e It It was In obedience to that Impulse of oC that Tom Kearns told hrs hearers a at the that they I. I c could ld not Inhale the blood of ot their r heroic Ie ancestors unless thc they quit bowing bow bow- ing d down wn to the It wasn't an expression of Toms Tom's coarseness It was vs as simply his hit American party part Imagination nation run riot Also other members of ot that organization organization organ organ- have ha recently heard of or the New l T Tc Testament parable of tho the ninety ninety- nine and nine and Bible DIble statement that there is more JO Joy In Heaven over over ope one sinner that than In Inthe Inthe Inthe the ninety and that wont not astray And Andl It has appealed to the American party part imagination They liked the picture There was a glow and and-a warmth warmth an and an enthusiasm to the picture which attracted them So Ho they cast about for a chance chanco to make political use of ot the theme And one of ot them f found und the way o The They would publish an intentIon to Increase c the salaries of or ail city emIt em- em Lu Th TJi g v It out to o 0 the pub- pub n h Jr o Vt i h ng Ang g for the American party part and carried cI on tho the cit city pay rolls roUs would get a raise of It wages ages The rhe city set tet et up a yell Here hero Is a treasury treasur depleted to the silvery slivery bettoni bott bottom bot bet t toni tom m of the barrel Here arc outstanding out out- standing warrants beyond even the lie nineteen thou thousand and dollar doUar bookkeeping ing Ig s system stem to declare Here arc are de debts ts that far Car exceed tho the possible Sible revenues f for the year year and and nr and another salary salan raise 1 In lit h prospect No b wonder the people yelled Then came caine the and nine pI pi t American party part councilmen councilman addressed h by the American party mayor Declare dc lare against the proposed I r r ls Ue T cre Isn't going to be any ral raise In hi salaries Economy must br ht the the te vat Tho The money of ot th the tho people must bo be taken care of or And 4 lot ot or that kind I And nd the people are so delighted I they that a l e ar are r expected ted to give t the c TO 10 me American party parl quite as much as if tf it had been d l. l cut cuL Althe All Al the the b business agents of ot the A American o or ary r y arc re rc walking Balking about t town and telling p plc that th tho party part has save sa tie the ell city ten thousand dollars and ought i to be elected re-elected In November ember It Js Ja expected to do a n. lot of good I In tho campaign In fact fact BO so well VeIl do th the leaders thin think of It that that t they are resolved r to do It again I The They are arc ro talking of ot raisIng raisin t I the ta tax rate They say eay tho the finance finance- 9 f thc h d mand more mone money The They have raised the tax rate lever every Ju July I Inc since Ince the they came came Into office and the they M say they will have hae to do It again Donl worry worp Th They y certainly w will not do that The They are just making hc the ho pretense In order to scare the people A little mUe later the they will Jump lip p and dramatically declare against t tn anything n and so 80 harmful harmful harm harm- ful Cui to the general Interest as ns an In Increase crease of ot taxes The They will glare at people eople who would even think of ot raising rats rats- ing ng the taxes The They will swear sweat the taxes are high enough enough and and then expect ex ox- ct the people eOPle to be won to the time American party In the election The parable has appealed to them and anil the they arc ro rc determined to turn It to political account Threaten tho the p people uple then remove remo the threat threat- threat and at and make mako the tho people p people op e f G Good od imagination |