Soon arter Jobe he come in a smilin and said:
“They haint a talkin about the lawsuit at all; they are jist talkin together how to beat them Populists at the election next month.”
Jobe seemed tickled. He said them lawyers and editors are smart fellers, and when they git out among them ignorant farmers and laborin class they’d soon settle all that Populist argament.
“There wont be any change in this country,” says he, “as long as them editors and lawyers can help it.”
He said they were goin at it purty soon, and from what he could hear it dident make any difference to these leadin fellers who beats, jist so them Populists dont git in.
Says I to Jobe:
“Lawyers a talkin and a laffin.”
“They had better git at it, for if them Populists elects a farmer for representative, a farmer for treasurer, a farmer for commissioner, a coal miner for sheriff, and a mechanic for infirmary director, and they all make good officers, the chance of them lawyers and town polerticians holdin all the offices herearter will be slim.”
“Why, sich people was never made to hold office,” says Jobe.