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'Sich is politics'
Back when George Wallace was running for president as a candidate for the American Independent Party he used to say that, "There's not a dimes worth of difference between the two major parties." I tend to agree with him on that point, but now it's down to a nickels worth. The Democrats are for Socialism and the Republicans are for Socialism-Lite. Both parties want the government to run all aspects of our lives. The only difference is that one party wants to do it sooner than later. No matter who wins, they will still be making the same empty promises fifty years from now that they were making fifty years ago. The above statements will probably raise a few eyebrows depending on which side of the fence you are sitting on. Politics is one of those topics that are capable of starting a good conversation, or a heated argument. Or vice-versa! On a lighter note, I recently came across a story that was published in The South Alabamian in June of 1888. It originally appeared in the Eufaula Times as a humorous political essay. It is written in the vernacular, so it might be a little slow reading. So was the typing! "SICH IS POLITICS" Mister Eddytur: - Too kanvinshuns in too weeks has bin too much for my konstitushun, an' the result is I'm nearly demoralized. Thars sich a thing as gittin' too much of a thing, an' this is wun of the kases. Me an' Mandy ain't powerful well pleased with the akshan of the men's konvenshun. I consulted with her tother day 'bout it; thinkin' she mite hav' a opinyun on the subject. She generally allers duz hav 'em. Mandy, sez I, 'it seems to me as if our Dimmykratic kunvenshuns rather got itself mixed on third terms.' 'What better kood you expect from a paasel of men? Sed she. 'I never node twenty of 'em to git together 'hout making fools of tharselves, onless thar was sum wimmen along to keep 'em strate. I suppose thayve performed about as ushul, an' as to be expected. Well, you see, Mandy,' ses I' the kunvenshun was agin third terms in wun kase, an' for 'em in too uther kases.' 'That wus nateral, ses she, an' I'le bet the man as got lef wus the wun that stuck the titest to his bizzines.' Jes so,' I admitted, 'but wharfor? That ain't the right way to treat a good man. 'Didn't you say thar was no body but men thar?' Snapped Mandy. What uther reason do you want for thar antics? But enny man with jest a littl more'n half sense out to kno why wun man was left out and too uthers got in. While he was hard at wurk the uther candidates wus seein' thar frends. That proves that they understan' pollytics an' he don't. 'Well, p'raps you're rite,' ses I, 'an' when I git inter offis I'le kno how to mannidge.' 'Don't fret yore little mindbout that,' ses she. 'Ef you don't sho more sense an' energy in pollytics than you do in sum uther matters yoa'll not git thar fur wun turm. That just the way with Mandy. She's good enuff in her way, but she most allurs flings in sum personal remarks that flusters me an' brakes up the argyment. But to tell the trooth I'me a good deal of her way o' thinking. Thar's a heep o' tricks and traps in pollytics, an' it ain't allurs the best man that gits the offis. Sumtimes a konvenshun takes the man that's best fitted an' sumtimes it takes the wun that has got the most wires in his hand an' kin pull 'em to the best advantage. All the saim, I won't admit that our konvenshun did jest rite. Ef it was agin thurd turms it orter stuck to it aul the way through. It wasn't rite to beat Mister Burk an' give the uthers a thard trial. Every body knose he's maid a fust class offishul, an' it looks jest like the konvenshun wanted to punish him for doin', his dooty' an' that's a mity pore way to enkurrige a public man. Mind I ain't sayin' anything agin the men that got nominated. That ain't my style. I'me allers ready to fling up my hat for our ticket but I believe in bein' as consistent as circumstances will admit, an' the konvenshun missed it by a large majority. That's what me and Mandy thinks of it, and between the two of us we ginerly allers thinks out rite. Reuben Granger So there you have it. Politics boiled down to the essentials. Let me repeat one of Reuben's observations: "There's a heap of tricks and traps in politics, and it isn't always the best man that gets the office. Sometimes a convention takes the man that's best fitted and sometimes it takes the one who has the most wires in his hand and can pull them to the best advantage."
Something to think about come November!
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