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dog law, and he said : "Make it so it will satisfy my constitu- 

 ents and won't interfere with the dogs." I would say to the 

 Illinois representative, the opportunity is now presented for you 

 to introduce a Bill that will satisfy your dairymen constituents 

 and not interfere in any way with your constituents that are 

 producers, and at the same time a direct benefit to those con- 

 sumers to whom you are indebted for the position you occupy. 

 Take advantage of conditions, and render this most valuable spe- 

 cific service and there will be an abundant harvest for those 

 who place in your hands a sacred trust. Don't let it be said of 

 you what the boy said of his father when he was being coached 

 in arithmetic to make a proposition plain to him ; the teacher 

 said: "Now suppose you would loan your father $100, and he 

 promised to pay you $10 a week, how much would he owe you at 

 the end of seven weks?" The boy said: "One Hunderd Dol- 

 lars." The teacher said: "I'm afraid you don't know arithme- 

 tic very well," and the boy said : "May be I don't, but I know 

 my father." 



As I contemplated the personnel of the audience that would 

 assemble here tonight and the different interests and pursuits 

 that would be represented, and as I read the program and saw 

 the different subjects that were to be discussed, I recognized 

 in the request to the sentiment selected for me, a tribute of 

 honor and respect to the dairymen of Missouri. I am not un- 

 mindful that the credit is due to a wonderfully increased inter- 

 est in dairying brought through a combination of influences, 

 the most prominent of which is this institution of learning and 

 the officers connected with it in various capacities. 



I am reminded of the discussion that took place on the 

 train some years ago during the campaign of McKinley and 

 Bryan ; one man was betting that McKinley would be elected 

 and the other that Bryan would be elected. An Adventist on the 

 train heard the discussion and went over to where they were 

 sitting and said : "The Lord with his Angels is coming to reign," 

 when some enthusiastic Missourian said: "If he starts a third 

 party I'll bet he doesn't carry Missouri." It's a source of great 



