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A Straight Deal

CHAPTER II: What the Postman Brought
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Yes, we will do all of that and at the same time we will borrow your money, raised by Liberty Loans, and use it for the purchase of American wheat, pork, and beef.' "Mr.Bull kept his word.

He never flinched or attempted to dodge the issue.

He kept strictly in the middle of the road.

His determination to down the Kaiser with American men, American money, and American food never abated for a single day during the conflict." This editorial has many twins throughout the country.

I quote it for its value as a specimen of that sort of journalistic and political utterance amongst us, which is as seriously embarrassed by facts as a skunk by its tail.


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