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You don’ ondrastan’, Joe. You got crazy idea. I’m comin’ here for mak’ money an’ you want tak’ my money all away.

What’s your idea of progress, Padre?

Improvin’ yourself! Now, Joe, it comes to my notice that you been ’round here talkin’ pretty uppity ’bout the U. S. gover’ment. T’ain’t no good just makin’ slurrin’ remarks ’bout the gover’ment when you ain’t got the ability nor the power to do nothin’ toward improvin’ it. You have got the power to do somethin’ toward improvin’ yourself, but I don’t see you doin’ it.

W’at I care for gover’ment? Peoples is tellin’ me king is no good an’ freedom is verra fine. W’at I care for king? W’at I care for freedom? Evrabody say dees gover’ment is bad for havin’ pro’ibish’. I say pro’ibish’ mak’ me dam’ rich. Evra man got his own idea w’at is good for evrabody else.

You’re a bloomin’ capitalist, that’s what you are!