Disserations by Mr. Dooley (1906) - Almanac of Theodore Roosevelt

Dissertations by Mr* Dooley
opinyon, be it iver so noisy. Th' naygur question
with us is a burnin' question, an' so it will always be.
Th' Prisidint iv these United States mus' know that
we will defind white supreemacy to th' last dhrop iv
their blood. I wish to discuss this question dispashnately,
an' I say that I am in favor iv lavin' it to th'
cold light iv raison. An' I thurly endorse th' proposition
to fire a few eggs at th' Prisidint whin he comes
South, an' approve iv th' round-robin sint be those
blue-blooded Southern ladies who ar-re graftin' fr
a church fair in Texas, to tell th' ladies iv th' White
House that they ar-re no ladies.'
"
An' there ye ar-re, Hinnissy. There's th' naygur,
with his vote an' a meal tickit to th' White House
in his hand, an' he's no betther off thin he was whin I
was opposin' his ilivation on constichoochual groun's,
an' because I niver liked a naygur, annyhow."
"What's th' throuble?" asked Mr. Hennessy.
"Th' throuble is," said Mr. Dooley, "that th'
naygurs iv th' North have lived too long among th'
white people, an' th' white people iv th' South have
lived too long among th' naygurs."