File:The Farm Boys Raid the Old Gang Swimmin' Hole (Baer cartoon).jpg

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English: the personification of the Nonpartisan League tries to lead a supporter of "the old gang" into the swimming hole of political reform; however, the other man is reluctant. In the water, Lynn Frazier waves to other swimmers.
  • Caption: There's an old swimmin' hole up the river where the pools are broad and deep, just the place to spend a hot afternoon in summer. There used to be a gang of city fellers hangin' out all day at this swimmin' hole and the farm boys couldn't get near, because this city gang was a tough crowd and one or two farm boys couldn't lick em all. The farm boys used to look at this swimmin' hole with longing eyes. They used to paddle around in the shallow water down stream, but the city gang would muddy up the water so it wasn't very pleasant. One day a farm boy said to some of the others: "Why do we let this city gang keep us out of our swimmin' hole. It doesn't belong to them. We have as much right there as they have. Let's get together and run these fellers out so the boys that have a right to this swimmin' hole can use it." He went all around among the farms in that part of the country and he raised a great crowd of farm boys. They all gathered together one day (June 28 was the day) and they made a rush on this swimmin' hole. Th[e] city fellers saw them coming saw them coming and they jumped out of the water, grabbed their clothes and ran. In a few minutes the farm boys had possession of the pool and were right in the swim. Then a few city boys who used to be allowed to dabble around in the edge of the water when the town gang was there gathered on the banks to watch the farm boys swim. They were not the ringleaders of the tough town gang, but just the followers. "Come on in," say the farm boys to these timid ones. "You'll get a square deal here now. Anybody who will behave himself can swim here after this." Fatty Townboy is a little nervous yet. because he's used to being bullied by the tough town gang, but he will soon find the farm boys are a fine lot, though their manners may have been a little rough when they were handling the toughs who used to boss the swimmin' hole.
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Source https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89074443/1916-07-27/ed-1/seq-3/ (the "Nonpartisan Leader")
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John Miller Baer  (1886–1970)  wikidata:Q1701102
 
John Miller Baer
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John M. Baer
Description American cartoonist and politician
Date of birth/death 29 March 1886 Edit this at Wikidata 18 February 1970 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Black Creek Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q1701102

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