Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 03 August 1922
Dere friend Ows the game. Cud you give us a bit of a tip about politics me and bill smiths gettin all tangled up in our minds about things wots the good of those ere censure moshuns when ther aint no ope of the bloke oo moves em gettin the other blokes job if we wus to move a censure moshun agen the boss of the sor mill ere we wudent git his billet wed git the bulit so we dont move none wost the matter with makin it the same in Parleyment an if the cove oo moves that censher gits shot give im the shoot but there wors things than that about politiks sum members sez things they shudent not noin' ow ther goin to iffect people fer instance mi wife seen where mr fowler sez men ave made a mess of things so let the wimin ave a go mi wife sez ere ere she sez she goin to move a vote oo no conferdens agen you ben she sez but I sez wot rot the boys will all vote fer me and thers only you an the baby agen us but she sez rats i'll give the game a fly so shes giv notis of moshun fer nex Saterdee hoppin to git control of the muny but me an the boys aint worryin i'll lot yo know if it cums out the wethers rottin ere not enuf rane fer the grass an to much fer the spuds hoppin you are the same Yours truly BEN BOWYANG