Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18
AN ELECTioNEERING GEM.


electioneerng is 10 deal with the "sover-
eignsn with the most blunt frankness, dis
carding every particle of blarneyng hum
bug. The following sketch of late speech
delivered by him mus, have puzzled his op-
ponent 10 reply 10
Ladies and Gentlemen I rse-bu, there's
no use Of telling you that you know | am
up as well as do | am a modest man
very-bnt have never lost picayune BY it
in my life. Being scarce commodity
among candidates, thonaht nould men.
tion it, for fear if didn't YOU never would
hear it,
Candidates are generally considered as
nuisdnces, but they are not they are the
politest men in the world, shake you By the
hand, ask you how's your family, what's
the prospect for clops, &c, and am the
poilcst man there is in the State. Davy
Crockett SAYS the poliest man he ever saw
wher he asked a man to drink Turned his
back 50 that he might drink as much as he
pleased. | beat that all hollow give a
man a chance 10 drink twice if he wishes,
for | not only turn around, but Shut nly eycs.
| am not ouly the politesl man, but the best
elecloneerer Yon ought TO see me shaking
| hands with the variatious-the pump-handIe
and pendulum, the cross-cnt and wiagle-
wagre | understand the science perfect
Iy, and if any Of the county candidates wish
instructions they must call on me.
FeIIow-ci,zens, was born-il | hadn't
been wouldn't have been Il candidate !; but
| am going to tell you where twas not in
Mississippi. but twas on the right side of
the negro line yet that's no compliment, as
the negroe. are mostly born on the same side
| started in the world as poor as church
monse, yet came honestly by my poverty,
for inherited it and if did start poor, no
man can say hut ,ha, have held my own
remarkably well.
Candidates generally tell yon, il you think
! they are qualified, &c Now, don't ask
your thoughts ask your votes. Why,
| there's un,hiua TO ihiuk NJ, except TO watch
and see that Swau'o name il not on your
! ticket II so, think TO scratch it of and pat
mine on. am certain that am competent
| for whn had onah, To know better than do ,
/ Nobody will allow tha, Swan is the best
| Auli'or in the S'afr-,hat is. ill am eleC-
ted then perhaps is not proper for rre TO
say any ;hig more Ye;, as an homes, man
7 ana bound TO say that believe lis a
rrievor< sin to hide any thing from my
frl'ow-ci'i2eus therefore, say tha, IFS
my private opinion, publicly expressed,
that llI make he best Auditor ever in the
United States.
IT'S rot for honor wish to be Auditor, for
IN my own county was offered an office
that was all houo:-CoroneI-" hich | re.
specially declined. The Auditors office is
worth some $4,000 year, and am IN Tor II
Ike a thousand Of brick. To show my good
ness of heart I'll make this offer 10 my
competitor. | am sure OF being elected,
aud he will lose something by the canvass
therefore am willing TO divide equally with
him. aud make these two offers; IiItake the
salary, and he may have the honor or he
may have the honor, and III take the salary
enough TO satisfy me for life. went out to
Mexico, eat pork and beans, slept in the rain
and mud, and swallowed every thing except
live MeAicans. If ordered TO "Go,' | went =
"charge,' - | charged "break for the chap.
arral," YOU had better believe beat quar-
ter nag in doing my dnty.
Ny competitor, Swan, is bird Of colder
plnmagc, no has been swimming for the
last four years III the Auditors pond, al S5
O00 year. | am for rotation. | want tC
rotate him out, and 10 rotate myself in
There's plenty OF room for him 10 swim out
side of that pond therefore pop in you
votes for me; I'll pop him out, and pop my
self in.
lam for division Of labor. Swan say
he has 10 work all The lime, with his nose
down 10 the public grindstone. Four year,
must have ground II to Il p'nt, Poor fellow
the public ought not not to insist on having
The handle Of his mug ground dean cF.
havea Iarge, full-grown, and well blown nose
red as brett aud tough as sole leather.
rush tu the post Of duty. | offer it up as ;
sacrifice, clap it on the grlud>lone Eel
low citizens, grind away-grmd ill hoile
, enough, aud that will be sometime fir.r, TO
| Id hang like grim death to a dead African
4. Times most out Well, like 10 forgo, l.
, tell you my name. lis Diniel-ior short
Dan. Not handsome name, for my parent
were poor people, who lived where the quail
/ ty appropriated all The nice names there
: fore they had 10 lake what Was lett and di
, vide round among us; but IFS as handsom,
. as am II. Russell. Remember ever,
2 one of you, that iI's not Swan
q am sure 10 be elected so one and all
great aud small, short and tall, when yol
come down to jackson, after the election
sop at The Auditors office The latch slrins
always hangs out enter without ksocking
take off your things and make yourself a
home
IDm crawGshei ool of The stand, bobbius
bis head like up-uP, amid The cheers 70
uDtu - "a DIM Russell1 and Young s.D,v,