Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-01-23
BEFORE AND AFTER ELECTION.
IN FOUR PARTS.

BY T. 8. ARTHUR,

| phy. a newly created Republican from the green
Island. chow you :" AMI he grasped the
hand of the Ifshnan and shook it warmly
"How IS Mrs Murphy, and the little ones at
home p
well, | thank ye,' returned Patrick, familiar
~. And hnw's yer honorr
'First-rate, my friend-first rate. Won't you
take something TO drink, Patrick?'
well, don't care if do" returned the will
ling Irishman, 'if it's only for the sake of the
good cause
You may well say the good cause respond
ed R; the cause of the people. 1t is for
equal rights that we are now struggling, nv Door
but honest friend. For the RICH, to breathe the
pure air of Heaven. For the RICH; to think, and
speak, and act as lraemen. Men in power are
riding over us rough-shod. They are crushing
the very life out of us. The privileged few gath
er TO themselves all the good things IN the land,
and leave the great multitude, the mass of the
people, the bone and sinew of the nation, like
dogs to eat the crumbs that fall from their tables.
Bat there's good time coming, Patrick-a good
time coming. A little while and there will be
great change
'Iis y'r honor, that thar will
The candidate, for be it understood, that il was
on the eve of an election, and that R was a
candidate for a seat in the legisature-now ad-
vancing towards the bar-they had entered a
drinking hOuse--saying.
What will you take, Mr.. Murphy?
Onything We Place
Say brandy and water.
'Fust-rate,' replied the Irishman, with feel
ing.
Here's to Your good health, Mr. Murphy" said
R, as he lifted his glass bowling with grace
fu and we-assumed Difference to his compan-
ion
The same till YOU returned Murphy familiar
ly, and he poured half tumbIer of pure brandy
down his capacous throat
And now my worthy friend, said Mr. R,
laying his hand on the shoulder of the lrishman,
and drawing him aside, 'how is the good cause
progressing in your particular neighborhood 2
You're safe in our ward by hund red major
ity'
Dye think So
Faith, an We are. I was down at McPhel-
in tavern last night until twelve o'clock There
wara't bat three men there that dared to open
their mouths for l. and rather think their
bones amt done aching yet
How So
Murphy doubled his huge fist and assumed
pugstc attitude.
No fighting hope said R.
'No-no. Only bit of a scrmmage. There
was rowdy Yankee there, who insulted yer
honor; and the way | chastised him would have
done yer honor heart good
:lfA4ss4issa tm f d rrAAAttcE what tat did he say?
constituents into the bargain, the spalreen p
How? What did he say Of me p
lie said that yer honor cared no more for
poor man than for the dirt under yer honor's feet
and that after the election you wouldn't let me,
in particular, touch yon with forty foot pole
He said that did he 2
'Indade, yer honor, and that's jist what he did
say But if he didn't feel the weight OIL a heavy
bunch of bones, call me liar. He'll have blue
ribbons ronnd his eyes for mo"th. lt'll be as
much as the bargain ii he gets to the polls to-
And so we are cer,an of your ward ??
Sure as death and take credit to myself
for one half the success. I've worked hard in
the good cane Mr.. R.
Its the cause of the people, or more emPhat-
icalIv speaking. the cause OF the poor man. The
rich and the privileged cla~ses-'he capitalists
and monopoiists of the day-are crushing the
very life ont Of you. This is the time for effect
ual resistance. You must break the chains OF
now, or they remain fastened upon
Won forever. The country Of your adoption ex-
poets much from you, Mr.. Murphy. Do not dis
appoint her Remember, that the vote of poor
bob in the land Never lose sight OF that fact,
my friend. 4 convert to our side, no matter
who or what he is, a druukard in the gutter, or
a lazy pauper in The alm>house, balances off the
vote OF one OF yonr silk-stocking gentry on the
other side Votes are what we want then
votes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Let that be ev-
er before your eyes. You'll be at the public
meeting tonight
'Dade, ard its what | will
That's RIGHT. And YOU must bring along as
many s;aunch adherents Of the good cause as
you can find
'Tru>, me f5s that Mr. R
Mr. P is not on orr side
He? No-no, He belongs 10 the silk
stocking party. What dye think he said to me
yesterday See here Murphy, says he, If You
don quit this drinking and rowdying aboat, and
attend better to y'r business, you and III have
to part Drinking and rowdying about, indade!
knew what he meant Il was the political mat
,ers he objected TILL He wanted to Interfere
with my freedom, and compel me to vote his
way
Is il possible ?
'Da!e, tits
What did YOU say to him ;?
WHY. Just nothing al all. al all. But didn't
look as black thunderbOlt?
Don't be afraid, my excellent friend, said the
candidate, laying his hand on the Irishman's
shoulder, and speaking deliberately. DO your
duty - a man, and tear nothing, What wages
does P give you?
A paItry twenty dollars month, bad luck 10
him :
For the valuable services Of man like
your
Its livery clint
Possible. Its little better than starvation J?
'Dade and We may we'll say that. It's little
more than starvation. wonder how much bet
ter he is nor me, or any Of the poor mon around
him, ont OF whose sweat and blood he is coming
gold and dollars
He's not half so good. my honest friend -
You're worth half dozen ike him. Its you
that ought to be riding in your carriage, instead
Of one Ike him
the Ike o him! contemp;uously CALCULATED
Murphy.
There's better time coming, said the candi-
da'e. encouragingly. Work hard, and push
through the good cause at this election. Once
let our party come into power. and you will see
change tina, will be worth calling change
There are a plenty of fat offices waiting for the
working friends Of the cause; and you belong
emph.tically. to that class
'lis, indade I'm working man out and
out
That's well known. I've heard you spoken
+ - G,-sr times Mo-a than one of our LEADING