White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
OUR EEw GOVERNOR.

nTbI tlne, she mas CLASSICAL O0ief 11aSlS-
trate-one whose history has been cele-
brated both in song and story. The very
name Of Medary is sufficient to call up
stirring memories of the past = scenes
which have employed the graphic pen Of
the annalist of the day. and inspired the
poets muse. Such has been the case
with our new Governor. Sam Medary ;
or, as he is euphoniously termed in Ohio.
I" ISGmmedary r'
Inthe minds Of the old residenters in the
good old State above mentioned, the name
of Medary is inseperably associated with
Office; for there was never one of that
name known in Ohio, who was not an
inveterate of1ice-seeker, and generally an
Office holder-not by the sufpges of the
people, for the great masses could never
sufficiently appreciate the superior claims
and qualifications of the Medary family
for that but pensioned appointees of a
National or State Administration, or
Democratic Legislature.
Sammedary. the distinguished subject
under consideration, some years since
ilouristed among the hills Of Clermont
County, where he followed the modest
calling of editing the Clermont Sun, at
Batavia. But he had ambition, and de-
termined to get in q position where he
could view a more extended scope Of
country. We have said that a Medary
never received Office at the hands of the
people. We recall it, and state that the
people did upon one occasion bestow Of
fee upon member Of the Medary family;
and to this circumstance the family are
indebted for their long and affectionate
hold upon the public teat. Clermont
County was Overwhelmingly Democratic.
and sometime between the Presidential
campaigns of 1886 and 1910, they elected
Sam TO the Ohio Legislature. From that
date, the Clermont Sun lost its father,
and Clermon. County Medary-Sam-
medary For an account Of the won
derful doings of Sammsdary, for several
years after the foregoing event. we are
indebted to q favorite little work which
we long ago sailed down among our
cherished relics Of the past. 1t is the
only authentic history now extant, of the
illuStrious Sam-and here. we may add.
was the first instance of his fame being
celebrated in song for the history we
speak Of. was composed entirely of song.
We refer 10 the Tippccanoe SOngster,"
which our mother purchased of peddler.
for our especial qualification, paying there
for, levy. or ''long Bit" as it was some
times called, and was known further
West as a .'bit," and further East, as
shilling, the commercial value of which
was 121 cents. So that our readers will
perceive that the materials for this biog-
raphy have not been procured without ex-
pense. But who cares for expenses, when
they further an object of such vital mo-
ment? The story is told in a-song set
to the musical and time-houored tune of
"Cork Leg" and commences thus:
am sing you a song without any fam:
In Ohio there lived rogue called Fam.
Who every morning said, lam
The greatest rascal of all the elan,'
Ri IN, raj To-" Sc.
This was while he yet lived down
among the hills of ClernOnt. The song
goes to state that
''stumP speeches he madr. and stories did tell.
Which pleased bis Loco brethren well"
1t SO pleased them. that they sent him
to the Legislature. 1t appears that the
parties in'the Legislature were so nearly
equally divided, that some pretty hard
wirO-pulling had to be done, to carry out
favorite party measures. The Democrats
had about one majority. This party. by
hard work, succeeded IN creating new
Office. to be filed by Legislative appoint
msnt-that Of Printer of State. Msdary
was one of its principal champions
disinterested one, Of course for another
trait of the Medary family. is never to do
thing from motives of self-interest. The
project was successful and then arose
another difficulty. A printer must be
chosen, and both parties determined to
do their best TO elect their candidate.
Sammedary CHANGED to be nominated by
the Democratic caucus-how, we knew
not, but presume that his friends forced
it upon him! When the election came
up, the battle was hot but Sammedary
was elected by majority of one vote
that vote was cast BY member from
Clermont County, by the name of Medary!
We are constrained to believe that he vo-
ted thus. only to keep the office out Of the
hands of the rascally Wings! The song
thus tells about it:
SHOW, sammy be worked both early and late, &;