The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-12-21
From the Prescott transcript.
The County Clerk so eise
*GCngIc:Il;ai Il froisi spa riis.';
"Ilu,s p,esL, elder Snifiics."

"luss pei l., elder Sniiii,s."
Without attaching so much importance
to your squih in tho Democrat of Nov.
80, as has bcea indicated 10y the unani-
NOUS chuckIc of It's little crowd Of spon
sors about town, who, beng very hun
Irv are sat'Iicd with small crumbs, and
swallow everything without NinkIng, |
propose t. pay YOU my respects on the
merits ef tIe PERSONAL illus ons there
made. AL fist, let me advise YOU and
~ your political leaders IN this county,
when you run your maeIine, don't take
the underground railroad, because our
western people inva a mortal dislike to
goI hers, and when they observe any
signs, down goes the "piz"n," right in
their holes You can't possibly make
any sly game win; there's not sufficient
stupidity or gaibiiity in the people or
smartncss in your cr-wd 10 do il. If at
any time vow think you have good
holt" On the Republicans, hang on and
cry Justify, and the people will come and
see stout it; but otherwise Just keep your
ceedings-I like to see men anil parties
show their hands, AMI operate in broad
dav light. And that's the otiv way to
win III this country, rs = neral rlI", as
You will learn t. your cost. If ven have
not lcarn0,l it a'rcaiy. Don't run cIf to
Sparta, or rretHn' to aHA put some dis
guisad words INTO the mouth q a Traveller
that you don't dare say vourseIf-not
ercn fer tie purpose of giejog yosrScT
upmf but spark right out in mcctin,'
and YOU shall have respectful audience.
IoI cant sku!k successfully no how
lik' the ostrsch when pursued, your head
may lie covered up in the sand at Sparta,
but another part " vour person is visible
nj Prescott. Tbs introduction of that
''travolnr" is such transpar ut trick to
enable Won to say something for tho Dem
ocrat,c members Of ,iIe Boar! and against
the Republican, AMI the cIeib without
appearing 10 saw it Yourself. that it is
not worth while to spend time lifting the
Disguise. Evervbo,y knows that letter
Was written here, aud though caro- not
who got it up, 1t Is one of those peculiar
children that, hv n righteous law of ma
ture. invariably tell tho whole story on
tit'f father. tii"Fe.'re, IN thS reply,
ignore 'ia ''tf"'"ieF AMI address myself
Ia the author anal his crnwI-if | am
rr, nv in this, oi course MISS the mark
sul there will he no FuiterGtg. Ditto, If
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Your ING nj our cbarmaa * tie only
suu,Ion ,hat lake INK -ud,v. enr a. i,
myself. | am lick s::npa,i md don't
cur. how much s.am,,La,oinr Won do
so l,nr =. 7 fol t,I.,ab,v Nell nnlcr nv
..st. IN legislative bodies, when =
chairman or speaker ac.,,.ts h;n..sf w.I2
nnd treats pohtira! opponents with equal
curtesy, It is custom ~ CIR The onpos tc
>ilr IT; the il9uss to i know le - t c
thiu~ llra ..so1lc..l lat tastes d fir: and
YOU S9csn i ~.,.,s,,i to re, v,ur back ND
withou, n s.-tho' tie D,mocrats in the
y ard MI yoteI fer the conn LINEN arv
resolution, and also er.lor,ol the III f.csli-
mentS" provided hY III. chairman, II
th.y wrrn satisfied wish lis pre,idila.
wh., right have YOU 10 complain? il
there were any geese about the Supcrvi-
sors' room during the session, they were
probably the ones that q 4 Tho sluawkin2
ivcause the Board didn't fling tho corn in
I" tho goose pen! ! reckon the BOARD
Didn't allow" they'd have old goose
for Christmas this year.
In regard to the two Suneryisors who
sccord;nr to you letter. were the onl,
s.hrewd inte,li,rept men" in tha B,arj
.wIo had the interests Of their c,n,t,tu
.rts nj heart I have notI;uo. norsono
- sqv. hut he naioritv Of tbs RoarJ a
NH ~ ,nysa,f NH IN Won sttsrk an
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