The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-16
PresldeEt Electors for the State at Large.
FRED. HAssAURECK, Of II milton,
JOSEPH NJ. ROOT, Of Erie.
Our First EpistIe Concerning The Office.
See kers.


In the land Of Fairfield, in tho reign
Of JAMEs, sur named BUCHANAN, not
many day ago there came to bc an cleo.
tiou, and there were many men, forty In
number, who desired the honors Snd eusol
Umsnts OF Office; and these seekers Of Of
foe had spent much time and money TO Sc
cure the loves and fishes, and had abused
one another before the people as "vi'laIns.' .
and "thieves," and "drunkards." and
"gamblers." with many other harsh cpl
thetsj aud they had Aattered the people
With soft words and much praise, and had
given them "phiskey" for their yoteS, and
made them drunk, and to believe they
"lousa them much and dearly. And these
Office seekers bad many friends whom they
had brought to aid them by false prom.
ises and lies. and money and a little
asitery. And it came to pass as the day
approached, aud the people came up 10
deposit their votes. that they were hailed
from afar by these candidates. and those
whose help they had secured, and their
votes were solicited, but the people, many
OF them, had their minds made up ard
their affections fixed, (baying been "treat.
cd" we'll before coming 10 the place Of
voting. and the candidates had but little
to do but TO "redt" them better, after
they had done voting And il came to
pass tha, certain "Cliquo." called the
"Red Lodge Clique" that had long raled
the land, and whose mentters had oftened
deceived the people and grown fat on their
"means." came 10 try to influence them
again; but the people had been much
wronged. and greatly cheated by that
clique and they hated it, so they refused
10 be controlled by it and rose up In tIIcir
might and slew il and elected n man ram.
cd MILLER over its candidate.
And II came to pass that among the
io'ty was man named Rsiney, who had
long lived upon the people aud grown fat
upon their earnings, and Of whom 1t was
"reqorgd" he had charged the county
illegal fees, and was Of the tribe of "Brtck
iar'dgs," and he people, many Of them
were determined TO rtbuke him and turn
him out Of Office him and his son, aud
put another in his place. aud it was with
the utmost difficulty they were prevented,
And Il came 10 pass that another Of the
forty, named "McWELDY, who was OF Irish
descent" man Of great length and great
understanding, Of fine appearance aud
much boastiug aud hO had been "reared
among the hills" and had learned 10
"pitch hay" and could reap we'll" but
the people said he had lately been a
"Whig.' and had been an "Americau,' -
and had been "Republcan." aud had
changed suddenly his politics for office
and they were afraid to trust him 50 they
did nc, elect hin.
And there waC another Of tho forty
named 20. .Shdp,' who was likewise o.
IgiSh descent, and ho was a "pcritoger b,
trade, n man Of much wolds, Of liltl,
meaning. aud be wore n great beard o
strange color and his hair went uucombci
for many days, but the peoplcd dsspiset
him in their hearts aud laughed at hin
and made light of his pre.enSions. aud 9,
he was beaten.
Aud there was another Of the tort
named JEFTRrEs. who wasa gate Keeper,
ofsnooth speech and good parI0, but lazy
90 the people thought be was better gAt
keeper Ihan lawyer, so thev defeated him
And II came 10 pase that for the Office @
Auditor there was a great contest, and
man named KREIOER, Of dutch descent
protesting the Catholic faith, sought th
place. but he madO the sign up side dow
and with bis left hand. 60 the people kne'
him TO be preteuder aud elctel man {
one arm, named RoBINSos, in his place,
And there was another Of the fort,
named GII< q of much couceit and cuI
aing ways, and he stood foith for the o