Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-09-26
4 Ucpublicau's opinion of Dave
Ted.

Col. Tod addressed Democratic meet
ing in Wooster last fall, on which occa-
sion, Foreman, the editor Of the Repub-
lican paper in that place let off the follow
ing about "Pot- Metal Davy" and his
Speech Chickens will come homo to
roost:
"PoT MErAL DAVIS" NETTING"
For weeks past the Douglas Leaders have
been using the most desperate exertions to
secure an audience for Pot-metal Tod on
Tuesday evening. Bills and runners were
sent in every direction. and Livery stables
freely patronized. The evening came,
and with it respectable Court House full
of Douglas and Breckenridge Democrats
and Republicans, attracted from curioSi-
ty to see how Davy Tod would prove
Douglas to be genuine Democratic can
didate, and not bogus. We were not
present to hear the speech only about five
minutes, but have been informed that there
never was a more weak fiat, vulgar pro-
fame. speech dilivered in Wooster, A
breckenridge man informs us that almoS
CNtIO Jul uRl dlJll NDuNullitl lllDlC VI lCos
oaths, and that the Breckenridge men were
compared to thieves and penitcntiary bird,
without the honor of even gamblers, ant
all because they refused to be led by tn,
Douglas Boilers. The whole affair op
Grated to build up the Breckenridge par
ty in Wayne county, aud to make vote
for the Republicans. We hope Pot meta
Davy will come soon again to WOostc
and come often between now and Novcm
ber.
The Cleveland Herold, at that time
gave the following as part of Col. Tod
speech at Wooster, which is not very com
plimentary to cheeSdom. The Colonc
has got into bad company o fare well OF
the Reserve, as he is proverbial for goo,
living at home. lie viii doubtless tax,
lunch with him in stumping cheesaom, a,
he never had notion of starving:
My friends and fellow Democrats: We
can have no Democrats. or very few, on
the Western Reserve, and / will tell you
the reason. Go to any table there, public
or private, care not which, and you have
set before you-what do you suppose?-
Anything for Il Christian man to set down
to? Anything from which you, my iel-
low Democratic friends, could stay the
cravings OF hunger? Not abit Of it
Nothing of the kind.
But after a long pharisaic grace, you
look at the feast and you find perhaps
had better read the bill of fare:
Picked cucumbers, yellow.
Pickled beans, short.
Sage cheese, in small cubes
A plato of leathcr-colorcd butter.
Flour biscuits as big as n bulls eye
watch, and red with saleratus.
Three small slices of bread.
Grace said and we sit down to meat
To meat did say? To dry, puritanic
fast day refreshment, such as they Offer
you upon the Western Reserve.
Do you think you can raise Democrat,
upon such thin diet? / tell you no. A
Democrat on tho Western Reserve wouIc
starve. He wants something substantial
for his stomach--not new pickles and
sour biscuit. You can raise Democrats
on no such fare
How Ton can expect to be elected Gov
ernor by men who have been raised ant
fed on picked yellow cucumbcrs, pickle,
beans, sage cheese, leather colored butter
and bulls eye biscuits, is more than w
can tell. We should think that mel
raised on this kind of diet were scarce o
blood-at least Democratic blood! Car
they be good Union men?