Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-09-07

lre-enter DR., Dlshcioth minus one
shoe, and well bespattered with
lmud.l o1 4sF on 'tJo" A...'
Dr. Showing his feet.) There
lis what / call good Democratic mud
1t sticks to me, like / do to the
party through thick and thin, and
"thats so" Mr.. Bishop.
Bish.-Well DR.. your appearance
Is to say the least, not becoming, nor
do / think a gentleman would in
trude himself into the society of
other gentleman in such a fitting
condition. az .-,g9s-ol -F-g
DR.. Why thought this was a
Democratic meeting to which was
invited, and 10
2 Bish.-Yes sir it was Demo
cratic meeting but the business be-
fore it having been completed Mr..
Titmouse and myself were on the
point Of
demonstrating for the night.
@ Dr.-Well you are here yet, and /
only have word to say about that
Office, you said you-were going to
give me. / don't want it, nor won't
have it. If l can't get an Office be-
coming a man of my dignity and
ability I don't want any. That's all.
Bishop.-Well DR.. what Office do
you want? q r.' r-a7 ''.I H-sT- IL
Dr.-Wefi, there is Sheriff, why
can't I have that.
Bish.-You see DIR. we must use
policy in this business. We have
rather conceded that office to Capt.
Dr.-The d-l you have, why he
never voted Democratic ticket in
his life, and I've heard him damn the
Copperheads harder than the Editor
of the Journal. .. -r-. ..
Tit.-That may be so, but you
must be aware that the Democracy
can not go into this contest with any
hope of success if unaided by con-
servatiYe and returned soldiers.
Dr.-Then let Democracy get
licked as usual. I'd rather be licked
in fair stand up fight than have a
parcel of fellows around you pre-
tending to help you, as long as they
see they can make any thing out of
it. Now mind what l say. You
nominate that Capt. --, and if
he finds he can't make it, he'll just
come out and decline, and then
where are you. Didn't you do just
the same thing Mr. Titmouse two
years ago. 10 If you had thought you
could be elected d--n little vos
cared whether it was Vallandig-
ham ticket or not And just so it.
will go again.
Mr.. Bish.- Doctor 1 regret very
much that we can not reconcile this
difficulty tonight. Everything seems
to turn against your wishes.
Dr.--The-e would be no difficulty
to remove if you and your friend
here would be honest in this bust
ness, and go about it like genuine
Democrats. -.-.. s. ... ..
Bish.- But my Dear Sir, certain
defeat awaits US, unless we use what
is termed strategy. 'H i
DIR. Strategy be id sir, / go
for Democracy. If we have no
principles worth fighting for what's
the use of cheating the people about
it. If Democracy is what you say it
is then what's the use of going to all
this palavcring and eaucussin, with
conservatives and veteran soldiers,
in order to accomplish your objects.
five can't have our old fashioned
Democrats nominated and elected,
why let us get whipped ike men,
and not go sneaking around pre-
tendin to be Democrats and yet afraid
to let people know what our princi-
pies are. Can you cali it Demo
cratic victory if you elect Maj. -
or Capt -1 Or Lieut.. - that
YOU talk about? No sir, but if cleo
ted which they, won't be, they'll just
say the soldiers done it and claim
the victory and you'll be left sucking
your paws for pay.lo I'm against the
whole thing, and say just herethat if
l can't vote for o Democrat i amt
going to vote for an abolitionist, and
the Spotted Dancer, and Mr.. Rams
parger and Mr. Sammills, and all
the balance of our friends say so
too. i amt goin to say any thing |
more only if you want your soldiers
nominated you can do it, and if you
want them elected you'll have to do
that too. I ain't going to lose my
vote, and be made fun of about it too.
If you fellows here in town think you
can fix it all up for US country folks
Just go ahead, and see where you'll
come out. And now you can do as
you choose. I'm o-p-h. %.
Exit IL a rage.
ITO be continued. ] 20 '.
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