The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-09
A Good Deal Mixed.

The Cincinnati Enquirer radical Demo-
craft having been burned out of its former
establishment, that paper is being printed
At the Office Of the Times (radical Republic
can). The Commercial Of that city pleas.
antly comments upon the incidental per-
plexi,ics of the situation, as follows:
1.-The editorial corps Of both papers CO.
cupy the same room We can imagine the
embarrassment that must occasionally re-
suits from such mingling Of political an
tipodes abolition editors on one side Of the
table, and Democratic editors on the other,
pePpering away at each other with the
deadly lead (pencil) and thrusting vicious
stabs at each other with flashing steel fpen)
to say nothing Of the clash of resounding
scissors, which play no unimportant part
in the engagement. just think nothing
but u narrow table between such fiery bel
l,gerents. One side trying to haul ten
States into the Union by the collars Of their
gray jackets, and the other side cndeavcr-
ing to keep them out by Juggling at their
abbreviated coat-tails. Between them the
States are having tough time Of it.
"Enquire- editor is horri6ed to find him.
self writing an article in favor of the civil
rights bill, and discovers that be has GOT on
the wrong side Of the table. Times editor,
making q similar mistake, catches himself
eulogizing Andy Johnson.
"The clippings get mixed up on the
way 10 the compositors, and if it were not
for great circumspection on the part of the
respective foreman, each paper would copy
aud endorse the most pernicious doctrines.
Suppose the pressman should print the En-
quirer on one side and the Times on the
other. the mistake not being discovered un-
til several packages had been sent off with
the early mails. Who can picture the con.
sternation which would seize the respective
proprietors? Boiling with rage. they rush
to the press-room together, and discharge
the unfortunate pressman with one voice
The indignation Of the Enquirer folks is
only equalled by the shame of the Times
people. Both assert, with equal bitterness,
that they were never SO humiliated before.
sit must be very confusing to visitors,
this singular fellowship. Copperhead
from Holmes county PUSHES in. grasps Times
editor warmly by the hands, under tho i'm
preston that he is the editor Of the ENQUIRER
as .uring him that Holmes county can't be
drafted He don't know the war is over.
Malignant radical mistakes Enquirer editor
for Times editor, and thinking TO curry favor
with him, chuckles over the destruction Of
the Enquirer establishment. lie is summar.
lily kicked down stairs by the combined edi.
tors Of the two papers.
"What q scene election night must pre-
sent as the returns come in, zach side of the
table trying to figure out victory, and each
side Of course. claiming it. A frantic
struggle between the Times man and the En-
quire man, as each tries to thrust his flag
of ho
last BY hanging them from different stories,
which is quite appropriate, from the fact
that they tell different stories about the cleo
ton. A brass band is play ed in front of
the Office. The serenade is claimed alike
BY the Times editor and the Enquirer editor
they appear at different windows and re-
turn their thanks, both speaking together,
which contuses the band 10 such an extent
that they march Oft in several directions,
each man playing different tune. II is
terrible mix, take it altogether"