Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-26
Another Radical Mass ~ Meeting
at Harrisburgh-Ph versus
Whisky Joe HeImic< ON the
War Path.

a sAnb8 AsI HAOSe.--e
at Harrisburgh-Ph versus
Whislky-Joe HeImick ON the
War Path.
Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman.1
HARRISBURG, Sept. p.
EDS. STATESMAN John D., the
President of the Grant Club in this town.
ship, after advertising in the Journal for
two weeks last past, and riding all over the
township exhorting, beseeching and coax
ing the RAIDS to assemble, succeeded in
getting together, atthe school house in the
village aforesaid, nine loyal souls, includ-
ing Squire p, of Pickaway county
They had no lights, nor no money to pur-
chase them. DR.. Joe Helmick moved that
" Tommy" be requested to lend the beacon
4 light of his whisky nose to illuminate the
room. This was voted down emphatically.
The DR.. then moved to await the rising of
the moon. This the President objected to, so
that the DIR. was compelled to send a boy,
who borrowed candle. The candle was
cut in three pieces, each of which was
lighted by the flame in "Tommy's" nose.
The President then announced the reading
of the constitution and bylaws of the eclub.
Then Squire p, after pulling down his
vest and laying his hand on his stomach,
commenced a TRADE of abuse. After fifteen
minutes his mind failed him and he SUBJ
sided. Tommy was at his elbow with a
bottle of Bourbon, and after few vigor-
GUS pulls the Squire was himself again,
and informed the vast audience that he had
/ q m anoo6Ota ta foil nd faI fhol l.,x,o ol
hearers not to ''sri9ger.' Here the Squire
called for refreshments, but Tommy de-
INJURED, saying, 81 be burned, Squire, if
you are entitled to all the whisky Iwant
some myself, 1 does."l @ The Squire got the
bottle, however, and examined the ceiling
for about five minutes. The Squire then
| pat the bottle in the tail of his coat and
made diligent search for his spectacles
He failed to find them. and told the audi
ence that he could not see the point him.
self without his glasses. Joe Helmick
muttered, I" Squire, you are 'toxicated.r =
The Squire said the story was abouta man
! "a very bad man--the baddest man ever
he heerd oy-what was making prayer
and who got stuck in the saying ov it. Sez
he to Betsey Jane, ''durn ye, git on to vel
knees; I'm going to put this ere prayer
through or put it into such condition that
no one else can put it through" b" Now
said the Squire, ",the Radicals intends tc
put this Guvernm't through or put it in
sich condition that no other burned party
kin put it through" Here the Squire sud
denly stopped to demonstrate with Tommy
who was trying to steal the bottle of whisky
out of his pocket. The President called fol
cheers. None came. The Secretary rose
and said: Scents, please laugh just fol
the cause, If not at the story" The Presi.
dent ordered the Secretary to sit down and
remarked that some men were getting
above their business. A, call tor member:
was made. One poor fellow responded
His hair looked like dun cows in the
month of March. The club charged lin
fifteen cents initiation fee, which he Dor.
rowed from Joe Helmick. The Presiden
said to him: "Well done, my boy, take {
drink ?' which he did, and continued til
Tommy exclaimed ''Hold on there, stran,
ger. you make too free with the liquor fol
a new member" a..
DR.. Helmick hoped UP and announced
that another loyal citizen in the shape of 4
little freedman's bureau had been added tc
the population of Pleasant township. We
must not neglect them, said the Doctor
on the colored race depends the success O
our party, you know. [Cheers. During
which the Doc. mounted old ''shave tail,
and disappeared. y.se .vgh brG .-r
The meeting adjourned sine die, and tool
the convert to the nearest grocery, where
Tommy baptized him with Bourbon. r.
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