The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-04-01
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the Demagogue, reigned as Chief
Sneezer over the Oregonians, in the
fourth year of his reign, that certain
political Guttersnipes, about the city
of Portland, looked round over the
land and viewed the field in which
they wi he'd to CLEAN the spoils of Of
flee.
And they said, Lo and behold, there
is but one chance for us to still fatten
off the life blood of the people. 1t is
all up with us il Geo. II. is not re-
turned in all the beauty of ugliness to
the Senate, and to do this VIC must not
be idle.
Now we have company Of Ditch
Builders out i'll the virtuous county of
Yamhill, who have hired from other
counties numerous and sundry mud
artists, whom they tried and found
true blacks before they would let them
work for them or stay in all their
camps.
Now oil this is as it should be, but
we fear the Democrats have been do
ing these things also, and We must
look into the matter, and il they have
loose men we will entice them away.
So they sent forth one Sinnott, a
Peterfunk Democrat, and said, Go to
the godly city Of McMinnville, and
find NIL the men who lie around loose
and pump them and if they be Dem
ocrats hire them to go and labor else
where, so that when the day OF voting
comes, Yamhill county may not find
| them in all her borders.
And Sinnott went and said, want
cunning artificers in dirt furthermore
he said, am Democrat and want
such to work in my gang; go We,
therefore, and work on the Railroad
and for each months labor shall have
each of YOU forty big American dollars.
But the men said, We like the jingle
of cash aud would gladly do as you
say, but we cannot depart for We owe
the hotel-keeper certain monies, and
he will not let us leave and besides,
we have no money to pay the boats foi
taking us hence.
But Sinnott said, Fear not the man
of hash, for will pay him what is his
For he thought within himself, The
Williams Corruption Fund il large
and | will use some of !: to good ad
vantage. and the Blncks will ri NJ
and call mo blessed, and bcstow ON ins
n fat slice of the sheep have helped
TO steal.
So Sinnot paid the hash man and
the boat man, and spent money foi
whisky and bade the boys drink nnd
be merry and he would foot the bill
and it was even so.
But when the boat reached thaxcit,
of Layfayette, the boys arose with on.
accord and said, We love thee, Sinnot
for thou hast been liberal and We hav,
had much merriment at thy expense
Yes, we love thee, and hate To leav,
thee, but we are too old to be thusl,
caught.
And rs they departed, they toll,
their friends, Go tell Sinnott, VII
liams' iackass, that We have plenty o
money and are off for McAIinnvillc.
But Sinnott, like Kelsay's mascu
line COW, had more pluck than judg
ment; so he said, The Corruptio,
Fund is not yet exhausted, and l vii
try once more. So he returned T.
McMinnville and saw the boys again
and said, Ye were drunk and kney
not what ye did. Come, go with me
and they said, Wait for the next boa
and we will go.
But when the boat came they said
Sinnot thou art an unmitigated blk
and If we did not hate to soil OH
hands we might ride thee on rail
But they were jolly and laughed much
ly, for they no longer owed the hash
vender nor the man who was wont T.
mix their drinks.
Then Sinnott, when he saw that h
had been played for a Josh and wa
some hundreds lighter in the pocket
said, The Corruption Fund is failur
and I am IN egregious ass; and h
sneaked off, softly humming the Blk
Dirge, as followeth
IL wish were gusc all forlorn."
And all the goodly people of th
place raised song of Joy and glad
ness, as thusly, to-wit:
believing VIC rejoice to see the remove"
McMinnville. March goth, 1870. A. II.
Rszy- a friend who has Travelled in Gcl
many, reports the following incident, 70