The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-17
STRAWBERRIES ard Politics
BY SHAs' ne
IRON A,dine for AuenstI

rrcnn, htdine for August
rx-ho, man rcfires to MS ia.n a,,arr one
SO ;s In Tickwfekfan sens. IN his eve
Lnnws that he has C,h inc, hn n,,ts his hand
as uio3 ,o,,- he ia always looking pacN W The
10 tne Pi"M ,ocrs are not coming ncT ,, ,;i,o
II the .to senatorial robes. we an IN
fields VIII eenIit,cians retiring TO thelI mnrd
to see our our thnn reluctantly coming 10. VT" l,;e.
aan III, 60 serve the people, 1ne' e,r;c,,Itnre
nits in this higher k'ha ~ hean country.
Most OF our Presidents I niHt man;festos
men, VIC Ino,t;nolIo. the Hermitage. W neat
rom 1-n;ndcnwold, and other delightful re-
!ahu, There was something very ,ascinat-
treass. o,,t e. There is an old.time pre)u-
l,iS AZ" 80 farmers are honest, and that man
uloh t;s farm. in such sweet contact with na-
.mrs ,,ust be free from the wiies ana tricks
NJ the Thoroughbred nolittcian. Inc lar-
mcr.cand.date Is just the one for the Guy
districts. There Is something aDou. :ne
thought Of the calm Cincinnatus, sl.l .he
among his cahbages, that captlvates tne
civil IMAGINATION. Every body runs oetter
If he has n farm attached to hint tners
is n rural favor about him, little nay seea
in his hair. Lawyer, soldier or man Oh
leisure. he is all the more popular IL ne can
date the scceptauce Of his nomination from
some country side. ,+
There has been Of late years an attempt
on the part Of our great men ID polltcs u
establish a rural connection IN ne" way
a sort OF horticultural way. 1hev eve
their names to some plant or perry, WIlcIi
is expected will be popular and make tnehi
houschold words. These may perhaps be
called nursery candidates. We have PAD
the Patch potato Patch jumped OIL Mag,
.ro Falls and was immortaliaed IN poem,
by sands. We have had the Hubbard
eir,ash. Hubbard has been In Congress,
and was one of the best patrons OF pump,
kin.pie In the Capitol restaurant. we nau
the Doolitt,e raspberry Doollttie mas oeci
IN M the senate. We are now trying the Col
fax strawberry, and so on. anu so on.
II seems to me that il I were candldatc
fcr Office I should hesitate about sendlhS
out q berry with my name. III Is very
riskr business. You never can tell What
stravberry. for instance, will do. 1t may
nrnmise yell in the nursery, and utterly
fajl when it runs over the country. A
berry NAV do very well in Indiana and
,niserabIy in New York. The soil OF every
locality is new trial to it. Mr.. senator
Wilson, to be sure, did very well with ms
strawberry. There wos never before sucn
n strawberry for tie market. 1t is BAND
come in form. Of good color, finn texture,
will keep sound along time, aud IS very
hardy and prolific. IL j., in all respects,
saws a horticultural friend OF mine, llfst-
rate berry except in one it is not sooa 10
mt y T. hn~"rnr M oTc"I'ent Derry 10
-, away to the
@.> nerOuS with
EsJ--, giving away
u. ,.....,- ... s.a lie regret at
ss.-.... Jming as near
srn .r5 5.-. al(.Sacriice az
= r,.,.:,:. i, ti9.- .s.l. d. And. after
i t~a,v, lied, with not
100 U..o :. ..b,u, i. s..vu... 49, llef take my
chance of running on the Wilson berry rs
anv other.
But it does appear to me that Mr.. ColiaX
has made !, mistake in sending out his
strawberry. AS symbolical berry it has
liz good points. 1t does not incline to run;
perhaps il is bad omen but What we are
ALI looking, for. in berries and politicians,
is something that is more anxious 10 GO
well in the place where it Is set, than to
run all the time. The ColfaN vines grow
prodgiouslg, with sort Of western Wild
ness. large, strong, plants. They blossom
and they bear, each Hill "a hatfull OF berries,
winch are small, sour, soft, and, when
fully ripe, have an unpleasant taste. The
birds will not eat them the smallest and
most illterate boys will not steal them
bows vino will eat unripe cherries and
green currants. The attempt to raise Col
lax strawberries for the poor is Il failure. ]
have mad TO let them 20 to decay on the
vines. You cannot even he charitable with
them. they are probably the poorest her,
ries in the world they are worse than the
little Brvants, because The Biyauts don't
bear enough to mention aud | suppose
that even "protection" would not help
the BIyants. Besides, our ColiaX infected
na .Iinipipp rlnf of fIpypyg npI iDnpnla-
ted them with their own crudity.
1t is possible that the 'olluX might do
better in other soil but it is condemned,
because a political berry must have uni
versatility. IL is easy to fancy your straw
hcrry-ptch q sort of test Of character
YOU come TO recognize the individuality
Of the kinds, and to intensely like and
dislike them. Therefore | say that for a
politician 10 send out his berry is very haz-
aruouS. y decided hit is rare. The Charles
Downing for instance, has put itsel; III good
position. Ii the Jocunda, the elegant, high
bred Jocunda, is the queen Of straw berries,
the Downing is kinS-the royal in flavor
and royalty prolific, as prolific as the Queen
Victoria. l! Downing (who may have been
the colored Cysterman for aught know
wants TO run for President, now Is tue
time for him TO come forward. lie will
run well, aud the fruit is superb. Horace
Greeley began his political career by send
ing out strawberry plants, and it Is par
tiully owing to the popularity of MS vines
that he is now mentioned as Il candidate
for the highest Office in the gift of the peo-
PEE. Grants neglect of the horticulture
may nnpt ~. 'Fs.-
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