The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-02
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Just Before the Baltimore ConVentien-
I ley it from his Committee.
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| BARNUM's HOTEL,
/ BALTIMORE, July 8, 1872.
/ am, az q matter of course, q
delegate to the Baltimore conyen-
shun, where / am to proudly cast
my vote fur the favorite nv the
Democracy, Horris Greeley, the
wood chopper of Chappaqua. I
do not feel in pertikerley strong
and healthy mood-on the con-
II airy, i am in a eondishun SO daz-
zed and bewildered, tllat l hardly
know where / am.
| I came here a Greeley man. /
am a Greeley man. / am a leader
NV the peeple-a Democratic lead
er NV the people-and consequent
/ ly hevn't but one principle-Post
Offs. Convince me that candi-
date is sound on that question,
and, in the words NV the poet
1Efhe,s mine and am hizzen, :.
What kin I want beside.n
Show me two candidates, one NV
which is sounder than tother on.
the question NV Post Offs, and I
am for the sounder one, first, last
and all the time. Nothing kin
shake me in this.
/ But it ,iint so with all men.
There is a great mass who. see
suthin in politiks beside post offs,
men wich hey pet hobbies, witch
they ride yehemently and unceas-
I:ingly, and who verify hleevc in
them. hev hen interviewed by
dozens Nv this most eXasperatin
and sole-wearin class for ten days.
My head whirls ez tho he'd ben
seasick for week.
Imajine me standin at the bar at
Barnnm's Hotel, takin a soul
soothin nip NV my favrite bevridge,
whisky strate, with my white hat
hangin gracefully on my left ear,
a dreamin peacefully of that com
in day when Greeley shell be safe
in the chair, and 1 shell hev my
commishen onct more hangin agin
the wall Nv the post offs at the
Corners. 1majine ones bein rous-
ed from a revery so delishus, by
loud mouthed cuss slappin you
on the back and shoutin "Jones,
my boy-take suthin." On SIGH
occashuns alluz answer to the
name NV Jones, and responded
with alacrity. 'Thank yoo-don't
keer eff I do" And then to how
this fellow cXclaim .exuitinly,
"What a God-send Greeley is to
us! 1 am from Georgia. I wuz
in the rebel army and wuz COM
PEELED after the war to join with
my neighbors to restrain the law
less violence NV the Infatuated mig
gers and northerners. We wuz
opprest with military by the ty-
rant Grant, bat now thank heaven,
there shell be no interference with
US. The great and good Horris
sympathlzes with US. I hev it
from his committee in Moo York.
Take suthin."
Then five minits after imajiDe
me salooted by a Maine Democrat,
with suthin like this: s'Wat a
blessin is Greeley! With Greeley
We shel hev reform and peace.
Under Greeley there will be law
lisness on the part NV ne ex-rebels;
the Ku-klux will be put down by
the power NV the military, and the
negroes will be protekted in their
rites. know this will be done,
for I hec it from has committee.
Take suthin.''
Four minutes and a half after
another man comes up: "Pennsyl-I
vania holds out both her hands
for Greeley. The vigorous old
protectionist-the man witch hez
fought the battle NV American Ia
Dor agin Turin pauper labor, kin
always command the voice NV
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania goes
for Greeley and Protection! There
will be no lowerin NV tariffs under
Honest Old Pig Iron Horris! I
heU it from his committee. Take
suthin."
In about seven minits (before l
he'd an other drink fairly down,
an 1llinoy man came boomin up.
'Rah for Greeleyr" he yelled.
iRah for Honest Old Horrisr :"
With the great Horris at the head
NV affairs, the bloated aristocratie
manufacturer NV Pennsylvany
and Moo England will sing small.
With the great and good agricu-
tooral aid editorial wood chopper
nv the Triboon there will be no
more oppression NV the farmers
nv tho West with tariffs and sinh
7 hev 1T from his committee. Take
suthin."
In ten minits afterward, afore
that drink he'd gone to that bourne
from Wich no drinks return-cep-
tin once when he'd taken a doz-
en- too many and wuz sick at my
stumich, witch wuz in my youthful
days-up came "a man howlin for
"Greeley and speeshy payments
witch he sed he got from Greeley's
committee, and follerin him wuz
/ another witch howled for Greeley
and Greenbacks," witch he sworc
4 he got from Greeley's committee!
There WIZ one man proudly
sportin q Greeley and repudiashen
badge, another with Greeley and
payment of the debt in gold, and
every one NV em wuz jubilant Of
, the prospect NV hevin his ideas
carried ont, for evry one NV EN-
II said that he he'd full and positive
ashoorenees from his committee
spect / shell hev to take the
| stuTnn this fall for GraaIav do