The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-09-26
me- md orr At LAST!

HIS majesty, King Benjsmin, who
tenders the productions Of his magic
pen to that leading Journal of the day;
the Herald, has condsscended at last to
come down from that lofty plain of jour-
nalism and show himself 10 his admir-
ing countrymen. 1t is with ecstatic de-
light VIC announce his advent among
mortals, and the sight Of his divine form
is hailed with as much wonder as was
the parsonage whose coming was an
nounced by the star Of Bethlehem to
the shepherds Of Judea centuries ago.
Hail mighty-one. The Jewish faith is
the true one; because, forsooth, He has
come at last! The small-try politicians
hcreabout are merry that they have
been noticed by the pcn-so pregnant
with Celestial fire-of that Amounted OF
the Ring, the stately and eloquent
BENJAMIN, whose reD0wn is already
carried to the remotest shores and whose
image idolators in pagan lands worship
in stone. Great is Benjamin, for he knows
nothing Of original sin. He will moi
need to be born again. Hei is not prone
to founder in the pool OF politics, mol
follow paths Of iniquity; for his great
noble, comprehensive BRAIN, leads hin
afar from the vices of the rest Of man
kind. His elevated sphere, in which he
moves, acts and has his being, is as Sd
cred from the foul touch Of men as was
the isle of Delos, Of Grecian story,
within whose precincts no hostile foo,
ever sought TO tread. We have beer
speaking Of Benjamin, the spiritual, the
ideal.
If VIC now put on him flesh, send cur
rents of blood through his system, adorr
him with fingers and toenai!s and breathe
into him tye (Which no one accuses him
of ever having had) and make him
mortal, what il tho spectacle T! In the
early period Of his life upon earth-be'
fore he was canonized-he was for "the
people, of the people and by the people.
He sought to preserve MS name in histo'
ry (mortaD by allowing himself to be-
come candidate for the highest office
within the gift o! the people Of his
township-the Office Of justice Of tic
peace, which could only be filled by ono
Of his commanding talents. Benjamin
(mortaD was repulscd. He laborcd as
siduously for it with the help of his AS
sociates, who were known throughout
the land as patriots and pure-minded
statesmen. He tried again and again to
place himself on the bench Of the probate
court, but he reckOned without his host.
He frequently desired that his eloquent
accents should be heard in the councils
Of the State, but he failed. His support
always came from pure and upright men,
in which class he belonged himself
none of your "small-fry." But fortune
favored him ut last. The tables were
turned. His purity in politics, his
stern inf!exible devotion to Western Kan
sas and its people, at last is recognized,
aud his lofty political friends say that he
will represent, in fiduciary capacity, the
red men of the forest, who arc trying to
become white, South of the Kansas line.
With this spot of gold" in view, he I'M
generously calls many Of his old friends
and admirers "small-try." Come back
Benjamin Spiritual or mortal, or both)
and gaze upon us once more. Consult
the Spectator and quote your choice
Anglo-saxon {" clap-trap," "stop thief"
small-fry," &c) which you so much ad-
mire and repeatedly use, but don't SIAN