The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-11-22
Correspondents
Simple Joe Writes a Letter.

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MR. ~EDIroR-This cold spell is hard on us
.Greeleyites. Having condolences in the New York
Tribune and st. Joe Gazette, We bet all cur
spare clothes tslso some we couldn't very well
sparc) on the result, and the ''result'' is, the cold
strikes Us at disadvantage, with the further
annoyance Of seeing Republicans happy and
warm in new clothes, which might have been
ours under other circumstances. l have asked
several of my brother Democrats how the cleo
ton went, but none of them had heard anything
about it. One very well informed neighbor said
of course there could be no doubt as to Greeley
being elected; '.for, - said he, 1.-THE Liberal Re-
publican vote added to the Democratic vote will
be sufficient to carry nearly every State in the
Union; Grant may get three States, but l don't
think he will" This logic was Irresistible, and
| began to think the telegram to the effect that
Greeley had only carried seven states was an
abolition lie got up for campaign purposes. But
when l came to town and saw the gloomy faces of
our own county candidates, and HustOn'S nose
blucr than all the rest of the cOuntenances, l gave
il up, and have come to the conclusion that the
world is all wrong, and that twice two amt
four. Mr.. Editor, there have been gross frauds
pcrpetrated in Andrew county, and Il was .
beaten candidate for Treasurer, l would contest.
Why, look ut 1t! Eve years ago, when our Con-
federate friends didn't vote. We walloped the Re-
publicans badly; and now, when they all vote
VIII US tuehc u uon so pooi
ence;'' the great leader of the great Liberal
movement coming out three hundred and sew
enty behind. 1t has q bad look; MS wrong;
and, as said before, if l was II candidate, I'D
contest.
We didn't think there were any Republicans
in our township-not more'n a dozen or 50. But
they were pretty tolerable thick around the polls
on election day, and il actually looked rs though
the ''woods was full of EN- 1t seems, on
counting out the ballots, that the tyrant Grant
got more votes than the-damphool Greeley.
Well, Pm sorry the country Is ruined; but then
il has been ruined 80 often that ] Suppose 1t has
rather got used to il by this time and dou't mind
it much. Wen run Greeley and elect him in
lS,6-that Is, If Grant doesn't run again; II he
does, We'll make no nomination mt all; don't
think il would be any use. But ] think after
Grant has ruined the country for eight years, the
Republicans ought 10 let somebody else have u
chince. Greeley could excel him. While in
savannah | had u talk with Mr.. Francis NJ Johns
lrve yboty knows where Johns is), and he
thinks tireeley will sweep the country like a tidal
wave in 1876. hope so; but then some OF my
thai he predicted big Greeley maioritiesi in Penn
out that Grants InlJorities there are so big they
can't be counted. Francis is sure, IL he lives
that long, he will be Postmaster OF Savannah.
He seemed to be so sanguine that | felt there must
be a private understanding between Greeley and
him about the matter. His only doubt |, as 10
living so long. Francis agreed with me exactly
that Grant Is "A deSpnt, a nepOt, and every other
kind Of pot, and that everybody who voted for
him was BOUGHT up. That all the votes Greeley
gets in 1875 will have 10 b. bought up, is also tn,
opinion OF SIMPLE JOE.