The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-12-05
A Plea for the Horse.

lars i7l ddvGnce for the announcement ol efeEy
candidate for Office: :. - \ -
A Plea for the Horse.
Ever since the palmy, days of Bucephalus,
the horse has been the creature of abuse. Born
to service, he has, however, patiently accepted
his Iot, and without "a Inprmor sustained THE
burdens imposed upon him by those whose
pretense to be the superior race might often
we'll be questioned. Having for ages shared
alike with man the brnnt of battle and toiled
in the more lplodeling and laborious ways of
peace. his claims for recognition are certainly
entitled 10 the thoughtful consideration of all
persons having grain Of feeling ii their COM
position. IS
It is strange, as 1rell as lanentab!e, that in
all America he has but one friend devoted to
him from q genuine overflow of the m@lk OF
horse Kindness Els name is >Bergh! Com
pared with him, all others are as icebergs,
whose sympathies are only measured by pecu-
niary interest and the many uses they have for
the noble animal who to-day gsiB 8itb bis feet
in a tub of warm water, and his legs encased
fnrNo. Canton flannel drawers. i..c7- n.
This is the condition of the wretched animal
to-day, and for oHce:we realize that he :ls an
important spoke in the public wheel, as we'll as
its real propelling power. The spirit Of horse,
from fatigue and overwork, and become ,as SEN
sitiye to disease SIS the north end of chicken
TO q November wind. The malady is called the
episootic. which IS in itself a very explanatory
term to those who know what it means. The
entire equine race seems to be afflicted With
this .noxious disease, which, had it appeared
earlier in the;seasen, would have been proper
" termed the equinoXial-
jlHdrse doctors, from the oldest veteran down
to the most yerdant apprentice, are in their
glory, and joyously vie with the hand-cartmen
in gathering therharvest which hassosuddenly
ripened for them. Everybody sympathizes in
some manner with the hose Just now, and
medicine boxes, as we'll as medical brains, are
being ransacked to find some remedy. to relieve
the unfortunate creatures but these efforts, SO
far, do not seem pregnant with the, promise OF
success.
The fault consists in the fact that we are
pursuing the short-sighted policy of prescribing
for the effect, instead of treating the primal
cause of the disorder! *
The real truth is, the horse needs the ballot
Living in state of servitude, he has neglected
thenecessJy culture sof his minds md meyer
been able to. regulate his hohrs ofSiabor or
quantities of food nor even had time to exam
inc his physical condition. The results OF lg-
norance andEexcessiye toll are NOW universally
and too painfully manifest.
The capacity of the horse for participation
in the affairs Of Government has long been un.
derrated, and we are therefore likely to do full
Justice to this much-abused branch of society
oaly, ,asI1e are compel yby, the tardyfogleTq5
events We ought not t0 heed the Arguments
Of Darwinian philosophy 10 convince Us that
whatever his deficiencies of education, he has
some most excellent native qualities
L., haop fn
the ll-being and good order of society, by in
duleeneein the flowing boyls or By participg
tidn inspfHesfghts,; or by mipgling with tile
RELIGIOUS controversies and church quarrels of
the day. He may be put down as in favor of
woman suffrage, being satisfied that females
should hold the reins when necessary; an ear
nest believer in the eight hour law and cold
eater, SYSTEM, opposedgto fencing pastures and
oaf-fields, and generally of such habits that we
can safely trust him with the inestimable boon
of citizenship.
The narrative of Gulliver, which may be re-
garded as an entirely authentical horse tale,
gives us an account of his adventures among
people composed almostIexclusiyely ofJkorses,
who not only devised and carried out most
perfect system of education, but applied their
Snowlege to the practical affairs of life so thor
euehly that such things as prison-houses and
horsepitals were unknown among them. The
laws were in fact never violated, except by
few degraded human beings, who were en-
ployed among them as servants.
He further relates that they had no, knowl-
edge of the nature of deceit, and it was with
great difficulty that be made them understand
the intrigues and schemes prevalent among
mankind. This quality. has been handed down,
and is manifested at the present day to re-
markable extent, Whenever horse finds a
sack of oats he goes directly for it in an honest
straightforward manner indicating that:in bin
there is no guile, and evinces an executive
ability in their demolition worthy of admira-
ton. ih I'M
Let us, therefore, by all MEANS do him the
Justice he deserves, and compensate in some
measure for the misuse of the past by confer
ring upon him--thc horse-that sovereign rem
ely for all the ills of life, the ballot.
I'VE shall then, for once, have stable Gov.
ernment, free from corruption and the venal
influence of all rings, except circus rings.
Horses need the ballot for self-protection,
and we need them for Aldermen and members
of Congress. In that capacity they would act
a. a check-rein upon the schemes of monopoc,,
lists. while land -grabbers and contractors would
open their greedy eyes with wide wonderment,
to find set of Legislators who were not fond
of indulging in long speeches, but To- gill their
speculative propositions would persistently vote
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