Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-06-13
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THE OLD NEWS GRANP MEETS


THE OLD NEWS GRANP MEET-f
By soHx 4. YATES
[From the Rochesser Dsmscras and Ghrsnisls
Wen, wife, we'vshad msetsn' Atthe sehooaS
house on the hin,
men still,
But found 1 couldn't do II; each man down
his cane would plant, ffEk a. ~
And shout with ii she yetce he mad, I'm soia'
In for Grantpv ~ - w ~
We talked about the past four years, what great
things had been done;
How the nations debt has melted like the
SHOWS before the sun;
We said, to keep it meltin'. doa better thtng
we can't.
Than to stick and hang together, and all go in
for Grant. Il FH6 BEf. 3ti Ha
We all looked through our spectaeles upon the
naked facts.
Then drew the veia Of phsrity DER giant sun-
ner's acts;
wesaid, 1--WE like you. Summer. but go your
way wecan'rf-t f,fya 81. t-,-asftkI
Then made the school-house echo with q rous-
ing shout for Grant.
We didn't have much charity for Trumbun or
They 'sl ss.aa ssIsa around the s.ss. ~ q
snarling ours. fSl4lR .@aAA = -
Their speeches cannot harm us. nor make Grant
toe then mark;
He's an cid Galena tanner and knows how to
handle bark.
We talked about Grants smokin'-we thought
it 20 ezeatsia - Y% - 81 HI
To vote that out of Office We might vote worse
And, seein' we we're smokers, 'twonldn't dodoF
usttf,rsnts iiIa1l : 1irsE fslst .5-.i esais =
sowe lit our pipes together and smoked the
health Of Grant.
In the days of the rebellion nome oEl Us could
go to fight, aE1sIsA3-3
But we read,fron mofn tan evening how he
battied forthe right 4 lffl IiH6 #.
He has beer tie badoh's servant1n the days o.
peace aid war, >sli s4isgsi
And treason meits before him like the smoke
Of his cigsr-iis baa ,rs, s,2asais u
After I'd adjourasd the srneettn'I gave each /
friendly gripsss 'iasssr - = 49,.
We every one dstsrninedtostand by the war
We viii nor fopp<epver, we will not even slant
"A 1-AAA sAAoabs eA--A
stand up straight for Grant.
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r. b &c.
-, BIZ sLewcus,
Which wish to observe.
And my Language is plain.
That for running q curye.s
And avoiding the main
tre~ f1r,rrr rrrxrsc
Convention was not held in vain.
"H. G." is his name. - s.,,a ST - 80
And INil1 not denys' " -
In regard 20 thesame.
What these letters IMPLY issasvse
But that u-n-b-u ITS between 'em
Is fact On which you may rely.
TWAS Msyaoa4 4hs4Rird- 591 - 81
And Quite ssft was the game. a q
Though nAryas word seiss''- ra 1'.sss
Said the Sharps bout the same.
TIL they sudden y. .centered on Horace-
Ina way that fcannot but blame
ssEsiitaoe stsitr siEa -0t fasat gnl
The trickto be played i zslzssIeas ,ss3ns,
Was to hornswoggle GRANT, :, :. (. 4 !. -. e
Althouxh what was said s.,,,,s 80, ( :
Was but buneonbe aAd rantsq sils7i :.
Thought Greeley WANT there he'd g hand
Anu ~ tAAc AA4Ate y ~ e--S oA-ss
The ballot and vote
For"one Adams was Hosh.V K
Likewise you might note
That Gratz Brown wouldn,t wash;
Then Dsviszz5 9rtmb1A Ind others q
Piaye1i6& to.ths 'Gal*aHszed squashA'J
The dodges then played
Were quite shocking to SEE; - - =
Though objections were made, - .syI,e.5
They couldn't agree,sgsas.l &C Boa
So really, this queer nomination,
wascussed By ama-jor-i-tee. --g
When Greeley Was tolsss. ;
As tbs news cakne tohand. 80
Of thedelegates sold asaai
He was chiIdfike and pland e
Which be writes @What / know OF Convel
tons,si.4 III 70 lnai
Wen learn how the Heather was tanned.'
Which Is why observe,
And, / say Il with pain.
That for running carve. fssf cdI inf-ssi
And avoiding the plain eia .sssssi2 Is
Live issues at stake, Horace Greeley's
Conventior was plumb IN the main-I