Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-06-24
From the Toledo B
N A S B Y

Mr.. NGsby goes to o. County
I'm Southern Indiana to as
sist i,t fciaag st1, the COali-
tiO7a betacee21 the Democrats
and Liberal Republicans.
CoNFEDR1T X ROADS,
(wich is in the Stave Nv Kentucky,) T
Joon s, 1872.
was invited to 60 to county in
Southern Indiana, in which [ had some
friends, and assist in fixing the coalition
between the Democracy and the Liberal
Republicans, that they might march to
victory without question. didn't like
to loave the Corners. The spring time
has come again, gentle Annie, and it is
pleasant here. The trees is out into
blossom, and the little birds is lifting up
their voices harmoniously, the weather
is warm enough to 60 barcfooted, and the
stoop in front of Bascom's is never so
pleasant to sleep upon as now. The
warmth disposes you to slumber, and the
flies aint come yet to murder it. Liquor
never tastes as well in Kentucky as in
Joon. But when did | ever hesitate to
90 where duty calls went.
The county had always been slightly
Republican; that is; Republican by
perhaps 200 majority just enough to
let our people get sight at the prom
ised land without ever entering into it.
The Liberal movement took so we'll there
that it become a certain thing that if
the Democracy and the Republican bolt
ers could only pull together, triumph
was assured. But, thought to myself
this can't possibly be. 1t will 60 well
enough till they come to make plat
form, and then they'll split into frag-
ments. There is too hefty difference
between the Indiana Democrat and the
Republican, difference based on prin-
ciple-to admit of a hope that they can
ever pull true together But l deter
mined to do my best and smooth things
so as to make things as easy as possible.
| advised, to wunst, that an informal
consultation be held, and that six rep
resentative men from the Democratic
party, and six from the Republican par
ty who had gone over to Greeley, should
be appointed, and empowered to fix
everything connected with the campaign.
The caucus was held, and the following
was them as was appinted to arrange
the debate
DEMooRATs-Smith, Brown, O'Shaugh-
messy, Peters and Blodgett.
LIBERAL Recommendations Thomp.
son, Adams, Dodder, Potter and Mug
gins.
These gentlemen met the same after.
noon of their appointment and l acted
as sort of umpire, that there might b,
order and system observed.
Mr.. Smith Dem remarked that tn,
first thing in order would be to fix tn,
: platform of principles in such wa,
that both wings of the new party coult
stand upon it. Without platform t
stand upon, no Democrat could 60 int
a campaign with any feelings of safety
He proposed the discussion of the diff
ferent issues before the people. 1t woul'
be necessary, of course, to whittle dow
: in one spot, and swell out in another, t
get the principles adopted to the slight
ly diverse idees of men which had KEEP
, step together, as it were, and he woul
suggest that Universal Amnesty be frs
discussed.
"Now," saysI to myself, 'the frs
, installment of trouble is upon us. Blu
r it wasn't.
The other eleven had been yawnin
fearfully during this oration, but the
, each choked off their respective yawn
r long enough to exclaim in chorus
80, blast Universal Amnesty! Their
> amt no doubt but what we shall all q
gree on that pint Go on p
6 l was delighted to see them ruff pint
4 got over so easy.
t What shall we do with the SUI
frage question % asked Mr.. Smith.
t BLAST the suffrage question p e,
4 claimed the eleven with one voice. "W
shall have no trouble with that
q "The tariff
"Blast the tariff p shrieked the sturd
eleven, ''there can't possibly be an
= trouble about the tariff, nor will thel
5 be any difference of opinion regardin
e National banks, Civil Service, Revenu
or anything else. We shall agree on a
VI CildU. GSS 1T.
n Thank Heaven" thought ]. 1.-THE
I see the necessity of success, and a.
;s tractable. There amt nothing else th
n can make trouble
They all yawned terribly. There W
Il an anxious silence for perhaps a minut
which M patar. /Da,, y Gnollr, b,oto
b, "What we want to know" said
le 'is who shall we nominate for sheriff
~ Mr.. Jones Glib. Rep said, with mu'
warmth and feeling, that his friends h;
e; urged him to accept that place, and
- - had, after much solicitation consented
- take it.
", Mr. Peters remarked in sarcast
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