Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-06-27
CONFEDERATE x ROADS,
(Which is in the State NV Kentucky,

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(Which is in the State NV Kentucky
JOON 8, 1872.
lwUz invited to go to q county IN South
ern Indiana, in wich he'd some friends, and
Democracy and the Liberal Republicans,
that they mite march to victry without ques-
ton. I didn't like to leave the Corners.
The spring time hez come agin, gentle Anne,
and it is pleasant here. The trees is out into
blossom, the little birds is liftin up their
voices harmonously, the weather is warm
enuff to go barefooted, and the stoop in
front Nv Bascom's is never SO pleasant to
sleep upon ez here. The warmth disposses
yoo to slumber, and the flies amt come yet
in Kentucky ez in Joon. Bnt when did 1
ever hesitate to go where dooty calls /
went.
The county hez alluz bin slitely Republi-
kin; that is, Republican by perhaps two hun
dred majority; jest enuff to let our people
git site at the promised land without ever
entering into it. The Liberal movement
took so well there, that it become certain
thing that eff the Demoerisy and the Repub-
likia boilers Good only pull together, tri-
umph wuz ashoored;; But, thought to my
self, this can't possibly be. 1t will go well
enuff till they come to maxim a platform,
and then they'll split into fragments. There
is too hefty difference atween the Igeany
Dimocrat and Republikin-a difference based
on principle-to admit Nv hope that they
mined to do my best and smoothe things so
ez to make agreement ez easy ez possible.
| advised, to wunst, that an informal con-
suitashun be held, and that six representa-
tive men from the Democratic party, and six
from the Republican party who had gone
over to Greeley, shood be appinted, and en-
powered to fix everything connected with the
campane. The caucus was held, and the fol-
lowin wuz them as wuz appinted to arrange
the detale:
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O'Shaughnessy, Peters and Blodgett.
Liberal Republikins-Jones, Thompson,
Adams, Dodder, Potter and Muggins.
These gentlemen met the same afternoon
Nv their appintment, and acted az a sort NV
umpire, that there mite be order and system
observed.
Mr.. Smith Oem.) remarked that the fust
thing in order wood be to fix the platform
Nv principles in sich a way that both wings
NV the new party Good stand onto it. With
out platform to stand onto, no Democrat
Good go into campane with any feelin Nv
safety. He wood propose the discussion Nv
the different ishoos afore the people. 1t
wood be nessary, Nv course, to whittle down
in one spot, and swell out in another to git
the principles adapted to the slitely diverse
idees Nv men wich hadn't kept step togeth-
er, ez it were, and he wood sejest that Yoo
Universal Amnesty be first DISGUST.
"Now," sez to myself, i" the first install
ment NV trouble is onto u.s." But it wuzn't
The other eleven he'd bin yawnin fearfully
doorin this orashun, but they each choket
off their respective yawns long enuff to ex
claim in korus:
go, blarst Yooniversa1 Amnesty Their,
amt no doubt but wat we shel all agree OF
that pint /! Go on!"
I wuz delited to see them ruff pints go
over SO easy.
swat shell we do with the suffrage ques
tion?' asked Mr.. Smith.
"Blarst the suffrage question - exclaimed
the eleven with one voice. "We shel hev ne
trouble with that !''
"The tariff
Course the tariff !'' shreeked the sturd,
eleven, "there can't possibly be any trouble
about the tariff, nor will there be any differ
ence Nv opinyun regardin Nashnel banks
Civil Servis, Revenoo, or anything else. W.
shel agree ON all Nv that. Pass it ~
"Thak Heaven" I thot, they see tn
necessity Nv success and are tractable
There amt nothin else that kin max
trouble.n
They all yawned turribly. There wuz al
anxious silence for perhaps mint, vic
Mr.. Peters Dem.) finally busted.
Wat we want to know" sed he, "is VIII
shel we nominate for Sheriff ?''
Mr.. Jones Glib. Rep.) sed, with mucl
warmth and feelin, that his friends he'd urge,
him to accept that place, and he he'd, afte
much solissitashen consentid to take it.
Mr.. Peters remarkt in a sarcastic tone tina
Mr.. Jones he'd been, if we Good take his wor.
for it, solissited by his friends Nv the Re
publikin party to take that posishen for te
yeers but ez his friends wuz composed prin
cipally Nv hisself, his father, one son and
brother-in-law, he he'd never took it yer
much. He wood see the coalishen in Topic
afore he wood consent to see it made tn
vehicle for carryin played-out Ablishnists
Pl1 never consent" sed Mr.. Peters, excit
edly, "to see the best offs in the count
filled by rotten, decayed renegade. Ivan
that offs myself"
Immejitly Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Peters wer
settlin their personal differences on the foo
in the manner for wich Southern Injeanny
celebrated.
Mr.. Thompson Glib. Rep.) sed the mali
word "Auditor !'' Immeiitly Mr.. Brow
Dem.) sed that that place he he'd considere
hizzen to wich Mr.. Thompson replied tina
Mr.. Brown wuz only in this movement beco
the regler Dimocrisy wood never nominal
him for nothin.
That place." sed Mr.. Thompson, "is s.
peekoolyerly adapted to my abilities, that
hev ~
Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Brown wuz, in les
than a second, rollin the floor in bear hug
each frantically endeavoring to possess hi.
self Nv the others left eye and rite arm.
Mr.. McCloskey, Oem) and Mr.. Adams
LIB. Rep.) got into an argument on the ioe
ez to wich shood be nominated for Recorder
the Ireasurership furnisht Mr.. O'Shaughne
sy Dem.) and Mr.. Dodder Glib. Rep.) a
occasion for set-to; Mr.. Smith Dem. an
MIR. Potter Glib. Rep.) altercated concernin
seat in the Legislacher; and over the count
cierkshlp Mr.. Blodgett Oem.) and Mr.. Mu,
gins Glib. Rep.) partook Nv each others cal
and tasted each others gore. They were a
on the floor rollin in each others arms /
wunst; the air Nv the room bein thick mea1
while with the groans and eaths Nv the ge
tie cOmbatants.
| didn't know at the time how the matt
resulted, for an Inieany free fife lasts :.
hour, and hedn't the time to stay. But tt
whole thing went tup. They all hankered
be Brigadeers, wich in politiks, ez in militia
life, can't be. Each man wuz in the NOV
ment to promote hisself, and eff he coodr
git wat he yearned for he preferred to bu
the movement. And it wuz bustid accordi
coodeat help thinkin on my way hor