Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-09-11
Nasty.
Nh. Nasty EMRARks IN A NEW ENTERPRISE
HE LOCATES IN ILLINOIS AND Is METAMoR-
rHosEn INTO a HARD.FIsTEp FARMER.

HE LOCATES IN ILLINOIS AND Is METAMoR- |
rHosEn INTO a HARD.FIsTED FARMER
BEET STAsnuN (Which is in the State NV |
llltnop, August 10, 1S73.--I left the Corners |
temporarily, at least, for hey Il field NV labor |
here, vich is quite ez pleasant ez that in nv |
Old home. am up here in the anti monopoly |
business.
am in lllinoy, groaning over the burdens |
piled upon upon us farmers and DAMN, with
les thafH hfSeeaSG tha'inj s.e, ,ioa .ranDa
orin classes, and trying to convince 'em that |
their redempshun can only be brot about by |
abandonin to wunst the infamous Republican
party, which is responsible for every evil that's
onto the country from ralerodes down to the po-
tatoe bug.
We have at the slashun noble coterie NV
sympathsers with the hard listed ysomanry-a
most gorgeousy sympathlsiD set ez ever | see,
and SO afflicted are we at the troubles which the
perdoosers are laborn inder, that we hold meet
iDgs perpetoolly in the room back NV the bar Nv
the. Jackson Hotel to consider EN-.
The leedin spirit among us, aside from me,
Il a veteran sympaLhiser with labor, which his
name is Petius.
Abslum Petius was originally shoemaker,
but early In his life developed talent for holdin
offs. He was elected Sheriff NV The county,
and the bench wich knowd him wunst, imme-
jitly knowd him no more forever. There wuz
some difficulty shout some cosckshuns which
he made, witch WIZ esteemed nv sufficient i'm
-potAnce 10 prevent his Deln fenomlnaleu, anu
like Nebuchaduezzer, he Nuz turned out TO the
thin grass Of privit life for years, which time he
spent principally ornamentn corner groceries
and aboosin society, which don recognize him,
sarnin a Twin by collectn the bills for his
vife's dress making establishment to wic
when biznis was dull he added laundry
President Linkin wuZ indooct by the citizens uy
she station to appint him Collector, the sed cit.
liens vainly imagn that ef he he'd q good fat
thing, he might possible pay his debts. Ez ev.
erybody he owed signed the applicashun for the
appointment he had the longest string nv name.
that ever went out Of that village.
He continyood in oils durin Johnson's adj
ministrashun, hovin come to the conclushur
that Johnson's policy was correct, Jest after tina
crate man notified him that he should chop OF
Ihe he'd NV eny ofishul that didn't. But Gran
busted him; since witch time he hes bin con
sistent Democrat and luver Nv the labrin classes
He hes seen close times sence-.eften hez h
bin without the necessaries NV life, for his wifi
b getting advanced in years, land can't wash an
sew every day. Mr.. Petius goes into tn
movement agn oppressive monopolies aud sic
with all his hart, sole, body. and strength. II
bleeyes in the nobility NV labor-holds that la
Dor hez not its proper reward, and ez for hi
part he will enter a croosade agin the bloate
nonopolists Of the country, with all the zeal {
his trooly feryid nacher. One NV the mos
setchin sites in hatcher, is 10 see Petius leani
cd the. bar, and discussing the grandeur u
hlhbt.-
He seq that if tie farmers, the hard-bandi
lAbrin masses nv his county want candidal
for Auditor who loathes and hates the oppresl
vns Nv labof in whatever form 1t may come, /
Ia their man.
Mr.. Samuel Bather il anuther one OF Il
hard-hs nded who is with US. lie is Dem
xst iu politics, and allus hez bin. He has di
hyered that the farmers are groanln under
dasputism.
He don't own no farm himself nor anythif
else, nor hez he any pertickler biznes, but
feels there is an incubus WICK ways onto IL
lAbrin man, and tor one, he feels like putin
shoulder TO The wheel and hastin it. He eI
pecks to be the Democratic candidate for X
oorder. and ifthe farmers know their friends
Of they can be brought to recognize them who,
harris beet responsive to theirn, and put him {
thsir ticket, he hez soft thing NV it. lie X
truly say thai he never lade under tree, Sc
IN the hard-handed victim NV monopoly
sweatin under lis ill-reqnitted toll, withol
feelin for him, and his buzzun hreves ez
thinks NV the opportunity he llez now TO chan
pion that class. lie seq he is the best man 4
Recorder 1T the county
Mr.. ICephas Billins holds that the on
refuge the farmers hey is in the buz;un Nv u
Democratic party-that's where they want
go. lie feels IN his sonlthat they are oppres
He amt Jest sloor ev he knows wat Their wron
", but he PERSONNEL ii had suthin to do wi
nonopolics or suthih nv that sort, bur " hate
or II wus lie stands ready TO denounce 1t. l.
Hs, be sed, organic a Strange, TO wuust, az
when is comes to the elecsbun ietus see if Il
bioated Republican party shuod longer ride
ME backs ofhonest workinmeii-the hard han
cd agricultoorlsls.
Last week we held meetin in the back roo
and resolved ourselves into Grange, with Pt
iua Blsther, Billlns, and myself ez the print
pal offisers.
Hevin just got the organization all safe, al
10 proper hands, We isbood an address 10 Il
farmers NV the county TO come in and jine.
urged them 10 let the farmers organize it,
my co.iaborers declined They sed they pl
fened to make certain that the organizashl
should be in the hands Nv the troo friends
the labrin classes. They didn't care to ia
any chances
We hev assoomed a costoom In accordar
With our new agricullooral deparcher, We !