The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-08
Jolly Times over the Elections,
A Unique Present to one Of MT
Grants Mail Agents.
SPEECH OF CONDUCTOR MARrINDALE

SPEECH OF CuhDuCIOh hAnAANoAH'
Mr.. t. G. Martindale, long known as one
of the best railroad conductors in the West,
lives in Racine, Wis. and runs a train on
the Western Union Railroad between that
city aud Rock Island Billy Youngman is
mail agent on the same road is a jealous
Grant man, and he and Mar" sometimes
crack few jokes on politics, in goOd-na
tured way. Billy had been rather free
with his jibes to Mart, before election, about
his being Granger, Auti-Monop., etc,
etc, and Mart concluded, as the elections
all over the country had resulted so disas-
trously for Billy's side, and so gloriously
for the Farmers Party, especially in his
own State of Wisconsin, and in his own
city of Racine, that he would have a little
fun out of it. Mr.. Youngman home is in
Freeport, where he was formerly Radical
deputy sheriff, and well-known there.
Mr., Martindale therefore selected that
place, where their trains stop for dinner, as
the scene of the frolic Arriving at Free
port, on Thursday, he waited till the train
men had taken seats at their table, when
he walked into the dining hall, with a
, package nicely rolled up in copy of the
Inter Ocean, and, placing it before Young
man, thus addressed that gentleman;
}. Mr.. MAIL AGENT am commissioned
by the very able. disinterested, and self
@ sacrificing President of the United States,
= lGen. Grant to say to you, as one OF ms
y office-holders, that he thinks great change
= is taking place throughout the country, as
:, exhibited in the recent elections, and that
i a new line of policy must be Immediately
6 adopted in order to save the party, from
i utter overthrow, .cries Of hear, hear, ]
eli The President feels, Sir, that he can proud
V. ~ point to the great measures OF his Ad-
II ministration for his vindicatlon. and es-
r pecially to his patriotic services IN behalf
of of Santo Domingo; Applause by the vii
H. lage mail carrier to the large gifts OF
ng lands and money, belonging to the people
n 10 railroads and steamship lines | 'hurraf
for Hawley' by one OF the county otheee
holders to the noble liberality of himse
and marty. by which the Credit Mobilize
reople were enabled to make money ant
p defraud the United States in build
m ing the Pacific Railroad; ''hurrah TO
On Colfax," by the same partiesl to the wis
90 financial policy of his Administration, b.
he which the business of the country has beef
As saved from a disastrous panic; bull
tor the Administration, put in a Nationa
- Bank director to the liberal protection hi
" Administration has given TO special class
les es at the expense Of the common people
asst l"D-n the common people, roared tn
cen office holders 10 the patriotic course {
himself and his party iii relation to the II
crease of salaries and back-pay- ''hurra
our for Matt Carpenter, by the same parties
and. Sir in fact TO all the great measure
of his Administration, either at Washin!
ton or Long Branch, in behalf of II
monied classes. cheers by the same pa
AN tiesl-He feels. Sir, that he can tru
to these great and patriotic measures
hin. his party for his fair fame in hlstory-bu
lille Sir. he says that the people, notwithstan'
Mr. ing these excellent measures, seem to
deserving the Republican party, ''hurra
o,,, for Grant, yelled three men who wa
o"e offices and something must be don
mp Neither Seneca Stock. nor sOre-ta
rter ed colts Lderisive laughter n
aud Santo Domingo lots, nor brothers in la
b;ls nor bull pups ''hurrah for the bull pups
-. shouted bootblack will save the party
MN this awful emergency, and he has theI
Dton fore issued an order that all his office hol
ney ers shall, for the future, wear badge
the style of the package | now have d
honor, in his name, to present to you. \
ru- cept it, Sir, in the spirit IN which 1t Is pr
sented wear itSir, in honor Of your not
mas chief, aud regulate your diet by this NJ
,rlty and invigOrating fodder, and you will he
urs- or your employers and become a mark
over man in the land.
\ Mr.. Martindale then uurolled the pat
over age, which proved to be miniature b
rerv of real hay, nicely pressed, and bound vi
iron bands and accompanied by wood
boro hay fork Attached to the package wa
Miss large card upon WHICH, ID p'aii' oolu
Tbe tiers. was written
Iker, FEED foR "oN hN>NhNi FUMES
loot EAT OR DIE.
The roars of laughter which follow
may be imagined-they cant be describ
ately Our friend Youngman attempted rel
lown but utterly broke down,-he couldn't
lead justice 70 the subject, and, finally, stick
-ecti- the into the bale he shouldered it
meas marched into his mail ear, amid the n
Gu uproarious applause from the crowd.
here, now eats his fodder regularly, and,
f the other good office holders. is trying to
tax the grangers and impress upon them
him, excellence Of the great Administered
the measures alluded to by Conductor Mar
llt tn dale in his very aDproDriate sDeech