River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-09-04
Who struck Billy Pat
tcrSOn.

Or, rather tho Press would be un.
derstood as saying that such is the
opinion of the River Falls JOURNAL
an opinion, by the way, to which the
Press attaches, or attributes great I'M
portauce. That a man from the st.
Croix Valley, nominated b. any party
will secure local strength, we have not
the least doubt. The Republican can
didate is now before the people He
is too well known to need word of
praise from any source, and no attack
from his enemies, either political or
personal, will detract one lota from his
popularity.
The action of the Peoples Reform
Convention, it is not our province to
foretell, nor are we at all sensitive over
the situation. The Press thinks that
D. G. Fulton, of Hudson, and G. NJ.
Woodward, of La Crosse, were the only
candidates before the coming Conven.
ton, up to a few days ago, when
.'NoRsE, OF the RIVER FALLS JOURNAL.
in looking over the field, deliberately
murdered Dave Fulton and Gil Wood
ard" Oh, wicked aud inevitable
MORSE! And is 1t on thy devoted
head that the blood of martyrs is now
falling? Nonsense, neighbor, you don't
believe any such thing. You are only
on the sensational-that's all. But
the Press affects to think Dave is a
'goner" Read:-''Morse settles his
hash, in this respect, and since his lit
tie plain talk, it is hardly probable that
the Reformers will dare put Dave on
the track"
Why not, neighbor? Who is alarm
ed bat yourself? Pray tell us
Again we clip from the redundant
columns Of the now frighten ed Press:
"Hcwever, the case of the Reformcrs
is aot altogether hopeless, il we may
believe Nj Drse. If he has told who can.
not be elected, with his usual simplici.
ty, aud frankness, he tells who can
make at least make stir who can set
the bells ringing, the cannons boomin q
the torches ahane on every hill and III
every valley; who can muster the boys
afar, into a rhalnax which shall clean
the RAIDS boots and breeches, body aud
soul. And this parsonage is no less,
nor no more than G. ID Parker, Lieut..
Governor for Wisconsin. lie is the
boy that can do it; the boy that lets
others beat the bush while he catches
the bird"
Now don't that beat ye? just see
how that courageous (?) fellow of the
Press climbs the hifalutin. just see
how he airs himself on wild Pegasus.
Yea, like Bellerophon, he attempted to
STAY Chim@ra, but failed in the at
tempt; and like Bcllerophon, he at.
tempted to ride this lineal descendant
from the blood Of Medusa, to the shin
ing heavens above US, even that he
might bscoms constellation. But
whittier goest thou, pilgrim stranger?
Come back to earth again, lest by a
blow from the hoof Of your steed your
own precious blood shall be split by
falling upon Mount Ielicon.
But, really, who has hit this impon.
derable, aerial wanderer now? And
what is the matter? Why this trem-
bling ard quaking, even from the Re-
gency at the Capital of Pierce county
to the outskirts of Babylon? Who has
struck Billy Patterson now? Are ye
not ten thousand strong? Why then
quake in your boots till ye shake the
whole city? What mighty wickelness
have yc done that ye are afraid of the
people? Is not justicn theirs to
meet out2 Or, like the criminal before
a jury of his country, are ye afraid Of
justice? Are your walls lettering to
their very foundation! Do you be-
hold hand writing upon the wall? Is
it in an unknown t0ngucl Are ye a
set Of towards who have no confidence
either in your cause or in yourselves
If you are really yirtuous, what need
to proclaim that yirtuel BE quiet,
friends, OF your own discomforture will
be your ruin, and you will soon pass ia.
to oblivion, ii not into eternity, without
benefit Of clergy. or hope Of reward
hereafter.