Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-22

ytOFy.
Yes, put men into office who will
do something for their country, and
not go bumming around town night
and day, and swilling beer-men, l
say, who are not familiar with the
song,
son the wings of love I fly,
From grocer ee to grosser rye;
The sun shines in the burning sky;
Blu VI shine in the grosser rye"
We want men with more brains
than CUTS, and then We shall hare
giOrV!
But now let us take anOther glance
at the laboring classes, the poor far
mers and the oppressed mechanics.
Has anybody got any money? Just
fling that financial cOnundrum at
brother Lee. Look at the receipts
of the internal revenue, and you
will see that the whisky tax has
been materially decreased, which
shows that the country is going to
the devil. Stagnation stares us in
the face everywhere.
have heard prominent business
men, like Mr.. Chase of the CalifOr-
mia Wine Room, declare that there
is not $50 taken i'm now where
hundreds were raked in last year.
Harry Clayton tells me that he
might as well shut up the
"Crystal," if business does not i'm
prove, and if the currency is not in
creased. The only thing that will
help him out, he %intimates, would
be to rent his banking room to a
lodge of the Protectors of Industry
and have it connected with his bar
by a bottle elevator, or else have it
understood that the protectors must
drink at the bar upon entering and
leaving. Brothers and sisters,
rather than have our business men
resort to such lodges, We must have
more greenbacks, and then ace shall
all haze glory.
Mr.. Secretary please read these
documents, containing facts and
figures on the financial condition of
the country, while l step down
stairs a minute.
The secretary begins reading as
follows: "The wheel of fortune
The drawing of Pattee's Fourth
Legal Enterprise---J. NJ. Pattee Tri-
umphant-- Grand success - The
Drawing Conducted by the City and
State officials--HOn. w. H. James,
Ex-Governor of Nebraska, also
Gen Silas A. Strickland, Ex-United
States Attorney assist 600 to
be distributed---The prizes io be
paid i'm full, ne.
The secretary read Gen. Strick-
lands speech of endorsement on
that occasion, the concluding SEN
fences, i'm regard to Mr.. Pattee and
his lottery, being * n
l went right along sustaining him,
because knowing his integrity, L
knew the outcome would be just
what VIE SOC here nOw-that his
patro...s would have a fair drawing.
You may safely rely upon the fact
that he will do just what he says.
He means frat of all that i'm con-
Quoting the scheme, his patrons
1.-THE ticker hOlders) shall be provi-
ded for; that they shall have a fair
drawing, and that the prizes shall
be fairly and honestly paid, and
that is the thing in alOttery.
"Now gentlemen, trusting that
YOU will havea successful drawing
here, l hope we may meet here this
evening, and have some fun and
rejoicing, and then ! shall try and
entertain you some fifteen or twen-
ty minutes with a speech"
The grand lecturer, who had ex-
cused himselfOn account of thirst, re-
turned just i'm time to hear theses sem
fences. .'Great God" exclaimed he,
in amazement, 81 have given you the
wrong paper. That is an old Herald.
Here is the right paper" said he as
he handed another to the secretary
to read.
He read rs follows: "Beit known
by these presents that Silas A. Hax-
land and James Strickby, doing
business under the firm name of
Strickby d falkland, have this day
dissolved partnership, and that
James Strickby will assume all
debts and liabilities, -"
"Hold Oh there Stop herw
shouted the grand lecturer, "I've
made a mistake. That's the wrong
again; but it reminds me
IF uther days"
Feeling in his poeketfor the much
paper, and failing to find it,
ne got out of his embarrassment by
'aying, "Well, never mind the facts
md figures. 1 will refer to them
rom memory hereafter"
The grand lecturer then resumed
he thread of his labyrinthian adj
"Mr. President We all know
hat We are out of money, and We
propose to get money II We can
ONE by going to Congress, Others to
he Legislature, and some by engage
ng i'm honest industrial pursuits.
But We must have money i'm order ,
hat ire all shall be enabled to hare ,
Tory.
We propose to make Uncle Sam s
hell out. Great things can be ac- I
omplished with money. BY means I