The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-11
A STROLL wIth a oandIdate.

From tho St. Louis Republican,
Tho campaign Is coming on. In TACT,
It Is already here. A campaign IL some.
thing that makes candidates plenty. It
makes drink cheap, too, for everybody
but the candidates. You have oil seen q
candidate, and know how he looks. The
fact Is, you can't 800 much else at this
season Of the year.
But the Americans are q patriotic race.
Nlnety-nine out OF every hundred Of them
will give up situation worth 5000 q
year 70 take an office worth $4,000, and
think he has done 0 big thing. Il is 80
gentecl 70 be q servant Of the State OF JET
lerson City or 10 Washington. By the
way, let US draw q distinction. There are
two great public buildings OF Jefferson
City, both oil which are set apart for the
servants OF the State. In one case the
servants are nominated by convention
and elected by majority. In the other
case they are nominated by 0 grand and
elected by petit jury. There Is great
deal OF difference In the service rendered
by these two classes Of servants OF the
State, but sometimes there isn't as much
difference between the two classes Of ser.
wants as there ought 10 be. d,
But 10 resume. About every other man
you meet noW-a.daysis candidate. You
can always tell him when you see him by
the benevolent look on his face. Well,
one OF the Intellectual agents (VulRarly
called reporters) Of the Republican met q
candidate yesterday. Walked with him
around two squares. 1t was terrible
ordeal.
Did you ever walk with q candidate OF
this season Of the year, and II 60, how did
you get homer Probably In q handcart,
But may be In o wheelborrow. II you
never did, don't Try IT. 1t 10 not good for
the liver. ...'
The intellectual agent first saw the
candidate OF the corner Of Fourth and
Chestnut. He was talking with saloon
keeper In the Third Ward. Tho saloon
keeper Is a hard case, and his place Is q
resort Tor the b'hoys. But the candidate
held him afectiona!ely by one hand, and
was patting him familiarity on the shoul-
der with the other. The saloon keeper
had the best OF il, and he knew II. 30 hG
let his hat slide down over his west eye
and shrugged up his east shoulder, a
much ss 10 say he was Q sort Of o kieg-
pin in the political apple cart.
Something was said about Kings. Thu
candidate said 1t, Of course, Tor he wa
doing all the talking, So Kings 1t was
When We had gone about ten steps VI
met a somewhat dilapidated IrishmGn.
Candidate rushes up to him and grasp
him by both hands. The intellectual
agent has known this candidate for I
space OF four years, and this was the frs
time he ever heard him talk with q brogue
But there 1t was, as unmistakable as Tip
perary.
"Never knew I was an IriShman be.
fore Why, Lord bless you, I've Away
been an 1rishman."
"Av coorse hez an hishman."
Then there was q brief season OF Whisp
cred confidence, and the advance upoI
Kings was resumed with reinEorcements
By the time we got there VIC had picket
up seven recruits. They were hard se
l-all but the candidate and the intellec-
tual. Then We went out and on down TIL
street. Net two more Irishmen. The
were old friends Ct our candidate. Hal
known him sixteen years; knew him Il
the old country. More drinkR-ot course
This time 1t was the Hole.in. the. Wal
Then went out on the sidewalk ant
met more constituents. The con
stituent Is a thirsty soul, particularly a
this season Of the year. Still more drinks
/ Then we started for Olive street. Be
tween Pine and Olive met thirteen con
stliuents. Candidate shook hands witt
all Of them, patted nine Of them on tn
back, took four Of them 10 one side for I
confidential talk, and loaned one of then
half dollar. At the corner oil FOURTH
and Olive met three more constituents
shook hands with them, and said some
thing about going down towards Third
started down, and on the way picked u
five recruits. 1t Is amazing how man,
constituents 1t takes 10 make an Office
holder. This time Il was beer. Thel
more beer. Finally still more beer.
requires great deal Of beer to create thl
same amount Of patriotic fervor that car
be evolved from small quantity o
whisky. It would never do for candi
date for any important Office with largl
constituency 10 depend on beer. Ii
would burst before the campaign wa!
hall over. Beer is undoubtedly healthier
for the constituents than whisky, but /
would be death TO the candidate.
RecapitulatiOn-Walked around twt
blocks; met thirty constituents; treatet
eight Of them to whisky; had contden.
tial talks with seven; inquired after th
families Of nine Of them; loaned half
dollar to TO one. And the convention i