Smyrna times., 1874-04-08

before fell in accidentally with Uncle John WIN
is democrat dyed in the WOOL and heretofore ap.
parenty hidebOund, but something seemed to be
working the old mans mind. lie talked ripht
meeting, as the saving is. | was very much
surprised To- hear him talk independently as he
did. We will have Uncle .JDhn this year, certain
He said he had been voting Tor JOrtytLe years in
Milton aud voted any ticket but the Lt,no.
cratic ticket, aud farther SAID What thanks do get
tor it, We talked with the old gentleman sume
time. He is very Intelligent, particularly well iesd
aud posted in politics hr'ow he told All about
| the LOG CABIN Campaign," what an eGc:'hs cam
paign was, aud how both parties ucird ~ that ddy
He said you have idea Of the deception used
he:e by the Democrats during the eecliOn tunes
| Men come here from GeUrgeIUwn and PROMISE to
give certain offices tf they will vote the Demo
cratic ticket tell yOu sad ht, ! am tired Of such
deception. | am very OLD said be, too old TO
hold and Othce and thank God able 10 live without
one. lie assured me before | left he would have
nothing more TO do with the called Democratic
party. We told hHI about the Democrats iak,ny
up old Horace Greeley. He snid that made him
suck, and such business would rum any party, aud
that he did not how the Democrats could saw
! anything alter taking up that He told Us be-
fnre We left, might feel certain of his so,e and
Intu nee, (Or he Is very influential Rldn) and #
he lived to the election he would cas-, IN,
first Republican vote The old man as we hid
him good bye with tears in hts eyes gave Us such
pressing invitation 10 come and hn # we ever
came 10 hhtOn, ana IN verifying MS decl tIalIUnR
IN relation To his political sentiments SAID tell INV
old Political friends, aud first luves, IL ,l,tlcally
speaking, beware Of the Idcs of March"
We leIi Milton aud came In Cedar Creek Hundred
and spent the ueII day with Big Bot We hesrb
before gOI IO Big BOb's house that he Was ,erv
weak IN regard 10 The Rlng We had not been there
long before we Introduced the subject Of pnlltlc,
We found him exceedingly PLAIN and communicative
We have not seen him bsiUTe tor twenty IeaJs: he
n abOu thirteen years older Than we are h. SAID
he had made up his mind there ought be chance
IN the politics OF thus slate 10 ON n word, he
said g." there ought To be a d,al that The &" old
political hacks" were play Ell and he had made
D. his m'nd to brng about a change. aud that he
would vote the Republican, uekel Ifu coad not be-
done other WaV. We IOld him II vas hmm,
. sIb'e 10 have a Shanee as long a The old Ring.
masters uhd political hooks impose Hpon
The people | asked hIm what were the prospecls IN
Cedar Creek H1ndred neat eleeiIuR. 1te snId yon
knnw MAJOR LpifaHd carried this Ifmndted by one
hundred and eighteen m"jOuty, and that tins wear he
was satisfied the Republicans wVud ParrI II hy two
hundred mtOrIy, tie said he knew most every
man IN the Hundred and rhar there 10 heip tor
II. Big Bob treoied us very Hospitality al his house
and de,Hed US during the rsHPagH - make HIM
anOIher vIsII; PROMISED hIm to do so We lhrD
Left hIm and came North Milford am stopped al
Mr. Lo"ery's hotel. where very sgse+ahly
entertained And that afternoon drove ~ Dover
after having speni nearly week IN Su.seI county
2 S1nce wrIng the above hV The
UlGwGre1n OF The 2Sh ulI that Farmer has ked
A down from showing Hp that beaDrIiul IrIo as he
promised To dn but IN the same communication has
thrown "ui nominations Of what harprned the
sire els ~ hIidd own t~enIv wears ago" Now we
viii NmPlV saV reply that II eIIhrr Enuner" ,r
his oRIhuenStS will give nf whaI roOh
. pac- then aud i"-re. Will agree 10 paw .Ihem
funeral eXpAhSe.." Farmer We know yot. an
your EnOp. Nothing in'g .fcant amG"utn,is
. foars Wr. VERirAs