New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-06
REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER g. 1874.
Bloss in the Momeo, Of victory.

We know of few pursuits 60 fOrlOrn as
accounting for political defeats by partisan
editor, 80 as to comfort his readers. We
have il CHS blessed free land Of ours a
heavy reserve, varying from One-tenth to a
majority OF the voters, and on this reserve
the plucky editor draws. with CONCLUSIONS
that are comforting in the extreme.
The most noted instance Of this Is in an
intelligent gentleman by the name Of BlOss,
connected with the Cincinnati Enquirer.
For twelve. years the indonitable nan Of
hgures and Democracy has been accounting
ior defeats in such manner as to make the
defeat superior sort Of victory.
Bloss had come to be considered a ready
reckoner. It was his specially to account
tor disaster go as to prove {" Democracy
that it WAS IN fac, victory. When. there.
fore. at midnight he sat a: his table On the
famous second Tuesday in October. with
the thronging multitude Aalf drunk with
joy and bad whisky about him. Bloss WINS
oewildered. He sat with the virginia! white
page before him. a sharpened pencil in Ills
hand, and he awaited in vain those stun.
hing defeats out OF the bowels Of which he
was won: to bring success.
what yer got to say 10 it, c::ed a red.
faced Democrat, full Of tina. Western
finance which generally comes from the Jug.
'lm waiting to hear FROM tine Logan dis.
trict." responded BlOss. Il can show that
it we have tull vote We can beat Lawrence
any time"
Lawrence is beat" cried u reporter.
Bloss twirled his pencil il an absent
ing up, said:
swell. let me hear from the Western Re
serve: can show any time that the West.
ern Reserve is Democratic by 20 600 major
ity if -"
1.-THE Western Reserve has all gone e
pot" shouted y sub. rushing ia WITH a
telegram.
Bloss rose from his chair. deliberately
put away his pencil and paper and putin
strobe out. He walked through the roaring
| multitude, unheeding the blazing rockets
the bontires and the mounting cannon
| Entering Aug's ne seated himself a: :, L. o.
"Lager. Mr.. Bloss = asked waiter.
NO. sir" responded the ,Ian .; bad
writing and brilliant figures. mo. Ely
this is Il case that calls Tor iiquid nitro
gsyceriue. Othello's occupations gone.
am Utheiio-no: jealous, LOT an American
pation's gone. Had Otheiio taken ,e
| whisky, good old rye or Bourbon. 1t
! would not have made such dutier O: him
! self rs to sufiOcate Oesdemona aud pune
ture lis corpus. Young mar. fetch Othe!lt
Bloss Of the lost occupation some whisky
| !abou. an hour sfter enc Of the success
! full candidates found Blots IN tea:s.
"Why. B!ossy. wha:yer bout: air sc O.
| drunk yer don't know We've whopped en!'
My friend" responded the ready zeck
| oner, .'resard me as wreck-look on N.
az ruin whose corrugated. crumbling form
teriites the observations i's iragnificenc'
solicited. or words to that effect. Fol
twelve years-.welve long years. Aiphonso
have ! calculated victory cut Of defeat
And now comes victory. Overwhelming vic
tory; and oh! the friend. the figures remail
the same. That d-n non-voiiug population
remains, and tomorrow morning Dicl
Smith will use me own figures and me owl
reasoning to show that il should have beef
a Republican triumph. Ne friend. woul'
hang meself were not opposed on principle
to capital punishment. What can DO br
get drunk and weep!'
And SO the ready reckorer rolled unde
the table melancholy ruin.
The next morning Richard Smith. true &
Boss prophecy. drew on she non:voter
| aud achieved n famous victory for the Re
| nuhlicans- HuShiu0fOu C1yitO,