Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-09-17
NUMBER 2.

7o"Gimme yer handles holler for John
| sonp,. >. 6.R t H. ~e;t.-s. oi,s,s
He seized my hand and shook me around
| and continued: 1hH f@i "a s1.4s rs
4 "bkin lick any human being who says
word agin Johnson!"
tessSWho's Johnson go asked, for really
did not remember of ever hearing or read
ing of him.
'tWho's johnson ?" he echoed, gazing
at me in establishment and indignation;
"why, he's lived in your own ward for
ten yearswl
AZ never met him.,
"Never did? Why he keeps the big
gest and best saloon in the wardp
"Ah!n
He looked at me for moment in a puZ-
zled way, not understanding what C ah!'
meant, and then he nnlled off his coat
| and exclaimed:
"See here, maybe you are going to cut
Johnson and vote for Spicerp' 4
Maybe [ am" s@ag J.
ssYou are, eh ?'' he yelled :" You, are
going to cut Johnson off theTegular ticket
and vote for that long haired Spicer?"
A policeman took the man away just as
he was preparing to demonstrate the free
dom of the American ballot-box, and
Old Mr.. Lovejoy and old Mr.. Arnold hap
pened in at the same time. / knew that
they differed in politics, but also knew
that both were good men and had been
friends for twenty years.
Going to be hot campaign, guess"
remarked Mr.. Arnold, as he hunted for a
match to light his pipe.
ooh, Dunno" replied MIR. Lovejoy.
| think We'll scoop you high and dry
| without much effort"
You will, ell I'll wager that you are
| the sickestlook.ng man in the county be-
fore snow flies"
"Guess not" said Mr.. Lovejoy in a
nettled tone; the people are tired of
being robbed and plundered and burdened
and roasted at the stake, as it were, and
they are rising in their might to hurl the
villainous party from power"
"What party do you refer to, sir?" de-
manded Mr. Arnold,
"Yours, sir" replied Mr. Loveioy.
"Then, sir, you are a dotard and a
liar!" shouted Mr.. Arnold.
"And I'll knock you DOWN. cried Mr..
Lovejoy; and they struck and kicked and
fell over a barrel, and were separated only
to VOW eternal enmity. ai sca,tJ 70
From now until the campaign is over /
Slldll SEC SUCH GulllSS SNGl VI va ho l.
come up home men will demand money
of me to drink the health of this or that
candidate; men will seize me and rush into
| salosn, and oblige me to swallow some
villainous drink to show that | favor their
| candidate; men will throw brick bats at
me if come up back street to avoid
| them. If / ride on streetcar | shall
| hear men abuse and malign every candi-
date on my party ticket if / ride in the
omnibus | shall hear men relate villain
GUS lies about every candidate on the other
ticket.
1.-The chances are that my butcher and
grocer and tailor will fall out with me be-
cause | refuse to hurrah for their candi-
dates or because [ can't see that Saunders
is liar, hypocrite, horse-thief, burglar,
and jail breaker, while Morton has to
wear an .overcoat to hide his angelic
wings.
During the day shall hear all these
things downtown, and when | come home
to rest, and just as [ am enjoying my first
nap, some one will ring my bell and want
to know if | anon this or that ward or
city committee In less than half an hour
some one voting the other ticket will
heave a rock against the door from across
the street to remind me of the errors Of
LILY ways. AZ lllOlliSS llb pdlI lOo VIII COnc
along and hurrah for some one, and at
daylight the man who has been "laying
wires all night will wink at me as he
goes along home. If / take any part in
this campaign I must fold tickets and lay
plans on Sundays, remain up the most of
every night, drink with every man who
asks me, treat every loafer encountered,
lie about men whose characters are above
'reproach, and praise men who are not fit
to associate with heathens.
] sometimes think won't have anything
to do with politics.-M. quad, IN N. Y.
Gralohac. "