The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
A Political Letter.
BIG HILL, Mimi, Oct. Is, !

BIG HILL, Mimi, Oct. Is, rs.
ear Editor:
got the GRANGE ADVANCE in Au-
lst and want it sent on; find two
7llars enclosed. Last Wednesday my
d democratic friend, Mr.. BIS, was
It here on speaking round. Of
urse, he came to my house to put up,
ID welcomed him. After I'd put up
horse and given him his supper, we
ID an hour to spare before meeting
gan, and we talked politics. Said
ON to me, as he slapped me on the
oulder, says he:
Well, Bill, how are you coming
t in your town."
" What do you mean?" says 1.
Chow many votes will you get in
-" he explained
"Oh!" says I, "we'U get all Of
"What! you don't say so !" ne e1-
simed, astonished.
eyes, I do say so," 1 answered,
Ue'U get a unanimous vote in this
wn!"
I was so confident, that Tom thought
must have good reason for saying
lat did, and after some more gener-
conversation, we went over to the
aool house. There was a big crowd
ere, and Tom soon got to work, telling
EN- about political matters. He ex-
amed how Mr.. pillsbury was q mil
and had gone around and got the
her millers to go in with him, and
ey had got up ring to buy wheat
d run all other buyers out of the
.rket, so as to get rid of competition,
d he proved it all out of Donnelly's
per.
Then he explained what good man
lell was, and would have made US be-
We that, if Buell. went up town to buy
,ushel of oats and found middleman
ling them at forty cents, and a far
+ selling them at fifty cents he'd
re the farmer preference at all times,
d pay him the higher price. He &C.
owledged that Buell. is an of6ce-seek-
but said he was led by his patriotic
pulses solely, and not by any desire
personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. "Mr.
ell knows that the government is
ruptly administered" says Tom,
nd he is anxious to get himself elected
/ Office in order to reform these glar-
; abuses"
The meeting sat and took it all, but
int stamp a single stamp, nor cheer
| ingle cheer. TOMS eloquence and
! ecdotes seemed to fall glancing and
lie of, without doing execution. Still
4 went on, and warming up with his
a>ject he said:
~ MY friend, William - tells me that
ilr town is going to vote unanimous
the old democratic ticket, and
stamping and yelling was 50 furious
It Tom had to stop for full three min
s. When it ceased he went on,-"]
ut you to make it unanimous for al
candidates as well as for Mr.. Buell.
en- he pitched il to tell US what an
the democratic candidates were, ane
at fiends the republicans had put OF
If ticket. He enlarged especially OF
immense capacity, towering talents
massive intellectual organs of Dicl
les, as compared with the insignifi
proportions of his opponent, Geo
son.
n concluding, Tom said he woult
to have his hearers ask him cues
Is about anything they did not I'm
stand or had any doubts concerning
Is soon rs he sat down, our Ole
,hbor, George D-g, got the floor
after paying his respects to thu
.ting, turned to Tom and inquired:-
Did l understand you, Mr.. B-s,tha
are advocating the cause Of the
.ocratic party?"
Certainly, sir, said Tom.
Are you a democrat?'
am happy to say that l am, sir,
replied in his most grandiloquen
lner.
How long since did you become :
ocrat, Mr. b. asked George.
have been Il democrat, sir, since
IT, was Toms reply.
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