The daily gazette., 1875-09-29
For the Gazette.
4 Strange Story TOld on the
Stump

The Ohio campaign has elected some
marvellous stories among them, it is
said, a Granger told the following: "On
a certain afternoon. not very long ago, q
well busted traveller came up to the gate
Of Sam. Rutherford, driving two horses,
one of which was very poor. After talk
ing for some time and getting the better
side of Rutherford. the stranger was
asked to spend the night In the morn.
ing the poor horse was offered to Ruth
erford at great bargain and was pur-
chased. In short time, under the good
keeping of Rutherford, its appearance
was changed, and from the weak, dis
tressed looking creature, it became
sprightly, saleable animal, and was soon
sold to neighbor Smith for good round
price. Having occasion to 60 to town
frequently, this horse was driven by
Smith. But one day an acquaintance
named Black hailed him and demanded
to know where he got that horse. Of
course Smith stated the facts, and TO
his surprise the horse was claimed and
proof offered. Smith declared he had
honestly come by him. and that he had
bought him from his neighbor Ruther-
ford, to whom the parties both repaired
Rutherford related the story of the pur-
chase of the poor crippled beast and
declared he was innocent and that the
horse was worth at least double what he
WAS when bought. Black declared that
1t made no diEereAce the horse had been
stolen and he would take it away
Smith claimed OF Rutherford, and tn.
latter maintained that he had fatteneC
the horse and made him more valuable
But the owner would listen to nothin,
but claimed the fat horse as his own, al
leging that he was good horse and ha,
well paid for his keeping. Every maj
in the crowd admitted that such was tn
law, and Black was right Now" sal
the Granger, "the Congress of 1869 too
mp the bonds which were not so poor a
Blacks horse, but worth all their fac
called for, and they passed an act max
ing them payable in gold; taxing ever
poor mans house TO furnish thie golc
The result is this: poor widows hous
that cost III 900 bond in 1869 is no,
"OASi WV flAAN thC pOuu S1yGO TfbVl
GUS to 1869 the bond was worth th
house and the house worth the bono
Bat the act OF 1869, whereby Congres
stole from one class of people who hel
and owned real estate and gave to al
other class of people who held and owl
ed bonds, made this difference; and til
difference between the Congressional a
tion and the purchase of bonds thr
wrongfully and without the consent
the people changed from paper to 90
at the expense of farmers and other DR.
perry holders and the purchase of at
len horse is very little. If 1t is right
said the speaker, "to return the fatten,
stolen horse, is it not right to return Il
bonds to the condition in which th
were, and thus release the peoples Or
perty from the grasp of the rich who a
through heavy taxation getting all t
property into their hands. If the act
1869 is repealed, or ''repudiated," t
bonds will still be worth more than par
if then they are taxed as other proper
in the States they will come down to p
and still be good investments, and IN
be bought for bonus for banking.
they are they are better than gold
self" A MECHANIC