Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06
THE MINING JOURNAL.
FRoSTBURG, MD, NOV. 6, 1915.

cause stampedcd anti-local man coIlided !
with Us Tuesday night and Yelled
"'Rah for Carroll ~
While we contemplated about the RUNS |
of pet corn under cover of oar lett boot /
ruined in the collisi0n--a 'rctormcd' TO- /
cal option man, like looscd engine with
out headlight, sailed around the corner.
We began to gather up what was left of lis
this time then he remarked
That's what We git by raining for Carrot.
1t was case of mistaken identity, be
cause, as we said, We are no politician.
Yes, We think it's over. y very sanguinc
gentleman whose party got beat rushed by
us next morning complaining
"If the people will hand the State over to
the scoundre!s who are riding it to the deV-
il, why, let them do it
Certainty. Why not?
But, rs indicating that the campaign IS
over, this incident is unmistakahle About
this time every year the country goes 10
ruin. shaniing old Baalbcc and Confederate
notes into nothingncss every time.
And then another sign that the campaign
is over is, the stump is silcnt-thc orator
and the candidate have fled. Percy porch
,remblcs no more nor " alderman Hall re
sound with The clarion cries political war
By the way, that was good Joke on inc
man who SCARED from tie pine barrcns OF
Maine over intermediate sections, including
Ohio. TO North Carolina, taking bird scyc
y;ew % il we're 1t was beautiful vision
of reform rolling over some OF our pre'tIeS'
geography. 1t was too GOOD to last. ne
lirltcd on some ordinary topics with i"Ided
wings at length, and then tired lIish'h"h
broke The hll with the cool but notifying
inquiry
"Nistcr. amt your time nearly up
1t was.
New York has a Sunset Cox; so has
Cumberland Both are good, smart, witty
Democrats IN these and precious lt"
other respects possibly, consists all 'he re-
.semblance there is between New YORK ana
,Cumberland However, the same lrshman
Got awav with Mr. Cox, who was illustrating
his experiences at Bull Run dods'ng fcocI
shots. one of which carried off his hat
"Ocb, be iabcrs an it lifted your scalp,
too" 1eioined Pat to the immense delight OF
the audience who instantly discerncd on the
sneakers bald head the point OF the Joke.
These however, are only humors OF
compaien now evidently over. Like many
others Of its cvancsccnt "reminiscences they
PASS into the shade, albeit we cmbaim them
in fadclcss print.
We are sure the campaign is over. Men
are not saying to us
Gimme yer handles holler Tor Ne"
County"
Nor do they want to know whether we
are committee in whole or IN part OF any
political organization, and, ii not, why ho''
and really how far profcssed independence
relieves us Of liability TO party service
And then we are no longer required to lis
ten to mems unnecessary asseyrratlohS Oh
IGNORANCE of journalistic law, and audit
claims for political damages we have never
inflicted. We are not compelled to survey
the line between independence and "nc"-
trali,y" i, order to show we are violating
no treaty. No, no, men don't treat us 'h"'
WAY now. They know that in spite OF the
ouips and ouirks thrown at the slaVishncss
of party, right is at the hoilom-the lmmU-
table foundation ofthcworld'S trccst freedom
they know, or ought to know, that true
indepcndence is the single angel spirit lett
in the political lore of the republic 5 fathers.
VIC are more and more inclined to think
the campaign is over. Nobody scizcs our
unresistmg collar and remarks
81 can lick any human being who says
word agin Canal Extension ~
Fortunately, we declined 70 say it.
and people don't crowd our sanctum
with hgh-wrought discussions. Rcd-ho'
reformcrs and tirc-cating democrats don't
debate about ring rule" So much rs they
did several days ago:
"Thc people are tired of being robbed and
plundcrcd and burdcncd hy the vlIianouS
party, and the people are rising IN their
might to lurl it from power
What party do You refer to- SIR de-
mandcd the democrat.
"Yours, sir, and you know ii y shouted
the rctormcr.
Then, sir said the democrat, sWmmar-
ling the merits of both arguments, you are
q liar"
We placed our hcrculean form between
the now cnraged disputants and prevented
any decision OF the great issue then and
there They dispersed, however, with
threatcnings of a settlement hereafter.
Nevertheless We think the campaign is over
The boys do not throw rocks against our
door or carry of our gate TO remind us of
our evil standing politically. Crowds OF
partizans do not make our midnigltS hielC-
Gus with bcligerent yc'ls Of "Cawoil!
Harris I" clown with Woolford !" and 50
on And politicians who have been up all
night laying wires" 10 not pass us at day
ligh; with significant winks. Tie same
man does not tell us any more Of the great
responsibility deyoiyed upon him by his
PARTY how the need of its success co. pe!s
him 10 stay away from his Sunday worship
to prepare and distribute tickets-to lay
plans and put them in execution.