New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-25
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Mr.. Nasty Goes . WashinRt on In the In
terest of "a Democratic Candidate.

I NASBy.
Mr.. Nasty Goes t Washing on In the In
terest Of Il Democratic Candidate.
| CoSPKDRIr K ROADS,
| Wich Is in the STATE Nv Kentucky,
JVon 9. 1876.
determined to hev a hand in the nomi
nashen to be made at st. LoOis, for in cas-,
we elect our candidate l hev q ruthel
| pressin desire to hev euthin to cay in thu
distriboOshun Nv patronsge-that division
Nv spells wich is alluz 80 pleasin to the
weary jer who has won his fte.
l wuzn't eggsackiy pertikeler ez 20 WICK
candidate supported, tor, jest at this time
am ez flexible in my preferences ez kid
glove l simply determined to throw nv
lnf1ooence to the man " no Good the bes,
enable me to git go uare with the people Nv
the Corners. " ho hev so long and pashen,ly
give me credit for the food l hev ct and the
hkker hev consoomed. Cloze dent keer
much for: tor the summer ia onto US, and
people Will hang linen cloze out on the lines
to dry, and If an enterprizin man can't
keep hisself comfortable at this season it is
becoz he is averse to midnite rambIes.
shan't say who it wuz, or wher it wuz
done, but prominent Dimocrat, who is
am ious to be persuaded to serve one term,
at least, ez President, did furnish me with
money to go 10 Washington to il fl )0eroe
SIGH delegates ia might be there, in his in.
| terest
When got to Washington was trooly
sorry that he'd undertaken the work. l
feared that shoold fail, and twict seri
ously thought eff it woodent be best. to save
my reputashun, to quietly go to Canada,
and remain there permanently. But | felt
that wood be q beach Nv confidence, and
beside there wuzn't money enutf to keep
me till the atfare shOOd be forgotten, and
Good come back honorably. So l deter
| mined that l wood be honest, and carry out
my contrack faithfully.
| The question with me wuz how to do it,
| Wood Dimocratic delegates take money for
| eide the fate Of the ksntry! Never. | felt
| it would be an insult to offer it to EN-, and
! l really didn't dare to. And my feer in
| creesed when heerd a dozen on EN- de-
neuncin the yOCsin Nv money to int1oOence
| delegates, and felt shood hev to 90 back
and refund the cash, wich neatly broke my
| hart. l wuz SAD IN hevin money to yOOse
| among men Nv SIGH Spartan vlrchoo that
not wun Nv EN- wood tech cent Nv it for
| the votes.
Bat it happened one mite I wuz standin
in the bar-ropm at Willard'e, quietly
takin another wun with a passed. Nv Dim
Ocratic friends, " hen, under the intlOOense
Nv the last wun. happened ipjoodishusly
to drop the remark that l he'd money, and
that l wuz there to yoose it for tavort
son. / he'd been leeky for some time past
when Ishev taken eight or ten drinks too
much, and this wuz leekness that wuz in
excoosible. But sed it and he'd to abide
the consekences. There wuz SIGH change
cor over that crowd eZ | never saw afo.e
come over mOrtle men.
wat ia the number Nv yoor roOm2" askt
dozen Nv en- glowing at the rest, with
looks Nv wrath.
swat hour kin | see 700 tonight" eager
~ demanded q dozen more.
II cOntrOie the Gelegashun Nv nv State
whispered in my eer dozen more.
And immejitly twenty delegates under
took to put their arms thIo mine and haul
me off in different direcshuns, and they
pulled SO vishusly that my coat. which /
borrered Nv Dsekin Pogram to come in,
wuz well-nign rooined.
got away from EN-. finally, and got into
my room. Then cards commenst comm up
from delegates from every State in the
Yoonyun, to wch pade no attenehun, for
l saw the box he'd got into. In about five
minits them ez sent the cards cOmmenst
comm theirsely es, and l locked the door.
But this did not avale. Four Nv EN- got
into row at the door ez TO witch NV EN-
shood hev the first lick at me, and in the
skrimmage they fell sgin the door and
bustid it open. There wuz then no escape.
hauled wuss than any stranger is by Moo
York hackmen.
81 kin controie the delegashun Nv my
State" shouted one, land wat yco hev to
yOose on that State 700 want to give to
me-
Its ie.' shouted another patriot, Il
hev that State in the boiler Nv my hand,
and wat 700 hev devotid to that State will
be wasted eff don't get it,"
Il don't keer cuss wat candidate 700
are iggerin for shouted another, "yoo
can't nominate him until 700 hev seen me-"
Gentlemen shouted I.
"Heel" yelled they all.
And one enterprsin man pulled me to one
side and remarked he he'd the power to
nominate any man he choOsed, of trifle
over $4,000 Good be he'd to fix few refrac-
tory delegates who were then in Wash
ington.
They worried me go that wuz we'll nigh
dead-at least almost wished were, and
IN despair l rushed to my burrow drawer,
determined to take wat he'd bin entrusted
to me and throw it among EN-, hopln in the
scramble that would ensoO to get out safe.
So Rooshn mother throws her children to
the wolves to save her own life.
Frantically rushed to that drawer, but
grashus heavine! it wuz open, and the
pockitb0ok wuz gone An akoot delegate
nou esOion III WHuo tAo Eost Nv Gil WoIo
fitin over me. And wat wuz more aggra-
vstin, he he'd taken my other shirt and
box nv paper collars that he'd been bot for
me that mite make q decent appearance
among the Washinton DimOcrisy.
The moment this wuz announced they all
left me and went in pursoot Nv the dele
gate wat he'd the epoils. But, thank
Heaven, they didn't ketch him.
It's ruther discouraging when men who
are in pursoot Nv reform hev to encounter
SIGH venality. Wat kin be expected NV a
government when q party devoted to re-
form treets its mishunaries in this wayl
How am ever again to meet my candidate |
is more than know. / am weery and sd,
and besides, hewitt got money enough to |
take me home.
PETROLEUM Y. EASBY, |
Which hopes to be Postmaster.