The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20
How They Did It.

Editor Grange Aduance:
allow "7'oken eciyapi' to tell how they
did it, and if any body don't believe
what I say, just tell them, in the Ian
guage Of Setting Bull: Taku iyara
kin sdonyaya !" Here it is:
Three Of them were Thacher's friends.
They wanted Thacher nominated, You
bet. They talked Thacher up and
talked Strait down to everybody. Four
Of them were democrats. The whole
crowd took sugar in theirs and drank it
through glass tube, a: which heaven
only knows how many other dirty
mouths had sucked in times past. They
were consulting. ELBOWS Thacher in
the south tier Of towns ?" inquired one
Of the democrats. t'Oh! reasonably
POPULAR" Thacher man answers.
Some Of the -guase men
down there are somewhat hostile"
'In Hay Creek and Goodhue he has
considerable opposition," is volunteer
ed by his friend number two. eyes,
and he has a good many enemies in
Stanton and Cannon Falls" says num-
Der three.
(Which will get the most votes in
the county" inquiries the second demo-
crat. ooh, Thatcher WILL" is the re-
ply Of all his friends. "Well them"
says the first speaker, eve must have
Strait nominated, for we want every
vote we can get for our man, and, if
those who won't vote for Strait, won't
vote for democrat, then they won't vote
at all. and that's as good as half a vote
gained eyes," chimes in the third
democrat, Gin these political fights,
you know, all who are not against US
are for us; and non-ycters are half-lem-
ocrats.' "You fellows must nominate
Strait says fourth democrat" if you
can; but if you can't get him, give US
Thacher. Strait friends are angry at
Thacher and won't all vote for him;
therefore, he il the next weakest man.
The best thing you can do is to demand
Thacher and nobody else. Don't agree
to any compromise man. Don't touch
Hall, or Cole, or Buckham, or Chandler,
whatever you do, for any Of them can be
elected"
''Set 'em up again, bar-keeper," says
the first democrat. "We'll all take
Bobcocks crooked this tlme.'' "Just
so,' returns Thacher man number one.
owe can't take ours Straight, you
know, for we are Teachers friends.
We are going for Thacher.' "a
breathing spell.) "Well, it's understood
that you fellows are to insist on Thatcher
and accepS no one else than him or
Strait = asks the third democrat. "You
can depend on US, says Thatcher man
number two. "You had better do what
you can to make the Straight men mad,
and thus prevent their proposing a com
promise or agreeing to one that others
may PROPOSE" democrat number one
suggests. "We'll attend to that. Wen
accuse them Of fraud; tell them that
they wear federal collars and work for
pay; and try to throw out the Renvi!le
delegates" replies Thacher man num-
Der two.
The democrats prepare to leave the
room, when Thatcher man number one
halts them with the remark: "Now,
you fellows mustn't forget US, if we put
up this job successfully. Remember US
to the -, and let him know what we
have done to help him. And mind,
not one word outside, for if we are
found out the republicans will let Us
alone hereafter. We can't expect
them to excuse such treachery as this. ~
ooh, we'll attend to you all right; you
may rest easy about that" reply the
democrats; and then, as they leave the
room, they say to each other: "Infer.
nal scoundrels. Wonder # they think
US fools enough to trust them after see.
ing their per6dy towards their own
party? Well use them while we can,