The Red Cloud chief., 1876-11-16
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\. local writer Ia the chicago Times
thus pleasantly ta.ks Of the after cap
Of the election
The lat ward meeting ha> been
held The ent u ia IN OF the mighty
mass meeting 40 longer eXCites The
cerebrum Of The intelligent voter n
longer does the amber beer titilat the
throax of The rude sou OF toil The
vocal velvet Of !he tuncful Bohemian
no longer tickies the tympanUm with
its sweet music, and the soft murmur-
Of the scandinavian politician Is silen-
ccd. The naughty Pole no longer
descants upon the qualities Of iiaye,-
slinski and Wheelcrat>kv. nor advo-
Gates the election Of TIIlenotf and
Hendrick ,ovich. The past ri.e> be-
fore Us like dream" The sweet
aroma of the candidates cigars hang
ike the mi-ts of Indian summer upon
the olfactorie>, and the redolcnt breath
Of the voter cling, To- the memory like
ivy to the oak. The wand of prog
ress has touched the primary and the
bar room.
The melancholy days have come.
The saddles Of the year.
For they have plugged b III barrels up
And shat of on tree beer.
la the bitter days which are yet 10
come the man with a Iilden nose, ami
Hayes pouth, and a cast III his eyes
portcntous Of Cooper aud Cary, viii
strain his threadbeare coat across hi.
>hirtle>s breast. aud, a. he remarkes
to the bar teIer that it is hardly cold
enough for al over coat, will think OF
the time when candidates were proud
to grasp him by the hand, and when
the bar keeper would re-rOni to his
demand for the sweet iuice of the sod
corn. The change Is an abrupt and a
violent one. All classes OF society
will feel t. The wife of the candidate
vi. hecnme acquainted with her hu>-
band, and the song Otth- ....L. -
with hiccough obligato will be StIl.eI,
No longer will the politician, fatiGucd
with the wcarylng lAbor> Of tn politi-
cal headquarters, thread his devious
way houIc among wAvcIins lamp posts
and notwithstanding fences. The
IImbcr-limbci husband can no longer
explain to hi dcvo ed spouse, while
he waits for the hat rack To come
aroin1, II had ter work on 'cr com
mi,tee IN dear" Now the lodge and
IA Business encaEcment' will regain
their influence as soOtter> Of martial
ire. The emhera which once burned
brightly at the ward head,rarters are
black aud cold, and befo.c them the
brokened voiced politician viii 10
longer spread tho coat tail. Ragwne
will go crazy over the pIedonIinance
of camraigh uniforms in their pur-
chases, and the famin. lamp which
cast its tlorld beams athwart Il sea of
mud As it swung above the brawuy
shoulder of Minute Man of 40"
will be condemned to an ignohle rest
ling place. The rattle Of the sheep
skin and the shrlll >1ueaking fife have
ceased to vex the dull ear of night.
The silver cord Of the stumper'> eIo
quence is locSened, and the golden
bowl has gone to the beer keg once
too often
But the sable cloud has a silve, In
lining. Warm and lasting friendship
have grown UP between the meu.her>
of tie opposing parties, aud much
truth has been Spoken for the good of
the country. 5 NE very interesting
scraps Of personal history have been
given to the world, and not a canii-
date will come ont of the campaign
withou, a strengthened character and
a firmer belief in the goodness Of
human nature. The crisis has conlr
and now some provision nus, be male
for its us~aintainance. That will keep
the nation from >tagnation.