Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-03-18
sweet william vs.. bill Williams.

sweet william vs.. bill Williams.
In the "Free Press" of the llth,inst.,
"Bil Williams" announces himself as
a candidate for Constable OF Cliptown
District, and f,u,s the Grange cate
chism, which brings out our Sweet
William" who goes the whole deca-
logue.
GRANGE HETEROGENEOUS.
Mr.. Editor-I desire to ask the favor
of Won for a conspicuous place in your
paper, for my announcement as can
.,idate to fill the office of Constable OF
Boliyartown District Please insert i'll
italics tinged with gold, for that's what
Sweet William am arfer. | mean to
clean out that fellow ''Bill Williams,
alias some lummery OF the rotten legal
persuasion, and of location of not near
so dead place as Cliptown or Bolivar
town districts. / am always willing to
own up to my nativity, aud claim my
merits, | am handsome and smart, brave
and chiyalrous, aud dear Williams shall
know il before this canvass is over, II
he will Just throw off his disguise and
come out and meet me on the Turnpike,
Rostrum or railroad, and | will knock
the hind sights out of him cleaner than
that Engine did out OF Stephen ID al
garn's Bull, and not pay for him either,
railroad fashion.
First of all, / am no circumlocution-
ist nor do | wish to deal in sdrcasm,b be
cause I am unable TO ans,Uer plain, prnc-
iical ant pertinent questions, asked by
those who hare right to know my
UieUs.
| announce my entire Willingness
without enumeration, or mental reserva-
ton, TO take the whole of the grange
decalogue as enunciated, and to pitch
right straight into railroads, usurers and
all understandable tnen,-men who serve
the lords of mammon, rather than truth
and justice.
If elected I will seize and detain the
railroad cars, when the conpany-as
they have done-refuse to pay their tax
es as other people.
Twill arrest the men elected to fill our
public offices from Constable 10 Presi-
dent, for receiving presents given with
design to influenced heir action or votes.
| will act as high Constable TO dispense
corrupt legislatures, and execute with
alacrity all orders compelling corpora
lions and monopolies to the same sub
mission and obedience to law, as is eX-
acted of the humblest OF, proudest indi-
vidual. Eract justice 10 all, IS grange
doctrine! .,.-- ......,
If elected l am willing to work at
greatly reduced fees, because all other
things are down, and | must expect to
share the same fate of other men,-ex-
cept rairoadsmen, bond holders, money
mongers and lawyers, who want all.
Changers, recollect Prof Flippos COW,
take warning, that truth
AS to dogs, they being great draw
back to the raising of more useful and
valuable animals,a and resembling as they
do class of men, who do great deal
of barking and devouring of other bet
ter people, l shall 60 for relieving my
County OF them, and feel that / am do
ing my country noble service. Now
brave and talented Williams, you say
something about that good fellow who
wrote the "Holy Writ" that he had
.large possessions and in favor of his
own Interest," | wonder if He has not
Just handed down that little idea to all
of us, Changers as well as other great
people. l.r
Bat "Bill," you being sort OF semi
protested christian man, surprise me by
your sacrilegious declaration that you
go further than that good and wise
man, and would reverse his laWs,-by
taking from that hath, and giving to
him that has nothing. can't go that,
stand back and say "thy will not mine
be done and He further says, you can
not serve two masters now You cannot
receive that railroad ticket,-pay for
expected services, and the peoples mon
ey,-pay fer expected services, and act
honest, if so, you are better lawSer
than this trembling world gives You
credit for, and You are bound to get
through the eye of that needle.
Grangers, Bill if elected, in my opin-
ion are bound to cheat you, so vote for
your honest humble servant.
SWEET WILLIAM VS.. BILL WILLIAMS.