The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26
FROM DAVENPORT.
The Professional Wire Puller.-
Price a0d Murphy - Politics
and Religion.

The Professional Wire Puller--
Price and Murphy - Politics
and Religion.
DAVENPORT, Oct. IA, 1876.
Ed. advertiser political wire
is drawn taut in this county this fall.
There are enough working Mt IL to
keep 1t strained to its utmost tension
up to the last minute, and that re-
minds me that the wire worker of to-
| day don't differ much from the wire
worker of five or ten years ago. He is
the same genial, smiling, self-sacri-
ficing fellow he always was; tips his
beaver and extends his digits to you
on the street; inquiries about the
health Of your grandmother; mani
tests great interest in your welfare !;
wonders If the corn crop will have
| any effect on business in general !;
talks by the half hour; slaps you on
the shoulder and laughs immoderately
at what he terms your dry jokes. All
in all you think Mr.. - is just about
as clever fellow as you've met in
many day. Just as you make up
your mind to this effect, he thrusts
digit into your button hole, draws you
to one side and remarks that owing to
circumstances over which he has no
control, and owing also to the urgent
solicitation Of his many friends, and
having the welfare of his country
deeply at heart he has consented very
much against his will to run for Office,
and would be very thankful for any
assistance you could render him, &c.
OF course this is all gauzy you didn't
see II before, but now the man stands
transformed before you. After cleo
ton you meet him again, manifest
desire to speak with him, but he is re-
minded Of little engagement he has
down street, will see you again, &c.
Surely this political wire Is a mysteri-
GUS thing.
The campaign IL getting warmer
every day. Staid, sober old fellows Of
our city and vicinity, who hardly ever
meddled in politics, have of late mani
tested unusual interest i'm political
gatherings, and can cheer as Justify ~
the most ardent. This or that par
ticular candidate is being supported
with a zeal that knows no opposition.
The interest manifested In the result
Of the Ohio and Indiana elections, was
intense and universal. Great crowds
thronged the newspaper offices till late
at night, and ~ each successive des-
patch was received, the democratic
face grew longer, and the republican
cheers grew louder. The dems. tried
to cheer themselves with few bogus
dispatches late i'm the evening, but the
pill didn't take effect, and they were
obliged to retire crestfallen and de-
feated., They knew Ohio was lost to
them, and they were very much in
doubt as to Indiana.
The last political discussion for the
district between the congressional
contestants, Price and Murphy, took
place at the German theatre last Sat
urday evening. The crowd was inn
mensc, scores were turned from the
door. In the previous discussions be-
tween these two men, the Democrat
invariably made it appear that Mr..
Murphy came off victor each time, and
now the neighbors and acquaintances
of each wanted to see for themselves
Just how large n potato the Democrats
man was. Potatoes are pretty high
now, but this Murphy wasn't worth
the Price his friends held him at. To
give even a brief synopsis Of the dis
cussion would take up too much of
your space, suffice it to say, therefore,
that Mr.. Price spoke intelligcntly Oh
all the principal topics of the day, and
reviewed the currency question at
length, whilst Mr.. Murphy spent half
his time in casting siurs and reproach
on the name and record Of Mr.. p. He
received his quietus, however, and
left the contest feeling very small in
deed.
1t is useless for Murphy to try to
defame the bright character and record
of Mr.. Price. He price is too well
known for the people to be gullcd by
this political hash of Murphy's, and
they will show their disbelief of all
these charges next month. | don't
think Mr.. NJ. will get full party vote
even in this county. His views con-
cerning a certain question, while
playing senator at Des Moines last
winter, were not in accordance with
the opinions Of some of his Catholic
friends, and they propose now to pay
him up.
Mr.. Price is gaining ground every
day. He is speaking to crowded
houses all over the county, and has
gained scores of reliable friends out
side his own party who intend to sup
port him i'm preference to their own
nominee.
The county convention was held
last Tuesday and a good solid ticket
nominated.
Last night the Hayes and Wheeler
clubs were out in strength and a grand
jubilee was had over the election re-
turns.
Trying to keep pace with the politi-
cal current, is the revival movement
in this city. Rev. Graves, the evan
gelist is holding a series of meetings at
the Baptist church and is meeting
with great success. If the followers
of the Great Master were half as en-
thusiastic as the followers of Hayes
and Wheeler, and the "Reformers,"
there would no longer be need of min
isterial effort anywhere.
Thursday last was generally OBJ
served as day of thanksgiving and
prayer in the city, as requested by the
great revivalists of Chicago. Union
service was held in the Congregational
church in the morning. Yours,
Ess.
A Brooklyn young lady, who is alb
sent at boarding-school, communicates