The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-15
HE HAD INFLUENCE.
And Proposed To Make the Most of IT.
An Incident of the Late Political Cam
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And Proposed to Make the Most of IT.
An Incident of the Late Political Cam
paign.
[From the Eureka (Mo.) sentinel.l
A candidate for county Office wal
lounging around Main street, smoking
his cigar and canvassing in his mind the
chances for and against his election
when he was approached by seedy
looking stranger, who brought him to 6
halt and asked:
"That's my name," replied the can
didate.
81 s'pose you've never heern tell OF
me, hev yer 70 asked the stranger.
"Can't say that ever enjoyed the
pleasure of your acquaintance; that is,
not to my knowledge, though may have
met you during my European tour. /
met a number of distinguished indi-
viduals then; perhaps you are one OF
them"
"No, sir, you did not meet me in
Yewrop; though might a bin there if
I'd wanted ter. I've seen better days,
and was wealthy in my time. Tn u
forty miner, and hev he'd more money
than you could shake stick at"
"Oh, button up your lip" said the
candidate, who was getting out of pa
tience, I" I'm cold and want to go in the
house."
But onessword, and my business with
You is ended-not my business, but
yours its for your own benefit that /
make the proposition"
"Well, what's your proposition 2"
Now, look here, afore we begin, |
want you to know as I'm rustler from
taw. I've got more perhtical inhoonce
than you've got any idee on. l amt
no striker; I'd cut my head off afore Ia
strike candidate for piece; but must
have money to spend with the boys, to
keep them in the traces, as it were.
Your name brings up reckleckshuns of
my childhood's days; my folks to home
had q Ered girl of yer name, and for
the sake of early reckleckshuns want
to stand in for yer. / want TO see yer
'lected, and on lection day you will
find my brain plannin' and my good
right hand executin' to win for yer q
glorious triumph at the polls. Just
hand me out 500 and I'll send in votes
so thick and fast it'll make the inimy
crawl inter knot-hole."
"Oh, blazes." said the candidate; "I
haven't got any 500 to give up; I'm
struck for coin On every corner. You
fellows must think I'm Flood Il
O'Brien.
"Well, / don't know but / might sit
along with $50," returned the man of
influence. "Come to think on it,
guess could manage to squeeze through
with it; but the boys is powerful alb
sorbent."
"Oh, let me Alone" said the now
thoroughly irritated candidate. "Ive
got other uses for $50 than giving it to
an old stiff like YOU"
Me an old stiff" exclaimed the
rustler. CT knowed you didn't know
me; I'd scorn to be an old stiff, and if
it's any objeck to you to have a man of
infoonce working for you among tho
boys. for the insignificant sum of $25,
say so now, or see me arrayed on the
side of the inimy next Tuesday"
"Oh, go off and die" said the can
didate, as he walked away and started
to enter the door of saloon.
jest one minnit," said the stiff, as
he laid his hand on the candidates arm
eyer don't know how yer's THROWN off
or yerself; I'm as dry as fish, and if a
man of infoonce amt with two bits with
of whisky, I'd like ter know what there
is in this county that's wuth anything" "
He got the two bits.