The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-24
A TRAGI-ComEDY OF THE TIMES.
Illustrative of the Political Situation
from a Radical Standpoint.

boutWell-Bad! this election OF Illden
and Hendricks.
Morton-Yes, but we must try and bull
d0ze 'em out of it. some way or other. |
don't care so much about Tlden, but that
id Tom Hendricks is what gets me down
handkerchief up all. We can swindle
'em so slick and easy they won I. know what
hurt EN-. / had the whole thing set up on
EN-, but these internal nosing congressional
committees will upset everything Then
there is Barlow; he's another tender kid
with conscience; he saw how those Flor
ida heads were laundering, and couldn't
keep it TO himself [Chandler interrupted
by knocks at the door,.
Colored servant-Da's 70 gemmen at de
doah,
Chandler-Who are they. you black ras-
cal? Send in their cards.
Seryant-Dey say deyaon't carry cards.
Chandler-Well what are their names?
Servant-Dey say dey am de editors OBJ de
Cincinnati Gazette and Commercial, and
Ingenapolis Journal and News.
Chandler-Let them all in but the editor
of the News
Editor News Through the door crack)-I
supported Hayes l.
Morton-D-n Hayes; this caucus amt
for Hayes. You've gone back on the return
ing boards.
Sherman-Anybody that goes back on the
returning board can't come in.
Morton-You can't come in; shut him
out. Balance enter.
Chandler-Take seats HowTs western
sentiment?
Ed. Gazette-Well, it is hard work max
ing our people believe that we are not swipd-
ling Tilden out of his election; still we are
doing it gradually. That internal rascal An
derson. of the Louisiana returning board, was
in town few days ago and showed him all
the attention J could, on the sly. We took
several drinks together and tried to shake
him off on Halstead, but he was away set
ting up Job on Tilden. Still I got rid of
him in good shape. He only took ten
drinks
Chandler-Mr. HaIstead, how does the
thing look to you?
Halstead-Ive had such hi of a time
with the Enquirer that national matters
have had the go-by in my paper, but we are
making up fast. We have some of the old
campaign lies under way again. We had the
old Terre Haute and Alton $500, 900 lie out
again on Mr.. Tilden only a few days ago.
and
Ed. Journal-We're bulldozed-
Halstead-And. as l was remarking, yes,
starting up some of the old campaign lies;
but the best card we had was Eliza Pinkston
and the buZz-saw-
Ed. Journal-Were b. we re bulldozing
'em out in our state.
Halstead-Don't say bulldoze any more.
Every ragged boy in Cincinnati is using that
word. Even the Gazette has begun it.
another drink. Here's to the returning
boards and the gay bulldozers of Louisiana.
All drink, standing, and sing in chorus
90! we're the gayest bulldozers, ETC., etc.'l
AS soon as quiet is restored Senator sher-
man speaks:
Swell, what can we do now to cut Til
denis throat?
Logan-We might have played that presi-
| dent of the senate game on them if we had
kept our mouths shut last winter, but we
are all on record now as "forenenst' It,
Morton-Ohl d-n the record. Tell the
people that the ''logic of events dries up
records. We're playin' for high stakes
| now and records must take care of them
selves. have no trouble in getting rid OF
mine.
| Chandler-Yes, d-n frecords. Come.
boys, let's have drink (holding bottle in
his HANDY. Here's some prime whisky.
Ben Butler got into some old chaps cellar in
New Orleans and stole all he could of this
brand-1776-and gave me several bottles.
| Ben don t drink; he likes to get other folks
tight All drink
| Chandler-Now, gentlemen, biz is biz.
| All-Well, Zach, what is your plan?
Chandler-Well, gentlemen, when the day
to count comes. send into the house of repre-
| sentatives, tell them to come into the senate
| chamber and
Boutwell-Yes; but the custom for years
| has been for the senate to go into the cham
Der of the house of representatives. Be-
| sides, the senate can't accommodate
Chandler-D-n the CUSTOM and as for
the room not holding them, just make them
stand up on the floor, put them in the lob
by, anywhere, but dom t go into their room.
Boutwell-Why?
/ ri moi
my plan enough to see that we must have a
"bust-up," and when the bust comes, one
house or the other will have to do the going
out and whichever does it, that is revolu-
tionary for them. No; get 'em in the SEN
ate chamber and begin raising hell as soon
as you can: Let them do the 'going out
/ Boutwell-Well, Zach, you are shrewd
old buccaneer.
.Chandler-Well now, our president OF the
senate-Ferry-or perhaps he amt got the
sand; then Morton, he's the best bulldozer
we've got, calls the boys to order, opens the
certificates, counts the votes and (he must
be id quick about it too declares Haye:
| elected and
| An-Hold on now
Boutwell-Suppose Hewitt or Sam Cox
begins to object.
Chandler-Throttle 'em, declare EN- out
of order.
Sherman-Yesl but
Logan-That will raise the devil sure.
| Chandler-Let it. That's Just what We
want, we've been doing that right along.
Blaine--That will drive them to their OWL
chamber, and they will elect Tilden-
Chandler-Let 'em do it. Grant or Dor
Cameron will arrest the whole concern
Morton and / ''set it up with Grant anc
Don. Its all right [winkingl.
Morton-Yes, and we've got another plan
if that won't work.
All-Lets hear Morton.
Chandler-Pm dry, let's all take drinl
first Morton's awful long winded when IN
gets going. IAll drink except the edito
f the indianapolis Journal.
Morton-My new plan has tins advantage
it gets rid of both Tilden and Hayes, an
between us all here now on the square, an
- Ioh alCflsrs thu