Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-31
CoNFEDRIT Y ROADS,

CoNFEDRrT Y RoAps.l
(WHICH Is IN THE STATE Nv KEN-}
TucKY) Jan. 20, 1877.
most hartily indorse the plan for
leavin' out the Prcsidenshel question
TO JiLt Colnmishn to be made up
from the SENT and the House, and
the Supreme Court, the members NV
the latter to be determined by lot.
This thing NV injcctin the element NV
chance into a game wher yoor oppo-
ncnt hez ded wood on VOC is pleasant
and very kind. BY doing this we arc
playin on even terms, the Republicans
furnishin all the stakes. A gambler
witch woodn't take such chances is not
worthy NV the name.
BY this plan the Presidency is made
q matter NV chance. All ask now is
a site change in the method. Under
the .Iint Committees plan eff we are
lucky cnutf to git the odd member
NV the Soopremc Court, Tilden and
Reform goes in, and l git MY Post
Offs am trustin my fortunes to
the blind goddess. Ef il is to be
made a matter NV chance wat is the
yoosc NV goin thro all these moshuns
| Wat is the yOose of worryin in so
many men? Two kin decide it ez
well cz a dozen, and insted NV heyin
so many beg to mako the follerin
scjestions:
u L. That the Dimocrisy select strik-
ly representative Dimocrat, and the
Republicans strikly representative
Republican, with two umpires and
, one bottle holder, witch shell be me.
81 2. That them two set down. and
play scvcn-up, yookcr, or the more
muskeler game NV freeze-out, to dc.
tcrmine wcther Tilden and reform, or
Hayes and oppression, shell be Presi.
dent for the next four ycers.
! 3. The two representative men may
!, determine for themselves the game
> and its condishens. Ef freeze out
, they may make the amount ez large
: or ez small CT they choose eff any 9TH
er game they may make it the bcs
+ two in three, the best three in five, OF
the best four in seven, or the first tif.
ty-one in a hundred, or any way they
IT choose, so that they get thro by thu
e 18th NV March. shouldn't want tht
= struggle to run longer than that, fol-
the bisniz interests of the Corners il
suflerin. My bill at Bascoms is run
}, min up enormously, and ez / owe al
k the citizens, trade is blocked till gi
e the Postotlis, so ez to pay suthin, ant
:, put some money into cirkclashen.
!" must hev that Postoffis soon or per
y ish, or else bankrupt Bascom.
IT A. The winner to name the Presi
" dent and the people to acquiess with
:, out u murmur.
:" wood sejcst CT the rcpresentatiy
n Republican for this purpose, Mr.. Ere
linghuysen, NV Moo Jersey. For tn
Representative Dimocrat Their amt n
nc need for my namin him at all. TIL
entire Dimocrisy in one voice WOO
oi exclaim, "John Morrissey." Ef it wa
IS, scven-up, for shoor, ] should urg
in Issakcr Gavitt, whose skill in turning
~ jack from the bottom at the critikl
" pint when both sides hez six, and h
III hez the dccl, is well-known at til
IN Corners; but ez the other party shoe
IN hev some voice in decidin what gam
!, is to be played, it is safer to hey MOI
risscy. He hez bin at the he'd NV tn
vs. Dimocrosy Of Moo York so long tina
"a all games is alike to him, and wit
IS. him the Democracy may rest in pei
"a fcck sekoority.
This way NV settlin the matter
~ more simple and ckally constooshn'
ne with the other, and it wood max
m things cxcitin for while. Spozc
nj wuz agreed to hey it scven-up an
:, the best two in three. Think NV thes
~ reports from the Associated Press
&C "The Presidential Games !-Frelil
er huyscn two - Morrissey one :
III Thanksgivin in the Churches TIL
10 Freedmen Jubilant Later Nor
- rissey turns Jack, and makes IIigi
IL Low, and End NV the fir.
gamc-Morrissey shows out on hig
and low !-Frelinhuyscn accuses hiI
A. NV chcatin A day nv fastin order
= cd, and the gin mills illuminate I"
u Then the second game :
r "The first game conceded to MOI
k. rissey--Gold rises to 12!-The manu-
y features dishcartened THE Sout
" iubilant! - Frelinghuyscn deals! :
70 Morrisscy begs! Frclingh,lyse
E. gives him one, and Morrissey claim
l. a misdeal, which the umpire allows
IN Morrissy makes four The niger
!, discurridgcd and the South jubiIanl
;" Second hand-Frclinghuysen make
re high and low, and Morrissey, iac
y and game !-Morrissey one pint to g
n and his deal !-Thc Presidcnshl que.
- ton settled !-Morrisscy turns jacl
!" winnin the rub, and elcctin Tide
ne and Reform -Congrat,lIatory dis
D. patch from the president elect =
j. Chagrin nv the Republicans Nor
= rissey serenadld !-M simply did m
= dooty !"-Morrisscy to be Sccrctar
u NV the Treasury !"
l. Eff this plan is not adopted. She
,e hev less opinyun NV Congris tina
,, ever. 1T is quick, and simple.
= blccve in simplicity like Roman.
. PETROLEUM V. Nasty,
l. Ey-Rnf Ormpr