Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

liner Wuh IN that tnTOng every man
wich he'd bin bustid for nominashen in
either the Republican or Dimekratic
party for ten years, and the most prom
isin assortment NV heretofore unknown
ofils.seekers wich ever saw. And every
blessid man Nv EN-, without excepshun,
all commenst a speech towunst, and in
korus, on rites NV the down.trodden lab
rim man, and all NV EN- howled the same
speech.
saw these same men Yesterday workin
zelusly for the Dimecratio OF Republican
tikkets, and afore the eleckshun they he'd
bin most industrusly standin on the cor
ners NV the street, smokin very cheap
cigars when they had to buy EN- their
selves, and very expensive ones when
they wuz bought by other people.
Are 700 goin to take these people
inS" shreeked in agony. "Can't 700
see that there amt ofllses enuff to go
around~
"Sirp' exclaimed they all feercely, " in
this holy croosade agin cappytle, and for
the horny. handid toilers, we assert ther
is offises enuff. Ther wuz about four
thousand votes, and we, who from cir
cumstances didn't git in soon enuff to
vote, will swell the number to five thou
sand. Very good. Let the Sheriff elect
immejitly appint two thousand five hun
dred deppyties, and the Treasurer-elect
stand up for the rites NV the labrin man
by appinting two thousand five hundred
clerks, and then keep out Nv the organ
izashen the bloahd bankers, merchants,
and them ez own shops and sich, so that
we kin tax them to pay our salaries. We
shell keep out enuff cappytle to tax to
support US. Cappytle hez he'd Its sway,
so far--now laber comes in"
And they votid to keep the books open
till nine that day, and then close 'em.
Their didn't any more come, thank hevin,
The party is strong enuff to hold the city,
but, merciful hevinsl onless the sejes-
tion l hev quoted is actid onto what are
they all agoin to do? They kin elect a
Council, next spring, and that Council
kin vote to pay the laborers fifty dollars
day, but they won't take that. Ez they
all expect offs, wat good will it be to Of
fer 'em work at any pricep
sympathize with the labrin man, jist
afore every elekshun, but l went back
to Kentucky wher ther amt any laber
done that hurts. Their is too eager an
appreshiashen NV offs to make it COM
Portable for man like me, and the ranks
NV the labrin men are likely to be swelled
too fast for my purpus. Wat chance is
ther for one man among five thousand,
and all Nv 'em as keen ez am?
The temprense movement is hevin a
run up ther, but / Indignantly refoozed
to jine it. wuz askt to deliver tenn
prense lecter, but declined.
"Tm not reformed drunkard," sed
"Thats easily fixed" remarked the
rekester. "All yoo hev to do too is to
quit"
/ heerd one man make a speech on the
street corner.
Rum, like the grasshopper," sed he
els a burden. | went home last night
and went to the pantry for suthin to eat
and it wuz bare. looked at my wife
and children, and ther they sot, cold ant
hungry. Their wuz no food, no fooel il
the house wat shood hev provided fol
EN- he'd gone for rum. Ez looked into
ther pale, pinched faces, and ther ema
shated forms, awakened conshense strovt
with me, and l then and there took {
solemn oath never to drink again-onless
l wuz asked"
The eleckshun in Ohio is triumph
but it don't do me any good. Their aim
no way Nv reaching my postotfis fol
three years, and l can't wait. l shell bt
in the silent tomb before that and thu
worms will be at me. Still, did my
dooty. PETROLEUM V. NAsBY,
Workin-man.
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