The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-31
RIP VAN wINKLE OUTDONE.


From the Philadelphia Timca.
Capt. John Burton. master OF one OF th
steamers OF the Occidental line, plying be
tween this city and Havana, arrived yester
day from round trip Of 10 days duration
The Captain y an ardent Republican
When he left home his mind was oppressed
with gloom. The Electoral Comm ssioI
had concluded its labors, hut II seemed III,
settled purpose OF the Democrats in III.
House 10 obstruct the progress Of the coun
y such an extent that Il would be impossi
Die 70 have peaceful Inauguration, while
many were inclined 10 think there would be-
a new election. Capt. Burton was, there.
fore, relieved, on landing, TO learn that the
inauguration had taken place. lie went Il
his favorite resort, the Union League Club,
70 learn the PARTICULARS. There he met his
Old friend, Col. Snowdrift, who Away.
knows the news.
- Glad 10 see you, John, y said the Colo
mel, land | know you are rejoiced to hear
that the country is safe. was Just reading
good thing In the bulletin, giving Blaine
a sharp rap. BY the way, what an ass be
has made Of himself -
. The Bnhetin2 Ass? Blaineiv replied
Burton. .ssurely the Bulletin has not
gone over 70 the Democrats -
50 Oh, no; but Blaine's course. you know,
has been too outrageous for any thing.
The idea OF his antagonizing the Adminis-
tfation at the very start.
tionyn
.sYes, as the Bulletin says:
s'When the public business OF this nation
Is intrusted TO men Of proved fitness. who
shall remain In place TO do the work 10
which they are trained, II is possible that
the elective Offices will be filed generally
by men who have some other claim TO them
than their capacity for making promises TO
the mob Of place hunters, and OF being
sl..II Ill s-II
mutfin who has longing thirst TO taste
Of the stream that flows from the public
treasury
~ wonder how the Camerons will take
that sort Of talky''
Capt. Burton stared at his friend In
amazement. Was IL possible that snowdrift
had turned refvrmer' No, IL could not be;
this was guy. He snatched the paper In
his friends hand. Yes, 1t was the bulletin,
and the words read were correctly quoted.
But why this fling at the Cameronss
II am glad 10 see,'' continued Snow
DRIFT, .that old Simon has been beaten at
least. But the checklist thing he has ever
done Is this attempt TO put Don in the Sem
ate.
ssDon in the Senate? Then Wallace Il
deads You don't mean itg'
sNothing OF the kind; but OF course the
old man wasn't going 10 stay In the Senate
after schurz and Key had been crammed
down his throat.
II beg you to explain
: why, don't you know that schurz and
Key were appointed TO Cabinet placesi,
'.Schurz and Key! Who Is Keyy'
"Why, the cx-rebel General. you know;
the one who was Democratic Senator from
Tennessee. He was a great Tiden man,
and, OF course, IL was right to give him
show
Capt. Burton was again sgItated. els It
al hat 49,. n
Did Tilden get In after ally'
.'Why, no, you stupid fellow. But con-
citation Is the watchword under the new
regime. As the National Republican re-
marks, 'the adventures must withdraw
md leave the original inhabitants or the
south 70 control their own affairs In thrir
own way and a. the same able paper says
De buried. n,
.'You puzzle me beyond measure. Col
mel. lnever expected TO hear this sort Of
ak from you.'
~ don Z see any thing astonishing about
I. The President is in earnest, and, with
sherman and Schurz In the Cabinet. Mat.
hews and Lamar in the Senate, and GAR
ield and Gibson in the House, the bloody
hirt will never flap in the morning breeze
gain
"who Is Matthews and who Is Gibson
'sGibson il one OF the best OF our ex- Con-
ederates. He IL from Louisiana; noble
elbow! Matthews! Don't you remember
re In place OF sherman. Garfield l. need
a IN the House, a. the President says, TO
Id In the work Of pacification. A Few
weeks more and Packard, Chamberlain. and
II the rest OF the carpet-baggers will be
'acking their traps
What! Il isn't proposed to throw them
''Of course, old boy, OF course: gov
rnment that can not sustain itself has no
light TO exist. The Secretary OF War aud
Attorney General will attend TO the carpet
aggers, never fear. -
NOW, Colonel, you are carrying this !
uiz too far. was half inclined 10 believe
Art have gone back on Packard AMI NAM
erlain, you must take me for greehy.''
Tart and Cameron, the Why. they're I
OF IN the new Administration. What use /
as Hayes for such Bourbonsy''
hat! You don mean TO say that after
Letting Hayes these good Republicans have
cen set adrift;v 4
~ don't mean any thing else. Such OBJ /,
tructionists are no Republicans. They
iust 70 v the rear. sir; they must 20 10
ne rear. But you are behind the age; Il
'ili take too much time to get you straight. I
lead the Times, old boy. and see what has ,
cen going on for the psst ten days, and
hen come up to the clubhouse to-night !
nd fall In line. Armitt Brown and Wayne |
Icveigh are going TO speak. and they III {
lake IL lively for the carpet-baggers. Ha!
al
This capped the climax. That Snowdrift :
hould advise any body to read the Tinsesi |
'urton's worst suspicious were realized.
liz friend had gone over 10 the Democracy.
half doubling whether he was :
wake, he picked up the Press, and found, {
, running over half q dozen issues, that '
ne half had not been told. sIt's Rip Van I
Vinkle outdone!', he muttered, as he sad. /.
left the reading. and with deter
lined tread went down TO Seventh and '
hestnut 10 hear the truth from lips which 9
re never faithless to party.
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