The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-12-29

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Tha synie vii tel you that this Is a
hard world to 1--we IN, but doa't believe
him, 50 bag as yoa and men abe to tx
tract % much pleasure from One Of the
most noxious weeds that grows. Just
box al tie man al the end Of that cigar,
with The wrezths Of blue smoke curling up
from bis balfopened lips, as be leisurly,
eOntentsdly, dreamily. and PhilosOPhieally
draws in the soothing, sOlaeiug, comfort
ing current Of vspor and smoke, and Is
leisarly lets il out again What cares be
how '.hard# the times may Be, 50 hing As
he ear enjoy his cigar? What cares he
about labor strikes and the tramp question,
and the universal eFy Of reform 2" whieh
Is worrying and perplexirg men the World
over; his cigar, to him, Is the panaeea for
all Ills And, when be picks up the book
Of books, If be ever does, and bis eye scans
the questiOa-aWhy spend your money
for that which Is neither meat Tor drink
he deems il a piece Of impertinenee, or,
mayhAp, as not addressed to such As he.
Let cyuies, aseetics, rheumaties, dysPeptics,
aud the whole tribe Of uneasy disseminated
vinegar-aces say as they viii, this world
Is very good world, after all, provided
always that the worla Is not debarred from
is accustomed cigar You might as vel
deprive the old topper Of his morning EYE
opener" his midday @Phlegu-eutter,' or
his evening Anight-eaP,' as to deprive the
uAreotized intoxieant Of his accustomed
cigar. "A ssh oas Of water would be
Just about as comfortable as either, and
the effect Is very much the sane upon the
senzibiIities Of the dsvotees Of either habit.
20 that men should put an enemy in
their mouths to steal away their brains.
The devOtees Of opium, Ehiskey and to-
bacco, are all in the sane category, al
equally the slaves Of evil habit, and the
effect Of each habit IS but slightly variant,
if INDUCED to great excess, except that
uhiskey and opium are more active IN their
results. Many men addicted 20 the use
Of tobacco denoance the use Of whiskey,
and, as in the days Of Butler,
Compound for SINS they feel inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
TgRsISd STATES EvDENcE-Mr.
William Z. Chandler, of New Hampshire,
who was somewhat prominent in the last
Presidential campaign, makes a rather
lively contribution to the political litera-
ture Of the time His revelations Of the
last campaign are decidedly interesting
The \. Y World says eve have no
wish to sharpen the feelings Of shame and |
Indignation with which respectable Re
publicans viii read the account given BY |
the most active manager Of their party
during the last Presidential election Of the /
processes by which the Presidential Office |
was finally secured to the Republican
nominee Whether Chandler tells the
truth about other people, bis associates,
allies and employers, may well be doubted;
but there eau be no doubt that Chandler !
tells the truth about himself His com
plant IS that sundry wicked and corrupt
bargains which be szys that he engineered
in the interest Of the party Of great
moral ideas have not been carried out, and
he calls upon the Republican party 70 aaet
eOurageOusly up to its noble convictions"
and To redress its reputation by insisting
that those wicked and corrupt bargains
shall now be executed. or the whole coun-
try whelmei in one universal and resound-
ing smash" We viii publish this precious
document next week, as part of the cur
rent political history Of the times