Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-07-06
Ulster Editor:

Mister Editor:
see heap of fellers is saddlin' and bridlin'
thar hobby -hosses for the race for the legisla-
tur i, and / wish you to trot my little pony out.
Pm the very man for the six dollars! I'm
reidy to do, to be, or suffer most anything the
people want, to git 'em. / wants ZEN dreadful
lad.
Our schoolmaster says / must get up my
platform and, with his help, l hev' writ it
down:
Ist. am agin "repudiation." It's an ugly
word, and hates it. But want the people to
know l am agln paying dime on the public
debt "Nary red !'' is my motto. Why should
we pay ii? Why did them fellers lend US the
money? They hadn't ort to hcv done it. They
must had more an they knowd what to do
with, and guess they kin do without it now.
They chose to trust us, SO they may stake
trust for pay.'' Them's my sentimentsl
I'd. | am for fetchin' down taxation. I'm
for reform | don't want no c'ur,s, no judges,
no clerks, no sherifls, no collectors. If we kin
git rid of them it will be great help Judges
is stuck up set any how! My blood biles every
time go into the eotehouse, and see the iel-
| lers a setting up thar lordin' of il over the
| people! Pm for no privileged klasses! I'm for
| AL b ing on level!
But you will say, how will you make pc pie
| pay their debts? That's the very thing don !
want people to dol | am for wipin' out cd
scores and beginnin' anew. owe some money
MYSELF and it don't suit me to pay it. The
| credit sistim is II roLg any how When We
trade let it be- ''Here's one and there's tother!"
| | tried to hide my little property under my
| wife's petticoat by what they call "settle-
| ment," but the unmanner!y court dragged it
| opt, and sold it to pay old debts! WASH THAT
| shameful
This was an outrage! I'll not forget it, and
ii ee, to the Legi Stature I'll fix them 'blo ated
aristocrats' pretty quick!
There shouldn't be no taxes, but enuf to pay
the legslatu s thar six dollars day! If l git
in think kin fix matters so we will need no
more Legislators.
Pm Going to take the tax off land, and off
bosses Ind cows and dogs aad sheep and every
| thing that belongs to farmers.-N. B. No tax
| on whskey!
You may say to my hard-fsted friends who
| follow the pillow, thft l amt no lawyer, nor
doctor nor p, eacher, neither! Pm one of the
! neople. Il feels as they feels. I'm dead agin
potato bugs; and you may say that, on Krist-
! shun,s creek, Pm pertickler strong on the
orasshopper question. I'll 'bolish 'em bodily
Ithe lust week git into the Legislator! They're
'nimckel 10 the farmers interests, and III show
%srey M pass wbiah %' Wit FL sm s
cock shurs! Say to the ladies, i'll CO. they'll
! have no more house=fies and no chinchesl
These is the crate principals that will rule
nv public conduct They is broad and states
manlike, and is fully justifde by the Konsitu-
shun of the U. s., and the proceediu's of the
kounty meetin'!
I'D. Rather than miss gittin' to the Legisla-
tur will fall !, snake or two in the price i
would rather go for half pay than not 60 at
all! What do You say to three dollars day?
reckon could manage things with the land
lady, SO as to come out square.
litter my time is out am for pntting up the
seats in the Legislature to the lowest bidder.
| Why notf l pledge myself to do that if the