The Newtown bee., 1877-11-15

We had an election here last week - al least it is so slaled, and is generally be .lieved by the people. StoLdard says he knows we had one. Yet one may be pardoned for little disbelief, affairs were conducted in such q funny way. With fair deal al round the Rtpubh- cans have clean majority of al least fifty votes, and yet John, the genial, who has been, on sundry occasions, sur named Brother Jonathan,' q democrat, dyed in llie wool, was elected first rep tresenlative by thirty majority over the highest republican candidate, who was also eleclsd He had 56 more votes than the 2u republican candidate, who WAS defeated, and S6 more than his partner on his own ticket. A quasi republican, Tan ou the democratic ticket with Bro. Jonat ian" and William, the unrvaled, z thinks he was busily employed the day after election in taking attidavits, 10 prove that he ran on any ticket whatev CT, the ballots in his favor were so scat tering.
 William Quick says the lightning ''slruek heavy on UQion Hill, near Scratchville. Roderick, who has some times been well known by the sobriquet of "The protector of lone and aged fe- male orphans, wEo had lost their birth right" and who has not bit of fun in his whole huge composition, but is sli ding democrat, after the ballot had beeu declared remarked of the defeated repuD lican candidate: Now. boys, stand back clear the way; MT. Lennon wants to go away by himself-he wants to be alone" Roderick has very sym <pathetic nature, as this Sad and thought tul solicitude fully proves. It is not of ten that political opponent receives such heartfelt sympathy. MT. Lennon ought to be truly grateful Stoddard has carefully scanned the whole field, He never decides question without ma- fure examination and deliberation. And, after most earnestly and conscientiously endeavoring to come to q just eonClu' sion, he is fully persuaded that the sucr cessfui republican candidate sold the other out, that is, that he swapped Lemmon for Salmon every time, when he could be the other happy man" on the same ticket. And strong democrat though he is stoddard thinks the prac- tice wrong. He thinks if two agree to sleep together, the one should not kick his bedfellow out of bed. Now Stoddard : is prudent and wise, and yon are defed, Mr. Editor, to prove this conclusion of his incorrect.
 Your humble correspon lent can have no opinion about this matter. He is not a politician--he is not voter--how can he be? He is Nameless--has no name under which he can be admitted and registered as an elector. He can be but a s'looker on in Venice" He can be no republican--no democrat = no nothing but Nameless He can only wrap him self up in his ooseurity. and let the wild waves of passion, and prejudice, fanati- cism and demagogueism pass by unheed- ed. And tell you, NIT. Editor, it is a most comfortable position to be in--no worry--no responsib lity--no fghting- nothing but "sweet peace. In the words of the great historian Xenophon he can only repeat "the facts as they are related to him by the people residing in the neighborhood," without assuming responsibility for them. Ever your sin cere, though secret friend,
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