The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-20
THE PIGGIN POLITICIAN.

Henri Watterson, in climbing the politi-
cal pole, suffers all the Inconvenience of the
unfortunate monkey whose exploits made
him ridiculous But Henri does not
seem to be aware that the country is laugh
ing at him--that every one who sees him
smokers. Henri is somewhat excusable.
Living in state that has produced lntellec-
tual giants, Henri believes that he has in
some way fallen heir to their old shoes, hats
and under garments In this way he climbs,
and as he goes up the people laugh. Henri's
craftsmanship affords an exhaustless foun-
tain of fun in Kentucky. The bare men
ton of his congressional exploits is followed
by fusilade of ha has. Henri wanted to
impress the world with the fact that he was
a son Of thunder. The Calling gun of poll
tics, he fired and fizzled and faded.
He called for 100000 unarmed Kentuckians
TO march to Washington, but the response
was about like it would have been if he had
stood on the hills around Boone's Lick and
invited the bones of the dead monsters to
stand up and fight Kentuckians laughed
and said, Henri, come down." and Henri
obeyed. But he at once, as usual, had some
thing to say, and declared that the "demo-
cratic brass-hooped piggin was burst
at the fountain" and the democratic
milk was all spilled in the sand"
and then, with a mighty wave of the
hand Ia Clay, and cried out "Who caresp
Henri is the author of the piggin policy; in
fact, Henri symbolizes the piggin policy;
more, Henri is the piggin ITSELF He is the
democratic milk besides He is spilled out
There is no cream on Henri. Blue grass
may in time fetch him out but just now
Indiana does not care to take stock in him.
The Evansville Courier, which has had ample
opportunities to analyze Henri, in comment
ing upon his political exploits, says:
1t would perhaps be well for Mr.. watterson
to understand that the democrats OF Indiana
entertain most profound contempt for him
and his opinions, and that any suggestions
from him In regard to the political affairs of
this state hemay De sure VIII rb De c Sa
of Indiana have not forgotten the studied in
suits th.t Watterson chose to thrust upon
fore and after the st. Louis convention.
o to- assume leadership Which no
and which made him the laughing stock of
the party every where outside Of a few personal
admirers in louisville, whom, in some unac-
countable way, he seemed to have attached to
him. Not satisfied with his efforts In assisting
so far as he was able in the defeat of Hen
bricks for the nomination for the presidency,
he continued throughout the entire canvass to
discourage the democrats of Indiana by howl
lag everywhere he went that it was not neces-
sary that this state should be car
tober, because the calculations that
he and his friends had made showed that the
electoral votes of Indiana were not necessary
to elect Tilden He came before long 10 be
looked upon as such errant blatherskite
that no one paid any attention to him, so that
his efforts TO defeat the party in this state
amounted to nothing. But IL does not be-
come him now, however characteristic such
conduct may be of the man, to offer any sug-
gestions to the democr rats of this state, and we
can assure him that they will be treated with
contempt by all who do not prefer to laugh at
them as the IDLE prattle of an officious yet
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