The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-11
A GOAT IN POLITICS.
How re Rutted y Democratic Candidate
Ont Of Congress.

New York Letter 20 Indianapolis Journal
In the Second Congressional District there
haa been an important result from an insight
ticant cause. which quite reminds one OF the
Chicago conflagration and Mrs. oLeary s
COW Some months ago Mrs. Iitcheld re-
siding In the Second District, planted q flower
garden. A goat broke through the fence and
converted the geraniums and roses into nour-
iahment Her husband planted hia lettuce
and tomatoes. A goat dt was the same goat
climbed over the fence and masticated the
vegetables After tears and sweais the crop
of beauty and garden sass was again
put into the ground and watched by
coyed away by some fascinating stranger
one night aud the same identical goat climbed
up on the front stoop crent along on the top
of the fence, holding on by his toes, got on TO
the woodshed, and thence jumped down, once
more. desolating the verbenas and carrying
tismay to the early peas. Not being satisfied,
II went for the clothes line, and ate one linen
sheet and some gossamer fabrics OF feminine
usefulness Ii then started to go home. but
stopped on the way out TO taste of a particu-
lar succulent and savory cotton curtain that
Mapped from an open window. Rash act !
Fatal dalliancel Ltchfeld was awakened by
the soft uncertain rustling Of that curtain
He seized his revolver, shot ut a burglar, and
killed the goat The animal was an Irish
mans and il was soon whispered about that
the unhappy Litchicld had that goats blood
on his hands. Months passed. Ltchiield
was nominated by the Democrats for
Congress In n district that always gives n
Democratic majority of three 20 one. Itch
field rejoiced He promised offices to his
friends. Suddenly. a few weeks before elee-
ton. some iiend In human form raised the ter
rible cry "Who killed the lrishman 9 goat
and echo replied, 'Litcheld did II" The
next day the question assumed the form Of
"Who killed the lrishman's hog with the
same fatal answer. The next day everybody
asked: "Who killed the lrishmans calfH' and
the form which the allegation finally took
was: "Who killed the lrishmans cow AZ
the Democratic meetings litchcd was in
dignantly charged with lihernian cowieide,
charged with the crime of horsciclde. In vain
he explained and protested. lie was hooted
down The neighbors Of the man who owned
nominated NRoilly for Congress against the
Iitchheld In vain Democrats called on the
hosts to rally 0'Reilly raised 2 banner hear
ing the cfiigy Of "a cow in the last agonies Of
dissolution and as II was borne about the
streets ii elected bowls Of rage against lttch-
field. Finally the Republicans, who had
given up all notion Of nominating a candidate
themselves fell In behind the bovine banner,
and O Reilly was actually elected to Congress
by a majority uf 1858 This Is one Of the cpl
sodea of the canvass that seems TO have an
amusing side. CyniCs might see in it a de-
risive comment on self-goyernment. At all
events IL seems likely that goats in the Sec
Ond Congressional District of New FORK will
henceforth hold a position OF superstitious
regard scarcely second to that of the geese in
the annals of Rome.