Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-18
Storey outdone.

patience of our readers;
EDS. DEMoeRAr.-A few days since
4 triple sheet of the Chicago Times. of
the 18th Of November, happened t.
come under my observation, and
while running over its columns es-
peeially devoted to bourbon faulty,
! discovered 4 leading editorial with
the very significant heading Of Get
ting Blue"
On looking it over carefully it
struck me Us being worthy If pass
inc notice il your paper inasmuch as
it is hot only mcommonly smart but
wonderfully convincing in argument.
and moreover profoundly logical IN
conception. Indeed like most Of the
IburleSque productions found III this
receptacle of low slang and vulgar re-
Elections on mankind iii general ii tN-
thibits the true spirit OF the Arab is
preHgured i'll holy writ aud that too of
the most degenerate type. Verify II
Is i "rock-rooted" annihilater OF hour
bon lunatics" or at least they lthe
"borrbons" are laid low at the shrine
Of bourbon idolatry." Nor is this
outlook of their Qhe "bourbons'0 con
dition, the worst feature Of atliietion
that awaits them (the "bourbonS') in
their (thc "bourbons'9 future trials
and fluctuations us portrayed i'll this
garphie and portcutious article.
Truly i i i sad" and gloomy pict-
| ure 10 look upon,
With throhbing hearts, with CULVER
ing nerves and faltcring steps they
! (the "buurbons'9 are doomed to.a cen-
tinuous Inhalation OF the tainted
breathiugs Of 4 licentious press charg-
ed to the very muzzIe with sill sorts of
"putrid reminiscenc.'
In the back ground Of this represent
tation Of Woe! lamcntation! and "lu
Macy" sets bolt upright sam Tilden'
the Bell Weather Of "bourbou chiefs"
in straight Jacket incarcerated in
an asylum for unatics.'
This of itself would under ordinary
circumstances be considered Il very
serious dispcnsation of Providence,
but i mere bagatelle when taken in
connection with the lnoWntul fact
that Tom hendricks" and thurman
and "Bayard. and Tucker" and sam.
Randall" and "Femando Wood, land
the two wind-millS from Kentucky
and Illinois I'LL bourbon chiefs are
methodically grouped together and ar-
tistically arranged, partially asphyX-
led and all graspin9 and struggling
for breath in an atmosphere saturated
with mephitic poison, and that poi
son generated in and eNhaled from the
foul and "putrid" body Of i lcprous
politician!
And yet i'll the very midst of this
trying effort for life they the "bom-
bon ehiefs') are tantalized with the
declaration that the solid south upon
which they the bourbon chiefs had
lanchored their, e'the bourbon chiefs'@
future hopes under The Hayes GOV
eminent had departed forever
With such surroundings and such
appliances il is no wonder that il is u
sad matter to mediate on and that the
mere mention Of it makes these very
distinguished "5ourbon chiefs despon-
dent and their ("the bourbon chiefs')
standard bearer, "Sam Iilden i bed
lamte Why. such "pestferous"
compound Of vile and "putrid' animal
strench accomplishing these bourbon
chiefs" even could vitality he sustained
and life prolonged under its sitting
influence there could he no "boufbon
chief will or ''hourhon chief" desire to
hxuriate iii "bourbon chief, anticipa-
ton Of good time coming although
they the "bourbon chiefs, "hal preyi-
ouSly commenced to hamhooAc them
selves into The belief that they e'the
bourbon chiefs, could be able to put
their own spoils distributor "a bourbon
clief, at the helminlsso.by vigorous
ly.yelling thebourbon party's name 50
suggestive 81 tie lIcaleyon days wien
every bourbon soatherner enjoyed the
unalienabIe tight to wallop MS mig
gers"
This eatire squeIching Of bourbon
chief sanity and bourbon c!lef' ani-
nation Il was hoped embraced the
last turn in the wise of bourbon" tor-
ture and yet i does lit; for tile editor
il chief " the Ghiaaso THues 40 Ish-