The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-06-15
THAT CAMEL.

Haype's Weekly had q cartoon . few
days ago representing the Democratic
camel, that having been permitted Il
stick its nose into tho White HOUSE
door, had taken courage at the conces
sion and was insisting upon crowding it
entire body, hump and al, through The
aperture.
i The readers of the Inter. Ocean may
perhaps remember that it has mildly
demonstrated with the administration
from time to time against making q
Democratic stable of the White House
and predicted that there would be row
in the cages, and the happy family be
dispersed If the performances we're not
closed. Our warnings met with naught
but kind and seraphic smile, but they
were very sensible for all that, as events
are abundantly testifying.
| When Hampton and the Democratic
Legislature of South Carolina were al
lowed to crowd out Chamberlain and
the Republicans, the noseso of the camel
was first thrust through the hospitable
door at Washington.
The Inter- Ocean, we need scarcely say,
called attention to the fact, and remind
ed the doorkeeper that the animals fore
quarters were close ut hand.
When Nichols and his league were
assisted to depose Packard in Louisiana,
the camel crowded the door still wider
open and placed his boots within the
threshold, and while he was being fed
and watered by those inside we took &C.
casion to call attention to the fact that
the troublesome hump was also near by,
and that there was hardly room for that
sort of bundle in q well-regulated Re.
publican family.
When the President said at Atlanta,
"With no discredit to yoM and no espe-
cial credit to US the war turned out as it
did," the thirsty Democratic beast took
courage and boldly intruded that same
troublesome hump; and when he did 20
the family inside were compelled in the
interest Of Cancellation to yield the par
lor and dining room to the new occupant.
Seeing the hindquarters of the animal
outside, with Tilden manfully clinging
to the tail, the Inter- Ocean suggested
that the animal had better be beaten
back or soon the entire edifice would be
turned to cameldom. But this was not
done. 1t was announced that the mild
and playful brute didn't care a pin
about the parts outside, and that Tflden
was simply swinging by the animals
diminutive tail for his own Amusement
and with no thought of getting under
cover. So the camel was allowed to
stay, and the feeding and petting went
on. Meanwhile the experienced driver,
Blair, came up and began belaboring the
unprotected parts of the beast, deter.
mined to drive him entirely under cover.
The owner of the menagerie objected,
but soon yielded, and, after a consulta-
ton, turned in to help the animal
through. They disavowed any intention
of crowding the other inmates out of the
mansion, but surveys and measurements
proved that the space inside is entirely
TOO small for two families of this charac-
ter, and such disavowals amount to
little.
There is possible chance yet of driv-
ing this hungry and unruly brute back
and out, but it can only be done by call
ing all hands to the rescue and clubbing
the beast until it shall be glad to escape
and be content with peaceful grazing
outside. 1t remains to be seen whether
the President has yet become sufficiently
conscious of the designs of the camel to
acknowledge the error he has made. and
call for the old guard to assist in driving
the animal Chicago Inter. Ocean.