Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-13

A Farewell Blast From "Lander
Democrat"


AUSTIN, November 10, 1878.
EDITOR SENTIsEL-I had thought not tc
intrude myself upon the readers Of the
SENTINEL, but being from the land Of hog
and hominy, the State so much celebrated
for the true-born politeness Of its people. ]
cannot conscientiously and consistently,
with my own particularly high bred and
aristocratic feelings, zee ~cluggages and
mud wagons roll out Of Austin. day after
day, with Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S express
without at least one Of them bearing with
il, to the SENTINEL, . gentle good bye. OF,
in other words, a parting token Of tAe high
order Of Democratic sentiment hat makes
Lander Democrat so full breasted. The
result Of the late elections has proven that
the people Of Lander county are not en-
tirely owned by the Manhattan Company.
The Manhattan corporation have got such
a snub, such . left-hander behind the left
ear that they will not forget it for q long
time to come. w. 8. Gage has hal an idea
that because he owned some cheap stock in
the Manhattan mill and mines he owned
the intelligent people Of this county also.
Gage and Curtis placed candidates in the
field for all Of the principle Offices in the
county, who, if elected, would willingly
carry out the official ideas Of Gage and
Curtis, but the people saw the drift Of
their calculations, and in the expressive
language Of old Crakey, cinched them with
a s~alt-peter cipch. Old Jack Frost, the
back-action OF the movements Of the Man
haitian outfit, ran for Sheriff, but some
how, the people did not want old Jack for
Sheriff. They thought that he ought to be
satisfied in holding the Office OF Mayor Of
Austin. Lander county is the Banner
Democratic county OF the State. The Re-
publicans did not elect a man, except Mike
Farrell, and he, too, was badly cinched all
through the county, except in the Second
Ward in Austin. We're it not for the store
Of Gage * Co. and the Bank Of Paxton &
Co., that came to the timely aid OF Mike,
he would have been q dead chick in the
shell.
In the Second Ward voters shamefully
sold themselves all day to Curtis, and
Curtis, Gage and Soule fixed their tickets
1.-THE voters) to vote for Farrell. OF course
Curtis signs all Of his bank checks, and
his handwriting was just as visible on the
miserable wretches ballots on the day Of
election. That is the way Mike Farrell
beat General Rocker. Tommy Smiler
went into sackclolh and ashes over the de-
feat OF the Republican party in Lander
county, and cried ont in the bitterness of
his soul like the d%olorous prophet Jere-
miah, .Oh, that mine head were rivers OF
waters and mine eyes fountains Of tears"
But when it was made known in the big
wigwam that Billy Clark was also defeated,
Colfax wrung his hands and wept as did
David over his lost son Absalom. General
Jack, the hitching post, also received q
gentle admonition to let go of the school
marm's apron strings. Jack says: "Oh,
how the mighty nave fallen. l am a
Union man, and my cradle was rocked by
the waves Of the rebellion. and here / am
with my boat landed by Charley Dyer. a
Pike county rebel. Not my own party
alone do | blame, but by - the Demo-
Gratis too have scratched me, that is how I
was defeated" Tommy Smiler declares
that Lander Democrat" has more influ-
ence in politics than cheap whisky, but
says that Mike Farrell hogged all Of the
money that Jones sent over here to be
spent in the interest OF the entire Republic
can Legislative ticket, and that Mike used
it exclusively for Mike, but that if he had
got hold of it, we would AYE seen whether
or not that he would AVE to hire Bob
Boyle to tend bar in Billy Clark's place
this winter. Bob got drunk when he
found out that Johnny Smith had beaten
Billy Clark, as he was to take Billy's place
behind the bar.
Frost says that he will never again rely
on the political influence of Emperor Nor
ton the Second, of Austin. He says that
he placed him on his throne, and now that
the Emperor has SO shamefuily deserted
him. he will again, in the fullness of time,
reduce him to his original nothiEgness.
Perhaps the funniest and most eccentric
idea about scratching candidates is given
by Mighel's children from Lands End.
Many Of this class were but newly made
American citizens, and the Republicans
paid all the expenses of naturalization pa
pers. s'We are Republicans by nature"
said the Cousin Jacks. land we are going
to vote the Republican ticket" But 10
and behold, on the day Of election the
Cousin Jacks said: "Who is this Murphy
on our ticket? Damn he, we can't
vote for he. Murphy is not ha
Cornishman, nor yet a Hinglishman;
we scratch he, and put on Kittrell, and we
will scratch Bicknell and vote for Dick
Rule, because Dick is a good old country
chap"
Curtis and Farrell fancied that they had
converted Cusick to the Republican fold,
inasmuch as Curtis and Cusick visited all
Of the saloons together, and made eloquent
speeches to the boys. Curtis made q great
effort to slay the old Turkey, but his gun
would not carry the distance. While
Curtis was laying down the Republican
Gospel to Cold Turkey, in Pete Collins
saloon, Cusick was playing a low comedy
to the boys just outside the door. In an
eloquent burst to some Of his countrymen
of the Democratic faith, he said, "Vote for
Mike Farrell and Jones, or be Jasus, boys,
if We don't the mines will all be shut
down, and silver will go to the divil's
father, and the Dimocrats can't niver fetch
it back again, be Jasus." Some Of the
boys asked, "Who introduced the Silver
bill, Cusick?" To which question Cusick
replied, May the divil damn the difference
who introduced the bill. If We don't vote
for Mike Farrell and Jones the Sthate is
gone to blazes, and Mister Curtis will tell
all Of We so, be Jasus." OF course. this
son of Erin had his eye on Curtis all the
time as he spoke to the boys. Cusick was
fishing for hog meat in the Manhattan
smoke house, but as he voted the straight
Democratic ticket Oh election day, he may
expect to be tabooed, and sent out Of the
camp like many more Of the boys. Gentle
readers Of the SENTINEL, I bid you adieu.
LANDER DEMOCRAT.
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