The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-07-12
THE MILK IN THE COCOANUT.

Some weeks ago We did the Nationals" t"
the favor to print their local ticket.as We sup
posed it would be fixed up. At the head we
placed Orvis for Congress. From the Mon-
roe Democrat we get the following news
Resolved, That since the National Labor
Greenback party of Columbia and Montour
counties have nominated Il. Z. Orvis, Esq,
as their candidate for Congress,
Resolced, That we heartily concur in the
nomination of Il. E. Orvis, ESQ, as our can
didate for Congress, and pledge him our cor
dial and earnest support and We hereby
unite in requesting the remaining counties in
this district to concur in his nomination.
The following editorial from the Monroe
Democrat is square hit from the shoulder !:
This Greenback Party movement puts US
in mind of Eilenspiegle One hot summers
day while he was ruminating under shade
tree some HandweIksburschen came along
complaining bitterly of the hard times. Mr..
Eilenspiegle was very communicative and
sympathetic man, and gave these youths lots
OF information. He told them that the ruler
Of his country was getting some lands ready
along the rugged hillsides to plant with grape
vines and that he wanted all the laborers he
could find to get them ready in time to plant
the young vines. This information was re-
received rather indifferently by the men, and
one Of the party asked the old man for alms
or something to eat. He then told them of a
land just across the mountains called Uptopia
where sausages Of great length grew on trees
and where ready fried pigeons and stewed
chickens with the richest gravy in their en-
trails were tame and would fly right down a
mans throat it he only. opened his mouth
wide enough to admit their passage. This
was received by the straggers with great en-
thusiasm, and the leader told his comrades
that they would start at once for Uptopia.
30 in the heat OF the day they started TO cross
the mountain. Whether they ever reached
that promising land We cannot say. But we
would Just as quick believe that their dreams
we're realized, as that the plethora Of ayaila,
bic money would follow the unlimited inha.
ton of greenbacks, us demanded by Il. Z. Or.
Wis, ESQ, of Bloomsbury, and William Ii
Rinehart, &c, Of Jackson.
So far their etfusioDs prove nothing. 1t i
dark game played by dissatisfied Office
seekers, who are not able to obtain office i
either the Democratic or Republican party
And who are now paving the way to re-elec
Don Cameron to the United States Senate, /
defeat our candidates for state offices and Grip
pie our Democratic county tickets.
Their meetings held in different parts 0
the county within the last week have been no
ted failures-every time. The great mas
meeting here in the court hourse last Thurs
day was mot attended by more than fifty, a
told. 1t was a slim affair. The speaker
Orvis, is an old worn out political hag tina
has belonged to as many different parties an
isms, and is just as about as reliable as Bi
Rinehart himself At Pleasant Valley Reul
Shupp had horse race on Friday, or els
there would not have been 25 listeners preser
70 hear Orvis. And on last Saturday, whe
they made their final majestic effort for tn
county convention, there were not more tina
about fifty present, all told. We publis
their proceedings in another column that OF
readers may see their mode of procedure
Oryis was rewarded. Read them aud ponder
They are rich, and ponderous.
They were going TO nominate county ticl
OF, but they could not find any one that woul
accept a nomination from their august col
yentioI, SO now they have concluded to pla
the Know-nothiDg game, as you will see b
their minutes.