Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-09

cOrdlng wood against the day OF the dt
struction Of the Republican and til
Democratic parties. May the bloate
bond holders be in the midst of thes,
when that day arrives. Root out th
old parties, and to Thee and the lesse
lights we will ever dedicate our song.
Truly Anaen."
When this prayer was ended, l hear
rustling from below, as of straw an
corn cobs. My guide handed me glas
and adjusted it to Buchanan county
Behind barn. low bowed, with his lef
hand upon his forehead, and the righ
grasping the glutei muscles, [ saw a ma
rocking to and fro. This was the pray
er he prayed:
Mr.. Greenback: | have never. be
lieved in prayers, but if you can hel
now is the time. The Democratic an
the Republican walls are strongly built
and it may require more than m
strength to overthrow them. IF 1 nee,
any help be pleased to bend down an
push against the walls. | know tina
the manure of bulls is more potent il
the raising of corn than the prayers 0
many saints, and the dung Of suckin
calves is not to be lightly esteemed; ye
these vile things will not avail in this
our time of great necessity. Help us
Father Greenback! Lift up the car o
money reform. May greenbacks becom,
as plenty in the hands of the people a
shelled corn after stall-fed steers
About rams horns l know but little
but in the twist Of bulls horn there il
great gain. Oh! Mr.. Father Greenback
give my agents wind to toot loudly up
on these horns. May hurricane blow
through them to the freeing of the peo
pie. Mr.. Greenback, the common peo
pie cannot see the gold in the peculiar
set and hang Of a bulls tail, but give
them the wisdom to appreciate the tale
of the greenback. The tramp of two
fine bulls is mighty, far exceeding thun
der, and the smoke of their nostrils fan
exceeds the smoke stack of the engine
but it is not to be compared to the
tramp of the tramps and the smoke Of
their pipes. Mr.. Greenback, hasten the
time when greenbacks shall give these
poor devils rest Grant that the green
backs may be soft to the touch and slip
perry in the fingers of the common peo.
pie, like as when bull calves eat spring
grass. Father Greenback, may the people
not grow hard hearted and hoard the new
irredeemable issue. Give them wisdom
to allow it to flow along the channels Of
trade. Grant unto our bulls wisdom to
push with their horns, to the end that
the Republican and the Democratic
walls may fall over; and grant that
these walls be not higher after they are
down than before they fell. Exalt the
horns OF the cattle and the horn of the
people, and grant Thy right hand ser
want yet more faith in Thee. Grant
that gold and silver may be even in the
race with the irredeemable, that l may
exchange for gold, when the hearts Of
the people long for the fesh-pots.
Grant us this and more too, and to you,
through the great Duke of Wellington,
be the praise, So be 1t.
P. S.-Mr. Greenback, [ came near
our candidate. Deal very
gently with him. Let him stand where
Burdick stood. Not gold nor silver can
fright him. He has had taste of infa-
ton, and rapidly converted the light
froth of the sea of imitation into reality.
At that time many Republicans drank
the froth and gave up their farms in
his neighborho0d. This froth is very
intoxicating; and when it is freely blown
about, farms slip rapidly and easily from
under the feet of the small farmer.
They see things double; Fifty cents be-
come a dollar. The people desert the
present and live in the future. Then,
MIR. Greenback, the leaders of your fol-
lowers have nothing to do but go around
and pick up the spoil. He has had ex-
perience; put him where Burdick stood
and he will not desert the cause. He
has always paid big prices, given to the
poor, and is willing now to fall in the
cause of the poor Put him where Bur-
lick stood.
Mr.. Greenback, gold is heavy, but
English cattle are heavier Give unto
the dear people a great abundance of
the irredeemable, that these cattle may
be moved; that the common people may
be enabled to sacrifice to the Egyptian
gods. Dear Mr.. Father Greenback, smite
all the grades" and all the scrub cat
tie! Send among them the murrain and
the quick consumption. Send great
hail storm that shall knock off all the
ong horns of the scrub cattle, and let
the cattle with short horns escape. The
can't stand cattle with no horns. Do
his; then will the people see the great
Importance of having cattle that can
)utwit nature. Let the murrain be ma
ignant, killing every scrub, then will
The people, the dear people, long for
tender, juicy, sweet-smelling flesh; then
will the people demand bulls and calves
If royal blood, those with record be-
hind. But shower down your grace, the
[rredeemable, among the people, that
they may be enabled to pay for these
,oyal animals. Mr.. Greenback, o, damn
I'D Sherman! Let him halt between two
opinions till November. Let him stand
with one hand on the key of the vault,
the people. But don't, in
the name Of the great sire of yelling
ton, let him open up the vaults before
October, or woe is me! Sweet Mr..
1reenback, damn these Independence
banks. Said [ not, they are killing the
people, while the officers are growing
sat? Yea, has this been verified this the
asst week in July, the first year Of the
[rredeemable. This very week in this
very year, he who plays second fiddle,
;he simpering editor of the hippo
,riff Alliance, with sad countenance,
vent down into the cellar under the
oank to inspect the eggs and butter, Mr..
1reenback, and came near being polar
zed"-frozen to death. Upon examin-
ation it was found that he had been
under the vault of the bank, in
which there were tons Of gold and sill
yer. This vile metal cut off the rays of
The sun and came near making hail
stone of our editor, him of the movable
Alliance" While this was going on
below, Mr.. Greenback, Brown is growing
olly fat, and he and all the rest of the
ing are clipping coupons in the warm
ng rays OF the sun. Stop this injustice.
Let not the lives of your saints be en-
Give us all practical wisdom
hat we may order our steps Alright
Keep us out of danger. Let not the
'ur-bearing animals 60 to the tropics,
Tor the hairy animals to the poles.
Damn the old parties. Mr. Greenback,
We would not attempt to dictate. Rude
I'm I in speech. First divide, then de-
,troy. Let Cooley be nominated. This
will help to put the Irredeemable in
Burdick's place. Kick over the Repub-
ican and the Democratic walls, and for
you, in the great name of the dam Of