The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-29
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Approaching the information de-
rived from the many letters con-
tanned in your worthy journal, and
being of reciprocal turn of mind,
1 ask, for the benefit of those that
it may concern, space for this COM
munication. Without any general
items of interest we are left to ex.
press our thanks for good health
and the pleasant privilege of attend
ing divine service on last Sabbath
at Rock Springs church. The ser
mons were well delivered. Many
of the young ladies and gents from
this vicinity went and spent the
day in pleasure.
AS we spoke of our candidate for
the Presidency last Friday, we had
the pleasure of interviewing him
Hook we have reference to). He
says he has pretty much made up
his mind to run for President.
What the country wants is candi-
date that cannot be injured by the
investigation of his past history, so
that the enemies of the party will
be unable to rake up things against
HIM that nobody ever heard of be-
fore. He says he is going to enter
the field with an open record. He
is going to own up to all the wick
edness he has ever done. In the
first place he admits that he freed
a constable one night and shot him
because he snored, and he will do it
again if he comes back and snores
in his house. No officer shall ever
snore in his house. He says, 81
candidly acknowledge that l ran
away at the battle of Atlanta. Ny
friends have tried to smooth over
this fact by asserting that l merely
got behind a tree-that l did so for
the purpose of initiating Washing
ton who went into the woods at
Valley Forge to say his prayers. 1t
is a miserable subterfuge. 1 tell
you 1 struck out in a straight line
for the Tropic of Cancer simply be
cause / was scared. / wanted my
country saved, but l preferred to
have somebody else save her. / en-
terrain that preference yet. If the
bubble reputation can be obtained
only at the lannon's mouth L am
willing to go there for it, provided
the cannon is empty. If it is load
ed, my immortal and inAexible pur-
pose is to get right over the fence
and 90 home to the old woman and
children. My invariable practice
in war has been to bring out of any
given fight two-:hirds more men
than l took in. This seems to be
to me Napoleonic in its grandeur.
My financial views are of the most
decided character, but they are not
likely perhaps to increase my pop
ularity with the advocates of in6a-
ton. As a greenbacker l do not
insist upon the special supremacy
of rag money or hard money. The
great fundamental principle of my
life is to take any kind ! can get.
l admit also that | am not a friend
to the poor man. l regard the
poor man as that much wasted raw
material IN his present condition.
Cut up and properly canned he
might be useful to fatten the natives
of the cannibal islands and to i'm
prove our export trade with that
region. / shall recommend legisla
ton upon the subject in my first
message. My campaign cry will be
Dessicate the poor working man,
stuff him into sausage. These are
about the worst parts of my record.
SO If my country does not want me
1 can stay at home-greenbacker."
Now, Mr.. Hook, we want green
backs too, but we prefer to stay
with the old party. Like the girl
that proposed to marry the fellow
provided she could stay with her
mama. We admire grcenbacks as
much as the gal did marrying, but
we are going 70 risk the old party
awhile yet. You will please let us
know when you take the stump.
We have already trespassed upon
space, and we will bring our letter /
to a close by offering JiB"--
others juss one --Ay and
4her Lore weeks ease.
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