The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
4 Tramp on Results. :"

Il want to know whether your pa
T. per is runin the interest of q favored
: few, or pro bono publico ~
! Thus said a visitor to the Ere.
Press editorial rooms yesterday. He
was gaunt and hungry looking.
/. He was ragged and apparently hard
! up. He was unwashed and un-
kempt. But he read the papers.
Eve rsincc lection" he went on,
as he pushed of his hat and took a
chair. I've read of Vanderbilt on
the result, y. Gould on the result, 81
/ "Beecher on the result," " and a score
of others on the result. That's all
> right, but the poor man wants to be
heard from on the result, too. Now,
then, I'm q regular built tramp, I'm
shot-proof non-reezable and have
the cheek of n session of Congress.
/. l represent 10000 men. l beg, I
pick up things, I'm wicked. Bat
/ I'm representative OF Il party. We
have no name, and we don't vote,
but there's an army Of us just the
same and we want to be heard from
/ on the rcsultss.
We'll, you can state your opin-
ion"
Thanks. Now then, to begin
with, the Democratic party had no
new issues. They had q good can
didate, but they could not convince
the country that there was need of a
change. We fellers realized this
sooner than you did, and we talked
[ it over under hay-stacks and on
hay-mows. Lots OF wheat, plenty
of fruit, big crop of turnips-we've
Just grown fat this year We let
well enough alone, and it's the same
with other classes y
Go on"
Now, as to results. There won't |
be any more or any less tramps. It's
/ become a regular business, same as /
any other, and the ranks Will keep /.
about so full. The number Of shot /
guns held in reserve for our class /
viii diminish, good crops and good /
times make more free-hearted people /
l havn't been shot at bat three times I
this whole year.
That's q falling of.
Guess it Is ! There won't be much .
falling of In the number of watch
dogs but more Of them viii be tied
up in the daytime. Ie-timate that
25,0O0 additional dogs win be tied I
up during 1881, and this will afford
US great relief think I've seen a +
change in the last two weeks.
Quite likely
I'm sure l have. Thirteen Of US
had a sort Of convent out ON the
superbs yesterday, and wc agreed
that 1881 would be the best year
vet for old clothes. Iuat is the
public will pursue au.5re liberal .
policy towards our cia. During
the past campaign, when the cleo
ton was in doubt, it was the hard .
est thing in the world 10 get an Old .
coat or a used up hat In the last
two weeks I've got almost enough .
old duds 10 carry me through the .
winter. +.
That's encouraging.
Isn't it, though 1 think the
number Of women who slap doors
in our faces will drop fully fifty per + ,
cent. before the close Of another .
year. 4 change is already here. !
This forenoon | called at nine differ
ent houses, and had the doors Of
only three slammed on my toes. 4 ,
month ago eight doors would have {
hit me with a bang, and the ninth Z
would have opened to let man out I
to kick me out through the gate. {
You must feel thankful. il
We'll, yes though | have always ,
contended that perseverance would q
make our business q success An I
other result of the election is better
food for Us. Two months ago | was
glad enough TO get bone and a
piece of dry bread Now we get 1
about the same as the family cats ]
and dogs" L
Have you been kicked this /
week?" ID
That's another result / want to
speak Of. | was in Detroit for J
week in September, and | was kick {
ed out of thirteen yards. I've been Z
here Just a week to-day, coming from {
and not q boot has touched S
me. The Republicans feel to good Z
to boot me. and the Democrats feel q
10 proud to vent their disappoint- {
ment by kicking ragged tramp.
Ny fiscal year ends November ot ,
each year. From Nov. 1879, to Nov q
1880. | was kicked 1S3 times. I've q
got days and dates right here TO /
show YOU. Taking the past two /
weeks as a basis, | estimate that ! !
shall not receive over sixty kicks /
the coming year-perhaps not over ,
thirty. Now, then have YOU got 1t i
all down ?"
yes"
We'll that's about all. We tramps
feel in tip-top spirits. aad Tool, for
ward to fat times. Money Is going /
to be easy, people viii feel good-na- ,
tured, and an era of lots Of old clothes /
and plenty to eat seems to haye !
dawned for Us. Kinder sorry for
your party, but you hadn't the IS /
sues. did think Of striking YOU
for q quarter, but l guess III Jet
that 90. / can Tickitup somewhere ,
to-day, and fl don't odds IS the
difference. Plenty of boxes and
Railways to sleep in around here,
and Sunday IS the best day in the
week to secure provisions. Wen,
all day to you, must be looking
around for an old oyercoat Sich !
mornings as this kinder give a fel- &
low the cold shake