Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-08-12
Nasty.

Mr.. Nasty Assists at o Cony0ca.
tion OF Democrats who wish 10
Ascertain tho Views OF their Gan.
didate Upon the Various Cues.
siOns That are AxiaattDg she
Public Mind.
GovBRHoR's ISLAND, (Which is in the
State nv N. Y.,) Jooiy Is, 1851
hev bin for several days over at Gov.
erpor's Island assistin Gen. Hancock,
ca sort nv doorkeepsr, witch, ines.
much 1 am certain nv wat kin eat an
drink, is better thing than the pre-
karious life l Iced at the Corners. Also,
when the struggle is over, he can't il
he is elected help given me some pos.
sishen sootable to my age and abilities.
1t scots me very we'll, and shell stay
here, probably, doorin the campans.
/ hev succeeded in receivin quite an
amount nv money, already, from
patriots which wantid to be ADMITTED to
the presence out NV their turn.
Yesterday wuz field day. We he'd
delegashuns from almost every state
in the Yoonyun, all wantin to know
suthin about the General's views on
the various questions now before the
people, and they wuz admitted one by
one. The first was delegashun from
Moo York and Boston, which wuz anx-
hus to get his noshuns on the fnanshel
question.
"Rspresentin," sed the spokesman,
"the great fnanshel institooshons nv
the kentry, we ask for lain and ex-
plisit declarashen ez to yoOr finanshel
polisy in the event nv yoor eleckshup."
never shell forgit the Generals an
ser.
"Ef there ia any one thing above on
other" sed he, "that wish 10 hev un-
derstood, 1t is my posishen on this, the
most important question before the
people. / want no equivooashen, and
even tho my vews shood lose me votes,
] shell be ez plane and explisit ez Good
be desired. On the question Of finance
hold that the best polisy shood be
adopted, regsrdlis nv consekences.
There will be- Congris eleotid this fall
and that Congris will pass bills and
SIGH, bearin on this question. From
one standpoint I shOod say that we
needed more money, and from another,
less. Whatever may be the difference
nv opinyun on this great question,
am thoroughly convinst that the Green
hackers Nv Injeany, in common with
the bard money men Of Moo York. is
ekally interested in a pure govern
ment, and that is wat Mr.. Tilden, in
common with John Kelley and myself.
perpose to give our common kentry, for
which fought and wood hev died.
Gentlemen, trnst my answer to your
question is satisfactory. Fl not refer
VOC to the Nashnel Dimocratic Com
nifty"
The oommitty retired, and dele
Qashun Nv Green hackers from lnjeany
wuz admitted. They wanted to know
also.
"Gentlemen," said the great leeder,
"ef | am distinguished for anything
except military skill 1t is for simple
directniss with my fellow citizens.
am rejoiced that hsv an opportunity
NV anserin the queries witch may be put
to me. In the matter nv currency,
whether we need more or less, whether
1t shood bs redeemable in anything, is
a question on wich l need not say there
are grave difference Nv opinyun.
"Ef 1t is best to have fiat money, we
must have fat money-ef, on the other
hand, wat is called sound money shood
be held to condoose to the greatest
number, that is watwe want. But one
thing you must bear in mind ez 700 20
to your homes, which IS that eternal
vigilance is the price XIV liberty, and
that the Fabian polisy Nv Gen. Wash
ington wuz wat brot the kentry thro
the Rsvolooshinary war. Wv that am
entirely certain. But for that we would
be proanin' under the yoke OF British
despotism and the beacon lite OF liberty
would not hev bin lit on this continent.
| I trust l hev answered yoor question
fairly and clearly, and that 700 know
NV Tosishen. Fl Their is anything else
VOC wood like to know, menshun 1t,
and In the meantime, Mr.. Nasty will
show WOO some excellent Bourbon whis'
XIV in the adjoinin apartment"
This committee got rid Nv, the come
in one from the south wantin to know
his views on reconstruchshen and the
stains nv the southern states ginerally::
"Wishin to state my views on all
the questions afore the people frankly
and fully, am glad you are here. In
regard 10 the southern question, the
inheritance NV which recognize, l hev
10 sav that it hez bin rool Nv my life
to folIer the best examples. \ nee
aim held thai the victory OF Luudy's
Lane A account Nv witch / hev just bin
reedin. wuz one NV the most brilliant
IN record, and that the settlement Nv
ths questions involved in that war Wuz
al ereditsble to Amerikin statesman
sb;n as the victories in the field wuz
20 kmerikin arms. l know | shell bs
Sivsrad with aboose by the unscrupu,
Ions onnosishen to the Dimocrisy, but
sbel nevertheless anser frankly an
ouestions propounded. trust gen'ie-
men, 700 are satisfied;
This committy withdrew and another
nv niggers from South Kirleeny' wien
wantid to git pledge that the DINO I'M o.
crisy would perfect them IN tlef ii'''