The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-05-13
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

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lar 1t is now stated on the very best
authority that the Tilden bar'lS was
rolled into Syracuse, and that its con-
tents were freely drawn upon to carry
the Convention in favor of Slippery
Sam.-Glo6e-D Democrat.
B9-Senator Grover, of Oregon, is
dangerously sick. and the Democrats
are trembling lest he may die. His
term does not expire till March 8. 1888,
and as the Oregon Legislature is Re-
publican, his death would make room
for a Republican successor. For this
reason such Democrats as feel author
lied to pray are praying for his recov-
cry. - II Z ia lc..
A@ 1t was Horace Greeley who said
that Gan Democrats were not horse
thieves, but all horse thieves were DEM
pcrats. - In the progress of civiliza-
ton horse-stealing has gone out of fash
ion, but while Democracy lasts plugs
and shoulder-hitters will exist, and it
will still be true that though all Demo
Gratis are not plugs. all plugs are Demo
crats.--St. Lonis Globe Democrat.
BI- The Springfield Union breaches
orthodox political gospel when it says:
The cohesion of a political party is
based upon the principle that the ma
jority shall rule. Everybody knows
more than anybody" If'a party is so
bad that a good man cannot trust its
majority, he had better keep out of it,
and if he declares in advance that he
will not trust the majority. he is out of
it, and has no right in its deliberations.
-Rutla,ad (Vt.) Herald and Globe.
e~ 1t looks a good deal as If Ben
Hill was trying to make q fool of him.
self. He is reported TO have written a
letter to the Georgia papers declaring
that the Jessie Raymond prosecution is
the result of a political conspiracy, and
that the Republicans have offered to
provide for her at the rate OF 800 a
month if she will kill him. The idea
that the Republicans want Hill killed
when then could well afford to pay him
for continuing in active life, is too ridic-
ulous for belief.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
RB-Itis stated on authority of ex-Sena-
tor Osborne, of Florida, that there are
Democrats in that State absolutely
ashamed of the open frauds upon which
Hull holds Bisbee's seat in Congress.
II Florida Democrat can be ashamed
of frauds, there is still slight chance
for the salvation of Garcelon and Pills
bury, and even Moses may escape in
some ark of bullrushes Notwithstanding
the Shekina left him stranded, with
only a feeble hold on the rope of the
fire bell at night-Lincofn (Neb.)
Journal. .--f.ta
R6r Gloating over a Democratic VIC
tory gained at q recent election at va
zoo. City, Miss, a local organ decla res
thaf tho cf hoe -nauy haov, Ion,np-
strated beyond a doubt that the true
put down by any opposing faction" and
q political factor he is dead, except as
a means of increasing the. strength of
the South in the electoral college and in
Congress-" If the negro doesn't see it
everybody else does. Northern Dem
ocrats do not own up to it quite so
frankly as this, however. : Chicago
journal.
R9 According to the Democratic
advocates of a robust candidate, the
't.hero of cipher allevr cannot feed him
self without the assistance of q waiter.
He cannot even handle his knife and
fo, k, and when he tackles q mouthful
of beefsteak he goes into violent con-
tOTtlOuS anu SPdSuS. EScu SiuaiI
piece of buckwheat ''slapjack, soaked
in maple sirup, causes his eyes to roll,
he makes faces and spills more gravy
than three-year-old boy who has
escaped the restraints of parental au-
thority. The worse thing of all is the
charge that he has to be "tucked up"
when he goes to bed. And yet with all
these alarming symptoms of weakness
TO har
themselves up and get out of the way;
and what is more, he don't propose tc
go, for he has made other arrangements.
At the present time he has strength
enough to manipulate the faucet of the
bar'l which he has now on tap, and
voice enough for the whole Democratic
party to hear him say, gentlemen, 1
will see you ater."-Lansing Rep4bli-
can.