Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08
The Nan on a Mission for the State
Central Committee.

A SOLEMN APPEARING stranger, seat
ed in travel-stained buggy, which was
drawn by a horse that looked like Dore's
picture Of Rosinante, refined up In Titus
vile the other evening. The stranger
stood up in his vehicle, glanced up at
the town clock, bowed to the people
passing on both sides of the street, and
said:
az come unannounced and unherald-
ed, but at the earnest solicitation of the
State Central Committee.
A dozen people stopped.
"The times are out of joint; oh,
cursed spite, that ever was born to set
it right" remarked the stranger in
loud voice. Z" But the State Central
Committee insisted so hard that had to
come down among you"
The crowd was swelling rapidly, and
inquiries passed from lip to lip as to the
speakers identity.
al think it's Col. Forney," suggested
man on one side of the street, while
on the other side the rumor was being
rapidly circulated that it was Stanley
to come here and look after the oil vote
for Garfield.
"Icome unheralded, " said the strange
man, mot simply as a matter of taste,
but as a matter of policy. do not my
self like these immense civic displays,
and in saying this do not wish to re-
fleet upon our people for their magnifi-
cent reception of my friend, Gen. Grant.
His was an exceptional case"
al believe it's Garfield himself" said
a man sitting on the curbstone.
81 wouldn't be surprised if it was
Hancock" suggested another, as he
glanced into a shop window to compare
the face with a chrome of the General.
The stranger cast his eyes slowly over
the crowd, and continued:
4" The interest which you manifest as
sures me that you are alive to the great
Importance of this campaign"
"We don't want traitors to run this
countryl" shouted man who thought
| the speaker was Gen. Garfield.
"Right; right yon are, friend," re-
sponded the speaker pleasantly. "This
is the grandest country the sun ever
shone upon. We want men, honest
men, men of wisdom, integrity and pa
triotism to rule this God-given govern
ment; !" then, raising his eyes to ten
cent flag that iluttered from a window
sill, he apostrophized it:
/" Flag of the free hearts hope and
home, by angels hands to yalor given,
! thy stars have lit the wellNin dome, and
all thy hues were born in heavenl"
The eloquent words of the speaker
called forth loud cheers from both Dem
ocrats and Republicans, notwithstand-
ing the cheapness, in money point Of
view, of the particular copy of the flag
referred to.
After the applause had subsided he
went on:
GAS I have eaid, the State Central
| Committee -
"What Central Committeep" inquired
a man who was anxious as to the speak
er's politics.
"1 am plain, blunt man, and viii
not have proceeded far until there will
be no occasion to ask, 'Under which
king, BezonianP' The people demand
a change. [Cheers from the Demo.
Gratis. The people of this country have
been swindled long enough. Demo.
cratic yells, and cries of 'Give it TO 'em
hot and heavyl"] Gentlemen, / have
known Gen. Garfield long and well
and he is one of Gods own noblemen
Cheers from Republicans. As Presi
dent he would adorn his country. LouC
cheers. 1 also know Gen. Hancock.
consider him the very best type of thu
handiwork of our Creator. TTumultuou
cheering by the Democrats. But, gen
, tlemen, it is principles, not men, tina
we must look after now"
L. Ino,,
ments from under the buggy seat, Will,
the crowd wondered hopefully what sid,
of the house he was on any way.
"This is an important crisis in ou
country's history" he began again
"and historians will so record it.
dare say you are all sick of politics ant
politicians. Cries of "We are" "w
arel" "Give us honest menl"l
"Yes, my friends, give us homes
men! That is the Macedonian cry tina
greets me everywhere, and it strikes
responsive chord here in my heart O
hearts. How many gentlemen are ther
in this vast concourse of intelligenc
who say Down with politicsP' r
hundred voices, "Here!" "here!
" here!"1
"Now we understand each other.
am down on politicians like pile
driver. profess to be an honest mar
aud have that here in this little pal
, eel, )" and he held up a small tin box be
, tween his thumb and finger, "which
am proud to recommend to honest me
| of whatever political party. Icall it tn
Saints Rest, or the L pluribus UnuT
Corn and Bunion Eradicator. With
can remove the worst chronical cas-
, of corn, bunion, wsrt, or other excrei
cence that ever defled the fair form {
/ man or woman. TtuSuille Herald.