The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05
How They Voted.
| Burlington Hawkeye. |


tent Just after the close of the afternoon per
Torrance, and the animals were talking pol
itics, having caught it from the chatter they
had heard In the audience. They didn't
know great deal about politics in the cages;
but that, you know, children, is no bar to
talking politics. Indeed, no. Some of our
Congressman who hold on to Office the long
est, and talk the most and the loudest, don't
i digress. The elephant listened to the
rest of the animals for little while, and
then he said to the giraffe:
who is your candidate for President?"
Blaine" said the giraffe.
Eyes" the elephant said, chats you.
Your ideas are always way up. You can't
get your head out the top of a pine tree.
Just because Mr.. Blaine was so quick to see
where the giraffe came in in DR.. Garcelon's
menagerie, you think he will pay particular
attention to you. You take care of yourself,
my aristocrstic friend. Your head isn't as
long as your neck by forty feet. You can't
come the giraffe over Mr.. Blaine. 1 say,
Old Faithful" ne continued, addressing the
big dog in the Happy Family" who is
your manp
The Newfoundland said he was for John
Sherman.
yes" the elephant said, because he's
interested in the currency. II he is elected
you will want the tariff put up on dogwood.
just the same as Peruvian bark. Well, go
ahead, howl Tor a free ballot and an unmuz
zled press, and don't whine if you are beat,
as you usually do. Jean Vatican" he went
on, turning to the tiger, who do you go
for?"
ANY man that comes close to my cage, -
replied the animal IN the convict's suit.
Correct you are" said the elephant "but
you can count me out when you begin bal
loting. Who is the next animal to voter"
The hyena said he was for Tilden, first,
last and all the time.
I'll bet you" commented the elephant,
anybody might know you would go for a
dead man, you wretched apotheosis OF an
Ohio medical student. An, you Seventeenth
Ward resurrectionist, you'll run against q
Circleville torpedo some of these days that
will knock that smile of yours into a cooked
hat. ANY respectable citizen of the mensg
erie ready to express his preference before /
close the pOlls?"
The tortoise said he was in favor of Fitz
John Porter.
"0f course you are" said the elephant,
because he moves just about fast enough to
suit you gait. If he doesn't move forward
any livelier for the Presidency than he did
for General Pope, he won't hear of the nom
nations until six weeks after election.
You'll make good running mate for him in
war time, and you ought to get along pretty
we'll in politics. The next geological won
der and living curiosity will step up lively
can't keep these polls open all night; we've
got to dress for the evening performance
get"
The turkey expressed himself warmly in
favor of David Davis.
Right you are" said the elephant. "And
| that's because he keeps you company on the
fence all the time Moreover he looks more
/ like me than any of the other candidates
| and 1t rs eminently proper and respectful in
you to support him on that account Any
/ other voice from the plains and the jungles?
The gopher shouted as loud as he could
| for Mr.. Seymour.
| "Sure enough" said the elephant, "be-
| cause he stays in his little hole all the time
| just like yourself Well gopher him If yor
wish; this Is free country, all except the
menagerie, which costs you just one quartet
of dollar every time you look at 1t. Come
now move along lively or you will lose you
vote; polls close at"
The wild ass of the desert here stepped Il
| the front and raised his voice for Mr.. De IA
Matyr, of Indiana, amid the widest enthu-
siasm and loud hootings throughout thu
tent
The elephant wiaked at the cages with
merry twinkle in his eye. That's right
my brave cactus eater" he said, ''you ar
naturally and properly one of Mr.. De La Ma
tyr's followers. Brays him up TO the skie
il you want to. Nepotism is fashionable II
this country now. Next voter?"
The monkey timidly said that II he wa
allowed vote he would vote for
Proctor Knottl" roared the whole menae
erie, but the elephant said sternly, There
now; enough of that; no intimidation at tn
polls. No one else. Oyez, Oyezl The poll
are closed, and the judges will now process
to count the ballots"
He then announced the result of the vot
as follows: Grant, "a.
But" inquired the animals, ''how doe
that conner
"WelI," said the elephant, sit comes al
the same, and don't you forget it. Don't
weigh more than all this mensgerie put to
gether2 What do yen animals know abou
politics, anyhow"
And the animals were well pleased {
think that they were allowed to vote any
how. and they were delighted that the cleo
ton was over and their man elected, 30 the
gave three cheers for Grant, and role
around in the straw to dress for the ever
: ing's performance. ne