Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-10-28
HUMoRs OF. THE CAMPAIGN.

HUMORs OF. THE CAMPAIGN.
The Man ON Mission for the State Central
COMMITTEES, Who Combined Buainess
with Politics.
A Asolemn-appearing stranger, seated
in a travel stained buggy, which was
drawn by q horse that looked like
Dore's picture of Rozinante, refined
up in Titusville the other evening.
The stranger stood up in his vehicle,
glanced up at the town clock, howed
to the people passing on both sides Of
the street, and said: '
81 come unannounced and unher-
aided, 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. ''But the State Gem
trail 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.
81 think it's Col. Forney,'' sug-
gested a man on one side of the
street, while on the other side the
rumor was being rapidly circulated
that it was Stanley Matthews of Ohio,
who had consented to come here and
look after the oil vote for Garfield.
81 come unheralded," said the
strange man, "not simply as q matter
of taste, but as q matter of policy. I
do not myself like these immense civic
displays, and in saying this I do not
wish to reflect upon the people for
their magnificent reception of my
friend Gen. Grant. His was an ex-
ceptional case"
81 believe it's Garfield himself"
said man sitting on the curbstone.
The stranger cast his eyes slowly
over the crowd and continued:
''The interest which you manifest
assures me that you are alive to the
great importance of this campaign"
"We don't want traitors to run
this country!" shouted a man who
thought it was Gen. Garfield.
Fright; right you are, friend,"
responded the speaker pleasantly.
''This is the grandest country the sun
ever shone upon. We want men,
honest men, men of wisdom, integri-
ty and patriotism to rule this Cod
given government" then, raising his
eyes to ten-cent flag that iuttered
from window sill, be apostrophized
| it:
"Flag of the free hearts hope and
home, by angels hands to vaior given,
thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
and all thy hues we're born in heaven"
The eloquent words of the speaker
called forth loud cheers from both
Democrats and Republicans, notwith-
standing the cheapness in q money
point Of view, of the particular copy
of the flag referred to-.
After the applause had subsided he
went on:
"As have said, the State Central
COMMITTEES"
"What Central Committees?" in
quircd man who was anxious as to
the speakers politics.
81 am a plain, blunt man, and I
will not have proceeded far until there
will be no occasion to ask, under
which king, bezonian?' The people
demand change. [Cheers from the
Democrats. The people of this
country have been swindled long
enough. democratic yells, and
cries of Give it to 'em, hot and
heavyE"1 Gentlemen, 1 have known
Gen. Garfield long and well, and he
lis one of Gods own noblemen.
i Cheers from the Republicans. As
a President he would adorn his coun-
try. Loud cheers 1 also know
Gen. Hancock. I consider him the
very best type of the handiwork of
our Creator. [Tumultuous cheering
by the Democrats. But, gentlemen
1t is principles, not men, that we
must look after now"
The speaker paused, took some
documents from under the buggy
seat, while the crowd wondered hope
fully what side of the house he was
on anyway.
'sThis is an important crisis in our
< country's history" he began again,
: "and historians will so record it.
dare say you are all sick Of politics
and politicians [Cries of "We
! are!" 1--WE are!" "Glve US honest
men!"1
"Yes, my friends, gives US homes,
, men? That is the Macedonian CRY
= that greets me everywhere, and il
strikes a responsive chord here in my
heart of hearts How many gentle
I men are there in this vast concourse o.
8 intelligence who say Down with pol
8 itics?'" IA hundred voices, s'Here,
"here |" "here!"
s Snow we understand each other
I am down on politicians like q pill,
driver. profess to be an homes
man, andS have that here in thi
little parcel,,' and he held up small
: tin box between his thumb and finger
J (which ain proud to recommend d
honest men of whatever poititica
q party. 1 call it the Saints Rest, o
3 the E plurihus Unum Born and Bun
s ion Eradicator. With it I can re
: move the worst chronical case O
u corn, bunion, wart, or other excres
u cence that ever defiled the fair foru
l. Of man woman.
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