Daily Republican., 1880-05-17

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HARP w ERIN TAVERN, Moo YoRK, }
April 26, 1880, :
am more and more impressed,
time flies on, with the greatness q
patriotism Nv Sam. ]. Tilden, I
Great Dsfraudsd. His entire devosh'
to his common kentry, his utter ST,
tplissity nv character, the gilslisnis
naturally simple nacher, wich co
tao, with the world has never corrupt
and \, sgsneral ohild-liks trust In Il
isstis af his fellow men, all combine
io male h "a man vich to see is
jovs and VII, b to be in confdensh
lrelashups with. IN monetary way,
to be supported. :,
hsv ben for sevel. VI weeks residi
at the Harp NV Erin 4. .Vern hard b
Grammsrey Park, arrangl.' Aentuck
for the sage OF Moo York.
J 1t is nesdlis to add that | dolt. pa!
. my own beard. In the interest ~ LII
common kentry, the good Mr.. Tilde1
has the bill sent to hisself, for he rec
sgnizes the fact that the lahorer for hii
common kentry Is entitled to his daily
bred, aSd a liberal allowance for likker
and the other necessities nv Life. The
good Mr.. Tildsn has ten or q dozen pa
trio;s Nv my kind at the same place,
and life with us is not altogether
glosmy. We all sleep in one room, but
there are three meals aday and unlim-
tied credit at the bar. A man wich
can't live on that is 8 Sybarite wich
hez 10 place in virchus Republic.
concluded Kentucky yesterday, and
start for home tom0rror. | he'd two
hours with Mr.. Tilden, the good Tilden,
and We fixed the hull matter.
~ don't want to be President, said
the gileless old man, "but the good of
our common kentry demands it. A man
wich won't make sacrifices for his ken
try should be compelled to live under
a corrupt aristocracy. How is Kernel
Pluuger, Of Covington 7"
"The Kernel is for Thurman" ! an,
swsred.
"Tell the Kernel If that deestrick
goes for me he shell hev the pos:ofiis at
Covington, and that mortgage onto his
house will be attended to. No patriot
wich wants 20 be President will pay
him more than l will wich is draued
out Of retiracy reluctantly, and solely
for the good Of a common kentry."
! replied that l thot that would fix
the Kernel. Referring to a memoran-
dun book marked Kentucky, he went
onl:
"Gineral Podger, nv Lexinton, hez
bin sayin sumthin for Bayard. ltwoE't
do. Ef my sutfsrin Kentry elex me to
the Presidency which consent 10 scle-
ly on its account, and against my will,
he shell hev the postoffis there, and
sich money ez he expends in carryin
the deestrict fnrnisht him, and his bills
shel not be lookt into very closely. In
savin one's kentry o patriot must be
liberal. Wat is paltry dress compared
with the COED nv ones kentry ? And
Major McGrath %
Ireplied that the Major wuz not al
together satisfied with givin the sage
nv Nso York the nominashen, but that
| wuz satisfied he wus waitin to be seen.
"See him. Find out eggsactly how
much he wants, and promise him any
hing in the way of offices that he re-
luires. In the great work Nv savin
,ne's common ksntry, promises can't
be too freely made. Offer him the
postoiiis there"
"Honored and patriotic SIR" l re-
piled, "thatgofis hez bin already prom~''
!scd to three men,"
"hsv they Sense enuf 10 keep thsiE; !
mouths shut till after the conven.
hun %
~ feer not, patriotic aud honored
ir."
"Then cffsr him a furrin mishun
md a small amount Nv money in hand.
hank the Lord" sed he, fervently,
for furrin mishuns. Yoo don't hev
i specify, and there are a great many !
" EN-. 700 can't hev two postofises j
a one place, but there are great 9
,any furrin mishuDs and a great 3
lany more kin be made, If need be to ]
ave our common kentry. l hev alluz
sleevsd that our common kentry wuz
OF properly represented abroad, and
nat there ought to be at least one Con- Z
ii for every Congressional Dsestrik,
nd twice ez many full mishuns. !
ate to double up, but wat kin l do 7 b
her amt nothin | won't sacrifice to
ar common kentry. For its sake l am
Gin drawd out nv retirement-for its 9
Ike l am willin to serve ez its Presi- a
snt-for its sake l am willin to open
lst ez many bar'ls ez my unbOught =
lends desire-and shel hesitate for -
8 sake to promise the same offs to five 7
On : Never No troo patriot wood q
.lk at SO small q thing ez that. Let NJ
n come. They shell hev all they N
ant. Kin Kernel Simmons he depend
ito 7" .
"Honored and patriotic sir, Kernel
mmons adores you in his heart, | am =
rtain. But the Kernel is labrin under Pc
,anshel troubles, and he hez hesita- ~, ~
d, to see wich candidate wood Civ"
ii understand the Kernel, and | am -
8 man. Ash0or ths Kernel that the 1
nv his district" -
" But honored and patriotic sir" ]
piled, looking at my memorandum, n
hat otlz hez bin promist to four al
ady." =
$50 it hez," replied the patriot, $50
hez. Very good. He must hev fur -
n msshuu. Tell him to select any c,
le be likes, and give him my word -
r it. Will that anseri"
"Better than anything. The Kernel
so heavenly in debt that residence G.
-u.L ,nok hioo hattar than tnt