The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-08-05
CORRESPONDENCE.
0MORDECAI,, THE GREENBACKE;,.

Sr. Louis, Mo-, July l6, 1880.
oh. Lortly, 0TDriscoll-ths immaculate politician
is after me; he is reaching for me, and wants to
stuff me into his political gripsaek." But, oh, no,
no. please spare me. Mr.. GTeenbaeker. ] am not
quite converted you wOuld make me believe.
Don't count the chickens before they are Matched,
and especially Let me advise you not to count the
eggs before you've got them.
1t amuses me to SIC how you arc off l read in
the Chief time since that YOU had gone out
West. and your name naturally reminds one of
your little party, and being myself considerably in
terested in all things that pertain " Doniphan,
matter how insignificant some may be, l could not
help asking what you doing with your scheme
for a money and prosperity manufnctory for these
United States. Besides that, have compassion for
little children, and, since cannot give il any help
to live, would please my kndheartcd soul to know
that the ragbaby has turned its toes to the daisies
/ hope, since you have become correspondent, that
you will give occasional reports of the state of the
little darlinss health. am sorry, for your sake to
report that called greenback meeting at Stolles
Hail. in this city, last week, attended by only
about five six stalwarts, who, after waiting an
hour far an addition to their number adjourned in
disgust.
And in another point you are off Because I
said ''the Young forming political clubs, :"
you presume TO say that these young men my
friends, and that am unhappy, and sigh for more
whiskcy. and hence lin a dolefiIl dilemma. Oh
what cruel stab, my dear Mr.. True lnwarlness,"
you that deal out equal and exact Justice to all
men, Because run down political clubs, you
Wet Of belonging to them. 1t you did not
realize that did not want to be hard ON the old
men, (some of your age,l and who should have
sense. and accused only young men of belonging
to them. Well, beg pardon; I'll amend that por-
ton of my former letter, by including the old fools,
rs well a. the young
And, come. now. Mr.. ODriscoll, do You really
mean to tell me that all you Greenbackers such
immaculate fellows, and that you would not your
political influence get yourselfan Office whis
keyi IL would seem that you wish to believe as
much You used to sign your articles "Vertas," but
am afraid TINT signature would not do for your last
article. Although ! do not want to question your
good motives, must express my regrets that your
political abors have not secured their proper reward
an office But never give up the ship We tell
the little school boys IF first you don't succeed
try, try again" while there T. life. there il hope
I'll give you ten cents to tell what party be-
long to. You ACCUSE me Of belonging to one, and
speak abont Ibis party Now, | don't know
which it really i--Rcpublican Democratic. You
see, am the fence. hence ] offer You the above
reward NY idea is TO vote for the best men 40 you
can't accuse me of Democracy, because ! intend to
vote for Hancock for President, you
Your allusion to works meet for repentance" re-
minds me of Cen Haskcrs Salvation Army
which Is trying to convert people here. Last even
ing they got the Court House steps, and had
hortatons and singing. and praying, for the curious
multitude that gathered. This Haskell is an old
Snowman, and gathered his ''army," as he calls it,
in East ST. Louis The ''Army" consists of fourteen
young ladies. whom the General calls Lientcnsnts;
several men, called Captains; few standartbear-
ers Tone of whom is lame-leggedl and the army"
is led the march by two small boys in furkey-red
breeches, flaming yellow shirts, white sashes and
white straw hats, who play the fife and drum. Every
Sunday they march across the bridge from East ST.
Louis, to hold meetings in the open air, and Mt the
Theatre Comique. If they did not seem to be such
serious simpletons, would suppose all their
tons burlesque on religion. But the General
seems very earnest about it, just like Mr. ODrisco
with the Greenbaek theory; and Mr.. HnskelI, in his
tactics for the conversion of sinners reminded me
very much of our Greenbaeker's noble efforts in his
cause.