, 1881-08-09
THE BOOKWALTER LEMON.

. THE BooKwAIrEn LEMON.
Tho nomination OF Mr.. Boukwaltcr rs
candidate for the G,tbcrnatorlAi Office IN
Olit0 tlocs not seen, to hRve united the De-
n'ucracy. '1ntlccd, It Inns caused tho lanst rt-
n!arl;ablo q,larrcl ever known In II political
ortanlzatlo on. The, great Democratic party
Of Enthusiastically iii tho tlsocs uf bitlcr COLI
flLet over the sc!ectionof "cnnpnig,, clcrks"l
What Il fniling-otr Is there, "iny country
men, from, tic snblimc principles Of Jclfer-
son to thu petty "ppIli,g md ,l.nuling'' .of
the Doukwnltcritcsl Tho young Democrats
Of tho Duckcyu State nominated 1}ookwa1-
ter, and fUhdly lnlnRfned tint they would bc
permitted 10 conduct Ills campaign mud
spend Ills money. They selected tlo Chair
n,ar of tho Cnnpnign Committee, n',d rest
cd FROM their labors. But Thompson, john
G.,-Thompsnii With Il Up" iii Ills name,
Thompson the old md willy pollttciaD,-
holds TINT Chairman In tie hollow of his
linid. III 1'hon!pson's lalitts tint Chairman
Is, lis "clny fn tho hands Of the potter" or as
dough- to be slacndetl lnto such cnkes Us. tho
old Democracy Of Ohio ttcsire to bake. And
tho young democracy Of Ohio nro tenring
their halr. Tl,cyare III II rage, for tho "fat
clerkshlps" Of tho Call,paign Committee ore
being dispensed to tlieir ancient enemies, tile
needy mil seedy politicians of tie old Dcmo-
cratic regime. Tho organ Of the young
Democracy Of Ohio, the Sunduu Capital,
thus bewaIls the situation: So;
Thqrp nro n number oF young Democrats In
tso Mnq rS S hoss ssr aey @ avo WSrc
hurt fur tlo Eood of Delnoeruty; nrc tried.
a ts sosE n haf9 9Se or Ss sss WosSy s
Ieks M II Irvine. Ultoy i q. intended 10 mako
iNN,Kwalter IL Il juicy iS,'!oi,. md these isiiows
mentioned no culnnon suckers! They need
wntchIg. .--r%'
OF cnlrso there arc IA number Of Young
Democrats III Columbus who arc honest"
not II largo number. 1frohnbly, but Il fow not
very huncst probably, Int lis l,outst rs Dc,ls-
ocrats can bo conveniently No doubt tho
members Of this little band Of .pill-lcatliuring
De1noc,rlls have worked lIartl for tho goutl
of Dcmocrlcy." No wonder tic orgnn Of
these ".fuhdcenls ~al,road"' Is moved to cry
out III deep ngol,y Of soul, "Why Is It that
1,ono of tlcse aro ever, rewarded with
tut campaign clerlships?n No wonder llts
organ Is In a'espalr Mt tito prospect Ut Il tow
old Dclnocraiie ".sllckers.' milking NIL there
Is "to be squeczeh out 0f tho calnpnfgll"
Ihe organ lenderly descllbes,. .uuokwaltor rs
"a juicy lelnol." a'tI cllfracterizcs tue OIL
sceoy Democrats WHO liafo capturcd HIN US
i'o,con'ioll suckers" = "
IS easy to conceive tho anger AMI grief
OF tic organ over tho loss OF Its "tuicy
lelnoi,'" For l'ookwalter, u was fol'tly be-
hosctl, considered rs A.le,nns1 to i,e squeezed
dry, was destined TO beeo'no'the exclusive
property ol The yoli'g Deinacr''ey, and alasl
this 5u'cy lemon as fallen Into t!le hands of
the "l'o common suckers'' the ancient
DeMoe.atsof tho buckeye stnte. i Is enough
tn mike tic very cobblesto'lcs weep, md 1t
y ni'Ite inevitable that young Democrats ut
tender ycars shuntl bnllow over tho mis-
fortuna Of their clan. like calyes entirely
Dercft OF tho sweet consolation of the boylnp
1nlder Tie situation Is too utterly utter 10
be contemplated without II tlood. Of tears.
The old Democratic eshc'ers Of Ohio, iii
stealing tic Dookwulter lemon and re-
fnsing to divide It, are driving their
younE DenlocrnaIc. fellows 10 the
demnEtion sbowwows." We, ure drawn
i,c,nimrntjc s,,dkcrs nr;, ,,{,<ln,f nn ,ntnst n
=, '.-..' - >'''--.. "