The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-27
g.WERRF .WOUR.V.ER.
His OratiOn Over the Burial of
Democratic Hopes.

The Republicans Of Clarinda, PAGE
couty, Iowa, had a jolifcatiou meet
ing on Friday night, the 5th inst.
After several Republican orators had
given vent TO their feelings in spread
eagle speeches, the crowd called loud.
ly tor Lou. b. Cake. Cake is a Dom
ocrat, and he looked too depressed to
speak, hut the crowd wouldn't be nut
of, so he mounted a box and made
the following unique speech:
"Fellow citizens A man usually
attends his own funeral, but it is not
expected that be should talk a great
deal. (Laughter) know the faner
al ceremonies would 20 on without
me, so | concluded had better bring
in the body. daughter But il
takes a great deal Of grace to sustain
a man who helps furnish the corpse
for an occasion like this. Laughter J
Nobody but a Democrat could do it
{ (Applause.) tits certain that no one
save the Democrats have had
chance to try it for the last twenty
years. (Shouts of applause. J Dis.
appointment is Tue modern Demo-
Gratis birth right, and mourning his
normal condition. They took out
patent on disaster twenty years ago.
and it has never been inffinqed
The patent run out in 1876, and thew
have just had it received. Looking
over the landscape Of the last twenty
years, | behold acres and acres o;
busted hopes, cords and cords of dis
gruntled ambitions, barrels aud bar.
rols Of unayailing tears, oceans and
oceans Of phantom ships once bur
dened with Democratic delusions.
(Great applause) Disappointment
Is an anchor to the Democratic Soul,
both sure and steadfast.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And lowers to wther az the north winds
breath.
And stars to set but thou o, Democrat
Ihou hast al times for thine own death.
l might say with Shyloek, "Suffer
anee, yea, sWfer-anee is the badge of
our tribe" I could give YOU 800
reasons for this. (Laug6ter.) A
lawyer offered ajudge sixteen reasons
why his client was not present in
court. First, he was dead. The
judge told him that he might omit the
other fifteen The first reason ofthe
329 is, we lacked the votes. You will
allow me 10 omit the other 328.
(Applauslve consent. But | could
give more than 329 reasons. Yea,
Morey letter. John Kelley did il
with bis little trick. (Gfeat ap-
plause. Wade Hampton's mule
broke his leg instead of his neck
and Ben Hill wasn't born q mule,
English had foreclosed his mortgage,
and couldn't redeem. Then
'Tis The South that can supply
Solid comforts while We die.
In some States the Greenback par
ty 1ell through a crack in their plat
form and crippled US. daughter.
Bot Democracy still lives. (Grea
applause.) It's like the MULE
never dies. But unfortunately, lik,
the mule, while it lives it is foreve
throwing its rider.
1t bucked Greeley of and killet
him in 1872. Tilden stuck on till h
passed under the wire. (Applause
But there was so much daylight be.
tween him and this Democratic quad
rGped the judges counted him OF
although he had his foot in the stir
rups This year we got a splendid
send off and might have won, bu
the donkey was stricken down i
Indiana with (g)Landers. Zap
plause We close this chapter O
history with the hope the story vii
, not be continued in our mex
! | (Cheers.) We accept defeat NOR
cheerfully because of the magnani
uous manner with which you TAX
the victory. We take It every for
years. Il is a standing prescriI
ton II might be called tie quad
rennial Ipecac. (Groans.) II worl
up before the election and worl
I, down when the returns come il
We thank yOu for the magnan
nous way in which you have turnC
\ out to our funeral Applause
y We Congratulate you on the magni
, cent aud imposing character OF Il
i obsequies. Here the speakers fe'
!, ings oyeroame him andhe retir'
n amid encouraging earthquakes al
" applausive avalanches