The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
SATURDAY FEB. 5. 1881.

Since purchasing THE REPUBLI-
CAN we have been forcibly impressed
with Madam Rumor's ability to get
at bottom facts. She seems able, by
intuition, we suppose, to divine your
past, present and future purposes.
By her wonderful perceptive pow
ers she has discovered eur every
purpose and motive in pur-
chasing THE REPUBLICAN. Her
first discovery was that it was
to be run in the interests OF
Combs fer the Senate. Next, that
by it we intended to clothe Peddi-
cord with the judicial ermine. And
now she even knows. what we
thought nobody knew, that Thayer
is to be made, by its powerful intiu-
ence, Clerk of the Circuit Court five
years hence.
TO be Senator was the ultimatum
ola Roman citizens ambition. Why,
therefore, should not we cherish the
desire?
A Judgeship is sugar plum that
many mouths, we wet of now, water
eth for. Why, therefore, should we
net desire to taste the tempting
fruit? ...........
To be Clerk of the Court is an am
bitten and desire that, to our own
knowledge has been cherished since
the palmy days of the Roman En-
pire. Why, therefore, should not
we do as others have done?
Oh! wonderful madam! Thou
art certainly clairvoyant to discern
SO easily our innermost thoughts,
and as thou hast so readily OWNED
thus much of our purposes, we naight
as well confess the balance, and save
you and our interested friends any
further trouble concerning our inten-
tons in the purchase. Thou art cor
rect, oh wonderful madame, as far as
thou hast made known thy startling
discoveries, but the half has not yet
been told. Be prepared, gentle read
or, for shock, for we will now "a
tale unfold that will make each par
ticular hair" &c. We not only in
tend to make Combs Senator, Ped
dicord Judge and Thayer Clerk Of
the Court, but we wish to send Hay
den to the House of Delegates, make
Dan. Miller, our Jour, clerk to the
County Commissioners. and George
Snouse, our Devil, Register OF Wills
five years hence. Our present inten.
ton is to have Clagett Peddicord
study law, so that he can be made
States Attorney when Mr.. Veitch's
terra of Office expires. AS Clagett
is only fourteen years of age we will
have to have the laws amended tc
make him eligible; but, with Combs
in the Senate, Hayden in the House
Peddicord on the Bench and the pow.
erful influence of THE REPUBLICAN
we can easily effect this amendment
After Clagett's term of Office ex.
pires j. Morris Combs will succeed
him. Morris is not yet quite year
old, but we think we can have hin
ready to fill the Office at the expira
ton of Clagett's term. The othel
offices we will distribute among oul
uncles, our cousins, &C..
Now, oh wonderful madam, can'st
thsu, with thy ability to revea! hid
den things, tell us whether we will
succeed in all these our dear wishes
Sometimes we hesitate to do all this
on account of the sacrifices and cost
to us. Our law practice would be
ruined. THE REPUBLICAN would
be without editors, foreman, jour
or Devil. and would have to collapse
and it seems to us it would be killing
the goose that lays the golden eggs.
So, after mature deliberation anC
consultation. We have concluded tt
fOrego our Senatorial aspirations, tc
taste not of the sugar-plum, and leave
to others the Clerks Office, while VIZ
shall endeavor to take care of oul
law practice and THE REPUBLICAN
and if our Republican friends will
work as disinterestedly for the goot
of the party as we will, all will b.
well, and the nominees of our party
met ourselves, we assure you) viii
be elected every time.
Mr.. Edward Potts, we'll known az