Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-16
The Field of Battle.
THE KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING IN THE
POLITICAL ARENA.

II WAS near the scene OF the last memora-
ble engagement between the Regulars, un-
der leadership of that modern major general,
/. Freeman Rasin. and the Volunteers, COM
mauded BY His Excelency, William Taylor
lia milton, that the war correspondent OF The
American one morning last week met an
elderly gentleman who seemed 10 be survey
ing The battlefield with critical eye. For
the moment he fancied that it might be some
local historian collecting data for forth
coming work on the rise and fall of parties.
but on drawing near he recognised the talent
ed back of his friend. Mr. Geo. Cotton,
President of the Board of Police Commits.
sioners.
Can you point the exact spot where he
fell said the Commissioner with his sad,
sweet smile.
What fellow fell asked the intrepid w.
o., following the direction of the Commits
sioner's glance until his eyes rested ON
truck, laden with huge marble shaft.
"Wby, my dear friend the Governor, of
course-thst sainted man. How did love
h i'm! And the tender-heart-d Commissioner
shed a tear the size of hotel clerks dia :
mond
And was he such an honest man?
Honest, my Lord
And was be highly honored by his party.
Alas! with the exception of DR.. Henkle
and myself, he received more toll for the
amour, of grist brought to the mill than
auy other man in Marylan But he is gone
he is gOner. Oil how he suffered. And
the commissioner dropped another 1o carat
tear,
He was reformer, was he not inquired
the intrepid w. c., on still hunt for infor-
nation.
lie was be wasI Oh, how he suffered
Monomaniac2
Yes, that was it. He thought he saw re-.
form at every crossroads, and, like Rho
deric Dhu, one blast from his bugle would
turn the whole State upside down Il was
big blow. That's what took his breath
away. But, OH how he suffered
Ard your friend German, why is be not
here to mingls bis tears with yours?
Ali there you touch q tender chord. They
were not-no, they had not be, intimate
Of late. The este emed deceased, regret 10
say, had one weakness. As Saul desp ised
David, who had sci we'd him faithfully. be-
cause he saw in the shepherd hoy rival for
his throne, so the Governor became Jealous
of the young man from Howard county who
championed him for senator in 1868.
But yon-he loved you, did he MOI?
Why, no-that is not with boundless
affection. You see, when German was sup
porting him for the Senatorship in 1868
was a member of the legislature ard refused
to vote for him. Queer that he should have
hated German because tie latter helped him
and me because / wouldn't, isn't il now?
And yet how loved him-Oh, how loved
hml
And do you really think the Governor
wanted to go back to the Senate again2
Think? Ny friend, do you suppose if the
Easter Shore door was open he would turn
bis back on i'll But so far as he is concern
ed, il is slammed to and bolted. And, be.
sides my friend-yes, my dear friend-is a
| corpse. For The first time in his lite he has
dead sure thing. Oh, how he suffersl and
once more the Commissioner got the drop on
| a tear.
But the living-what Of the Survivors of
| the battlel What of Nj Whyte?
Whyte? That's the survival of the 6phtest.
isn't it4 Well, he seems to suit everybody
aud what everybody likes must be the pro-
| per thing.
He wants to go back to the Senate, doesn't
he?
Well, really he never said so, and-b ut,
OF course, he's always ready to sacrifice him
self to harmonize the party, you know.
And lie may go into partnership with
Governor Hamilton for that purpose?
Go into partnership with a corpse2 what
| nonsense ! Aud, besides. do you suppose sn
asiute politician like Whyte would take in
part ner unless he could furnish indubitable
evidence that he was politically sane? The
truth is that neither OF them is TOO good to
belong TO the ring. when it suits, and both
good enough to belong to a party of reform,
| when ii suits better.
And GOrnan-how did he come out OF the
| 6ght
OIL nothing disturbs him. He is the most
| magnificently abused man in the country.
but be never losses his temper and q man
who ruleth his temper is greater, you know,
than he who taketh city, even q city like
Baltimore.
And what of General Bradley johnson
DID l not see him doing picket duty on the
eve of battle?
doat know the General. Perhaps he
wanted TO file c1veat TO Hamilton's will or
secure the receivership for the Ring.
And DR.. Henkle-isn't he among the
missing?
really don't know. The Doctor hasu't
| been himself for a long time You see, he
lost MS liver pad last fall and il affected his
spirits. Like all dyspeptics. he turned re-
former and set his heart on getting the State
treasurysbip But | don't blame him 80
much as Others do. | dare say should
have been a reformer, too, if | hadn't been
elected police commissioner.
But what about Mr.. Bannon?
Well, Mr.. Bannon Is self.made man.
and he deserves great credit for it: don't
think he was the best man that the Governor
could have picked out 10 exhort sinners to
repentan CO. but, still, damon, with all
thy faults, love thee still
And Findlay-he tell early ia the fray,
didn't he2
Findlay Poor Findlay! What a magnif-
cent orator he is!-isnt he, now? FindIay
reminds me OF a magnI fcent water spout /
saw at sea. 1t rose aud rose and continued
to rise until the apex seemed to touch the
sky, and then-Well. Just then it! collapsed,
and the ocean looked so calm and unrufied
that it was hard 10 believe there had ever
been any waterspout at all. Yes, Findlay
Is certainly magnificent spouteri By the
way, be hit GU porcupines-you quill-driy.
ers-pretty hard. He said the Baltimore
press was deaf and dumb. But maybe that s
u great comfort when he does all the talking
eh2
And now about yourself, Mr.. Commits
sioner? Are you q candidate for the COVER
norship?
Come now, no licking Haven't you heard
that waived my claims in favor of Briscoe,
provided he carried his county for Hamilton?
1t is true he didn't fl / the con tract but I'm