The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-11
OLD JERRY.
Violent Declaration of Prineiples--A
 Fall to the Dust.

Gentlemen and Feller-Ci,izens.- said Sld Jerry. mounting country wagon. liking position near the tail-board and Addressing crowd of people. I pears
 bre yer ter day 10 make a slatherin
 beech. cuttin' wid my blade ob sperience. 1esardless of purson or prebious condition Sb chicken s,ealin'. Can't yer keep dem korses quiet when Is a talkin'::" he added. Undressing boy at the front end of the kzgon. ~Can't yer hole yer hosses when ! ole man is talkin' ter de community 7" l Gentlemen the old man continued. Ii Yer all knows my history from de warp Fer de fillin yer knows dat al'ers spoke bell ob man an respected woman. Da,s ehat considers de bes' politics man can hab. werk'd ~id de publican party, think [n' dat da freed me. but da made me work u4 dem widour presentn' in a time ob heed, de eel skins ob return. SO i! Jined de kreenbackers. Dem men made me work eidout anything Ter eat. so quit 'em. Den thought dat I4had de thing shoah. Bo gined de democrat party. an worked rid de men what owned me fore de wah.
 iahin ben called on by number ob my frien's, run fur gubner an was cheated outen de nomination by Gen. Churchill Now. feller citizens-boy. amt yer g~inter hold dem hoses: I'll gin yer whack putty soon whztll make yer years sing so bud dat yer grea, gran ladder will turn Ibber in his grabe an wonder what de matter on de face ob de earth. say. how, arter rse been cheated by all par fies, l'se gwine ter run as inner penent canerdate. think dat in dis line. de people. white an black |will come up an give me dar votes. l |heard nigger say da, l amt strong man. I'll bet dat l can fling dem white candidates ober my head. an den nab a appetite what de catfish and restaura~ $ would shun. Beny IS man l'se got ter beat Ain't Ii 's,onishin how dat one |laiged man can run. He's dun lief Duff he and Stanley in de shades of disappoin,- ment. Da's mighty good fellers- but da can't keep up wid de tunes. Da can't ketch de rabbit of success Now. bof ob my feet hab been bit by de fros, ob years ago, but ef l can't hobble along in scan lous manner, den I'll retire rum de race an hep enforce de Sunday law. By nights de office ob gubner longs ter me now. I went up ter de state house. de udder day. an tole de gubner ter gi, outen da, cheer ob ofice. bu, he struck a, me wid sam pie cornstalk- l said. look out. ole man. look out :. but lie sci a dog oi me doan like dis souer proceedin' Bu; now. fel- Ter citizens. Ise heeled wid success. submits my claims ter de people. When I'se elected. I'll show you how ter uphoI' de name ob de state. I'll encourage immigration by scauerin' nickeIs on de streets. De. you won't hear no man talk hard times Oar aill be a free lunch m de state house yard ebery day. I'se a gwine ter hab a red wagon dat wili cluek like spring frog. I'se gwine to smoke desc heah paper cigars an blow my breaf on de top brick in de National hank I'll hab Stanley an Duffe ter pull my coat tails apart when I warns myself. an I'll iet Berrs run along in iron; ob me an yell. -hcah comes de boss. I'll stir up de stomach ob de entire state. ar when . man makes a mouf at wha, l'se doin'. I'll make de secretary ob state .Sick a hole in his britches. I'll nebber tumble
 myself ID dc dust
 Juss then the horses started wiih a quick jerk and the old man fell heavily on the street.
 -Sepenfer when I hafter,- he ex- claimed arising. But the crowd yelled :" can whup any man what insults gub- ner," he yelled A little black negro from the bottoms rushed up. when the old man said: Sepenter man from de bottoms, who I'se gwine ter make chief clerk Look out! doan hit me. Yer ain't got as much rcspeck for officer as de average white
 man