The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1883-03-16

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The past week has developed
nothing specially worthy of = let
ter, aud / fear this ons will be =
rather duh one to your many read
srs. We have had . lecture or two
from = Mrs- Foster, OF Iowa, on the
subject of Temperance. The lady
lecturer is y lawyer, and as = ready,
easy, fiueut and forcible spsaker
she woald put many . aedglius OF
the male pcrsussiou to blush. Her
object is to influence legislation,
aud very truly uphill road has
she to travel in this part OF Ala
bana. Why the candidate that
can't "set 'em up early aud often
may we'll be couufed ont Of the
race, and tue truth is, that cur bar
rooms are our political barometers.
1t is sad commentary on the times
when one reflects upon the manner
and management OF the people du.
ring q campaign.
A few Office seekers will get to.
gether aud pool their influences, or
| iu other words, will select among
themselves which Offices they want
aud say, now see will all work to-
gether for the nomination OF this
ticket, aud select some two or three
men iu each ward to work the peo
ple up. These few meu are sup
piled with resources, q. Q. money, J
aud around the bar.roons, corner
groceries, ETC., night aud day they
talk up their certain men tor these
certain offices, until the people from
hearing these names mentioned all
the time begin to think they are
really strong candidates, and with
out any apparent effort on theil
own part, really get the nomination
aud all because the dear people
never stop to think what they are
doing, and instead Of u spirit OF pa
| triotism that puts men into ofics
| II IL really the spirit of "old rye
and Kindred spirits of that ilk thai
tiIl our Offices with our patriot,
rulers, instead Of servants, As they
sometllnes call themselves. Ant
yet there is nothing astonishing
about all this, the poor lpan appai
emily cares YER, little one way o
the other whatever the result-h'
cant see as Il will benefit him, whils
the wealthy mau, too iudolent u
attend to the duties Of citizenship
; or two exclusive IN his exalted es
timation of himself to mingle witt
what he Is pleased to call the com
mon herd, ut the polls, neglect
his duties, and thus the interests 0
u great city or State are left to tb
mercies OF political sharks who ma
mpalate votes through bar-r0vm
and corner groceries aud approIrl
ate to themselves all that is leit
political patristism--the spoll'
; Aud yet, somehow or other, tn
old ship OF state rides safel
through every storm, aud after oac
. election the waves of fraud and col
ruption that have madly dashe'
around her gradually settle dowl
! aud all is calm again. God blrs
our country. As for the polit
. ciaus-well, the devil takes care
his own.
Tonight We have Mobiles In hi
new play ssInterviews," aud AS he
fiua actor that always carries
good company, there is no questio
:, Of his having a fiue audience.
To day has been one Of tho'
grandly beautiful, balmy days Il
!, winch our cline is No noted ut tn
!, season OF the year, and Dauphl
!. street looks bright with the face
!, /. and pretty toilets of our Aobll
: ladies, dozens Of whom surp.'
= the notorious Mrs. Langtry ~ pea
= ty, grace aud lovelipess, aud ~
: = pretty day like this woald prove
y by comparison. Aud yet. some he
:. one teels Inclined 10 scold and tiI
= fault, and almost say they la'
- common p0litsuess AZ times; for
" : stauce, three or tour Of them "
= : walk abreast, occupying the who
- OF the side walk, aud will not vie
= = the ri sht of way at all to .horr
- = man. but make him take the sire
= with y sweet complacency, that !
: tonishes fellows temper, when
~ stops long enough to thlnk OF
And again, II in the street car, y
On are very tired aud give up ~
seat to one OF the divine cr@atur
To- tue chancrs are ten to one IT
or get pleasant look mu;h /
re thanks, which sometimes leads
bl- to thluk,, they lack--but | fear |
81 on dangerous ground, SO Ill sim
say, fondly thine own CORA
ala Pneunonia har been epidemic