Delta chief., 1883-08-29
From tne LOST Charley Ross
BAKERS FORD, August 27.

BAKERS FORD, August p, 1883.
To the Elitor Of The CHEF:
Talk of hcrmits and their mode of living,
your sedentary lives, Siberian work houses,
Blackwell's island, and all that sort of thing,
but !: isn't patching 10 the Ioiss opsruIdi
Of my movements on the board since about
the FIRST Of June. Hot? | should remark
So hot that the old tomcat refused to sally
forth in quest Of food and the old dog, Tow.
ser, would positively make nocturnal visits
to the river to slakc his thirst. But | have
borne up under the pressure remarkably well
all things taken into consideration have
been able to get away with my usual rations
three times n day. To make long story
short am growing gradually more eorpu-
lent. and by fall viii bc aide to appear upon
the scene of action in the role as David
Davis. DO read the papers? Am posted
on local !nreg Yes, for - neighhor OF mine
gave me a pleasant call yesterday, and IN the
conrse Of cur conversation we drilled of INTO
politics, and he said the political pot had
been set boiling, and while dwelling upon
this delightful theme We sallici forth aiter a
watermelon. On arriving nj the edge Of my
timber on the bottom, from whence we could
get a good view of the country west and
south 1 was made to stand aEhasi, for looking
ing aud il seemed 10 spread To such eN-
tent that il at once promised a speedy envei-
opment of our little valley. Turning to my
ncighbor ! made inquiry a to IT. origin. He
saii il was the wnuld.be- De- ncratic leaders
Of this county operating with the wheel of
fortune" trying to grind out candidates, if
possible. who would be arrceably received
among the voters this November coming, and
q. whose c0at.tails Others might cling, hoping
by 50 doing TO achieve something Of victory
for themselves. Unlike the mills of the
gods, continued my neichbor, this ma
chine. while ia grinds slowly, il Is not ;rlie,
and the smoi.e Se see is the result Of friction,
caused by the unevettnesS and irrcgularity of
the drive-wheel in it. revolutions" We are
told that coming events cast their shadows
before hut in this particular instance am
very doubtful, for having got a sniH Of the
smoke, could, by the aid Of u most acute
and sensitive olinctory, see that the machine
at Delta had at It's helm men who Imagined
themselves as belonging TO the chosen few"
setting themselves uS as moulders of public
opinion that should be mucniy sought 10y the
voting public, regardless OF political procliy-
itics, bu, such will not be done, for my ac-
qunintance in the county teaches me that the
rank aud Tile of the two EIcai parties repre-
sented herein is composed Of Us iiir-miudcd
and weil-thinking class of men rs can he
found anywhere men who will not suffer
them msclvcs dictated to hy a set of political
as their guide. Now, | am not much of
party man, but do believe it to he the duty
Of every voter, regardless of his political he
lief, To vote for such measures as will insure
the greatest good to the greatest number.
Such result eau never be obtained by sup.
porting men who seek to become our public
servants by going about the country preach.
ing the doctrine, "tomc unto me all We who
are dry and will sakc their thirst. for am
the salt, the tree, the truth, the light, the
day. and beside me you should vote for none
other" We have men among ms who are
pure of heart, honest of purpose, and titly
qualified for any office within the Eitf of the
people; aud more they are mcn who figured
conspicuously in che settlement of the county,
thereby showing that their interests were
identical with that of ours in the uphuilding
and development of the country, aud thar
they are not chronic office seekers, nor de
pendent il elected to office upon the enolu-
nents thereof for n sustenance. We have
such men among us, and by supporting such
we do ourselves an honor. and 1T the same
time will rid the country of u set of political
pilots who, If mistake not, will awake on
the morning after election to the realization
of the fact that they have been the recipients
of n just condemnation of the voting public.
Some one of your many readers may deem me
an evil prognostica.or, and seek to explode
my prophecies by replying. If 80 | assure
them that from this date forward all such
communications will meet with hearty re.
sponsc over the happy appellnton under
which l sail. Yours for the right.
THE LoST CHARLEY Ross,
I,lI np.t xrtn ,t.l. .,F Al.