Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-04
ATALK WITH THE SQUIRE.

From the Philadelphia Star.
Most of Mr. Randall's friends and supporters have
| returned nom Washington The squire reached
| home last night, and when he arose this morning,
| his mail contained a letter from Washington.
Noticing its familiar handwriting, he quickly cut
the envelope. The letter was from NJ. Randall,
| and read
would like 20 know all friends from Philadel-
phia who were In Washington. Please send Inc tie
name and address OF each"
The squire started down the street for the IT,
quired Information. He had Just reached Chestnut
street when he was met 10y star reporter:
The reporter noticed that lc wasn't looking Wei.
/ tack OF the chills.
"Halloa, squire. YOU don't look wen," was the
Look WE'LL guess dont-I'm sIck-Im done
noInore OF II for me"
mo more what?'
'No more politics. They've beat Randall and that
settles f."
1--WE all thought you would pun Randall through
again"
Yes. so did l. So did !. but that viva voce did r.
You see, we thought We could catch the southern
fellows a secret ballot. and went to he trouble
OF getting lot OF tickets printed all kinds - Colors
you know. ike we do in the fourth ward some
white. some red some pink, some blue. some vel
low. and all Sorts you know" And here the squire
dclved into his pockets and extracted a bunch II
tickets OF yaI1egated colosa on which was printed:
For Speaker.
SAML J. RANDALL,
OF Penna.
"But II was OF no USE mournfully continued the
squire, "they got on 10 Us; the big fellows came
along and frightened the little fellows fr0m the
south. and they were afraid 10 stand up ana take
the racket, when II viva voce. That viva voce
did IT, said 10 Randall when knew IL Was TO be
viva yoce, Have you got 10 stand this thlnge
and he said Yes I've got nerve enough 10 Il and
anything and so he had; he was the biggest one
OF the whole lot OF them when he went In the eau
Gus after IL was all over"
.'Iiow did the southern people treat you:"
SLOW did they treat Us: We wouldn't have
cared for the licking, but they sent US home with
out any cash. hal sll when II was all over. We
had over $4,000 I'm our gang and IFS al gone. every
cent Of IT, those southern whisky people have cot IT,
You know whenever we heard OF bet being Offered
do to weaken. We heard OF three bets OF $500 each
being offered We went for them there. There We're
three southern whisky mems checks for $500 "a n.
We took them and got LEFT. Then. AT half-pas on
saturday night we heard OF another fellow al VII
lard's who wanted 10 bet five hundred. We went
there and made him weaken 10 SIS. Just
We're going out Southerner stepped up and said
Mister, please accommodate me with one hundred
We did accommodate him. Said 10 MCGOWAN.
Here. this Is enough or This, let get out
fresh fellow VIII be sticking US fer five hundred
We did get. Poor Charlie Mann Have You seen
Charlie guess he is out about $1,000
'liow did they treat you after the defeat?" the
Star man asked.
'They gave the old rebel YELL regular va. VA,
va! Va. VA yet the worst you ever heard. old
Joe Blackburn came up talking about wearing the
gray for four years and getting even with Randall
Why III IL hadn't been FOR Randall putting the furce
bill through he blackburn wouldn't To- in Con-
gress. But the funniest Thing after Il was all
over" concluded the squire, .was 10 hear them
taffyfng one or them. seeing looked bad
said: Look here we want a southern man in the
chair and a northern man for President. We VIII
all be for Randall for President Said I. Young
fellow, look here; you're not playing Us for suckers