Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-31
NAsBY.
Mr. Nasty Assists in Ohio and is Elated
over the Result.

Ohlol, OCTOBER ~, Iooo.-Onlo lin
Halleloojy We kerried Petervllle fur the
fust time since the star Nv the Dimocrlsy
sot in gloom in 1860. 1t wuz bitter fite,
ez we he'd majority Nv eighty-three to
overcome, but we did it.
1t was the fanatikle ackshun Nv the tenn
perance men wat did it. Their he'd bin
singler apathy in pollytix among the DIM
ocrisy in Peterville for some yeers. The
prinsiple brewer of the place was tainted
with proteckshun heresies, and three Nv the
s'loon. keepers he'd alluz bin in favor Nv
honest money and opposed to our Green
back theory, and ther he'd bin in the past
two yeers considerable scratchln and very
little zeel displayed for the old party among
the lokle Dimocratic politishuns.
The passage NV the Pond law wuz wat
fust opened the eyes NV the brewers,
saloon men and distillers to the dangers
that threatened EN- from continooed Re-
publikin soopremacy. That follered by the
Smith law, closin s'loons on Sunday, made
EN- think more, but the iron entered ther
soles when the Scott law robbed EN- NV
two hundred dollars apiece, actilly shtttin
up twelve s'loons in the county and thrown
the fixters back upon the hands Nv the
brewers which he'd furnished EN-. This
deepened the feelin, which wuz settled
when Repu blikin Legislacher actilly sub
mitted amendments calkilated to lessen the
sale NV ickker, and to compel them sellin
likker to pay suthin toward the support Nv
the Government.
The ackshen NV the brewers and soon-
keepers wuz prompt and decisive. They
summoned the different candidates afore
EN-. They he'd previously votid different
| tickets-some Nv EN- he'd bin Republicans
and some Dimekrats. But the danger that
now thretened EN- yoonitid EN- In one solid
! falanx, for they felt that this wuz no time
! for trihin. Beer wuz assailed.
They organized committy consistin NV
one brewer and two s'loon-k keepers. l bein
present ez a advisory board. The different
candidates for county offises wuz sum-
moned to appear before EN-, wich they did.
The Republican candidate for Lagislaoher
appeered.
Eff 700 are electid wat do 700 perpose
| to do ?" wuz demanded NV him.
d" shell try to watch the expenditoors nv
the State, very closely, to see that no more
taxes is piled upon the people than possi-
bic. I shell git through the bill permittin
US to ishoo bonds for the moo turnpike, and
. Gt JOsslDlS sICl Slb q AOo BC1AsSASAAAJ
locatid in this county"
Gan that be id /" ejackilated the
Cheerman how do 700 stand on the
likker question. No prevaricashen p
&" certainly am in favor Nv the Scott
! law, and believe that the traffic in hkker
should be regilatid, -
! That settled him.
The Republican candidate for State Sen
ator was next interrogatid
"Ef electid," sez he, {" l shall vote the
| distinctive principles Nv our party. l
agree with yoo, Mr. Cheerman, ez to the
necessity of pertecting Amerikin industry
and for 8 stable currency. When it comes
to the eleckshun of a Senator in place Nv
Pendleton, l shell -"
"Bother that nonsense. Wat do we
keer for perteckshun or the eleckshun Nv
a Yoonitid States Senator? Wat we want
to know is how 700 stand on the all-ab
| sorbin question Nv Beer p
| He had to admit that ne wuz in favor of
regalatin the traffic in some way, and that
settled his hash.
The next wuz the Republican candidate
for County Commissioner.
"Give us yoor polisy ef 700 are
electid.
"Was want the offs for is to see ef it
isn't possible to git decent roads through
this county, and"
8" That amt what we want to know.
How do 700 stand on the ticker ques-
tion ?"
Il RELY haint got no vews-I never
thought of it. Wat l want is good roads
and decent county bildins.
The same questions wuz put to all the
! Republican candidates, and the ansers waz
about the same.
The Dimekratic candidates wuz more
reasonable. Not one Nv EN- he'd any es-
peshl noshen ez to roads, county improve
ments OF county biznis, but every one nv
EN- exprest hisself in opposition to the
Scott law, the Smith law, and decidedly
opposed to prohibishn, They exprest a
/ willinness to give bonds to that effeck.
One or two nv the Dimekratlc candl.
dates wavered for time, but they wuz
brot to ther senses to wunst.
look at that streem Nv men floating
into Simpsons /" ejackilated the President
of the Likker Dealers Assoshiashen. "Jlst
look at EN- There might be more hats
among EN-, and clean SHIRTS mite be more
common they mite hev noses more OF the
hue of the lily, and they mite not wobble
SO ez they walk but it amt noses or clean
shirts or hull scots that vote. Under the
Constitooshen Nv the Yoonited States that
man with his shirt-tale floatin behind is
the peer of the biggest manufacturer IN
Peterville, and his vote counts jist e2
much. Kin 700 git that mans vote with
out our help? Not much !'
The pint wuz observable and the pledges
required wuz given immejitly.
Prompt and vigrus ackshen wuz taken
to wunst. The brewers contributed 5OI
kegs Nv beer each, and the s'loon keepers
pledged therselves to keep open bars til
the goin down nv the sun on Tuesday
Tae wholesale dealers in Cincinnati, wlch
supplies the kentry, sent barls NV whisky
with their compliments, wich the s'loon'
yoosed to the best advantage.
The plan nv our campane wuz very SIM
pie, but it worked. We set beer tiowin e2
free ez water, and put more whisky or
tap than wuz ever knowd in this county
, afore. The crisis was imminent, and VIZ
! coodent stop halfway. We yooseC
l every agency knowed to further the
: coz of free beer. We sent, anonymously
NV course, money to the treasurer OF the
Prohibishn party, to assist them IN max
: In ther campane, for we knowd thaG every
J vote they got wuz jist one taken from
the Republican party and a half vott
. for free hkker. We had all the money
: we wantid, for the s'loons, brewers ant
] distillers fairly opened their tills. and wa
, votes likker wOoden't buy our money did
{ However, likker wuz wat we dependit
, onto. One voter with an infamed nos'
I wuz offered money, but he declined it
> why shood take money instead OF lik
ker ?" said he. "Et l take the money i
l all goes for likker anyhow, and l don,
! keer to have the truble Nv worrying will
! the change. Set EN- up, and keep settil
a EN- up.
|, With the Dimocrisy sound ez a rock
. and capturin the foatin vote, of cours
! success wuz assured, We kerried th
county by the largest majority we eve
a he'd. We kivered ourselves with glory.
y We shood hev he'd larger majority bu
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