The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-11-14
NASBY.
sIr. Nasby Assists In Ohio and Is Elated
Over the Result.
From the Toledo Blade)

From the Toledo Blade.)
PETERvILLE,
CwToH is IN THE STATE Nv oHIoJ
Ohio Dimekratic!
Halleloojy!
We kerTied Peterville for the fust
time sence the star nv the Dimocrisy sot
in gloom in 1860. 1t wuz a bitter fite,
ez we he'd majority nv SO to overcome.
but we did it.
1t wuz the fanatikle ackshen nv the
Temprence men wat did it. Their he'd
bin a singler apathy in pollytix among
the Dimocrisy in Peterviile for some
yeers. The prinsiple brewer NV the
place wuz taintid with Perteckshun her
estes, and three NV the 'sloon keepers
he'd alluz bin in favor NV honest money
end opposed to our Greenback- theory,
and ther he'd bin in the past two yeers
considerable scratchin and very little
zeel displayed for the old party among
the lokle Dimocratic politishuns.
The passage NV the Pond law wuz
wa fust opened the eyes NV the brew
ers, 'sloon men and distillers to the
dangers that thretened 'em from con-
tnyood Re ublikin soopremacy. That
follered by the Smith law, closin 'sloons
on Sunday, made 'em think more, but
tnC AlOh OnkcEtQ SOl6S N0Gn the
Scott law robbed 'em NV two hundred
dollars apeece, actilly shuttin up twelve
'sloons in the County and thrown the
fixters back upon the hands NV the
brewers witch he'd furnisht 'em. This
deepened the feelin, witch wuz settled
when a Republican Legislacher actilly
submitted amendments calkilatid to
lessen the sale Of likker, and to compel
them seliin hkker to pay suthin toward
the support NV the Government.
The ackshen nv the brewers and
'sloon keepers wuz prompt and decis-
i've. They summoned the different can
didates afore em. They he'd previously
votld different tickets-some Nv em he'd
bin Republicans and some Dimekrats.
But the danger that now thretened em
yoonitid em in ono solid falanx, for they
felt that this wuz no time for trifiin.
Beer wuz assailed.
They organized committy consistin
NV one brewer and two 'sloon keepers.
bein present ez Advisory Board. The
different candidates for County offises
wuz summoned to appear afore EN-,
wich they did.
The Republican candidate for Legis-
lacher appeered.
"Ef 700 are electid wat do you per-
pose to do?" WIZ demanded NV him.
81 shell try to watch the expendito9rs
NV the State very closely, to see that no
more taxes is piled upon the people than
possible. L shell git thr ugh the bill
permittin US to ishoo bonds Tor the moo
turnpike, and eff possible, L shell git
moo penitentiary locatid in this coun-
ty."
"All that be blowedl'' ejackilatid the
Chnarrrlan gshnxx- do 1ta =,
hkker question? oprevaricashenr'
"I certainly am in favor NV the Scott
law and believe that the traffic in likker
should be regelatid."
-Thet-settled him.
The Republican candidate for State
Senator wuz next interrogatid.
Eff electid, sez he, 81 shell vote the
distinctive principles NV our party L
agree with you, Mr.. Cheerman, ez to the
necessity nv pertektin Amerikin industry
and for stable currency. When it
comes to the eleckshun NV Senator, in
place Nv Pendleton, shel--''
Bother that nonsense. Wat do we
keer for perteckshun or the eleckshun
Nv Yoonitid States Senator? Wat we
want to know is how 700 stand on the
all-absorbin question NV BeerPr
He he'd to admit that he wuz in favor
NV regelatin the traffic in some way, and
that settled his hash.
The next wuz the Republican candi-
date for County Commishner.
"Give us yoor polisy eff you are
"Wat want the offiis for. is to see eff
it isn't possible to git decent roads
through the county, and
"That amt what we want to know
How do 700 stand on the likker ques-
tion?"
II RELY hain't got no vews-I never
thought NV it. Wat want is good roads
and decent county buildins.
The same question wuz put to all the
Republican candidates and the ansers
wuz about the same.
The DimelTatic candidates wuZ more
reasonable. Not one NV EN- he'd any
espehl noshen ez to roads, county i'm
provements or county biznis, but every
wun nv em eXprest hisself in opposition
to the Scott law. the Smith law and de-
sidedly opposed to Prohibishn. They
exprest willinness TO give bonds to that
effect
One or two nv the Dimekratic candi-
dates wavered for a time, but they wuz
brot to ther senses to wunst
"Look at that streem NV men fioatin
into Simpson'sm ejackilated the Presi-
dent of the Likker Dealers Assoshia-
shen. Jist look at emil There mite be
more hats among em, and clean shirts
mite be more common; they mite hev
noses more of the hue NV 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 Constitoo-
shen 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 Jest ez
much. Kin yoo git that man 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 contributid 500
kegs NV beer each, and the 'sloon keep
ers pledged therselves to keep open
bars till the goin down nv the sun on
Tuesday. The wholesale dealers in Gin
cinnati, wich supplies This kentry, sent
barls NV whisky with ther compliments,
wich the 'sloons yoosed to the best a0-
vantage.
The plan Nv our campane wuz very
simple, but it worked. We set beer
flowin' ez free'ez water, and put more
whisky on tap than wuz ever knowd in
this County afore. The crisis wuz inn
minent and wee coodent stop halfway:
We yoosed every agency knowd to
further the coz nv free Beer. We
he'd all the money we wantid, for
the 'sloons, brewers and distillers fairly /
opened their tills, and wat votes likker
wooden't buy our money did.
However, hkker wuz wat we depended |
onto. One voter with an iniiamed nose
wuz offered money but he declined it.
"Why shood l take money instid NV
lkker," sed he. ''Ef take the money |
it all goes for likker anyhow, and 1 |
don't keer to heY the trlIhle i1v wnrr.r-