National Republican., 1883-04-09
rnr MAN on rnr AvrNur.
Small Tals About Men and Measures

spent nearly half his lifo in the land Of the
Montczumas " that fears arc entertained that
the poor Mexicans arc in danger of getting
into the power of shrowd Yankee spectators.
The fears are groundless. The poor
Mexicans can take care of themselves in
all climates and under all circum-
stances They are n little tho sharpest
people on the universal footstool. Even
the Hebrews, who have the credit of being the
best traders and merchants in tho world can
not compete with the Mexicans The sons of
Judea have never been able to gain foot
hold in Mexico They occasionally stragglo
over there and set up in business, but they do
not prosper, and consequently do not stay long
They never stay long where they do not get on
The reason of this is that the Mexicans
are better traders than tho Hebrews, and
! when you take that fact in and carefully di-
gest Il you can realize dimly just how sharp
the Mexicans really arc. Tho only human
beings who can outwit the Mcxcans are the
Iuni Indians. The Iunis are tho best
merchants in tho whole world. Land
tribe of them in Chicago and
in ten years they would own the board of trade
and Union stock yards They are wonder
full people. You can tell the people who are
worrying lest the Mexicaus may fall into the
hands of mercenary Americans, that they
need not lose sleep. Tho shrewd American
spectators arc in more need of sympathy
than the poor Mexicans."
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Agent McGillicuddy, of Pine Ridge agency,
writes The REPUBLICAN in reply to n charge
made against him by II. q. Dear. A careful
study of the communication fails to show
wherein he denies the charge, except by indi-
rection. His reply is fierce arraignment of
Mr.. Dear who is denounced as a disreputable
person, who is guilty of pretty nearly
all the crimes on the list, and who, therefore,
could not be expected to tell the truth. The
REPUBLICAN has nothing to say in defense of
Mr. Dear That individual is of age, and so
far as known needs no guardian. Mr. Dear
has denounced Agent McGillicuddy and Agent
| McGillicuddy has denounced Mr.. Dear, and
each gentleman processes to have the best of
proof in support of his allegations. Both may
be right. Agent McGillicuddy is govern
ment employe, a circumstance which puts
him on the defensive. Secretary Teller is
looking into the affairs of Pine Ridge agency,
and if there is anything in Dear's story he
| Will HHu lJ Ouu. II UneTo 10 nOJnlnB IN III
Agent McGilicuddy will be vindicated "ofi-
cally," which vindication THE REPUBLICAN
will cheerfuly chronicle.
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"If one wants to see what disappointment
is--real disappointment and plenty of it--let
him come to Washington said one of the dis
appointed men from western state, as he sat
himself down to wait until the mail should
bring him some money to get back home with
He came on to see about an office, and he
grew tired Of waiting. Everybody was
polite to him, but in an accidental way he
discovered that his chances were neither i'm
mediate nor very certain. He said the prom
ises were too thick to realize on all of 'om."
Then he laughed bit of a chuckle, as
though trouble didn't weigh very heavily
upon him, and asked:
"Did you ever hear about John Osborn
and his setter pups?"
On being informed that his listener had
not only not heard of them, but was sur
prised that the man owned setter pups, he
told the barkeeper that he would take the
same as before with a squirt of bitters in it,
and began:
q "This abundance of promising reminds me
VI lHC SlOTy. JOuu OoDOIh Ill
st. Paul, Mimi, and while he was working
all the boys with his good nature he had fire.
quent calls at his house, and whenever man
with fancy for field sports came, the talk
always fell upon beautiful setter and her
fine puppies.
"'Nice puppies, john
ayes, bully puppies; amt they?'
"They are the most beautiful setter pups
/ ever saw anywhere
"Then the candidate for sheriff would take
the man aside and in a confidential tone tell
him
"'You just wait till after election and I'll
give you one of those pups
"This thing had been going on for couple
of weeks, and one evening man shut the
door and left the house with the promise of n
pup lingering in his ear, when Mrs. Osborn
asked:
"John, how many puppies are thereP
"'Five. Why?
"'Well was thinking that tonight you
had promised the twenty-third man that he
should have one of them
"'Oh, well, Mary said Osborn, don't you
think it would be d---n mean man to
run for sheriff who wouldn't promise pup
to his friendP"
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I" DO you see how the Indianians are kick
ing over Judge Gresham's appointment"
said aveteran Hoosier politician last evening,
looking up with smile "There is Senator
Harrison The judges advancement is sup
posed to have knocked him higher than Gill
roys kite, yet we see him cordially indorsing
the appointment John G. New, who is un-
derstood to have been overwhelmed with
chagrin, says in his paper, the indianapolis
Journal, that the appointment is the best that
could have been made. Gen. Hunter, who
is represented in an evening paper as being
very sore, has been dead for two or three
, years. Gen. Morton might have objected il
he were alive, but Col. w. w. Dudley, who
was nearer to him than any man in Indiana
, commends the wisdom of the Presidents ac'
ton, and at meeting of Indiana republicans
, Saturday night he accepted place on a com
lnittee appointed to welcome tho postmaster
general on his arrival in this city and con
gratulato him, making pleasant speech. Oh
/, yes, the Indiana republicans arc full ol
r wrath"
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