The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-11
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.
Some Republicans VIII Not Eat Crow


To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
There is a story to the effect that a boy said
he could eat crow A crow was shot, cooked
and seasoned with plentiful sprinkling of snuff
and like condiments, and the young man was
invited to dine. Between the forced mouthfuls
he jerked ont the words, 81 kin eat crow, but I
don't banker after it."
Now the Journal, in a recent editorial has as
much as said that some Indianapolis Republicans
will not eat crow, and blames the cooks who
prepared the political stew. The fault was in
the seasoning-the way in which the nomina-
tons were made.
Now, want to say that in other parts Of the
State there is decided objection to this bird.
The fact that it fattens on rotten
carcasses, and so is living,
flying stencil, almost as bad as the
turkey buzzard, is the objection They have no
appetite for his meat, even though seasoned with
salt and pepper instead of snuff.
What l mean is that some will not vote for a
whisky eandidate-a man of foul breaCh-be-
cause of the nasty stuff he has swallowed and
likes, nor for one dishonest or incompetent
And it is in vain that they are denounced as dis
loyal to party and spoken of as having done the
impolite thing in saying: mo, l thank you; no
crow for me-" Indeed these men who won't eat
a Republican nOminee-who will not shoulder his
sins by voting for him. think just as highly of
themselves as others think of themselves who
eat the whole bill of fare-crow buzzard etc;
who vote the entire ticket.
There is some reason in this Madness for so
the deserving of the party is termed. There is a
little logic in the old lady who feared gun
without lock. stock or barrel Guns go off and
gun kills himself or some one else, but many do
And if papers are reliable, most of the defalca-
tions, etc, are connected with whisky. theft
is committed and a clerk is suspected. Whyl
Because he likes wine and women. Wine and
women are as dangerous to ones integrity as the
gun or pistol is to human life. And as we do not
want the loaded pistol about the house.
so we do not want loaded man in
any responsible Office. We do not mean
to become responsible for such accidents.
But to return to the bird. If not dangerous, he
is offensive. So is the official who fire.
quents beer shops. He is no credit, but a dis
grace If we cannot have credit, why choose
disgrace9 Nothing Ia blank vote) is preferable
to dishonor, the risk of it. If it is loyalty to
repuhlcanism to eat crow, some of us mean
to be disloyal. fit is a gain to the Republican
party to set such dishes before its customers be-
cause it can have the patronage of depraved ap-
petites 1.-THE hummer vote), let 1T do so, knowing
it will lose the shekels of those who want to eat
clean birds And if this fare is kept up, there
will be new table, with washed dishes, and
sweet meats, and wholesome fare, and
crow. and more, do not banker after
it. l am not sufficiently disguised with the Re-
publican party to leave it, but will refuse crow.
L do not know what will be the outcome of the
coming election but am confident of large
falling off in the Republican vote if tipping
men, ignorant of the fact that rum selling and
drinking are criminal offenses, are nominated.
We do not want any political ROSTERS (men on
the fence regarding the whisky question: as
candidates for Governor etc.
l believe am one of twenty thousand in In
diana who won't eat crow.
GEORGE A. LITTLE
MUNCIE, Ind, April g.