The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-24
COLONEL JoYcps DEFIANCE

To the DOLL entail
MuRwumps OF Politics-Ho Gives
An Explanation OF "Puck's'' Car
toons and Hopes the Fight Will
be Kept Up.
Colonel John A. Joyce was standing In the
Wet End Hotel, GEORGETOWN, this morning
when CRITIC reporter entered. Tho poet aud
ecribe exchanged the usual civilities and
tipped glasses to the health aud prosperity OF
the worl6, whom tho following colioquy en-
sued:
al zee, Colonel, that several newspapers OF
tho country 1.-The New York Times and Post and
ilhck among thom-are paying their respects
8Yee, since my late interview pronouncing
Blaine brave, brilliant and audacious, and
tattooinR him with the good and glorious
deeds OF twenty-five years OF political life,
Dolly Warden Sentimental Mug
have complimonted me with their abuse. They
do not reply 70 my logic In behalf Of Mr..
Blaine, but call up tho Bristow whisky ring
to prison as the first victim OF Bristow's polit-
zeal raid. My imprisonment as an innocent
man is the noblost milestone OF my
'Cbeckered Life
and whenever I revert to those desperate
times my heart swells with pride at tho God.
given fortltude displayed In defying an I'M
just persecution OF an officer OF the Govern
ment for his personal aggrandizement. The
man who feels conscious Innocence OF his own
sUul can defy the onslaught OF the rabble
world to eternity. For tho buzzing May nles
OF fashionable opinion who rise In the sun
shine and sink In the shadows 1 caro- no
more for than the Idle wind that wanders over
the lea."
"Puck's" Assaults ON Blaine.
"what is tho meaning of Pucks raid on
81 Will tell you confidentiaiiy," said the Col.
onel. "About year ago Keppler and Gillian
were bought up by Wall street capitalists and
shrewd Republican politicians to satirizs and
abuse Mr.. Blaine till election day. You know
that the 800 fraud of Garfield and the Morey
letter did more TO elect GARFIELD and Arthur
than all the sentimental 1ummery OF tho
campaign. When a man is unjustly abused
by an assassin's pen or brush tho thinking
people OF society beget an Immediate sym.
PATTY for
The Victim of Personal and POliti-
cal NIRIediction.
'I.see that Puck puts you In blue boating
suit"
s'That suits me exactly, although my pic
ture is not quite as handsome as some IN the
cartoon, yet It being alone and solitary feel
in q blaze of gratitude to my personal friend,
Mr.. Gillian, for dignifying me with his classic
pencil. You know that tell the whole fact OF
my Imprisonment In my remarkable book, en-
titled "a Checkered Life" and although the
sale OF the volume had perceptibly ceased
after the fret edition was sold, I now ind
that every well-reRulated mind and Christian
family cannot get along without 1t.
If'Puck' VIII Continue
until the ides OF November to dignity itself by
n detail OF my prison life Will agree with
Keppler TO pay ten thousand dollars for the
advertisements"
"Colonel, what has your support to do with
the election OF Blaine"
"Nothing at all. l never met Mr.. Blaine but
once In my life, many years ago, being then
introduced TO the brilliant statesman by SEND
tor Allison, or Iowa. Whether he occupies
the White House four or forty years never ex'
pect to ask him or any OF his ftiends for per
sonal or political favor. 30
The Miss Nanctes of Sentimental
Politics
can possess their souls in peace and regard
the country as absolutely safe from the wlles
OF q patriot, prisoner and poet. The papers
that compliment mo by their abuse do not say
that / was released from prison on writ OF
habeas corpus by tho same U. s. Judge who
sentenced me, on the ground that was lille
gally incarcerated. They do not say that
when the shot on Sumter reverberated
through tho land and aroused Nation
TO arms, roso up as a Kentucky boy, JoiEed
the Union Army and
Fought ana Bled TO tho Close of the
Rebellion,
even against relatives and friends. Ask Cerrc
Gordo wiIiiame, the United States Senator
from kentucky, as TO my boyhood and army
record. And above all ask Uncle Billy Sher
man, who knew me on the field of battle."
'"Then you are satisfied with the abuse the
mugwump gave your"
"Yee, am delighted and trust they ma,
1 continue In shooting their blunted arrows at I
man who defes their moot desperate attack.