The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-27
CONSULTING THE PEOPLE.
Bill Arp. Idea, of placatins tho Majority.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Consultation.
Making president is right big thing
It is kind of special privilege that bs.
longs to these American people and one
that subjects of kings and queens and
emperors do not have. 1 don't think
the privilege amounts to much, so far as
the common. run of folks is concerned,
for they have precious little to do with
it, and don't know what is going on un-
til the thing has happened. A common
man knows that two men are running,
but he don't understand the machinery
that set them up and pitted them against
one another. Cobe swears that he never
voted for president in his life, and
wanted to know of me who elected 'em.
When 1 told him how it was and all
about the elec toral college, "Well," "
said he, ~ do recommember voting for a
passel of fellers, and the folks told me it
was aginst General Grant and Sherman
and all them fcllers what come along here
and burnt US out, and that's all l
wanted to know about it7"
"But," said ], "You voted for General
Hancock four years ago, aud he was a
Yankee general and fought US like
blazes."
"Hancock-Haucotk !" said he. 81
reckon not, squire. never voted for q
Hancock but one time in my life and
that was for constable, and he got beat,
end the other feller got hold of a little
Judgment aginst me and levied on my
truck outen spite, and hAint voted for
a constable since; and here the other
day 1 went after my fodder that l left
over yander when l moved, and an in.
fernal constable had that levied on for
rent. paid all my last years rent but
i've dollars, and disfurnished my family,
and them folks said they would wait on
me till next crap for that, and l thought
it was all settled, but one of them new.
fashioned 'squires that they call noto-
rious republic got out writ of rouster
aginst me for the little dab of rent, and
now reckon the cost is about As much as
H. loht 5o11t uon 9O
"I'm afraid it is" said /.
81 tell you what's fact, squire" said
he, "I've been livin' here nigh on to 30
year, and never knowed any good to
como of these courts and these constables
and sheriffs, and all sich. All they do is
TO slip around and take all underholt and
underwares of poor feller jest for little
dab of costs. never had offs in my
life; | never even warned the hands to
work on the road, but Ive had to dig for
q livin' all my life, and now it looks like
I'm Jest ohleeged to have that fodder for
this here mule. for she made it and she
are entitled to it,"
Well, Cobe got his fodder and that was
a bigger thing with him than making a
President, but still most everybody likes
to be consulted even if they don't have a
hand in the business. It helps man to
be called on for his opinion and his pre-
ference. There is a heap of civility in
sending man around to interview the
sovereigns. These little attentions don't
cost anything, and it's like putting axle
grease on the wagon, for it makes things
run smooth for a little while. It's a kind
of compliment and swells up lean man
a little, and makes fat one square him
self with dignifed satisfaction. 1t like
sending out seed and pub'docs TO the
humble people, for it fatters the whole
family and makes them think they are
not utterly forgotten, and are OF some
little consequence to somebody.
Well, nobody has been to see me yet
about this Presidential business, and I'm
suffering for taffy, but you can telegraph
to the New York Herald that Bill Arp is
for Tilden and that he will say in Sun
days Constitution that be wants him
nominated by acclimation and elected by
the nation for its own salvation. For the
truth is, if patriots don't unite on reform
ia the government, the great American
nation will go to the dogs. I'm for Mr.
Tiden because he has got reform on the
brain. lie cleaned out the augean sta,
bles in New York, and knows how to do
it. He fought corruption single handed
and whipped the fight.
He never talks about the tariff or the
Mormons, or Bismarck, or the beathen
Chinese, bu, he talks about iniquity in
high places, and corruption, and thieves
and plunderers. He is the man they
swindled out of the presidency because
r~>.sx were afraid of him. And if he is
nomlnalss again they will spend millions
to defeat hlrs-<As-lhe same reason. Mr..
Tilden said when heraa>s.efore that the