Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-09
Grellton Items.


Grellton Items.
ED. .NoErHwEsT:-Noticin the Grellton
items In the Signal of last week 1 would
ask leave to reply through your columns,
although realizing the fact that the COM
poser claims to be thoroughbred an. G..
W." which signifies "Most Grand Whslp,"
q very appropriate name, could the public
but realize how important stand he
and Logan Club at this place. Barnum
only wants him to make his menagerie
complete success. He stands in front
of his command with all the dignity and
grace Of Major General, pushing his
pto the back part of his Uranium his
ears projecting above so as to resemble
jackass, commanding "Co. attention,
now you see am your captain and 1
think there is just as much responsibility
resting on me as there was on General
Burnside during our great conflict in the
late war when he was in command of the
23d army corps, for this reason you see l
have give my whiskers the Burnside cut /,
now l expect every order to be obeyed
very promptly. Order No. 2, right dress.
Now each man turn his eyes to the right
far enough to see the toes of those No. Is
brogans at the head of the column. Order
SSNo. 8, Front! Now Co. you have with
me been listening to a grand discussion of
the political isms of the day by How.
VanCampen, in which he gave US a thor
ough explanation how butter was made
by our great grand-mothers, he even told
us how old Mother Eve made butter be-
fore there was any fresh cows. Now boys
don't let one sentence ofthat noble speech
60 by default but thoroughly analyze it
and If you can't fully comprehend deem
it an imperative duty to enlighten you on
the subject. Next in order boys we must
have pole, Lieut.. Yeager come to the
front, what say you about pole Lieut."
"Well, Capt, I have good team and
plenty ofwhite ash on my place even ii
we have to splice with poplar saplin."
"All right, Lieutenant, then will try
and furnish muslin enough to make the
banner ifI Ihave to take my shirt. also
havea little wee brush and some lamp
black, I will paint it,"
"Hold on Capt" a voice echoed through
the air, ~ want some of that to black my
boots"
"Now boys there is no codding about
this thing" said the Captain, 1--WE must
make our demonstrations a success, for
Bent Emery has donated $3.50, also jack
son the same for raising the Democrat
pole, and me being Commander-in-C Chief
here, am compelled to put on a bold
front even ifit takes all the white shirts
about my house to make one banner"
CGreat Applause.l
The noisy boy opens his mouth again
and says: "Cap. don't take them thar shirts
that has lace on en-"
"Lieutenant, keep that boy quiet" said
the Captain, "for this is a serious thing,
and I fearit will be more serious il we
don't elect our President and have our
home institutions protected by high pro-
tective tariff"
Noisy boy again. II don't understand
this protection tariff question and would
like an explanation, as you have agreed
to solve all mysteries"
Al "Well, sir" said the Captain, "you heard
Mr.. Van Campen remark in his speech a
few evenings ago, that farmers were a
monopoly and protected 20 cents on every
bushel OF wheat we sell. Now will tell
YOU how. Ir the first place we have a
board oftrade that sets the price on our
wheat, this year we get rs cents per BUSH
ell and If we was not protected In our in
dustries by the government we would re-
alize 95 cents per bushel. You see we pay
Uncle Sam the 20 cents to protect us.
Now boys you see this wheat goes
through manufacturing process in
which the government protects and an ad-
ditional tariff of2O cents is added, and
now to come to the point, that is why
YOU factory hands have to pay $3.50 per
week for board"
Noisy boy.-"Capt. do you mean to
convey the idea that we laborers have to
pay this high tariff, because we are the
consumers after having our wages cut
down to $1.10."
Capt.--"Yes, boys, but you see this is
all right, the Government must have
money to run it,"
Noisy boy,-"Now Cap, look here there
were several boys left the Blaine club at
Mcclure, also at Hamler: eleven left the
Rlain club and joined the Cleveland and
Hendricks club, I tell you cap the boys
are getting their eyes open to their own in
terests."
Capt.-"Now see here boy don't talk
an, You know it won't do to mutinize for
thai colored man Mr.. Howell said in his
arooob tAll men that votes the Dimocrat
ticket was rebels"
Noisy boy.---"Now Cap. that is just
what is hurting our party having darkies
running over the country trying to en-
tighten a people that have always had free
schools. this won't do, the Government
had better send him to Africa as a Mission
ary. he might talk little on faith but not
on system of free government. Now
bovs. for Gods sake let us stick together,
YOU see we have taAen wrong course, we
blowed to the Democrats that they could
not raise a pole, low look over there on
the common, they have beat every pole in
the county. l acknowledge myself we
have not taken very wise course. You
know the evening we raised our pole
some of the club was full, also the even
inc the Democrats had their rally they
made the best display that has been made
in Grellton during this campaign, and
thew all acted like gentlemen. Now, boys,
do You Il ink you treated them right by
throwing brick bats after them and throw
ing logs across the road in front OF them?
Now boys, don't take such course, after
summing everything up | think little
moral persuasion would effect better re-
suit. have about come to the conclusion
there is no use in trying to beat them as
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