The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-02
BLA1NE,s TArToOED RIVALS.
Fourteen Distinguished Americans
DenOuncing His Nomination.


Bunnell's Broadway Office on Friday af- .
ternoon. The heat was intense, the mer- /
curv in the thermometer bulbs dancing /
along the scale of ninetieS, yet fourteen /
men ranged themselves about the ice
water tank and held an Indignation meet f.
ing in q manner as determined as though
the weather was only deliciously mid. .
The gentlemen thus assembled were the
tattooed men of the United States with
one observation-disclosures Gillespie Blaine.
They had met for the purpose of con-
Gemning the action of the national repub-
liCan convention in selecting as its presl-
Dental candidate for the present cam
paign a tattoOed man. whom the regarded
as totally unfit to perform the functions
of standard bearer.
Gentlemen" said Major Mountfort,a as
he took the chair, ''in the absence of
Captain C0stentenus, the original tattoo
ed man, being the senior in point OF
years present, will preside over your de
liberations to-day. lam greatly fatigued.
having justru in from Pittsburg in order
to consul with you, and, as a favor to the
chair, request that individually you
may be as brief and explicit as possible
in this mutual interchange of views"
For a quarter of a minute the silence
was oppressive. Captain De Comcey
looked about the room to see if any gen
tIeman proposed to open the ball with
broadside Harry Woodward and Ohio
North remained silent, while Colonel
Damon Prettyman nudged Lieutenant
Almond Fairweather by way of insisting
that he should speak first, The Lieuten-
ant accepted the invitation, and removing
his stool to the chairmans table, barred
/ his massive chest and began:
''NIr. chairman and brethren of the
| tattoo: | for one decidedly object to the
slight imposed upon me by the republi-
can party in selecting such tattooed
man for the presidency as Blaine of
Maine, He is my senior but not my
peer. I never met Blaine on exhibition,
| probably from the reason that he realized
his inferiority and shut up shop whenever
| showed in Washington. And l never
got a glimpse of his picture as tattooed
| freak until a month or six weeks ago,
when he bought up the side Of news
| paper and advertised his show with him
self as the central stage figure. He Is
pretty well tattooed, l admit, but then
he was not tattooed under such thrilling
and trying circumstances as l and all OF
you, my friends. [Applause.l No sir
he punctured his side by his own free
will. while | was wrecked in the Soutl
Sea Islands, and bore tOrtures sufficient
to rack the soul of a saint while the can
nibals pricked nearly 5000 different de
vices in my skin. Blaine is a humbug
Loud Applause. What does the specta
Gle of q few railroads and Mulligan letter
amount to when compared with tht
heavenly bodies and mermaid as re
fected by my chest? Nothing, brethren
nothing at allr' Prolonged cheering
at seems to me-" was the comment O
Captain Powhattan P. Smith as he rolle
/ up his left shirt sleeve, presenting to vieN
S a beautiful and perfect design Of tn
0 American flag. that l am far NOR
J. patriotic man than this fellow Blaine.
: am SO years of age, and, accordingly
g might represent the tattooed men, if on
n Of us is to be chosen as the PRESIDENT;
e candidate"
d Further expressions, all of the like in
J. bers of the tattoOed fraternity presen
and then the chairman, by way of col
clusion, said:
Gentlemen, we are in perfect accol
i, about this Blaine nomination, and l b
Heve it would be only waste of time
go to work and draw up set of resol
tions. We brand this man Blaine as
fraud of the first water, and cannot b
= deplOre the fact that the republican par
was gulled, as a party, when it was /
duced to vote for this tattOOed man fro
Maine. We have been before the peOI
= a great number of years; we are all ira
cling this season, and deem it our du
; to show up this humbug Blaine in
true colors every day in the week frC
= now until election day. We will L
=. support him ourselves at the polls, a
we can certainly influence 100, 900 vote
~f to also cast their ballotsagainst him. I
meeting stands adjourned.
Amid considerable enthusiasm the t
tOoed men dispersed, each one yowing
work with a will against the tattoo
he man from Maine.
MS
:. Savannah News, Gen. Perry is a III
- of high character and marked ability
- He Will make strong canvas, an,
democratic victory in November can
= predicted with entire safety. Mr.. Mabr
nomination for acknowledgements '
- give satisfaction throughout the ST
His many friends will rally to the 5
port of the ticket with enthusiasm.