Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-16

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| Thar n1n,t sish Geax es1Iin - spssea
| xher wood b. Mmukiud y fhe mc3 80
! fsk<sf ~ che hoouan family, ana We
| rors eIxsn b orsedfujss en6 resenDiin
| &c rwine 81 the vslisy, wh1eh res -
| fe~< q vel e. ~ uoes in3o tbe frcd-
Whfle fns eleekahun wux pen1lnE No
are erprest any Question: 81 - v1o -
~ nv the three Federal oGInnna - this
sSfs~ss, Itwrx audekssood matter tha8
I - q 8 Poeem4s8er. IzsakeK GasIfS
| f,o1l@rfor ~ CueEonnz. and knrDet Nc
PeIt~r Cplleutor Of futernai keysnoo.
Ihsss uux ell In the iufsfee ~ Ivn
Rerxie HefoFm. I hsv . rnor1eaGe on
| ~ Pefnf4ix. becox need 10 70 iivs On 4
$500 f;xyIft tie Custom HCnss- becoz
| - hex 40 farm nort9aeed, and knrnel
Map~If<r fhe IrseruAI keyonoo Of08,
bespx t,eiur 6istilIeT IL wiil be eonv<n-
vent fer him 10 r2&e his own shf1xy-
fheu - are entitled 20 the plsees Tar
fher he0ox ne three men n fhe CoxneD
IA y much for Cleveland and Reform
- we. 4 raised the mouey % send
uartv un3er charge Of Isaxker and Nc
Peter over into Injsany 70 vote. Only
sfayin ut home nnysslf 70 act - guard
10 keep the niggsrs away fron the poles
af the Corners, 20 eDsboor The e1ecksnnn
AZ Reform member Nv conorss- We
ali he'd pos<x ~ danger, and Ct eny are
enlisted 10 the places Nv proat . y
We held q nasstin' 10 consider the mat
tes Of the ofIssss. the Dimocrisy Nv the
Corners yosnaniuusiy dsmsndin' Is.
We gladly acceded 10 their demand, sup.
posin' Nv ooorss that what they wanted
wuz 20 give eeespreshn 10 the popier
demand for cor appointment, and ve
all three vent 60 fur e. 10 borrer cleen
shirts 70 appear IN, and 20 prepare
spesches nv thanks 20 oar teller citizens
for the confidence they rsposed into M
We asked the Dimoorisy 70 turn ous
sn saass<, to oFRsnize thelzseivos into
perchshn, and fur each one 20 hev .
banner prepared TO carry GA that Okla
sion TO make IL impressive.
swat shei We hev pas snto our ban
nersYr they asked
aEnyshinQ,r replied, shat express
"a your ides Nv Dimocrisy."
Il won't never do 70 trust the Dimoc
risy without full preparashun- Every
man Nv the 237 Dimekrafic voters IN the
Corners wnz promptly on hand, each
With banner. and jist sz promptly ev-
cry one nv en- enrolled hisn, and onto
every one nv the z37 was the legend:
sro TEE yICToRs BELONG xnE sPoTLs!
That WIZ their idee nv Dimekrssic
triumph, and while 10 may be the honest
expreshn Nv their Utmost hearts, IL
nesdn't key been quite 90 voonanimusiy
expreat.
There wuz fist 237 Dimekrats present
In the meetins house, and called the
mesfin' 70 urder, and ms and Isaker and
kernai MePeiter sot Their IN sur billed
shirts, iookin en- diQni6ed ca possible.
waitiu for some one 20 sejcst our names
for the three ofiises, and STEERING reso-
looshun that President Cleveland i'm
msiitly appint rs and settle the minds
Nv the Corners.
Not one nv EN- did Il, however, and 20
relieve the ckkurd paws sskiessid that
the objick nv the mectin was 20 take
ackahun regafdin the fedreI ofzises IN
the Corners, and that an expresbn Nv
opinyun wood be in order.
Elder Pennibacker rix and remarkt
that that wuz vat We wuz met for, and
ez il WIZ rather embarassin fer man
10 perpose hisself. he moved that the
sense Nv the meeting be eet at by bal
iottin fur candidate fur postmaster
riz 30 object. bat before ! Good git
in word edgeways, the moshun wux
ksrried, and / VIE compelled 20 appoint
teilers. Then she Dimocrisy writ thsir
ballots and passed in solium perceshun
In front nv the hat. depositin them
therein.
The tellers counted 'em ous. Their
wuz perciseiy 237 votes cast, and II WIZ
a sineler thing that svry man present
had lust one vote for Postmaster.
"9eDtiemenw said ! In rage. what
does this fneanf Their Amt man in
this swisnce wich don's know that the
posishun Of Postmaster nc the Corners
belongs 10 me by perseriptive rite. Their
amt man who doa's know that ! htv
been waitin for it,"
"And hev waited for ii,'' yelled them
all In koFus.
Gentlemen, !" said Issaker Gavitt, I'VE
he'd better pass the postofiis, for Their
seems 10 be sum question ez 10 who shell
I'll that place, and pass 10 the selekshun
NV the candidate for Collector Of Gus
toms"
Tbis WE agreed to and the ballots
WIZ prepared, vofid and countid out.
The result wnz eggsackly ez before-237
votes cast, and each man in the house
reseevin one VOTE
Issaker Gavitt remarkt that be Good
ent understand IL that he sposed the
Dimocrisy nv the Corners WIZ actooa-
| It'd by patriotic motives In supportin
| the patriot Cleveland in bis CRATE strng-
Gle for Reform, bat diskiverad the pos
ishnn nv the Fedrel oftises WIZ the con-
| trpllin motive. He felt disgust which
| he ooodent find words to express.
Kernel McPelter sejestid that the po-
sishen Nv Collector nv Customs be pass
ed, and ballot will bs taken fos the
important posishen Nv Collector nv In
ternal Revenoo, wich wuz done with
this resait Votes cast 237, each man
| ia the awjenca reseeyin iist one vote.
The fact became apparent that there
was q ded lock. for no man could Git \
meiority Nv sven one. Every Dimocrat
In the Corners wantid aposisheu, aud
nos enc perposed 10 miss chance fur
euy nv EN-.
vas amoo<sd al the rage nv Issaker
| and tie Kernel, aud they wondered AZ
the csmnis with wioh took the sitoo-
ashen.
"Yeo ara in the same box with u.s."
they whispered hoafsely; wat shsl we
DOR
| l disdained 10 anser. l knew my
strength. simply pulled Bascom over
10 me and whispered in his eer: swat
them two owe 700. 700 kin git. for 700
hev mortgage cato Their lands. Wat
owe 700 is forever lost, oaless Cit this
placer
Then nsscom rix and demanded that
a vote fur the postoffis be taken over
agin. and be continued, " l giant il
understood that my candidate IL the
parscn here"
A howl nv dissent went up from the
entire swisnce.
Gentlemen" scd Bascom, in q vcry
| iiTm manner. :. beg 10 call your atten-
shuH so one important fact. Ef Their Ia
q man within sound nv my voice 20
whom the parson Is not In debt,
should like 10 be inferdoosed % him.
81 he Amt appinted. vat Ia So happen
20 the Corners We mite ez well hang
COR fnanshel harp onto the willers.
Wat he owes me 10 gone farever, and
vat he owes Everybody"
We don't keer vat he owes you -
yelled the egssited popnlis- I'VE hes
Fites-we hcv "a much rite to the post
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