National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-16
A CAMPAIGN FLASH.

torial of o recent date, commanding me as
"the sweet singer Of tho Blaine" boom,
natters my vanity and manipulates my
magnetism.
l send you copy Of my book-"A
Checkered Life'-which has found its
way into the homes of thousands, more
soothing in its prose and poetic influence
than st. Jacobs oil or tho syrup distilled
by tho lato Mrs. Winslow.
As tho Sun and its beautiful editor
pivots on poetry / recommend reading
of my lovo.lit rhythmical lines, that might
havo choored the heart Of oliver Gold
smith when the adverse winds of life
blew on him through the broken windows
of Grub street.
Touching my imprisonment as repre-
resontatvc of Bristow's malice and vault
ing ambition, you will find that defied
jury, Judge, and government, because
was right and knew them to be wrong;
and, moreover, tho Same judge who incar-
ccratod mo on false testimony was forced,
from sheer decency. to release me on
writ of hsbcas corpus, because my sem
tence was cumulative and unjust and
Illegal.
But as l have recently expressed the
opinion in the NeD York Tribune that
Blaine is brave, brilliant, and great, such
pure high-to journals as the Sun, Post,
and Times, and my pretty little Puck,
pouncc on me like vultures and actually
say that was fined and sent to Jail. OF
course / was. And be II known to all
men, and particularly to women, that the
proudest part of my "checkered life is
that where | was caught up in cyclone
OF bastard reform and madea "scape goat
for the political uses Of frauds and towards
in high places.
Galileo, Raleigh, Columbus, and Tasso
were imprisoned on false basis, and
while they are fondly remembered the
| ignorant asses who abused and pursued
! them aro execratcd or forgotten. There
are but few mortals in this transient life
who have the courage of their convic-
tioDs. Policy people have no conception
of u brave act or II brave man, one who
knows his own heart and dehes the
onslaught of q rabble world.
If thore is anything love, it is to defy
mob and scandal opinion as expressed by
the Dolly Warden, sentimental, mug
wumps of the independent press who
fatter to bctray and write for only pay.
As the poet laureate of the Blame cam
paign / only furnish three yards OF
double iamboc verse each day, but when
my contract is closed with Cleveland |
shall furnish six yards an hour, aud the
poetry shall be sung to the air Of Dixie"
"Bonpie Blue Flag" and God Save the
Queen" Those tunes will cheer the
doubtful, excite the faithful. and capture
the liberty.loving and loyal. Beecher,
Curtis, Schurz, and Jones shall lead the
quartette of song for Cleveland and
proceed at once to cover up the tracks
they made for union and freedom
swearing eternal allegiance to the pure
and heroic democratic party. How
beautiful to see tho Independent lambs
and the lions of the democracy lie down
together.
1t will be refreshing sight to see tho
dudes and Pharisees waiting at the presi-
Dental trough until the hungry demo-
Gratis are satisfied to repletion. Methinks
Henry, George, and Carl will be very
lean and very old when they are permit.
ted to put their nose into the slops of
locofoco patronage. But the parties OF
the first and second parts, as aforesaid,
can possess their souls in patience about
ever getting within 5000 miles of the
white house. The American people have
fine memories and are rich in common
sense, and although twenty-three years
have ELAPSED since the shot on Sumpter,
the sound still echoes on the hearthstones
of northern homes, where sons, brothers,
and fathers have left vacant chairs they
never again will fill. The waving of the
"bloody shirt is not relished by those
who committed murder against theii
mother country, and memory would
gladly blot out the record that treason
has made. But truGh''is stubborn and
eternal.
Go to the grave yards Of tho republic.
where rest tine dead who perished for the
union, and vote for the democratic party
that killed them! Go to the soldier hos
pitfalls and rural homes and vote for the
men who shot at our flag! Go to the cabin
of the lone widow and vote for the slave
masters who deprived her of a HUSBAND
and left her to weep and starve Go tt
the taxpayer and householder whose in
como for twenty years has been mostl!
! spent in paying Off tho national debt ere
, ated by q slave rebellion, and then vot
for the democratic party!
While | respect aud admire for thei
bravery the soldiers who fought agains
, me, / cannot forget the independen
, doughfaces and towards who ran to tn
, rear when the bullets were flying, an
now. with blatant impudence, attempt t
dictate to the men who supported tho fla
0 and saved the union. Cleveland an
5 Hendricks sent substitutes to the battle
field during the late war, and Blaine an
Logan shall be their substitutes in tn
white house. and permit these HON
guards and gentlemen OF leisure to re
main in the rear, as usual. and take car
of the pigs, cattle, and chickens.
No, Mr.. Dana, the surface scandals {
assassin newspapers cannot cloud th
vision or varnish over the truth of his
I tory. The skunk and the leopard hay
C peculiar attributes, and although you ma
= perfume the ono and paint the other, tn
, animal will remain the same through al
the changing vicissitudes of life.
Whether Mr.. Blaine is four. or fort
Q years in tho white house, the America
4 people can rest assured that | will neve
r ask him for personal or political favol
s but as Kentucky soldier, who fougl
: for the union, l claim and shall exerci'
4 the right to talk and act while life re
l mains for the principles l believe to |
!, true. There are thousands of German
/ Irish, and French Americans in Ne
c York state alone who will leave tn
|. democratic candidate and his independ
v ent allies and cast their vote for Blain'
y q true American, who stands by tho Nor
!. roe doctrine and tramples on the divin
N right of kings
: DO not be alarmed about that poeti
> desperate Joyce upsetting the govern
ment this year He only wishes to dyni
mite few independent hypocrites au
:, knock on tho head of the funkies al
. free trade robbers Of old Albion. joy
:. has everything that the heart can wish
n a health, beauty, talent, wealth, brayer!
and troops of friends who are delighte
l. with his company, and in the gloamir
T. listen to the mellitiiu GUS notes Of Il
d "Irsh Mocking Bird" as no electrif
e boating beauties along the pellucid pr
+, cnGts Of tho placid Potomac Fondl
II &C., JOHN A. JOYCE.
" WAsHINGToN, July III.
r Gen. Brady In the Fourth DistriC
N Nearly two thousand citizens of Petei
g huru NJ all colnrg and condition ha,