The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-06-13
Stump Speaking in the Oldsn Time.

Seeing Dan Voorhees, here at
Il c capital reminds me OF a story
once heard Maj. Calkins tell in
regard 10 one of Voorhees,
earlier campaigns for congress in
which he ran against eX.congrcss-
man Tom Nelson. Nelson and
VOORHEES, were stmnping the dis
trict together. making joint de
bates at all the leading towns.
They rode from place to place IN
the same carriage, and II morn
ing just before arriving at 4 CERTAIN
town. Voorhees, proposed that the
next debate should be somewhat
denunciatorv Of one another, with
the previous engagement that
neither should get angry. To
this Nelson consented. They ar
rived at the town, aud Voorhees,
made the first speech. 1t wa
during Lincoln's campaign, and
VOORHEES, drew a contrast between
Lincoln and Nelson. saying i'll sub
stance "Tom Nelson md
Lincoln differ a. widely as the
poles and if YOU vote for one you
must vote against the other.
Lincoln is plain honest rail-split-
ter. who has earned every dollar
he has YER made. and who owes
his success TO his own efforts. lie
is an opponent OF slavery and has
nothing to do with a~ristocracy.
Tom Nelson is a pampered arlsto-
GRAFT and the son of an aristocrat.
His father was a Niger keeper,
and Young Tom has never dressed
himself or BACKED his own boots
since the day he was born. Now
us for me. ] have always been a
plain hard working man. Go up
to this little town of Covington, III
your W district where | was rails
ed, and the farmers will tell you
that all Of their fences are made OF
the rails that | myself split with
these horny hands. Vote for me;
am one of your kind. What
docs the pampered son of luxury
care for You or yours! Elected to
congress, he will receive you with
a contemptous up-turning of that
aristocratic nose, and will put You
aside with a Disguised wave OF
that soft white hand, when not on
the stump, YOU will find encased
in kid Gloves. | am the man tol
the rcople. ! am the rail splitter.
Vote for mel" With this Noohee'
sat down amid applause and laugh
ter. and Nelson as he arose, wei
dressed and rather natty looking.
was looked upon with evident dis
favor. He was an eloquent talk
er. however, and he soon had the
crowd with him. The speeche'
were made on Il stand under a bi!
cottonwood tree which at this time
was full of bitter balls Of Whit
tuz. Charecterising VOORHEES,
speech in regard to himself as I
monumental lie made out Of sole
blocks of pure birthstone faIsehoo'
he called attention to the cotton
balls. and compared their fuz t
Voorhees, beard, which was the
as soft and fine as it is now re
and coarse. lie spoke of Nool
hccs' about Cvoington, said he ha'
investigated his rail spij'tiug ste
ries and had found that the onI.
connection Dan VOORHEES, had eve
had with ience rUils about his ow.
town was the one rail on which h
had beer ridden ont Of it, carrie
by the leading politicians OF hi
own party. This, though nottrn'
was a home thrust, and the crow
took 1t up and checrcd long an
loud, while VOORHEES, bIushcd I
his temples, and locked very VI
comfortable. Nelson then wei
on and fairly @pulyerized Noorhoc.
who, having no chance to repl'
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