Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-11-14
THE REfO MUGWUMpS.
PlTIFUL RECITAL OF
TREIR SORROWS.
Gen. POwn:nE's Big Political
Feed at Reno.

1 Il
If you love me, i-ten to the re
cital of the unhappiness whic
reipns in our midst. l am awar
that living at the hub of the State
as most Carson people think 70,
do. y"l are inclined to ignore tn
outlying districts, but this is
case in which all sordid ambitio.
should be laid aside and jealousie
forrOtten-yes my dear sir, pleas,
forget self and the vain gluries oil
this wicked world aud throw your
scly bodily into the breach.
The trouble briefly stated is this:
We held an election a week or So
ago. Possibly you heard of it.
Well. things did not go right at all,
at all. Men who should have had
their say all along the line got left
or words to that effect, and hence
there is blood on the moon along
the banks Of the placid Truckee.
Now what | have said so far may
he misleading. SO will particularize.
Things went to the devil generally,
if | am allowed the expression.
As matter of fact the Democrats
are pre- tty well satisfied anG the Re
puilicans although not particularly
pleased have made up their minds
that the election is over and they
will make the best of it, but Holy
St. Patrick, you ought to see
how the Mugwumps scour. l have
often heard tell of lot of wild
steers in a corn field and of the
horse that went 2:4O gate with
his tail over the dash, but such
things count not when compared
with the grand and lofty tumbllng Of
We quadruped known as the Wash2e
Mugwump. And the devil of the
business is that it is getting worse
and no better fast. Six days ago
when the news arrived from the
precincts IF the county. these
Mugs felt they were roing to paint
Rene red, but they didn't, no, they
to have a big "ear, so
they assessed each other dollar
a head and had plates laid out for
forty or fifty. Of the half hun
dred expected only fourteen
hungry Mugs put in an appear
,nce. OF course the result was pc
,ullar. Fourteen could not safely
,r successfully get away with the
mmense amount Of roast beef.
mutton. pork and sich. to say
1othing of the bucket-ful Of clans
md tubs Of oysters. | did not see
he till of fare but am told that
he wants of man were duly provid- |
ID for. although crow seemed to be !
he dish for which Most demands |
we're made. But nature will not !
tand everything any more than a ,
mule, and the day of recko ning came
# course.
1t would have done you good my
lear boy could you have seen the
eading spirits after the feed.
'uimley 5 boarders were nowhere.
The General was so full he could
iot button his shirt collar while
he Colonel had filled up until he
uuld scarcely tell the truth.
,aSpy shswed signs of having laid
side enough to last him IA thous
nd years. Everyone gcrged while
dozen basketsfuli remained But
S you no doubt have often heard,
30 much is Just as bad as not
nough. The secretary of the IN
,rior reported revolution. The
right smiles soon left the conten-
noes of an hour before. The
oughty General finally gave the
rider to break and every soldier
,ok out for himself Il might go on
nd give further particulars but l
ont-suffice it to say that they all
We, and living, seem to live to
ick. And speaking OF kicking,
am reminded that the Mugs are
ill on the war path after the scalp
Senator Stewart or Bill Stewart
they call him. / don't know
neither you are aware OF it or not,
ut | am assured that our doughty
eneral has swore on the Bonded
nees of his soul that Bill stewart,
it'll a big b" aud a little 81,