The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-03-18

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an angel, having fall and abidil s
faith in the promises of the 4tl
ward. All during the week l was
full of hope aud spirits. l was
one chosen by the people and in
that hour, would have thrown
open the gates of the New Jeru-
salem to the whole world, had it
been in my power, so thoroughly
was l convinced OF the purity I'll e
truthtulness, and the generosity
OF the christian politician.
Experience is an iconoclast nd
while I have felt the full force
of the crumbling ruins am still
on foot.
Saturday was the last great
day. The judges and clerks at
the different voting precincts
were named by my he nchmen.-
| know this 10 be true because l
had it from valued counselors.-
All day the battle ragged, and my
presence was often required at a
dozen places at one time. The
4th ward received very little
thought. 1t was through the
agency of the voters there that l
had become a candidate. 1t was
solid for me. | was assured of
this fact by men who were on the
inside. Late in the afternoon l
went to the polls in this ward and
was startled to learn that much
scratching was going on. In an
agony l dragged two men to the
polls who belonged in another
ward and voted them. Iremem-
Der this circumstance distinctly.
For an hour before the polls
closed l was the recipient of a
thousand congratulations. So
persistent were my friends that l
boz ght one-third interest in a
wet grocery and held reception.
Twas surprised at the extent of my
acouaintanceship.
Late in the eveEing l sailed
forth with my gang, political
hackers and strikers are called a
gang to visit the polls and learn
the result. Hope still abi,ied
with me. The township vote
was a, bad showing for me. had
received seven votes. At the lst
ward received six votes. The
mercury of hope began 10 drop a
little, bat we set up several props
at a neighboring bar and travelled
on In the 81 ward my Repub-
lican allies got In their work and
I was credited with thirty-one
votes. Here we set up several
more props. In the Sd ward l
received sixteen votes. The in
tlications were that great
storm had been on and that | vas
showed under. But l still had a
firm hold Oh the 4th ward viii
flows. Just at this time an alb
stract Of the vote at Gore was
sent me. Eight votes. By this
time the gang hal petered out
and was lett alone in my glory
Glorious, bully, faithful. magma, i
nous. loyal, never,ieN- allie. old
4th ward. Not one of my legion
Of friends was left to me in the
last hour; not one was TO be
with me in my honr of triumph.
The vote Of the 4th ward was to
save me.
But alas for human expecta-
tions. The cold wave that had
driven my constituents from the
field at last struck mel had
received but TWO VOTES in
the 4lh ward. "My countrym n.
what All hour was thal!" The
men who urged me 10 come out
We're the first 10 betray me; The
men who most enjoyed my 'boun-
ty were the first 10 turn against
me in my desolation, and l have
at last come back 10 a place
where The wind is tempered to
the sl.orn lamb"
Tears trickIed from the eyes Of
the foreman, as he listened TO the
story, and tested the sample of
''l1uence' left over. The devil
sat on the he'll box; from down
the dark corriI ors came sounds
of billiard balls and the music of
poker chips: Suddenly there was
a dull thnd. The devil had faint
ed. The evidence of so much in
gratitude fell like a pail over the
senses OF the King Of Darkness