The Osceola times., 1886-02-20

pacity, ability and all that sort OF
thing. All of which being granted,
what's the matter with YOU fellows
over there on the ridge: Can it be
that you are all afflicted with soft
corns, and that the present prosecu-
tor has been careless aud set his heel
down on you? Be careful least your
candidate gets frost-b before spring.
AT any rate, it would be advisable
to wait until the spring thaw sets in
before commencing to scratch gravel.
-Osceols Times.
awe fellows on the ridge have no
soft corn but we want the prose-
cutting attorney, as the bottom has
had him for four years we think time
about is fair play. But we don't pro-
pose to confne ourselves to one can
didate. We will give you variety
to select from, and ifyou don't make
IA good choice, it will be your fault.
Our candidates are well preserved
and in no danger of being frost-bit-
ten. They are in the race to stay,
and are well groomed. Boykin and
Mack have so decided. If one should
get frostbitten, the other is not like
ly to. The legal diversity and YER
satiiity Of old Greene, will make
things so hot next summer that you
follows in the bottom will be liable
to sun stroke, epileptic tits and gem
eral debility. The precedent Of Two
terms in the prosecuting attorneys
: Office, has been established by imme-
mortal usage, and since Bard :"
made that the issue four years ago,
he cannot object to its being made
now. "Bard" is good fellow, a
splendid prosecutor, most ailSble
aud accomplished gentleman, but
these excellent qualities do not JUS
tify him in asking the people to vio-
late long established custom which
he urged them to maintain four years
| ago. Now what you say? Don't you
think " Bard" ought to run for
Judge? He's competent and would
run well. But it is tine the young
man to loosen his grip on the prose
cutting attorneys Office, and give
some other "rising young lawyer"
a cut at the pie. Don't you think sof
n Paragould Press.
We might have known that you
ridge folks didn't have soft corns-
you don't get to wade around in the
water, hence your eorns are Of the
hard, scaly sort, that makes the fire
fly when they come in contact with
the cobble stones and gravel which
adorn your hill-sides. But really,
now, since we come to think the mat
ter over, " Bard" 4" would make a No.
i Judge, that's fact; how come you
20 think of it? Besides, we really
do not know that Bard" " is aspir-
ing for reelection, having never
heard him say anything about it, but
had taken it for granted, that, mas
much as he has made an excellent
prosecutor, aud has given general
satisfaction, end you all seemed SO
well pleased with him, he would, as
a matter of course, be reelected
unanimously, If not acclamationally.
And aside from this, you ridge fel-
lows, Notwithstanding your claim to
fair play" turn about" we don't
forget the fact that you hung on, like
sick kittens to IA bar of soft soap, to
the Office, four, and again, two years
ago, and it was only by the hardest
sort of work aud close shave that
we bottom folks were permitted to
fill the Office at all. Bard was the
first bottom man allowed to fill this
Office by you ridge folks since 1873,
when the bottom prosecutor was not
elected by the voice of the people,
but filed the Office by appointment
from the Governor. Randolph, Clay
and Greene has monopolized the Of
fee since that time, aud if your old
Mr.. lmmemorial" " usage is to ob-
tain, some other county, if nothing
but change will suit you, should
furnish the candidate for the next
prosecutor. In this connection, we
desire to express the hope that the
ridge counties of this j. d. will not
assume the role of the Great North
West toward the rest of the district,
and assume the right of naming all
the candidates because they may
have preponderance Of voters over
the bottom counties. If, however, a
variety of candidates is what you
want, why didn't you say so? we
can furnish you as varied an assor.-
mont as heart could wish, of ell
shades Of color, from an albino to
the darkest type of african produc-
ton, and endowed with all fhe vari-
Gus grades and order of intelligences.
Don't imagine that I" Bard" is the
only available candidate we have.
We merely wanted to retain him be-
cause he has been tried and not
found wanting; and you know it is
not always good policy to discard
tried, true and faithful public SER
wants just because some one else