Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-18
NO. Ia.
Nasty.
MR.. Nasty AND THE PRESIDENT
SHOW THAT THERE ARE TWO
KINDS OF PARTIsANIsM.

SHOW THAT TAEhE AXE TWO
KINDS OF PARTISANIsM.
PosTOFFIS CoNFEDRIT x ROAD
witch is in the State NV Kentucky :
Nov. 20, 1886.
In pursuance nv my dooties ez
Politikle Inspector NV Fedrel Office,
holders, / went over to Moo Wash.
ington, in Carlisle's deestrik, to put
a postmaster there thro course OF
sprouts on Civil Servis Reform. He
he'd bin violatin the Civil Servis roofs
by maxim speeches doom the late
campane, and justly come under the
he'd nv oft fensive partisanship in my
opinyun. However / want to be alb
solutely shoor NV my grounds and so.
disregardin roomer, / went to inves
tigate him.
may say heer that he is and allus
hez bin Republican, wich wood hev
bin bounced long ago, only Their hap
pens to be no Dimocrat in the naber
hood wich kin reed and rite, witch
qualificashens seem to be nessary to
bein Postmaster.
| found the man in his offs, sortin
out the two letters and one DooSeDa
per wich comes to that place.
asked him the nessary questions
ez to his maxim speeches doorin the
campane, to WITCH, in the most brazen
manner, he ansered that he did make
speeches.
Wuz they for or agin the Ad-
ministrashen ~
"They WIZ most ashooredly agin
the administrator. | 'blonged to
the Sd Kentucky, TedreL Regiment"
He emfasized the word " Fedrel,"
wich / notid down.
Skin 700 give me a report nv one
nv yoor speeches 7"
"Certainly," sed he, 81 he'd it
printed and cirkelatld all over the
deestrik.n
/ took a few copies and went back
to the Corners and made my report
to His Highnis, the President, in
witch / sot forth that the cnlprit he'd
yoosed his offshl posishion in polly
Tx, that he he'd made speeches twict
day with purely partisan intention
and that under the civil servis roofs
he shood be to-wunst removed. /
enclosed the speech that His High
mis- mite see for hisself. The Presi-
dent with promptnis witch cannot
be too lilly commended, sent him his
Wallpapers the same day he re.
seeved my report, to wich the cuss
had the Impotence to reply.
He quoted from His Highnisses
gineral order that every citizen had
undoubtedly the rite to be citizin,
and take part in polytickin, and that
he he'd dun nothin more. And then
he went on to say:
"Ef am to be removed fur maxim
polltikle speeches, why did 700 rein
state ole Nasty at the Corners, wich
made more speeches nor did, and
besides speeches acted on a knockin
down committee at the poles, and
actilly committed assault and bat
terry on every small Republican wich
offered a votea Eff my offense is
Offensive Partnership, wat wuz
hizzenq Wat is sass for the goose
must be sass for the gander. Ez he
wuz reinstated so l shood be-"
The Presidents anser wuz the
most convinsin one | ever red He
sed -
at is troo Mr.. Nasty did make
speeches, ez 700 did, and did knock
down and drag out witch 700 didn't.
But ther is this difference wich 700
will note. Mr.. Nasby's speeches
wuz all in favor NV the Administra.
shen, and yoors wuz all agin the
Administrator. Mr.. Nasty COM
pared Me, the he'd Nv the Admins
trashen with Washinton and JEFF.
son-yoo spoke disparaginly nv Me,
characterizin Me in one place, Ell !
remember rightly, ez Chump,
and sayin that wuz the fust Presi.
dent witch Good button his collar and
slip it on over his he'd. To term Me
a Chump and make remarks con-
cerin the pyramidikle shape nv my
he'd is little short of High Treason,
and amt shoor but 700 shood be
arrested and tried fur it,"
Mr.. Nasty stroye to make the
people contentld with Me. 700 did
yoor level best to convince 'em they
wantid suthin better. He endorsed
Me, 700 criticised DE. His partIzan-
ship wus not offensiye-to Me-