San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-13
POOR GROVER,
OR THE LAY OF THE WRONG
FIDDLE.
A Political Comedy In Three Acts
by An Evan -gellst.

| NIONtI N'lCN ClhhNA.
Daniel Lamont.
United States Senator Zeb. Vance.
United States Senator James Beck.
| United States Senator jeff. Black
burn.
United States Senator G. G. Vest.
United States Senator r. Coke.
United States Senator J. H. Reagan.
Act |. Scene-white house.
Time, 4th of March, 1887.
CLEvELAND-Daniel, my ever faith
full servant, see to 1T, that two days
hence the Senators Vance, Beck,
Blackburn Vest, Coke and Reagan,
| from the solid south, meet me here.
hear there is trouble in the jeff
| Davis states. Do you think, Daniel,
that the south longs for jeff. Davis
| and free trade, rather than myself, for
president?
DANIEL-Yea master, those men
shall be here. AS to whom they wish
for president I cannot say; but in the
solid south there be bitter mutterings
in abundance.
CLEvELAND-Yes, the dirty dogs,
they murmur against me their Moses,
who led them out of republican bond
age, and in to the light of democratic
spoils; next they will blaspheme their
Savior! exit Daniel.)
CLEVELAND (Alone) - Ungrateful
wretches- fangless ours - southern
traitors! The more pander to them
the holder they grow. They ought to
have been shot in 1865. 1t would not
astonish me that these creatures are
giving comfort to that political charla-
tan and acqueduct thief, Dave Hill; for
of late he seems restless and certain
newspapers name him for president.
EXIT
ACT INVITE HOUSE.
Enter Daniel Lamont, followed by
Vance, Beck, Black burn, Vest, Coke
and Reagan
SENATORs-We greet you, Mr.. Presi-
dent. Your servant, Lamont, has
brought us here to your command.
CLEvELAND-My servant has done
we'll, Island you up, in line; (all stand
up in line.
SENATOR-To business, Mr.. Presi-
dent.
CLEvELAND-Why shall I not be
President for second term? Answer
me, one at a time. Senator Vance,
have not appointed to office, at least
200 of your nearest kin, and if you
have any relatives left, not in office,
have places to give.
VANCE-'Tis true, Mr.. President,
you have given all my relatives
good places, and likewise my
friends, but that satisfies not
my million constituents. Mr..
President, you committed deliber-
ate fraud upon us, in your election.
We believed you a democrat, and
friend of silver; but after your cleo
ton you showed us your cloven foot.
You turned out a full tiedged Wall
street "gold bug" Besides you gave
us no help, to get the Morrison hOri-
zontal free trade tariff bill through
congress. No, you rather favored
Sam Randall and his clique OF pro-
lection democratic sneaks. We want
free trade, and YOU
CLEvELAND-Hold Senator Vance.
You are excited. And now,
what has Senator Beck to COM
plain of, in my administration?
Have I not crowded the service with
democrats of every kind and color.
Have l not vetoed every pension bill
in favor of Union soldiers that could
get my hands upon? Have l not put
out of places Union soldiers by the
thousands and put COnfederates in
their places? Yes, sir, I have ap-
pointed forgers, counterfeiters, rob-
bers. thieves and all manner of demo-
Gratis, from Higgins to Lawton and
jackson. Have I not favored your
"whisky ring" friends, and all this
BECK-Oh, yes. but you have failed
to remove that sinking republican
hn 10 or OF nI1iS-
vile, and
CLEvELAND-FOrbear, senator, for
bear am married man
now; I cannot hear a woman
abused. Once l might have heard, I'M
moved, structures upon woman, at
least certain woman, but now | am
married and cannot hear it! Besides,
senator, her remaining in office is
concession to civil service, and to our
mugwump friends and supporters,
William Curtis & Co.
BECK-Oh, d-n civil service and
sheep stealing mugwumps
| CLEvELAND-Be calm, senator.
And what has my friend Senator
| Blackburn got to say?
RLACKBURN-Youa are a monument
al old Buffalo fraud-You are not
sound on the goose-1ou are a
Yankee-You are blue belly
You would not permit your wife to
meet Winnie Davis, the daughter of
the Confederacy," at the Richmond
pumpkin show; you are
CLEvELAND-But did / not offer to
return captured rebel flags? Did /
not go fishing on Decoration day
rather than put flowers upon the
graves of the miniOns who subdued