The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-03
w8xEM FOR PRESIDENT.
He Says That Ho Will Run IL No one
Else VIII.
Isreclal Corrtsp0nIence.


upper hand Of statesIhanship al the M
tional capital iist now, aud congress uoh
seem TO have any objeck except 10 Whte
til mite comes, SOS they can a!uth 70
some damp and quiet place, whar the
national legislators can throw us4uo 'Hs1
harness and discuss the prOspecks lOr
1888. So NANNY distinguished citizens
and representative menair positively de-
clipin 70 run fer the presidency that rs
statesmen mir gittin nervous, aud the
more mOrrel ones Of us IL Eskin I'D deep
undertones. us thara Niger in the wood
pf.gi is the White House hanted'' er
what is got into able men that they ar
croudln each other in the desperit rush TO
let the people know they don't want
10 go thar 70 ltve' Thar must
be somethin rotten in Denmark, er
thar wouldent DC so alfred much
smell. and I'm Coin 20 git our moral re-
form conmitty at work and see what's
the matter and find out why the gratcst
gift in the hands Of the people can be
litely throwed oyer his shoulder By any
citizen OF this broad land Of freedom,
whether he IS statesman, eddlter, soljcr or
any other man In course, only one kind
has refused so fer, but the egsample IS
bound 10 spread, fer these things IS
ketchin. and the first thing SIC know wo
will he hayin the first modern case on
record Of the onse seekin the man. But
that Will newer be, fer shall raise in my
place in the histry Of American poll-
ticks and pertest agin it. Yes, Nr. Lcci-
ter. ncrtest agin it 70 the extent of O.erin
myself Is wiliin sacrils o tie universal
demand Tor a unanimous statesman that
will take the hcllum Of the ship OF state,
and harmonic all differences aud mako
our CRATE and glorious republic Que IN
thought action cud poltcks-at least
temporarily. am patriot as well as
statesman, and while thar j. broth Ia my
boldly, strenth ~ my arms. braneS i'm my
he'd and hart IN my buzzum ] VIII not
stand idle by and see our CRATE and inn
pourtaut intrusts, even to national per-
servntion. suffer No sitcc, and I rcrcct
il in thunder tones. don't seek the olse
eCsacllly but before I see It 60 begin /
can be prevailed on 20 except 30 no the
hands Of conldin and unanimous pee
pie!
The fishery treaty has got into the
sennet. but am free TO confess / ainJ
cot much interest in IT, Salt mackereis,
red herrin and Goldfish IS so cLccp and
plenty in Wayback and has hecn all
aloIr. that amt been called en- hy ny
constituents TO take any achv part In
1xiu up the treaty sos 10 will benefit orr
people On the gcnerl principal that them
Canadians amt goin to be aloud g. throw
Their slops on the American fac, Imc IN
fayer Of anything that VIII be fer us and
aC.n them. aud / understand the treaty rs
purity much that way, or as much so as
We could git It and preserve the cntenty
corially. but further tnan that I am not
prepared to Civ q public opinion
Thar has been one thing that has hap
pened recently that so fer have not hecrd
any controversy conceruiu, and shat
is Washington's birthday. Congress
adjourned over day. and al the public
ofiises closed Their dores IN onner OK the
day without a disseutin voise, and | wuz
clad to see II, fer IL shows we air one
when it comes 70 a question OF national
patriotism. The day was rs but.ful a.
ever the sun shono on, ana the intire
population Of the capital City turned out
toenjoy themselves and thank the Lord that
q washington had been born TO them
LQdL Ildlt AAi Ills F|eoApArs III A|gt-Att
over history find the names OF
a good many men that have made
the world better, but thar aint
one in the whole lot that can
hold candle to our George. He
not only set us OF the ladder which
we have clum SO gloriously 20, but be
made the ladder, and filled the dirt in fer
It 10 stand on, and he done It agin an op
persiton that would hay douned any man
that has lived before er sence He is the
only man | can reecOllect that had a.
much confidence in his fore5ites as he lad
in his hindsites, and he went rite ahed
knoin that he was layin the way fer
percession Ike the world bad newer
dreemed Of lie could here The footsteps
Of the millions comm behind him and he
newer 1ickered but KEEP rite on KNOWN
that he would newer gift thar himself
but that whar he laid down q eide board
would be put up that the adyancin per
cession could newer cit out Ok site ot, ana
that. loOAin back through centuries OF
progress they could see it raisn lts hed
10 the he7vus and pintin tho way still
onard and .uppard
SOsiety I'm Washington is got purity nigh
as much Of n ded lock In 10 10 as leg.sa-
/ ton has, and Lent IS eXercisin a good deel
more influents than anybody would %
thought possible 70 have saw tho mad
rush list before 10 soJ FL. Wimmen amt
/ Ike men in Their dissipatiu. 10 Away
takes man good while 20 taper of. but
wimmen don't taper at all They i.st go
Dustin ahed for all thar IS 80 H. and then
they quit right thar, and yistiddy ainr no
more in Their beds today than II IL was the
day before creation. I've nOtiSt az home
when me and Mandy would come home
from the Waybsck county fair, that ir
took my he'd about q week 70 10 down
but the very next mornin Mandy would
be out in her caliker dress and blue drlllln
apern. knocSin the pots and kitteis around
slappin the childern's Jaws. sh0uin tho
chickens out or the garden, lawln me fer
bein late to brekfus, and stirrin mp the
place Reuerlly, jist as et thar hadent
been a fair in Wayheck Tor forty yers.
The president and his vile went down
to FloIidy on picnic the fore part Of last
week; and down thar whar the ollega,or
blooms all the yer round, Whar the Ira'
grant sand flies Oils the summer alr
whar the orIinge bloom and the rosebud
throws kisses % the soft blue sky, they
got a peaceful, quie. rest that tho mar
kets OF the national capital can't furnish
and they came back 20 the White House
,eelin Ike new people It's a NIFTY good