The Brookhaven leader., 1888-10-25

victim woke every morning W tue
fact that his prison grew smaller ny
the disappearance of u window, TIL,
at last. the mysterious walls of death
closed in on him. This is the farmer:
aud the poor fellow cannot under
stand the awful system that slowly
hut surely contracts about him with
its worse than death for it Is per
pctual Scrvitude to his chldren's chill .
drcn. wrought out 10y the government
that was built above him by the pa
triotic fathers for the sole purpose of
allording him and his equal rights un
der the law.
am writing this us any other man
would who suffers in himself Il public
wrong, while | know there are thou
sands of ADLER pens engaged in expos
ing the crime. II found worthy of
publication, hope You will correct
the sentences 50 as to make them read
able. for my stiff fingers and dull head
are not accustomed to this sort of
work.
My main purpose. however, is tc OK
plain and, as far as ! can, set myself
right in reference to an unpleasant
transaction that lately took place at
our village. Our member of Congress
came home from Washington the 9th
or day. and meeting was called at
NOOdlctOOtZv. our nearest village, to
hear him tell about the protective tar
i'll, aud the attempt of the Democratic
rec-tiaderS to fetch about its dCStruC-
ton. ! was fool enough To attend
that meeting. ought to have kept
at home. | went, and | took Il back
seat. Now, before the war | was
Henry Clay Wing. I'm tho war sent
my SONS to the field, and gave to the
cause not only my taxes, but all the
donations could get from the farm.
! am il Methodist clasS-leader. and a
man of peace. 1T has been customary
to regard me as Republican leader
of our township. and when Il meeting
is held am called To preside We had
the town hall full. and soon it WAS
moved for me to take the chair. got
up and declined. | said that ] did
not feel we'll. and might be forced to
leave clC the meeting was over. his
was strictly true: was sick of prOtcC-
ton. and expected to he made sickcr
by hearing the Hon. LycurguS Lcath
crlungs pour ont his lying trash. !
was excused and Esq. Jones TOOK tI't
place.
he Hon. LNenr@uN took the Htahd
and opened his checks III the centre
with the old, old EuSh OF the grandeur
and achievements Of the Republican
party. | could stand this, for | was
used to 1t. Hut when he got up on
tn" country prosperity. ana NaId II
was all owing to the prolectlN" tailll'
GOT as uneasy as II WAS sitting on
n"tticS. NJ last, when ne SAID the
protective tanl lowered the price OF
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