National Republican., 1888-05-26
Tho Widow MeGninness,s pig.

Should this now celebrated animal live to
arrive at maturity there would no doubt he
a greatly improved breed Of hogs raised in
the country, and greater profits would ac-
crue TO the farmers who make business Of
raising pork
Unfortunately there Is hut little prospect
that the "pig" will survive long enough to
rcrrctuate himself and the prospects are
that the Widow McGuinncss's pig will only
live in memory, not even "a counterfeit
prcscntmcnt" Of the animal being obtain
able.
The existence Of this unique but yalrablc
pig was discovered by the researches Of a
Senate committee Of investigation. Who
will dare say hereafter that investigating
committees never discover anything aud
are worthless? The north pole has elulcd
the researches Of thousands of hardy eN-
hlorers for scores Of years, but committee
Of the Senate discovered and located the
"Widow McGunncss's pig" on the first
trial, and in short trip to New York.
While the discovery is of great interest to
all mankind to the inhabitants Of all couu.
tries, "from Greenland's icy mountains to
lndia's coral strand" there is one class OF
the people of the United States more deeply
interested than are all the rest.
These are our beloved friends, "thc Mug
wumps." To them "thc Widow McGuin-
mcss's pig comes as boon, a revelation
almost as startling as that which came to
the wandering tribes of Israel from the sum
nit of Sinai.
The Mugwumps have erected an idol,
which they bow down to and worship as
blindly us did the sinful Hebrews the golden
calf. In this land Of liberty and free con
sciencc-if not free balot-no one has OBJ
Mugwumps. But they are not satisfied.
Like all idolutors they insist that every one
else shall bow at their shrine. They insist
that their idol must be worshiped "by
saint, 10y savage, and by sage as the only
true God.
Alas, and yet alas again! The Mugwump
idol is not even equal TO that described by
the Prophet Daniel to King NebucLadnezzar,
whose head was of fine gold the breasts
and arms of silver, the belly and thighs Of
brass, the legs of iron, and the feet of clay.
y stone cut out Of mountain destroyed
this idol, but only "the Widow McGuin-
ncss's pig was necessary to destroy that Of
| the Mugwumps, and not a trace Of it is left
| to comfort the worshipcrs
If the Druids, who once raised their altars
OF stone among the grand groves of Britain
were to he set down in the busy streets of
London they could not be more lost than
VI hn NnuNytt,nt,c lao hn
of 'thc Widow McGuinness's pig
"Aas for the rarity of Christian charity. -
| Wedoubt not but that there are people who
rejoice over the discovery of this wonderful
| pig, and the desolaton 1t has wrought In the
heart of the Mugwumps. They will scofl
even at the cheek of their George William
Curtis aud Thomas Wentworth lIigginson,
ard say: These be your gods!'
Eut perhaps our readers would like to
know something of this wonderful pig, and
how it was discovered The pig was sup
| posed to be at Parkinson's, a noted saloon
on Broadway, New York, with a Demo
cratic headquarters attachment to it. As
the election approached the officials in the
custom house We're notified that all who
subscribed $50 to the rattle for ''thc Widow
McGuinness's pig" would not be disturbed
in their positions.
They subscribed, and the money raised
through "the Widow McGuinnesss Pig
was placed alongside of that check from
President Cleveland and that obtained by
discounting Gov. Hills note to be used fol
election purposes.
1.-The Widow McGuinness's pig" was
new form for evading the law against as
sessing government employees,