Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-21
CAMPAIGN STORIES.
Some Very Good Ones Credited to
Chauncey NJ. Depew.


Chauncey NJ. Depew tells the following
story of another of the many interesting
characters he encountered last fall while
addressing his fellow-citizens on the vital
issues of the CAMPAIGN. 1t doesn't sound
so much like a true story as some that are
eNtant, but ii is getting pretty late in the
day to doubt his word.
One night after the meeting was over
and while the hall was clearing, 4 weather.
beaten man buttonholeG me, and took me
to one side and said;
"Im Postmaster cut here at Single
Corners. Blaze away and elect your man
if you want to-
g You don't care anything for the office,
then ~ | said.
no, that amt it, he replied. at don't
pay but Sl4 year, or mebby good years
when boom er a little, Sl5, but its pow
erful handy to have in the house. No,
my idee is that we can keep it in the
family, anyhow
Flows that {"
"The old woman, you see, she's a rip
snortin' Republican, powerful so, regler
uncompromiSin'. Ii Cleveland gets it |
stay; if Harrison slides in, the old woman
comes to the front for her reward Nobody
else wants it, so there we be-
"Well, you're all right then
" You bet we are. If we git tired of it,
or too old for it, or anything, ever, there's
my boy, red hot Republican, and ray
oldest gal, Democrat from way hacH, Oh,
we're hustierS in our family when it comes
to politics"
but suppose the Mugwumps should
develop power some day and carry thiugs?'
l asked
well" he replied, Eve win soon be
fixed for that, too. The baby Is a Mug
wump-I know it, cause he bowls all the
time. If you see anybody loukin' for
p'ints on keepin a good thing in the
family, jess send 'em out to Single Cor
uers.'
Il had spoken the night before in the
opera house at a little New York State
town. says Mr.. Depew, in relating another
story Of n man he met while speaking in
the last campaign, and was standing on
the station platform the next morning
with the local committee, waiting for the
train, when lean baclwoodsman, with
the lower portion of his trousers lost in
the depths Of his boot legs, came up to me
and said:
&C. liked that air speech o your'n last
night
=" I'm glad Won did replied.
"iThat was straight talk he went on,
and it takes an ALFRED smart man to roll
it out that way
Il blushed becomingly, of course, at this
and thanked him
"'I wished l could talk like that con-
tinued the man. I'D give my back
twenty to be able to make such speech
as that
90 You never did anything at public
speaking, then p said.
Me? not thing-couldn't say "boon
in public don't S'pose. There are things
| can do, though. Give me an axe, a
draw-shaye and log o wood, and l can
make as pretty an ox-yoke as there is in
four counties! Yes, sir, that's all l want
axe, draw-shaye and log and bout two
days time and there's your ox-yoke. That's
what | can do. Now, | spose, give YOU
them things and you couldn't do nothin'
with 'em, less mebby it was to hop up IN
the log and make speech TO the axe and
draw-shave bout the tax on iron. Pll be
snaked if | don't believe I'm pretty well
satisfied with my lot after all
Mr.. Depew was on the train one day
last fall, after having spoken the night be-
fore to large meeting at Albany, when
stranger approached him and said:
"Mr. Depew, did you mean all you said
in your speech last night"
Eyes, sir, every word of ii" replied the
orator.
"Then we're going to beat EN-, are we ~
"No doubt of it at ALL"
"Oh, l know there amt when you're
talkin' in public, but in private, are we,
now? Do you know we're goin' to-"
eyes, sir, do. | feel as certain of our
success as of anything in the world that
hasn't actually taken place. have inside
information that makes me feel sure The
Democrats are as good as beaten now"
Mr.. Depew paused moment, and then,
noticing that the man was looking rue
fully at the floor, continued jocularly:
"Well, why don't you get enthusiastic?
isn't that good news"
"Ye-a-s," he answered sarcastically,
"great news. The fact is | said we to
draw you out-I've voted the Democratic
ticket for over thirty years. Oh, yes,
that's good news for me-reg'lar thanks
giving news-and me Postmaster at She'll
back Centre, and got 81 and rat-terrier
pup on Cleveland Why don't enthuse,
hey ?-if you was in my place do you
think you would whoop much with two
dollar bill, Postofice and the best rat
terrier pup in the State of New York
slowly a-siipping out O your grip? Would
you prob'ly holler great deal with all
that makes life worth Twin a-fading grad
ually away? Would you celebrate when
you thought of that Postofice? Would
you crack your heels together when you
remembered them two dollars? Would
you prob'ly sing when you contemplated
that pup? Not much you wouldn't. You
might stand the loss of the office and the
bill, but when it came to pup that would
yank rats out of hole inside O three
months you wouldn't keep up no better n
me and you know it."
Marrying Toilets.
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