The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-10
REED AND ulSCOCK.

ding. Is known TO possess shrewd VII
in strange contrast to his stupid looking
mug. that is only relieved of its ilabbi-
ness By two bright bead-Iike eyes. He
is well known a. raising his boom for
the speakership Of the House. for since
the equally paid but more intellectual
looking Hiscock was promoted to the
Senate, Mr.. Reed has stepped up to the
head Of the class.
He went to that notable and pic
turesque exhibition Of patriotism at
Woodstock, organized by Brother
Bowen, Of the Independent, to adver-
tise the place, the newspaper and the
man, and circular advertisements went
whizzing all over the country. calling
attention to the attractions of Wood
stock with associations and anecdotes
Of the Presidents visit. Rooms near
those occupied by the President extra,
according TO proximity. &C.
The plum pudding went there by IN
vitation to put forth his part Of the ad-
vertiscment. which, Of course, was
expected to be frst-class in respect Of
TASTE aud general make up.
But business is business to even a
politician, when he comes from Maine.
and so Mr. Reed seized the alleged oc-
casiOn of patriotism. and proceeded TO
paint the glorious Fourth red by way
OF background, and then own that he
portrayed the Southern Republicans.
gagged by Democratic bulrdozers, eff
fecting very telling anlithosis, as they
say in art criticism. between the red
and black, ana bringing out the silhou-
cites Of slaughtered daIkies In poses
that any contortionist orator would
envy.
Nj. Reed saw in fancy that the short
cut 20 the speakership was to display
before the eyes Of his party practical
plan Of Federal supervisors In the
South. whereby the election census
could be carried out. 1t has long stuck
like an angry fish bone in the Radical
craw. that wholesale loss Of the negro
vote which. in the hour of their might.
they bal fixed for the benefit
Of the Republican party. To
see it fade from their grip and be used
only 10 increase the Democratic repre-
sontatiou iu Congress ana i'm the electo-
raj college has been spectacle Of uu-
dying spite 10 the Radicals. and now
when the corpse-faced Reed comes TO
show how the boomerang can be
broken, OF course the suicter sect Of the
G.. O. p. are rejolced and sing songs of
praise Reed. ever to thee, g..
Senator Frank Iiscock brought 90
the altaro his party ON the glorious
Fourth am Offering in the shape of an
answer ~ Bishop Pouers terrific dia-
tribe ON the corruption II the Republi-
cans. and Dee lighted down on the
fathers Of the republic with a double.
bow legged and bald-neaded denuncia-
ZION % their crime iu founding gov
eminent ON the cn-iavcment of for
eign race &c; and then he declared
that seventy years later their descend
ants achieved q successful war TO free
that race.
a friend of iliscOck Is remark from
Shakespeare: Lord, Lord, how ibis
world is given to lying, aud applies
the irite phrase 10 lliscocks pretended
ignorance of the lact that i'm ls6l-O2 81.
was over and over distinctly asserted.
with AN the emrhasi, tlat eam~iuc--
can lend 10 language. tnal the war WAS
not wagsd against slavery, but 90 save
tine life 81 One nation. and when at last
tine emancipation proclamation came,
Do was justified ON the ground of Mill
tlry necessity.
Thus do j. cd and lliseock BIZ
chiefs of e.. o. T.. perform their parts
ia the advertising Of Woodstock for
Bowen. aud 10 remains to be secn how
their tributes TO tine Fourth Will work
for .heir party and tbcmselves.