The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-13
Mr.. Depew Tells Campaign Yarns.
From the NetO York Tribune.

Chauncey NJ DeDew tells the following
story of another of the many interesting
characters re encountered last fall while
addressing his fellow-citizens on the vltal
issues of the campaign. 1t doesn't sound so
much like a true story as some that are eN-
tant, but it is getting pretty late In the day
to DOUBT mis- word.
One night after the meeting was over and
while the hall was clearing a weather
beaten man button-holed me, and took me
to one side and said:
"Tm postmaster out here at Single Cor
ners. Blaze away and elect your man if
you want to-.
"You don't care anything for the office,
then ?n | said.
mo, that amt it," he replied. cit don't
pay but $i4 a year, or mebby good years
when boom Ter little, SIS, but it's pow
erful ha 1dy to have in the house. No, my
idee is that VIC can keep it in the family,
anyhow
"How's thatq'
THE old woman, you see, she's a rip
snortin' republican, pc" erful so, reg Ter
uncompromisin'. If Cleveland gets it
stay; if Harrison slides in the old woman
comes to the fir Mt for her reward. Nobody
else wants it, SO there we be-"
We'll, you're all right then"
You bet we are. Ii we get tired of it
or too old for it, or anything, ever, there's
my boy, a red hot republican, and my old
est gal, democrat from way back. Oh,
we're hustlers in our family when it comes
to politics"
But suppose the mugwumps should de
velop power some day and carry thingss" 1
asked
"Well, . he replied, 1--WE will soon be fixed
for that, too. The baby is mugwump-l
know it cause he howls all the time. If
you see anybody lookin' for p'ints on keepin
good thing in the family, jess send 'em out
TO S inge Corners"
81 had spoken the night before in the
opera house at a little New York state
town." says Mr.. Depew, in relating another
story of man he met while speaking in
the last campaign, land was standing on
the station platform the next morning with
the local committe, waiting for the train,
when lean backwoodSman, with the lower
portion of his trousers lost in the depths of
his boot legs, came up to me and said:
CT liked that that air speech o your n
last night
"I'm glad you did, 1 replied
THAT was straight talk he went on,
and it takes an ALFRED smart man to roll
it out that way
81 blushed becomlngly, of course, at this
and thanked him.
81 wished l could talk like that con-
tinued the man. I'D give my back twenty
to be lie to make such a speech as that
"'You never did anything at public
speaking, thenp said.
'Mes not thing-couldn't say boo in
in public don't s'p5se. There are things
can do, though. Give me an ak, a draw
shave and log O. wood and can make as
pretty an ox-yoke as there is in four coun-
ties Yes, sir, that's all l want-ax, draw
shave and log and bout two days time and
there's your ox-y0ke That's what I can
do. Now s'pose give you them things and
you couldn't do nothin' with 'em, less meb-
by it was to hop up on the log and make a
speech to the ak and draw-shave bout the
tariff on iron. I'll be snaked if don't be-
lieve Pm pretty well satisfied with my lot
after ALL
Mr.. Depew was on the train one day last
fall after having spoken the night before to
a large meeting at Albany, when Stranger
approached him and said:
Mr.. Depew, did you mean all you said in
your speech last night~
yes, sir, every word of it," replied the
orator.
Then we're going to beat EN-, are wep'
mo doubt of it at ALL"
ooh, l know there amt when you're
talkin' in public, but in private, are we,
now? Do you know we're goin' toy
Eyes, sir, [ do ] feel as certain of on
success as of anything in the world tina
hasn't actually taken place. have idsid.e
Information that makes me feel sure. The
democrats are as good as beaten now"
Nj. Depew paused a moment, and then,
noticing that the man was looking ruefull y
at the floor, continued jocularly:
''Well, why don't you get enthusiastic?--
isn't that good news!"
"Y-a-e-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 thanksgivin'
news-and me postmaster at Shell ark Cen
ter, and got 50 and a rst-terrier pup on
Cleveland Why don't l enthuse, eh2-if
you " as in my place do you think you
would whoop much with a 50
bill, postoffice and the best rat-terrier pup
in the state of New York slowly a-slipping
out o. your grip? Would you prob'ly boiler a
great deal wit ali that makes life worth
livi , a-fading graderally away? Would
you crack your heels together when you
remembered them two dolIarsl 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 comes to a pup that wodld yank
rats out of hole inside O. threemonths you
wouldn't keep up no better n me and you
know it,"
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