The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-02
oUTH LONDONDERRY, VT, thursday EVENING, JAN 2

THAT'S been fully decided In tife case al
South neutrality-suspicious. what does
that amount to compared with having a
postmaster that can pack caucuses? How
are you and to pay off Tom Harmon and
all the rest of our strikers if we can't do
it at the public expense, I'd like to know?
Perhaps these virtuous Republicans think
we are going to pay them out of our own
pockets. Not much! You and l are not
built that way. l fully expected that all
Thompson's friends would turn right in
for Harmon when gave the word "about
face!" But, blast them, not man will
move. They are just as mulish as the
other fellows. This is gospel truth, Levi (;
for wouldn't tell an unproftable lie any
quicker than you would, and you have a
regular MAUD S." record In that line
already, you know:
IL don't understand your low insin-
uations. But you are in fix sure enough
and I'm sorry for you, George.
HI in flx2 Amt you in fix, too,
I'd like to knowF Are you going back on
me when I'm in trouble? Come now!
h-Don't get excited, that's good fel-
low; but tie fact is, Pm in a hole myself.
You see everybody is throwing Toms
unfltness in my face, and asking 1hy l
don't take him In the office if he is so COM
peteut. / might stand this, but when father
Esteyj backed by Julius and almost every
body else, says Tom Hannon is unfit for
postmaster, it won't quite do for me to
say he is-which would, in effect, be say
ing that father Estey either don't know
or lies-and don't quite like 30 say this,
and you wouldn't, either, if You knew just
how hard the deacon can set down on a
fellow wheff he is in earnest. And as for
turning in with Thompson, I've said too
much against him. and so have you, to
do that even if l was willing to stultify
myself so far; so you'll have to paddle
your own canoe. sympathise with you,
but my interests lead me In another direc-
ton. Besides l don't like minorfties,
and you'd better look out yourself. So
ia I'd, Georgei
H-&Well I'm - He's gone Jus
when l need friends the most everybody
turns his back on me. Rats desert a
sinking ship And old Edmunds, too,
just because lied to him about matters
here, he has gone and got his back up
as if he didn't know that political boss
must lie. And now comes Deacon Thomp-
sons friends and insist that ! must back
down and support him, after all that Eve
said against limits too ridiculous.
Why Thompson amt worth continental
to run caueuses--couldn't be depended
on at all to 60 into the packing busi-
ness to help me. He's too high toned
altogether. What's the use in having a
postmaster who won't pack?
Never mind II II foor them yet. Amt
boss of this Congressional district!
Didn't get old Proctor his place? Didn't
l get Hub" Taylor his place (and put
him just where 1 wanted him--where he
could take care of the Grand Army boys
in the north part of the State)2 Didn't
l get places and postoffice for lots of lit
tie fellows? Well, I guess! And I'm
going to win this-1'll do it with the
farmers, see if don't. I'm the biggest
farmer in Vermont, and all I've got to dc
with my brother farmers is to fawn and
hatter, and talk calves and cabbages ant
every mothers son of them will vote just
as | say. That's the dodge for me sure
and I'll play it for all its worth. But I've
no candidate! That Shakespear fellow
once wanted horse, badly, but want ,
candidate. My Kingdom for a candidate
that will ,oia! o, dear feel the effects
Of that drugging. I'd better get into th
sweat box again. Erit George.