New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-31
SPEAKING FOR THE GRANT FUND
TyJUDGE GEDNEY'S INTERESTING iAHh'
A FUND OF WITTY STORIES AND REMlNlSCbNOTS

.,,i, ,nnd w.s enriched by the attendance OF ~
rn.nv nconlc: but they reaped more papsbe reward
than the consciousness Of "A GOOD deed hN'"'7
Gcdnev /. AN entertaining lecturer II ever "cIo We"
one: and indeed. il is almost TOO b" u Va" o'
name q, lecture with its suggestion OF cur ana "'c
,,,ciop and Stiffness what really charming All"
original talk II it j. right 10 say that some oo'N'
and essays are Thoroughly readable, theh " may w
said that cx,Iudce Gedncy's talk was "thoro"S'''
listcnabe." - MANI
To the humors of politics, Illustrated by many
vcu told anecdotes and breezy PERSONA
aon,ii..sncc fine speaker devoted a great portion Oh
hi time Eut the serious side of the topic was HOT
nolo,oa and the wit was not allowed to ou'Daiah'o
thc wisdom and instruction. ,..
Mr. ,cdney gave a lively description OF a canod"'e
experiences in political campaign '" ,o
the campaign decpcnS your HE bc'o"'.' ,
men dart out from behind the tr'cH III "o'' "
hor.o and intercept YOU just as you THINK YOU" soc
tt ,, If shining into your home unobserved Tor Il
i,,, ~ ucrsn,pcr, attack for all sorts OF 'rl''
rho nc,nIc who read the charges don sec inc ''
tion and those who read the denial ana nave "'' 80
fine aieI~atiOn think something must pc WIZ
where and there You are. or ""' o.'' '
rdi., Ghost dance until it drops down from S"e''
ovb,u.tiou Committees smoke in the pafl"r WI"
their hats on and don't need the cu>pnor ~ '"1
49, ,h c,r,ot il there Then there IS the fI''H'I
v,rri.bcrs Turn Vcrcin and the Avcnue fu7'I''''
tbev n,radc I'm front Of Your door WIN Hc 80
ear .plttng band. they shoot at target anu
, so przc and for it YOU get baH9e ''"' 49,.
cont, but il has fringe about II anu ""'0
.oid ,,s.cl. that comforts you; and then tlci' '''
h,u ticket, for receptions that never taAe p''' y.
,. INSTANCES and if they do take place Non "on'u
. ,u, ., take A Indy 10 them, but You take -
,rrb ~ ticket, from the committee VINO "aIl ." H""'
and have the pa.teboar- left ~ N'nNe"" !" '
# vhcn Won are defeated. Then Some'''"'9
fairs in the district. and you wander 'I""-" '''l'
,,,, .b,pces in everything. articles tlat YOU nr'''
,- - after even II YOU do leave your address "h.r'
, ,,o,, 4, Won win them, and there are ralh'' It"
oi,it d,v Stoves I'm remote places ana S"o"'" '''
, :, ,ir onc and want to take or give II away
dozen brawny voters rush at You ana say M
,id Won ro, a poor widow OF her Stove
49, codrev related many anecdotes Of public men,
d among them the following incident 'l q" capri
once - his own with Horace Greeley
. ,,,d with a letter from the late oliver Johnson
a., ,,eoloy I p-e,cntcd myself one afternoon at NJ
l,, f., tno old Tribune Building. lie was ''''" ~
,,,1., shol, writing ON plain board ana al an
.e almost At level with hi, eve. lI' was '''N''
f. , farmer he looking man upon some ''''"'' W.
c.rr,i, ON a dclat" with politician from
, i,, IN. state and writing article ON Nnd''" '"u'
i,-,,r,r course I'm the Presidential chair 'a''iS
r ali t,,-c different things ntellig"niy nj one '''
rd ais, rcad rc my letter To The farmer n" st"' "
vsav- thought the iariG, RS ." these hru'"' ""'"'
,o.au-c M whore Won live The season is s"''' '''
vo, don't get = chance to catch MP with te '''''
800, .,..,.t f,ir aud n won't stand. Turning ~ inc
irtiei,n Dr.. said: 'You fellows ar" always I'D U"'.'
49,, ,rr, i-, yoir district: you blame m" for gong ''
,Io Democrat. when Won haven't any Rcp"h""'h III"
rii, and have TWO Democratic
..,,cu ,,ly don't Won 20 for Erovn he's tho n'e'
Democrat ~ the two. s,id m" Poli'i'an'
$50 hc isn't Brown is not only Democrat '"'
, tlau'd f-'l h"sif"
.r,roin. ro mo he sad. What ID Won know 'o'U'
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