The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-02-27

"[Except you become as little child etc."l
Well, beaten in the caucus, Boss
Hooker (this time carefully protected
by his watchful guardian angel), start
ed for Washington last Thursday,
with his right and left bowers, Water
man & Martin, prepared to "bluff "
he is strong at that game, it is
sald-our cong essmen and the Pres
ident, if needful, into setting aside
the caucus and appointing his man
postmaster; but report has it that
they got Topped at every point. Sem
ator Edmunds quietly punctured their
carefully blown up wind bags by a
few skillful thrusts of his sharp point
ed stiletto, and otherwise knocked
the stufiing all out of their whole case
in no time. To Hooker and Martin's S
complaint that there was fraud at The
caucus, numerous sworn atfidavlts
were produced to public declaration
of both these gentleman that the eau
Gus was entirely fair and free from
fraud, which covered them with con-
fusion. Their charge of offensive
partisanship" against Postmaster
Childs was met by positive evidence
that he squarely refused to contribute
to the democratic campaign fund two
years ago ON demand of Boss At
kins and that he earnestly urged DR..
Conland, when he beat Hooker for
town representative, to vote for the
reelection of Senator Morrill,, which
the doctor did. And all the rest of
their points evaporated in the same
way. Finally Martin played their
last card, by deserting Hines Gas the
bosses had previously deserted all
their other candidates in turn) and
demanding the appointment Of Dea.
Thompson. Martin then scared
aloft on the wings of eloquence until
nothing of him was visible to the ma
ked eye except the shining hob nails
in the soles of his No. IA boots and
that ended the " hearing" SO called.
Martins course in this fight is puz-
zle. At first personal friend of
Dea. Thompson, he still professed
warm friendship for Childs, and pro-
claimed that if the bosses deserted
Thompson, which they presently did,
he would openly espouse Childs'
cause. A few days afterwards, his
name appeared to call for caucus
to drop Thompson and beat Childs,
and ever since he has been chief fu-
gler for the spoilsmen and boilers.
1t is currently reported that his later
action is the result of a promise of
support from the bosses for congress.
A few months will show whether this
is true or not. Naturally, Illness
friends, most of whom hate Thomp.
son, are hopping mad at the bosses
for deserting him, and threaten ven-
geance in deep gutteral tones. Alto
gether, there's probably lively
scrimmage ahead in which the shins
of the great Poo Bah and Boss are
liable to get barked by vicious kicks
from his own camp. Lots of his fol.
lowers are finding out that his pro-
fuse professions of friendship, anc
promises of aid only hold good until
he can make some other turn that
promises better to serve his own ends
Then over they go without a moment:
compunctiou. He knows neither
friendship nor conscience in his polit
ical dealings. His bossism begins
and ends in self.
Speaking of town meeting-next
Tuesday night, when Boss Hooker
calls the roll of his 81 public office:
that he has managed to scrape to
gether by great industry and perse
verance, he will be lucky if he re
ceives the usual response 6 All pres
ent or accounted for" If one may
Judge by the talk on the street, thu
people have made up then minds tina
they can get along with considerable
less " BosslsM in theirs Keep YOU
ear close to the ground, Mr.. SITTER
and wait.
PEEPING TON.