Telegram-herald., 1890-11-17
ANXIOUS DEMOCRATS
Descent Of ths unterrlned Upon
ths Dispensers el Omees-
TEE MERRY MAR AoB IMPENDING
Kausisgss AsptrNnts ra.x DsuaecrstiS
2sxsr- FstEoas "a lnaastrs Ehs 0ftre-
sssksr's otsslnK HAss-- 1 ah4ppy
ffAak Nxiis.


pond. Tie imme6 ate fuiuFty ol she
unterrifed Democracy l. also said h
possess come very snltry qualities.
Then there Is feyerish place right
under Gosernog-elest Winans collar.
bat the hottest and lgehest Daok on
the terrestrial sphere lhs winter vii be
right IN Lansing, Mleh., aid 40 mis-
take.
The gentle finger OF prophecy is al
ready pointing slowly towards the
signs that portend such a calamity. and
every day the outlook gathers IN inten-
sity. II shows Itself la the eager,
hungry look OF the Democratic heneh-
men of the city; ia their carewOrn and
ANXIOUS appearances IA the teversh
manner Ia winch they bnsile shout; IN
tie yearning desire that burns IN their
wisttul eyes, and Ia the ayidiIy with
which they buttOn-h0le the prominent
officers OF their party when ther rest
less gaze falls upon those unfUrtunates.
Lie has become = hollow sham and
politics a mockery 70 prominent party
men, and they are even now bali re-
GREETING the victory that delivered
them INTO the hands Of such an enemy.
There are 81 least $50 local applca-
tions, and everyone wants an Office
with Wild yearning want that l. IS
patent as II IS embarra ssing 10 their
political friends. The pressure from
the rest OF the State Is fairly forty
times IS heavy, and the State officers
viii not dare TO give the Lions share 10
Lansing. L might be a good thing for
| the capital city's Office seekers, but Il
would be fatal 10 the State officers, 10
| put il moderately.
Lans ng will not be available for over
FIVE or six clerkshlps or Offices. That is
| conceded. The remainder of the appli-
! cations will be tendery and courteous
| ly filed with c0ncIliating smile, and
! bright. glad promise of immediate con-
sideratiOn will be gwen the hopeful and
| iovOus would-be pensioner. WHO will
| blithesOmelv wander away, full of rich,
pleasant dreams of the char that is
waiting for the pressure of his shoulder
| blades, and of the decorated wall so
! soon TO be gladdened with a view OF his
| cheerful face.
After the applications have been on
any favorable report. the anxiety of il
all will begin to work on the applicants
feelings, and the JOYOUS look win ldeepen
into sorrow. A deep. bitter hatred that
| is consuming will take possession OF the
heart, and curses loud anu long Will be
| heard IN the distance. But the howl
VIII be all in vain, except that it may
result in a flop IN Lansing's politics.
/ - Ia 1rtas fsf
! administration IN politics, and that may
/ be the reason why the Democrats have
! so long reigned IN Lansing. But if 245
! discOntcnted ofiice-seekers turn all
/ their affechOnatc regard for their Dem
| Ocratic party into the venom and gall
! Of the average disappointed spokesman
| there viii be a glowing chance for a
municipa rebellion.
There is vet another feature of the
! tOrrid times TO come, 9nd that IS the
| trouble and trIbulatlOn that VIII bubble
I In the legislative halls. For thrty-sIx
wears the Democratic tiger has stood
out IN the cold, and, with lickerlsh
tooth and gluttOnous appetite, has
! howled for spOils; and now that the
CHAINS have been broken, IT IS safe TO
! say the tiger VIII not be at all modest.
he will expect nothing short OF all. But
! few blunt. plain Patrons Of Industry
stand IN the way, who never had a
chance for spOils at all, and who have
a warm (even passlOnatel ye2rnlng Tor
a little official fodder on the platter,
too. They have no commonplace IN
tention of playing cats-paw. They
hold the deciding vote, and the key 70
the situation; and If they do not obtain
what they want, there is very large
sized suspicion that the tiger won't get
anything al all. just "mebbe" the
| Democracy viii find the crown is large
| ~ composed Of thOres.
There is slight indehcacy IN the vo
ciferous manner with winch the De
mOcracy clamOr'fOr the Offices. They
seem temporarily ratified, intellect
uaily, after the great shock of the elec
ton, and cannot stand passively in th'
glad sunlight of the outgoing admins
tration, and allow their mental equI
Ibrium to wObble back into place while
the present government takes lts ful
quota OF the time prescribed for gettVl
out OF Office; but on the contrary. they
evince an eager haste 20 gobhie every
thing st once, that - emblematlc of tn
Chicago song-hird. and has a Mrs. Part
ington twang about Il that is disagree
able and unsavnTv.
But the Lansing ofice-secker j.
charming affair. He has an ingenious
bland way about him that is taking 4
TIE extreme and a smiie fun Of GOO
thinvs-and teeth. HIS hand-shake j
a paralyzer aud a most interesting
study as q mode Of greeting vour bes
a.. g.
r the health Of Yourself and family vt.
an air or the utmost concern, and in
cidoutallv begs 20 call - Y0ur mln'
some slight favor he conferred upoi
Won away hack n the DARK ages. III
does it casually. and ike one recaiiirl
+ nleasaut "reminiscences of past friend
ship. NOu can not rememheT 20. bu
YOU feel sure that 20 a mont oned iu
d.snterestcd wsy. and fee. grateful ac
c1ra.nelv And hv-snd-h % does seer
az though YOU half remember u. 81.
he tells with great gustO some pat re
mark ven made on the OCCASION t7a
ho thought WAS ore of the hrchter
things he had ever hFard--aad stii
: thinks so. Yon hezn % Think re-
quite clever fellow. and before 20
rosE7a t be- hae awampet v81 ln
Hhv-the-Wav. and vour nduenee
r~0r0 sed snd he leaves you Wth
most fervd impression in Topr taf
, skrl tnst vou were born fool -
utv s fa ~ them.
Genial Frank wells. wh0 is k-ow
5 f-r state over av non-uo "a tcal
thr ore who rerr2rs sars r0o'
/ from th - Iernc. lrrocenf ei
! ths tfo1hIe he VS. laying % n stor
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