The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-22
THE BILL SNORT LETTERS.
Col. Snort Returns frcm His Trip-Gen.
Huston's Nose Out of JoiTt-How lie
Paid His Travelling EXpenses-What
Il Colored Man Thinks of Brer
Harrison.
by Alex +. Sweet
WHITE HOUSE, May ,, 1880.

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around the circle,n and finished my
tour Of inspection, l have returned,
like Noah's dove, to the White House
ark. The President greeted me hear
tily, and from the sneering way IN
which he alluded to General Huston l
suspect that reaction has set in-1 even
hope that Bill Snort will once more
become the power behind the throne
and the bumptious Huston be retired
from circulation. l only wish he
could have heard what the Republi-
cans along the route had to say about
Harrison getting a second term.
My trip has been success financial
ly, and l have strengthened the party
in various places where it needed it.
My expenses in actual cash were very
light. I had Il wad Of blank applica-
tions for office with ME, and when a
sleeping car porter or Il landlord sought
to rob me I made out his application
for some position and he was satisfied.
have collected considerable money
from ofticeholdels along the route by
intimating to them that the President
proposed to civil service reform them
out of tn cir positions, and that 1 alone
could restrain his reckless arm. When
ever I made this statement voluntary
contributions were forced on me. I
can't tell yet how much I'll make out
of this trip, as I will have to "divy"
with Huston and several other cornlo-
rants.
The appointments all over the coun-
try have been wretchedly misman-
aged. In certain localities, where the
respectable element Of the Republican
party is in the majority, the offices
have been bestowed on short haired
toughs, or creatures who should be in
the Asylum for the Feeble Minded,
but who are either distantly related to
the President or some of his friends.
wrote my last letter to you from
Chicago. Quite number of promi-
nent Republicans called on me to pay
their respects. I could hardly believe
my ears when listened to their lurid
remarks about our President. OF
course, McGary, you understand that
I am writing to you contidentially. 1t
would not do to publish the private
opinions of these statesmen.
John NJ. Clark, of Chicago, is sup
posed to be friendly to Harrison, but
the last thing he said to me was:
"Col. Snort, our friend, Gen. Hus-
ton, may be able to build a worm fence
around a winter supply of summer
weather, or he may hive all the stars II
nail keg, but he will never he able to
ram Harrison down our throat again"
Ike Clements, another big bug in
the Republican camp, said:
"Col. Snort, honor and respect you,
and if you want to get the nomination
for the Presidency we will attend to ii
for you; but Harrison will not go down.
He reminds me Of these early Florida
strawberries. He tastes as if he had
been pickeled and too much vinegar
had been used"
NoTE.-I hope, Major, if you hear
any rumors in Texas that am going
before the Republican convention in
opposition to Harrison, just state in
your paper that they are premature.
Col. James A. Sexton, of Chicago, is
so red hot about the way the President
has treated Foraker and the soldier
element, that if you touch him he siZ-
zes. Jim says if the President ever
comes near him he will get hospital
instead of & hospitable reception.
Jim is also very bitter against Gen.
Huston, and requested me to tell Hus-
ton to shut his mouth and lock it on
the inside.
I visited st. Paul, Minnesota, and
made the acquaintance of Joe Boble-
ter, who is State treasurer. He said:
"Snort, there is no Disgusting the fact
that Harrison's trying to wear Ruth
erford B. Hayes's mantle reminds me
of a small boy cropping under a circus
tent"
This, I think, is the mos severe
thing I ever heard said about anybody.
Like calling a man liar in Kentucky
1t covers the whole case. Bobleter
is in favor of Alger.
State Auditor, w. Q. Braden, re-
marked, with sigh: II notice a
change of sentiment against Harrison.
I don't expect anything good from
Harrison. Like our German fellow
citizens, I am prepared for the wurst."
talked with +. W. Hoyt, Of Red
Wing, Minnesota. When he talks
about the way Harrison has distrib-
utcd the loaves and fishes he grows
red at the roots Of his hair, and his mo-
tion5 are similar to those Of i man with
u bug i'll his ear, only they are quicker.
TX Railroad Commissioner Muir
doch laughed at the idea of Harrison
being in the race in 1892. He also re-
marked synically: "If the office hunt
cd the man in Harrison's case it must
have used Il microscope"
At Columbus Mr.. w. o. Talford said
that the most unworthy Republicans
have been appointed to office. The
respectable Republican who tried to
/ get IN office reminded him Of boy
! putting in eight hours day tlattering
| his nose against the window Of a con-
fcctionerv.
ID. G. Warning, leading cclored poll.
tician, and one of the purest dark ma
! / i.