Evening journal., 1890-03-12
AXES TO GRIND.
The Trials of the Republican spoils
seekers in Harrington.


Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
HARRINGTON, March 10-The little
axes that are now being ground on the
political grindstone in this town by trio
of the Republican leaders, Samuel Louisa
Shaw, William Catherine CULLEN and
John Peter Masten, excite amusement
rather than anger. There is a game in
cards where an exceptional good hand is
known as two bullets and bragger. Z"
It reminds one very much Of John Peter
Masten and William Catherine Quillen,
the two bullets, and Samuel Louisa Shaw
as the bragger. The two bullets above
would amount to nothing special, but
when accompanied by the braqger be
comes formidable hand
The public is not at all surprised at
Mr. Shaw, who is put to a desperate
strait as to how he shall come before his
party as an applicant for a part of the
loaves and fishes. After fighting so hard
for the office he now holds, IL does not
seem possible for Mr.. Shaw TO succeed
unless he can have better success among
the dark skins than he has had recently.
The poor negroes are beginning to see
the handwriting on the wall. They have
discovered in this section that they are
little noticed, only at campaigns by, the
Republicans. One remarked the other
/ day that about 20 per cent Of their race
were employed by Democrats
The Republicans seem to be ashamed
of the colored man, and after they use
him as their tool during election cam
paigns 60 help place them in Office they
then discard him entirely until further
notice.
Too Thin-slinned
Why should the Republicans bt
ashamed Of their colored friends9 Do they
not know that they are the bulk of Their
party in this state7 Take away from them
the colored voters and where would their
Republican party be2 They would only
have a corporal's guard; and their small
contingent of white voters, as they we'll
know, is divided into two irreconcilabl'
factions. They certainly ought not I.
treat their colored allies so badly, as they
are dependent on their votes for having
even a ghost of chance ofsuccess. Why
do they not reward them for their devo-
tion by giving them share of the elec
tion Offices inviting them to a seat a.
their public meetings, and to participat,
in their barbecues and other Publications
DO they suppose that the colored brother
will always stand this treatment-mad,
nse of on election day, but not allowed I,
be made mention of as the chief element
of the party. The Republicans are too
! thin-skinned.
The Hickory Stands.
Hack as they viii they can never iniuri
the sturdy hickory OF Jackson and lib
erty Its broad branches will still shoe
forth their protecting shade, and its bios
SONS will still bear good political fruit
and we will still have left nut
sufficient to crack in the long winte
evenings that viii follow our coming
election over the discontinue anC
the downfall of Harrington's tri'
and their party polite, and the OLE
reliable Jacksonian druggist, zadoc, vii
furnish q plaster which will surely
cure them of all their regeneration anC
all of their shortsighted rambunetious-
ness.
The Latest Sensation.
Samuel Louisa is pushing William
Catherine for all he is worth for sheriff
Not that he expects William Catherine t.
carry off the prize. no; but that Cathe
rine will drop and Louisa slide in, cap
ture his strength--add that to his AM
thus have walk over and Mr.. Down
left far in the rear. But Samuel Louis
will have the permission to read the hand
writing on the wall, "Menel Meme Rekel
Uphersen Interpretations Shaw Shaw
thou art weighed in the balance ant
found wanting