The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1891-07-15
Brother John And His Third Party.

w EBSTER, N.Y. June ~, 1871.
EDITOR NEws.-In. recent issue Of
your paper, one John T. Wheeler, Of
Union Star, saw fit to criticise some re,
marks had made in a communication
a short time before. But about all he
said was "If a man belongs to an organi.
zation he should go with it or leave it,
and he should not belong to one church
and act with another" Now, Brother
John, your head is level. | have taken
your advice and withdrawn from the f.
NJ. b. A. simply because am Demo
crat, and agree with you when you say,
Neither Democrat nor Republican
has any business in the order, since it
has become partisan" Now, as to the
church. Well, am in full fellowship
with every member OF the church with
which / affiliate
At an open meeting of the +. NJ. B. A.
at Walnut Grove church, Saturday, June
81 Brother Wheeler was the principal
orator. He started off by telling us that
his mission was henceforth to educate
the farmer and bring him out of his pre-
sent benighted condition-how ignorant
and blind he had been himself until he
made that extensive trip clear to Cincin-
natl, where he was educated in an in
slant when the transformation came.
He actually told us that the war was
over. Now, / will tell you what that re-
minds me Of and hope no one will take
the story as sacriligious. A few years
ago preacher dropped down into Arizo-
ma where the gospel had never been
preached and made an appointment to
preach at certain day. The rancheros
for thirty miles around came out to hear
him. After services all went home and
one man told his wife that Christ was
dead. Her answer was, "There now
John told you that we ought to be
taking paper or some big man would
die and we would never know it," Just
so'with Brother John. He had never
been away from home before AMI takes
no paper hence it is not expected he
should know the war was over.
Oh it was really amusing to see
Brother John stand before the audience
with his pants on hindpart before lat
least they looked like it, and expatiate
on the many good qualities OF himself
and the Third Party, while "the two
old parties" were all corruption and rot
tonness. Now, it looks like bad policy
in the Peoples Party to send man out
to educate the masses when he doesn't
know how to put on his own pants.
Brother John and the Third Party people
abuse both the old parties, but as mat
ter OF course expect the Republicans to
vote for their candidate. But they (the
Republicans in these parts do not take
kindly to the scheme. They are not so
easily humbugged as that / I'm salts
fed that more Republicans will vote for
Mug" at these precincts, Clifton Mills
and Union Star than Democrats will
vote for DIR. George, and twice as many
will stand off as will vote
Tor "Mug."
The Republicans are not willing to |
iisorganize their own party in order to |
lefeat Democratic nominee.
DIR. George will not get single negro
vote here.
Brother John T. on last Saturday said,
Young men do you want office If
you do fall into the Peoples Party and
you can get it," Now, Brother John do
you want Office If so you must change
he front of your pants. That is just
What will kill the Peoples Party Broth
II John-place hunters who have never
'een recognized as worthy of any posi-
ion or trust by either of the old parties.
Let the Office seek the man."
Now, Brother John please criticise us
10 more for you know,
Some have at first for wits then poets passed
Turned critics next and proved plain fools at last
ome neither for wits nor critics pass
Is heavy mules neither horse nor ASST
notice that great divine OF Atlanta,
ieorgia, claims that the millennium is
o begin sometime this year, and Har-
ard professor has it in '94. Now, have
'een figuring on that thing myself and |
IN thoroughly satisfied that it will be-
in in 1872, when the Democrats shall
ave elected all their officers from Pre-
ident down to constable. The election
1 "Mug" by 500 votes is the shadow
asst by coming events,
Elk. L. NJ. b. A.