The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-12-30
POLITICAL TIPS.


issue, December 90, announced that $500
has been left at the Enquirer Office by
responsible party to be wagered In favor
of Senator Sherman's success in the pend
ing senatorial contest. Three days later
the Enquirer called the attention
OF the Republicans of Cincinnati
to the fact that the money was still in
their hands and that they were authorized
to bet IL against a like amount on the
plain, straight, uneauivocal proposition
that Sherman wonld beat Foraker.
Four more days have passed andevidently
not one of the Dragging Forakerites OF
Cincinnati has had the courage to back
his candidate.
And now the public is informed that
McGrew, when he was. nominated, came
out squarely in favor of Senator Sherman.
Any one doubling this statement is referr.
ed to the Cincinnati Enquirer Of last Fri.
day, page Q, under the head Of "Rawl-
ings and McGrew." McGrew is the SON.
in-law Of Bushnell, who was on Foraker's
staff with our own fellow townsman for
several years, and Couch and McGrew
seem to have suffered from the same dis.
ease. The one pretended to be tor sher-
<gn, hoping thereby to secure his nomin-
-. But Sherman's friends In Lurain
- Nv we're not 50 easily fooled and they
knocked him out in the first round. Nc
Grew pretended TO be for Sherman, 10 Sc
cure his nomination and election. The
Clark county Republicans were deceived.
McGrew was nominated and elected; and
now, without apology or explanation he
is doing everything he can, as Is his
friend, Couch, TO defeat Sherman. II
these gentlemen could be arraigned for
their conduct before high court Of honor
sheir conviction would be certain and
their punishment severe.
When the weather was hot. Sherman man
was @. -
When the weather was cold. the devil q one
was he.
George evidently thinks that when you
want q nomination there Is no inpropriety
In favoring the selection Of an .'old man
20 fill the position Of United States senat-
or; but II Q candidate gets knocked out
and some other fellow Is selected TO repre-
sent the county In the general assembly,
then the defeated candidate should flop,
desert the "old man" whom he Is pledged
10 support, and hire column in alweekly
paper in which he can fully Inform the
people Of the dire disasters that would
surely follow the reelection Of an "old
man" to the United States senate.
In the balmy days Of summer. when the
earth ID clothed with verdure, when the
hearts Of saints and sinners are gladdened
By VAIN sunshine, by the fragrance Of
aowsrs, by the songs Of birds, our genial
George, our gallant colonel, pledged his
support by personal letter and through
The public press TO Sherman, the "od
man" But alas, when the leaves have
fallen, when the grass Is wiihered, when
tho birds haye ceased 10 sing, when the
froa Of winter has put its seal Of desola-
ton upon the earth, when nsture has no
sounds 10 charm the ear and no beauties
TO delight the eye; then, presto change,
our doughty colonel, right In the heat
Of the senatorial conflict, buckles on his
mighty shield, unsheaths his flaming
sword and as bold as Michael marches out
Of the Sherman camp. With loud beat Of
drum and shrill blast Of bugle, he joins
the host Of the youthful Foraker.
George, why is II thusly' Why do you
like old men In summer AND hate them In
winteri Why do you promise your sup.
port 70 Sherman when Il Is hot and desert
him when II Is coldi has your course
been squarei Has II been honorablei
What do you suppose the Sherman men
who supported you last summer think Of
you nows Suppose you write and ask
Wallace, Of Lorain, John II. Boynton and
George Washburn, Of Elyria. what they
think Of your nop
Exposed TO public gaze.
And mounting higher and higher
His buRie sounds 10 raise
And make the crowd admire.
He blows and blows until
Il heard from frcat Foraker,
until Pm dead need
y No friendly undertaken"