Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-27
yO-Ss Letter..

ihlt was q Nrr1 nuv handle ~ stick.
that y :. syuf ms y - d. uu siirk
himself rrrh1p. have i-o.u called al
osiI .tigk Taking about leaving old
ir.sui. aui ioluIus ihr enemy D. pur
inns gIuafiuu. have neither lyft friend.
uur IuIur,i hu tusmV. L. the fruhibl.
tiuu party proper au ~nsmN o. gu"d guN
rrumeutt luu cannot az 10. You
tary uUt .aY h. u isau ayuVci enemy
tn ihF stIuuu. - am I. Aw 500
Nrr1 well. then. ~ hA,ent dfifivt hr
apari Uu What nov aprcar. o. h. the
m"st vital thing la politics. 'an you
stN. aui darv yuu shy that the national
Republican party b. an active enemy -
thr .siounf when Yea all prove 90 me
hryuui th- .haius - "a doubt that the
y. n. 4. i.ur firtlBg with ths Devil.
hNuTli~ cuuCuhine. Mistress Saloan
Why, I vill rvturu Co nav hr.t love aud
.tiek Ur bu.i. But { warn yuu that you
have "a ioh h~forv 500 that will start
Nulr Intellectual sWvat. Irt u ou II
!. quite .pacv hstNe.n nov aud
spring. work N thr party. aud u ;. a
gu,i oue. turn a square corner With the
saloons aud oppose the rum ioWer. 10
sili svi Whipped and 10 darr not stand
up Ike r. little man and take IT, drub-
hing. \ c,rtaiu Vvll-knoWn prv.iirn-
tial candidate rvcogulS-i that fact, uucc
Goa "a time. and skulkvi Hut b. make.
r. grand guud SECRETARY 81 state iust ths
.ams. II take. backbone to ftor a
fruwuiug World aud the ffuthins rum
demon, bat 10 must cums o. that AZ lat
n ihis nation would $50 everlasting pros
p-rity. fhe Ny 10 looks nov. Il will
come through the efforts 20 neN party.
uuce "Aholitionist' was a term % ~
prOach. Nou claim that have exhibit
"A an uuNuutsd foolishness becausc
have failed to "-tick" through evil re-
port NJ veil a. through gy-'d report.
The fDolishns.. depend. very much up
on whether nay convictions arr true az
thlse. NJ convictions arr that the a.
loou i an eternal menace "a our fire.
Institutions. a corruptor - politics aud
q detlemsnt 20 al that l. dcc.nt and de-
sifahle. You darr not deuy that such 4.
the fact, aud you have no disposition o.
deny. Very veil. then. will you please
% point cat Just where the fcol.hn-.s
comes Ia WHEN ! choose tn strike direct
a. the Object 80 Gar a. my little ballot
can gof ID ms that favor. please. II
you are aiming AZ the same object. arr
you shooting straight aud sharp and
shooting 90 kills I Canuot shake off the
impression that one l. wasting time and
talent splitting through his teeth. II
put. out M flre. I suppose u Ia b. a
fact that the flame are spreading like a
prairie fire-in spUts. And I suppose u
90 D. a fact that . certain party which
shall D. nameless l. plling on the brush,
aud another partW which shall also D.
nsmeless, :. placidly splitting through
10 teeth II certainly isn't stamping
out the fire "a any great extent. II l.n't
calling for national prohibition, trum-
pet tougued. Yes, y. -. Il l. lament
able fact that when therr i particular
IL fat chestnut roasting In the Goals, the
party monkey Use. the party cat (which
yOu call the "bone and muscle'') 90 rake
over the Goals and paw out the nut.
Well. well. where Ne feel that We are
In the right neither you nor all creation
can bulge Va peg. Clap on your cleo
trio battery of logic and rhetoric and
watch till dooms day for the witch %
an eyelid or the cramp In a muscle.
When the old time party has ceased It,
downward whirl In the giddy dance With
the rum harlot. please drop me a line.
! would really like To visit the party for
the sake of the old. old times. Would
Ike 10 see how IL would act In clean
shirt. JoHx.