The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-19
CHRONICLES OF 1909.
BY JULIAN WERE.
Chapter VI.-.Sh0mclcs Purchase OF
YOtcs

Chapter VII.--Sh0mclcss Purchase Of
Votes.
l. And it came to PISS that the great
Rainbow Chaser of the North did resign
the rmanshiI of the hosts OF the Phil
istines, saying to himself,
What doth 1t matter though lay
bold of a thousand of the most beautiful
OF all the gorgeous rainbowsi Can put
them in my pocket or eau wear them
in nv hat as trophies tell thee, nay;
neither can the Phiiistines carry New
York by chasing these brilliant displays.
3. The rainbow raineth neither votes
nor majorities, neither doth the rainbow
send home one arrow into the hosts Of the
army of Israel.
4. Now it happened that In 1883 the
Philistines were in power and all the Off
Ger holders, were called upon to she'll out,
istine campaign. Moreover, it was found
in November that they were all running
expenses; for they were whipped out OF
their boots
5. Howbeit, when the assessments
were raked in, including $4,000 In one
check, the rainbow chasers said among
themselves. We shall wax the lsraelites;
for, 10, our pockets are filled with the
sinews of political war. Israel shall quail;
for they can never equal our pile.
9. But the IsraeIites defied the Phili-
stines to their faces, we neither expect
nor ueed to eqnal your. pile; for, behold,
we need not 50 much money. 1e are
Obliged to purchase your own men, while
ours are not in the market yea, verify.
our principles are not for sale.
z. And, 10, it was even so. The mighty
rainbow chasers were Obliged to either
Therefore, for every vote from the Philis-
tines begotten with Israelitish shekels.
the Philistines must obtain two.
Thus were vast oceans OF money In
the hands of the Philistines put out in
1888.
s. And in all the history of political
campaigns never before was there such
shameless purchase Of votes as by the
Philistines In New York. And all this
under the noses or the pure Mugwump
whose pious eyes were turned up till
thou couldst merely see but the whites, as
they held up. their holy hands and sweet.
ly sung to the tune Of What q Good
Boy Am II"
We see II not
Whateyser's WI yer , done "a + good we're sure;
0. But the thousands of votes bought
up by the Philistines with ofiice-ho lders
aud Mugwump shekels availed not I: for
Goliath WAS beaten, and David the Ben
jaminite reigned In his stead over all the
tribes of Israel, including Philistic and
the half tribe of Mugwump.
10. Howbeit in 1892 the Philistines
aud the Mugwumps hope TO rake In q
bigger heap Of shekels for they now look
for much pounds, shillings and pence
from foreign monopolists, all of whom
sympathise with the festive Mugwump
and free trade.
III. Look ye to 1t, 70 men of Israel. Ye
may not be counted out as New York was
rushed in in 1884; but to win In 1892, the
Philistines and Mugwumps must pur-
chase Thousands of votes in tho Empire
State. See that they work not their
scheme. or ye will be beaten. Ye might
stand the purchase of 5000 but 10000
might make things look exceedingly seri-
Gus.
IL. Watch and fight, lest ye enter into
the temptation of drowsiness and behold
not the most shameless purcashing of vot-
ers ye ever witnessed bought by the Phil
istines or the holy Mugwumps.
(To BE CONTINUED