The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-28

whatever it is called. which surround, IN.
desk where the primary department of
congress sits. He was a member of ths
House, and seemed TO have stepped ON,
into the entry to swear "A little over the A..
rears OF pensions bill, " hich was eyidentl,
about 10 pass. "A set of id towards
contemplate, id cowarCIsl" he w..
heard to calculate ever and anon.
But why don't you stop ?" said m
ex-member who came in just then.
stop i'll" he replied. "How can s.an
self?' NY
Congress, however. is hardly to biams
for 1t is too large body to act wisely =,
Well. Just as our presidential conv.n
tons are lately, and if We continue AT ~.
same rate, the great national fight bers'
after will not be to see who will he elect.a
president. but what town will have TIA
convention. '
Those who have not read the omen lst,s,
written this summer by Andrew d. Whit
a Republican, to Patrick A. Collins .
Democrat, OF Boston. ought to get il and
read 1t. Do We hold presidential CONVEX
tons for the purpose of nominating IL.
best man or for the purpose OF farming ons
the lemonade privileges to q herd OF yans
and yahoos who can yell down the wise,s
sentiments and applaud and expectora.s
Oh
oeck to the asylums again to wait for an.
other convention?
Four or five pure-minded men, with M
political principles. should get togethe,
and talk this matter over. | could GET
away during the month of October. Prio,
to that shall be busy here on the place.
Alabama has just had a very heated
hight over the goyecnorship, and the fo.
lowing, printed during the campaign in
N y n 4rs- oh
man in Alabama without lineage has no
business to run for governor:
ACTIVITY, Monroe County. IA
am Jones man, but having heard our uobls
governor was the issue of "a German railroad en-.
gineer aud an Italian fruit woman Of Charles.
ton, ana being unable to answer such an arpu.
ment. weak rs it is, for God knows such an isspa
could DC as honorable "a any other, provided IL
was legitimate. write you to give me tho iacss
Ill the case.
So please give as full and complete a sketch a,
Governor Jones up to his S0th year as possible
stating antecedent OF both mis- father and hIs
mother in full, who they were aud where they
came from. Some say they came from Tia
mountains OF Tennessee. / am going to try Ia
make some votes IN here, where the Alliance
however. is very strong. one-hali columnai
Governor J. s gcnealogy would make hundrsda
OF votes. Yours for the belt, SUBscRIBER
How Governor Jones ran in Activity
have not yet heard, but if "Subscribern
got in half column of genealogy no
doubt hundreds of votes were made there.
We should try this fall to keep politics
pure. / believe we can. The disagreeable
things were said before, when the sams
candidates were before the people for their
sutfrages. Pleasant little items of a Der.
sonal character have been printed, and
now We are ready to enter into the cam.
paign and each strive to make the wayer.
ing voter understand matters regarding
the tariff, which We do not understand
ourselves.
Need / add that believe there will bes
pure ballot in the South? Should there
be fraud in my neighborhood, especially
fraud that will cut down our vote, will
write piece for the paper about it.
South Carolina has law which under.
stand requires the voter TO present his
registration ticket at the polls, and that 10
hls identification. That is his letter Of in.
PRODUCTION. his right to exercise the right
OF franchise, and there can be no going be-
hind it.
Several years ago large circus exhib-
tied in Charleston, it is said. and notice
was quietly given out by word Of mouth
that registration tickets would be taken at
the door for admission to the show. Five
Thousand registration tickets were taken
in one day and turned in by the circus at
reduced rates to the party making the ar
rangement. On election day they were
voted by the party IN some unobstrusivs
way, possibly in Pathological manner. but
mention ii only to show that this is rea.
sonable and low priced method of obtain.
ing an expression of the public wish.
l will add also that, though I have not
given the name of the party interested in
this incident, it is only fair to say that it
is a misfortune to any party to have votes
that can be bought so low down.
E0-There is still time to send several
good circuses into South Carolina before
the 1st of November.
Lately we have been looking into nat.
ural history here as a relief from politics.
Evenings we experiment with the insect
life. | do not refer to the terrapin d.
chambre sometimes allowed to run the me.
diocre hotels, but have been told recently
by friend who is thoroughly trust
worthy that for real fun there is nothing
of refined character that approaches the
delights of feeding toad with lightning
bugs.
Try it.
The toad will swallow anything you
give him, as every one knows, but few
have had the enterprise to try this expert
ment. He does not kill the insect BY
swallowing it, and as he is transparent he