New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-21
TIE "GR1TEYARD R1BBI1.'


The first real encouragement after all comes
RI the Democratic headquarters from North
Carolina. Mr.. Stevenson, the Democratic can
didate for Vice-President. who Is stumpinS that
State with great ardor and arousing consId'
cradle enthusiasm by statistics concerning the
State debt of twenty-five years ago, has re-
ccived by mail from Mr. j. +. Czgel, of Raleigh,
tbc left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit. which
in North Carolina is an omen oil good lucN'
The dispatch containing this information adds
that "Mr. Uzzel guarantees that if it is accepted
Mr.. Stevenson will carry the State by 10000
majority, Though no mention is made OF the
head of tho ticket. we presume Mr.. Cleveland
Is included in the guarantee. For It would be
manifestly unfair if Mr.. stevenson should carry
this cleft hind foot of graveyard rabbit in
his pocket from now till election for his own
special bchoof without regard to his partner.
Mr.. Cleveland n, is now well known, has been
fishing all summer at Buzzards Bay with hell
arummets' ut . cents apiece. ana 1t Is cohh-
IDENTITY predicted by Mucwumps from other
States that he will carry Massachusetts by
large majority. And that, OF course, includes
Stevenson Now, though the word Is unpoD-
ular. there ought to be, and no doubt is, reci-
procity between these gentlemen. They are
working together Cleveland will carry Massa-
chusetts by means Of " hell grummets' ana
Stevenson will sweep North Carolina with ." the
left hind foot of graveyard rabbit Each for
the other and both for what there is in it,
At headquarters this is considered altogether
the most hopeful sign Of the campaign. What
the canvass was waiting for. the inspiration 1t
lacked and longed for, was " the left hind foot
of a graveyard rabbit The "hell grummet'
was well enough in its way "A very attractive
bait in the ncighborhood of Buzzard's Bay, and,
used in connection with "The New-lork
Worlds roar view Of Mr.. Cleveland in the
stern sheets of caboat, quite effective in
arousng the Mugwump mind 10 n high pitch
Of enthusiasm. But it was merely bait. and not
an omen" What was wanted was an open
Everything else was working fairly well Mis-
sissippi persons had struggled into headquarters
and stated in interviews which were immcdi-
atey printed that everything was looking well
in New-York The gifted llarriy had issued
Congratuatory Address 10 the People OF
the United States on the Circumstance that.
notwithstanding Maine and Vermont had elect
ed Republican State officers and Legislatures
and members Of Congress, there were still
Democrats enough in those States 10 stand mp
and be counted. Carl Schuz was preparing
nine columns of printed matter TO be printed
in full in "Thc Times and "Thc Evoning
Post" and condensed into a few paragraphs
in 1.-THE SUM- and The Would" Senator Hill
was likewise preparing speech Of similar
length on different lines, to be printed in full
in "Thc Sun and "The World" and dill
rI 4. bo
Evening Post" The left hind leg Of the off
mule was in fair way to be put in sling.
Measures were on foot TO put Peck" in the
penentiary. In many respects the goose hung
high. And yet there was a deep feeling in all
hearts that something was lacking. Something
that Amos Cummings could not supply from his
literary bureau nor Bourkc Cochran with his
eloguence.
1t was "the left hind foot Of graveyard
rabbit When Mr.. Stevenson started South
to tell the Southern people in his large-hearted,
disintcrcsted way the dreadful things that
would happen to them if the party which has
been in power most Of the time for thirty years
and moro was not put down, no one dared hope
that he would come back with the left hind
foot Of a graveyard rabbit in the lcft-hand
breechcs pocket of his best trousers. But he
comes-lo! the conQucring hero comcs-with
the greatest trophy of the campaign. And to
j. l.. I;zzel, Of Baleigh-namo never to be for
gotten-namc to be canonizcd with Thomas
Jefferson and General observation-disclosures the
glory of having acquired it and sent 1t "by
mail" Never mind how Never mind from
what graveyard. The omen" is secured. Now
light the torches Fling ont the banners
With "the left hind foot of graveyard rab-
Bit in his left-hand trousers pocket man
can fill bobtail flush, draw n lanyard to
shoestring," or elect the whole Democratic
ticket. Hi! Iii :!