The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-11
CHAPTER Nv.
"roLE, DALLAS AND THE TAEIYY or 42T"

"PoLE, DALLAS AND THE TAETrT or al"
The 'arir Is 10 the Government what meat Il
q the fam!ly.-ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
In the entire history Of our party struggles. n
all the sgiiaIIOls % the political elements. Ia
ali our Conflicts for power. during every foymel
period % The o Vernrnent never hal there OF
istsd such absolute. open and vile deception M
had been pracIlced by the Democratic leader:
and politicians on connding PennsyINanlA--
RfyEEDI JoHSSos.
Throughout Pennsylvania the friends o.
Polk had circulated the report that Henry
Gay, the Whig candidate, was unsound on tbs
question Of protection. and that Polk and
Dallas only could be depended upon TO sCs.
tain the tariff Of A. Yet II was well know D
b. the better informed that the Democrats
National Convention had endorsed practio,l
IRE trade, and that Mr.. Polk had Satisfied
Southern leaders that he would support them
II all matters relating to slave extension and
the tariff The rallyihg cry resouniing
throughout the South was Polk, Dallas aud
free Trade at The very moment that the de-
ceiyed yerrs el pennsylvania we're shouting
for the tariff
At this time one OF the most dangerous OF
the demAgogues IN he State. always eng aged
g. H. flaming The passions OF the people, was
M Lemu-l BGckthorn, lawyer and politician
lie held forth nightly in tho great open square
"a front Of the Fletcher Works, swayed the
eToEd ga hered 10 hear him with bis rude
orltory, and vas already spoken Of rs NJ
man TO rel resent the people Of bis district In
Confess.
cut. eryieut satellites, we're Gar'r Gvynne. Joe
Dartle and n smiling. dspperlliitle man known
around the town as Gentleman Ke lily.
Kelly vas n power In the narrow, lll-condi-
toned street where he dwelt. There women
and children drew back as no passed and he
would excl angs word with one and bow
pa;ronizinGiy 10 another With q manner that
was n very fair imitation Of the greater Buck
thorn.
Kelly. in bis drunken passion, would beat
his family, break up the poor furniture and
send the children hungry TO their miserable
beds, that he might b. fed, ami still, with Spar
tan fOrtiiuds hey chung 10 him.:
Mr.. Lsmuel BuekthUrn, while searching for
us,iul, pliable tools fer his DEVILS work shop.
came across this man and with driuk. brlbos
and promises socn owned the little soul that
Kelly, after thirty-hys years Of shIiiless eI-
istence, could call his own.
During he excitement 10 the town Kelly
grew more Than usually shi!tlcss. and at last
the oyerseer at tho works Informed him that
his services were no longer desirable and tha,
even bis inirequent Iourneyings 70 the factory
must cease.
That night Kelly wen, home In q OF Of maud
I'm rage.
Damn them manufacturers r he cried. 40
he fell 10 at the open door and kicked the b by,
Who was crawling toward the threshold 10
L
Iaith, mustn't b. u hAngin around there
mustn't II an ne ginileman a. good a. any
of'tnP
He vent to his bed with angry mu'terings
and Mrs. Kelly took up the crying baby, new
snIIs'y adding lines 10 her coms!y Irish face.
AN Its more throuble an more" she sigh
cd, the BIT that Kelly u b. aither bring n now
an thin IL gone an the ehider to 10 led an
tie eOTll a comin'P
As Mrs. Kelly had predicted. when the cold
came tim did grow harder for the little
Esys, hut one day. fortunately for them,
Noras thin form ard dark. hollow eyes at
tracicd Miss Fletcher . att ntion. A few kind
words and q visit 10 the dirty room where che
hyed revealed such a sad stat OF things that
n - Fletcher interes ed herself 10 the miser-
abe father and Persu ded her brother 10 rein-
state him at the works.
The P,e'cners' great Kindness did not II nd
Kelly 10 hts own Interests, however. lie ETH
drank and talkei at the grog shor, and FOL.
lowed where Lemuel Buckihorn led.
During his nightly O!ations many were the
AaaIhenas hurled by BucktEorn at the manu-