The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-16
ing they do not realize anything more
than fair profit. W. MARTIN.
A SEVERE "CANING. .


A SEVERE "CANING.
Chairman Huntington is Treated to One
BY the "Gang."
Capt. w. P. Huntington was treat
ed to Gaming" last Saturday after
noon. The affair occurred at the court
house, whittier the Captain had been
lured by Judge French, who had just
returned from the East, and who was
supposed to have brought rare east
ern product home with him. The
Gaming" was administered by the
court house gang, and was as trying
an ordeal for both aggressors and de-
Tenders as they haye ever undergone.
Attorney Madigan was the first to APP
proach Mr.. Huntington. He made
serious charges. The Captain trem-
bled and was about to tell the whole
crowd to visit the Inferno. Mr.. Mad
igan continued:
You see here all the Republican
candidates at the last election. They
seem to be satisfied with the battle
they fought, and as you were chair
man of the Republican committee of
this county, they desired to have your
presence here to express their views
of your worthiness to that position.
What we may say now will have moth
ing to do with the estimation which
the final close of this meeting may ex-
press of our opinion of your services;
nevertheless, we were unfortunate
enough to have ears, and have heard
the foul accusations and aspersions
witch were not hurled at the Repub-
lican party, but the individual, which
since time immemorial, has always
been the aim of the novice and up
start in politics. There is nothing SO
beneficial to the party as to have the
party left alone, and let the enemy
empty the viles of it's wrath into some
individual, who has no issue at stake,
and after the person who has sa,ri-
feed himself to be inundated upon
the alter of the opposing party's vi
tuperation, wherein you were accused
of being a machine. no less factor
than the main spur in the Republican
wheel of perpetual motion, and that
the wheel had grown so large that it
had sunk its main spur in the cellar
in the city of Redwood Falls, wherein
it has been repeatedly asserted the
Republican party has been run in the
cellar, and even gone out and surmised
that the spur wheel ran the whole in
stitution. Now, since time immemor-
ial, the rat has burrowed in the cellar
and has crept forth and gnawed, yet
never troubled much. It is desired by
the parties present that you be fur
nished with weapon of defense, but
remember to be cautious of it's use, as
it is written that certain man had a
dog that worried so many people that
he was obliged to fasten heavy clog
about his neck to stop him from such
sport in the future. This, the stupid
cur took to be mark of honorable
distinction and grew so vain, in con-
sequence that he turned up his nose
a: all the dogs he met. A sly, old
fellow, however, assured him that so
far from having cause to be proud
of his burden, it was, on the contrary,
a sure 81 gn of disgrace. So it is with
the weapon which we are about to en-
cumber you with,unless in the future
as in the past, you use common sense
and sagacity. We are informed that
motion is an impossibility,
although it is admitted by others
than Republicans, that it has been
success in this county under your
management. and while you are alb
hored by all your enemies, there is a
warm spot in the hearts of all of your
friends, where you are thoroughly
As guarantee of this
now turn you over to Bro. Race.
In administering the Gaming" for
the gang" Mr.. Race said:
Sir, "Was ever man like you, and
like you more oppressed; Your glory
shorn of it's power, and on your head
the discontinued VOWS protested.
Thus prayed the king, o mighty Jove,
D sire of the distressed, hear my vows
in bitterness Of soul addressed" Mr..
Madigan has preferred grave charges
and accused you severely. You re-
how Osirus, when so oppressed
and accused by invisible foes went off
and alone he prayed to be delivered
from his enemies. How he prayed that
Jove in his power would send a sprite,
who should be his goddess of luck,
and from whom he should receive a
wand to. ward off all ill. Here from
under = cover he drew cane.)
Dear sir, I present this token,
as sign of power. Let it be staff
upon which you may lean in coming
years. May it be a comfort to you.
May it be protection to you to ward
off all i'll and ill-makers. Receive it,
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