The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-02-16
Lava TriCklin6 Down the SmOulderin6
Volcano.
Tie Election for Postmaster the Only
Excitement.

meeting or the Democratic CIuO. LII
victorious chiefs are wearing tn,
sculps of the vanquished private
with an air of pride that challenges tn,
respect of all the little colonies. Tn,
assaults on the privates have beer
stopped temporarily.
The ominous quietness that per
tends trouble for the future. Th,
machinists in the shops of the col
oucls are busy sharpening up ole
hatChets for future use. 1t has beer
said that the privates did not take
the medicine with any degree of rel
isll aud the colonies are therefore
putting their armament in shape for
future action. 1t is 4 poor colonel
who hasn't a big Ratchet concealed
about his clothes, and as for the pri-
Yates, it's a poor private who doesn't
muttcr beneath his breath, "l'lt get
even with them if it takes a thousand
| years." but the colonies seem not to
be disturbed.
The fact that the T~Olhsfreuad of
this city fired from ambush at the
| colonies last week has in no wise
affected them. They are bigger
than the V~olk$freund and besides II
few years ago the editor of the
VohStfemd vas given a prescription
for medicine by the doctors of the
democracy that was not very paIat-
able to the editor. In fact ii was Il
good deal like the medicine that has
been prescribed for and forced down
the unwilling throats of the privates,
and the colonies say the tlOuble with
the Volksfreund is "a fellow-feeling
makes us wondrous kind When
the editor of the Toikstremd was
called up u few Years ago, when he
Was II Candidate for collector, and
asked if he would support The whole
ticket, he said he would ''if it suited
him." That settled his political am
bition for several years. in fact, his
appetite hasn't returned yet. THIS
is the view the colonies have Of it and
they don't hesitate to chuckle owe
1t on the quiet, but at present they
evince no disposition to do anything
and will await for the development of
hos,illties, which the race for post.
office is likely to develop. How Ibis
scramble can terminate without ere
| ating lots Of sorrow for The colonies,
and fun for US, we are unable to sec.
There are at present II long list of
local a%spirants, each Of whom is san
guine of success. The mixture of
colonies and privates is of Il peculiar
character; in fact he privates seem
to he the hungrie>t.
OF those who are prominently men
toned and Of COURSE tn re are none
that are not prominent, are Mr.. John
I Brakeman. whose principal dis'inc
, ton consists Of the fact that he is the
father Of thirteen children, and who
sings in the choir at the Catholic.
church. We are in doubt as IT,
the faction he sides with, but
lie looks like n private. Next
comes John +. lI%einr;chs, the ''Fgr
niture King" The liking wants hu'
lilill here below, an | the postoffi &c
for four years will just fill the want
After him Geo. j. Vaughan
whose mayUralty bee was smOthered Ii
his chase for the postolice. George is
credited with knowing a good thing
VIXEN he sees it., and is therefore
willing to r~elinquish MS present
position. Frank Lucas comes next
asking favors. Franks ambition
for office was created while serv'
ing as alderman in jefferson City
and was smothered out when he mad,
the race for county Judge, but it has
revived again, and he thinks the post
office is just the thing to cure his
wounded heart. "Seg" Fergusor
believes that young men ought to b'
given a chance in this world of tear,
and the p~ostotlice would be n grea
balm TO him. Lorenz Franz ais,
hands IN an application for this sof
berth. LerenZ thinks that the wa,
to pour oil on the troubled waters |
TO elect him but he is the onl,
one of the candidates that look
at it in that light. After hin
comes Meredith I. Moore, who think
he ought to be rewarded for part
feality in his old age by this pleas
ant gift. Last, but by no meal
least, ONE Francis Joseph Frommt
If a few of the candidates were drol
ped out Of this list. To" ,
-, Us would
W show the others a point
two. Joe has had a taste Of the pos
Office in second place and he be.iev'
;, under Cleveland'S theory that |
ought to be promoted for etlicient
in the public service. Joe has res
the Bible and has found the quolatio.
This is the way l long have sougI