The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-14
political DECEPTION


Our attention was recently called o
a political transaction, which surpasacs
anything we have ever heard Of for
deceit and deception. An otfiec-seek-
ar in this section Of The United States
Of America, applied for 4 Federal apr
pointment at the city Of Washington,
the Capital Of said United States Of
America. Well, tic gotit-about like
those fools who recently produced rain
IT their will Anyhow he made mp
plication, and secured the written en-
dorsemcnt Of his supposed friendly
representatives, whom he had fought
for in campaigns past-as true as steel
He fled his papers at the proper De
partment, and returned home. expect
ing by each mail TO receive his official
appointment He knew he would sure
~ get it, He couldn't help but got III
II was certainly an assured fact all
this was thought over by the too-overly
confident applicant very satisfactorily
all because his staunch, appreeiatiye
andreliable friendly rcpresentatiyeslad
endorsed him, and promised to do all
they could for him personally Well,
the unfortunate applicant i not 10 be
blamed II wasa matter Of business
with him He WAS entitled 10 a job.
He thought SO, and Vi did his Demo
cratic brothers.
In fact they all agreed 50 and most
assuredly their representatives agreed
so. But, the latter, the benefeiaries
of generous constituency, only
agreed so in the presence Of their con-
stituents, for instead Of doing all they
could personally for the applicant,
they called around at the afore- men
toned Department and personally re-
quested that the application be turned
down, as they had learned since en-
dorsing i that the appointment would
cause dissatisfaction. The appfea-
tion was Of course turned down In
tho meantime the applicant was ex-
pecting his appointment. One day
Mr.. Applicant concluded to visit The
National Capital, and call upon his
representative friends He makes the
eall-sees his friends-who again re
iterate their former promises and
pledges Q, yes, surely he must have
the desired appointment.
Mn. Applicant has waited along times
and the plum has not yet fallen in his
hands. Hegrows impatient andresolves
to call at the Department and inves-,
tigate the cause Of AIN tins unnecessary
delay. HEDGES, and much to his surprise
he learns the whole truth He he longer
wonders why his appointment did not
come. He grows i'll and longeth FOR
his native home Washington's eli
mate does not agree with him And
when he reaches home, he lays bare
the treachery, deceit, and deception
to his friends. Then the trouble be
gins. Vengeance is sworn on their
representatives, regardless Of party In
terests Ere long another campaign
rolls around Mr., Applicant has been
without a job War is declared, and
the Democratic party, is knocked he'll
( ter-skelter into cooked hat The
Reps laugh long and loud. They profit
by their enemies folly They make ii
a point to stand by their workers and
see them through, and atNhe close Of
each succeeding campaign they PROV
claim victory
+ this not all too true, fellow Dema-
Gratis Whom do you blame Perhaps
all this trouble would have been avoid
81 had Mr. Applicant been dealt viii,
squarely. And then, III the face 81 al!
this, these deceptive and deeeitful.
representatives brand AR applicant AZ
q party kicker, what gan aud i'm
pudence LudicrousI Could hot these
representatives have told the Truth 1
In fact why did they practice such de-
ception by endorsing him III writing
cowardly and rascally schemes to
maintain popular approval Every ap.
phcant treated in this way is unified
~ kicking, and he's a man without
principle who won't kick.
She win admire van iii M ,,,,.e. "