The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-05-03
SILVESTERFlCATION.
THE PLAY OF PURSELL
An Amusing Political
Farce.
PLAYED FOR TWO WEEKS
Ais Well That Ends Well As
The End was as Intended,
The Rebellion Squelched,
Terms Granted the Traitors to
Pursell.
The Old Machine in the Hands Of the Old
Ring.
The Old Machine in the Hands Of the Old
Ring.

men who have no Office, have NJ
prestige, have nothing to do, are no
in the rlEg. They organized kint
Eof Coxey company and revolte(
against the Rule of King Sylvester
The Mckay Journal was th'
Banner of revolt. All the disgrun
tied in the party enlisted and fo'
the last two weeks have been tor
menting the corn planters with theil
tales of woe.
The curb stone statesmen affected
always most by the loudest noise,
sided in with the Rebels, and proph-
esied certain defeat to the Purseli
cans.
Among themselves, good many
honest, earnest, straight going Re-
publicans believed there was a big
Revolution going on, and that new
men would be putin leadership. The
thoughtless generally, felt sure that
the reign of Satrap Sylvester was
nearing its end.
We were not behind the curtains
in the comedy troupe whose engage
ment closed last Saturday in Judge
Bright's Office, but as spectator of
the play, we will give brief synop
sis Of the performance tor the bene
fit of the thousand Republicans who
read the SENTIEL, because of its re
liability, and ability.
After the McKayites had paced
round and got up something of an
excitement, the old timers, it seems
to us, got together, and what fol
lowed, and considering the ciosin 3
scenes, We have this conclusion, and
submitted the facts, without argu-
ments to the horse sense of the Re-
publican reader.
After the McKayites had got the
fight on Pursell under headway, Mr.
Vickers appeared upon the field and
began a TRADE on Pursell. lie
never said anything to us. He
knew we had seen some politics, ,and
some games Of seven up, and as a
rule the politician and card player
don't show their hand. The sensible
player in any game, don't usually
try to fool party he thinks is as
smart as himself. So Vickers de-
clared war on pursell, to some per-
sons.
Those poor deluded people didn't
stop to think, that for years Mr..
Vickers and Mr.. Mr.. Pursell were
the closest personal friends, that Mr.
Pursell was always the main stay of
Mr.. Vicker's political ship. That
Pursell, Vickers and White formed
a triumvirate offensive and defensive
against all corners and goers.
1t was forgotten it seems that the
McKayites, with their paper, the
Journal, fought Vlckers as Elec-
tor, and took credit to themselves
for bringing on him the ignomipy
and humiliation of that inourable
political hurt.
tits strange, but it is so that it
was believed that Vickers condoned
that insult and injury, and took up
on himself the championship of their
cause in the revolt against Pursell
and White and the rest of the gang.
Mr.. Vickers may have been sincere
in his opposition to Pursell. We
are giving facts. Gong on further,
the candidacy for judge was
brought out, andth newspaper is
sue side tracked, so to say, in these
railroa1ing times. Judge Bright,
the Republican Eagle of Hooking,
was sent soaring in the cerulean.
The fight was lifted from the news
paper commonplace to the exalted
Judiciary.
Is it presumed that candidates for
Judge, gentlemen worthy to be Judge,
would become animated and angry
in turkey buzzard struggle over
the Probate Judges printing, get
mad and wrangle and quarrel and say
bad things of old friends? Well the
play went on and country jays who
nad been given pieces to act came
IN to committee meeting.
The curtain rose for the last act
Of the Farce in Judge Bright's of
ice.
Uncle Lafe Eggleston is in the
hair. The committeeman and the
and the hustlers were hold
ng their breath III hopeful expec-
ancy to see Pursell thrown out of
he window.
The generous Sylvester rose like
morning sun, beamed resplendent
S May moon, with a few choice
miles and compassionate looks upon
he .Innocents abroad" and for tie
rst time in the play of politics, he
moved that we pass resolution i'll
avor of Harmony. Harmony of
curse carried the breast works.