The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-12-29

W&MNW%MSMM. NJ ~ The race was
The horses had swung into the home
stretch and the track was now powerful
BILE bad msddied and mixed up in re-
CARDS to politics. Somcthin a little
more sarner than pure branch water
was flown free and PLENTIFUL and Po-
litical excitement was SO thick till you
could mighty nigh rake it up Will. q
splinter. 1t was general free-for-all
meetin. and it had been give out in the
heard rom in the spc:ll1in that day.
The rnoss-covered Democracy of
Rocky Creek and the surroundin coun-
and there was likewise also a right
smart sprinklin of Third Party men
and Republicans on hand We had
sent word up to the city for some OF the
true doctrine to the people, and the
other crowd had done likewise also the
same thing. But somehow or some
how else it seems like the big guns
didn't come, and so we had to worry
along as best we could without them.
Plenty of Ta!kin Material.
But when it comes to poets and
preachers and philosophers and poll
ticioners.'' as Aunt Nancy Newton calls
them, Rocky Creek :,int gone nowhere.
There was dead coolies of tall<in
terial on the ground that day-Hlev
Scroggins and Handy >tribbin and julie
Majors and Jeem, ". Staggers and
Ben Chris Weaver, ane, a whole passle
more. Julie \aborS is the lead dog of
the political pack in that skirt of the
woods, and he was plum hungry and
thirstin and spilin for a chance to make
speech. TO hear julie tell it. he was
in hopes that our crowd would trOt out
u President, or Governor anyhow.
and give him a chance to make doll
Democratic part; Some Of the boys
wanted me to lock horns with julie, but
it won't exactly my time of year for
tallsin out in public places; ~ there Els IS
knows julie Majors like a scholar
knows his books it is me, and l lowed
! it would be pure vanity and veNation
for me and julie to git tangled up in a
| talking match on politics. julie Sabors
don't know any more for certain than
the common run of men, but he is par
there mint blame bit Of difference be-
| tween what he knows and what he
guesSes at. For a So. mple case. he don t
| know that Thomas }, tfcrs was the
great orr itla1 Third party man. but he
| guesses that he was and says he was,
and that settles the case with julie. 1t
| 1nought bc that l know as much about
| the politics of the country Us julie does
| but when it comes to ssucssin couldn' t.
| hold him u candle, and SO | come to the
conclusion that the best plan would be
| for me to hold out and let somebody
| else open the pot.
Now Blew Scroggins he was most
crazy to git tangled up with julie in a
rough and tumble argitis:atiion on the
| general issues Of the cam oaign, but it
stood to reason with me that it never
would do. Blew is Il terrible rcc!<le
man in regards to politics, he would be
plum willin to stay in even if j: didn I
hold marry pair. But could see about
| what come to pass if Blew and julie went
together. If they didn't tell nothin but
through and quit, but about the first
time julie made IL big guess and give 1t
out for solid facts. and Blev didn't see
how he could raise him any. the lie
would pass and Somcthin else would
happen next. So finally at last l took
the boys off to one side and told them
how we would have to play the game.
According to my opinions about the
onlycst man on the grounds that could
hold his own with julie Eabors was
Handy Stribbin. Handy don't know Sc
very much for a positive fact himse! f.
but tho man that can beat him guessir
for truth will have to stay out tolera bic
late ut night and git up powerful Soo1
in the mornin. SO at any rates We fixed
it up for Handy Scrihhlin and julie Ma
bors to pitch in and fight it out togeth
err for the general amusement OF the
crowd.
The Pot Was Opened.
According to the mutual arrange
ments Handy had to lead Off on Il 1ivs
minits limit and open the pot. as ii
were. Then julie was to have his ow1
time to make a speech for his side, ant
Handy was to have all the time hs
| wanted to come back at him in ths
windup. SO in that way we first lie
down the check Icins and then Slipped
the brides and followed go.
In opcnin up with Il few brief re
marks Handy went on to say III gen
cral way that the Democratic party i:
the only vest party that ever cut I, tiggc'
or stood for anything in the politics o
this country. The Republican party
is d knot on Il log, fellow citizens. say:
he. The Third party counts for jest
about as much as a hole in the open Il If
and both of EN- put together coHldn
run the Government three days IT they
had Il chance without running it tx
ash and Dustin up the plan of saliva
ton. If you want your votes TO Stact
up nd count for Semethin in the future
history of the country YOU must vote
got votes to ding away prepare to hins
'em next Tuesday and vote for the
Third party-Repubiican miXtry
which the same l am confidence you
never will do that. Some people have
sense. and some people have fits, bu
you amt all fools. fellow citizens. i
YOU do wear wool hats. 1t is not fol-
me to turn myself loose and tear IN,
shirt in openin> up this n1eetin. so fa1
I amt got nothin in particular to tall
about. To waste my breath and blow
in your time tallsin agin the Ihir'
neutrality-suspicious. miXtry- is istoc DUR
much like goin nowhere after not ilin.ant
takin my oNcart to bring = home in. il
holdin forth here today with nobody II
the game but me aud julie Nabors,
feel about like = man heiGiB four ace