The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-26
REVERSED POLITICS.
HOW A PAPER CHANGED ITS ALLIE
GLANCE IN ONE NIGHT.


Over tho Treachery of Macbeth and
Buried Him Too Deep For Resurrection
on Election Day.
Among my numerous occupations while
out west was that OF journalist. The poll
tics of our paper was occasionally Demo-
cratic and occasionally Republican. Once
we came very near being Popultst, but
they could not make up the 5000, go we
went Republican after all. My career as
a newspaper man, though brief, was as
full of incidents as policeman is OF I'M
portance, and it was not lacking in ex-
element. We were generally in state OF
extreme poverty, but at the first OF every
month enough money was collected to
pay the office rent and the expense OF
champagne luncheon We always indulg-
ed in the latter function and then could
safely swear to the duns that we had no
money with which to pay bills, but II
they wanted to take it out in advertise
ments or puffs we were ready and willing
to attend to them. Mostly when they saw
that nothing else remained they would do
so, but some came with Colts 45 per-
suader and would not leave until they had
| received the money or its equivalent,
| which in our case, / remember, consisted
of an order for three plug hats on the To-
| cul halter
The one great event, however, on
| which / look back with pride was the
changing of the politics Of the paper in
one night. IL was tho occasion of the
city elections, and two candidates were
running for mayor. Tho Democrat,
Scotchman named Macbeth, had pur-
chased our support, and we had got up
fret class edition, full of sketches and ar
ticles, all telling what an excellent man
he was and how the future prosperity Of
Arizona depended upon his election.
had fixed up IL joke which made myself.
1t ran something like this:
nAn sportsmen should remember
Shakespeare's words and LAY on, Mao
Beth
Besides his we had three chalk plate
etchings one of them representing Mac
Beth. tho Democrat, and Talbot, the Re-
publican, in fighting costume, Talbot in a
state of collapse on tho floor, with Mac
Beth, surrounded by spectral looking an
gels, standing over him, with the smile OF
victory upon his face. Underneath thil
work of art were tho words Virtue TIL
umphs, you bet"
The last sheet of the paper consisted o
articles showing beyond doubt that Talbo
was q confirmed drunkard, horse thief
! wife beater, hog thief and various othe
things 1t also proved conclusiyely tina
his name was not Talbot; that he had onl
taken to the oognomen nfter leaving SIN
Sing prison seven years back, where
$ had been sent for forgery and arson.
Z, This article was illustrated by a Gu
0 showing him in his prison clothes, take
5 from photograph in the rogues' gallery
u as was quantity set forth.
Q Yes, 1t was n beautiful edition, and til
II editors felt justly proud of it-so prou
Il indeed that they borrowed So, and takin
|. a proof copy with them set up tho drink
II After indulging until the United Stat
coin at their disposal was gone they d
parted with tho proof to the house OF u
candidate for mayor. Joy was in the
(. hearts, and they caroled as the house
a Macbeth burst into Wow. Alasl a ieart
IN and ghostly shock awaited them theI
q. Macbeth met them at the door, inyit
he them In. gave them a glass of whisky al
fe cent cigar apiece, looked at the pap
We and was delighted with 1t, but he refus
SO to pay the $500 agreed upon. He said tn
10. no did not believe In bribery and CORFU
er ton.
ot Cunning Macbeth He saw that
paper had all boon set up and knew
timo remained to change it, He a
thought that the edition had been ri
he But there he WIS wrong.
The editors staggered from the house
tn a dazet state Where was all their hood
ma Como. Whore was that month b spree u
intended having? Gone. All was &C
re but honor, and there was very little OF Il
left
was In the printing office when I'll
ror arrived and at oHoe knew that someth
/, to awful had bappened-thcy were sober.
an. Cocker" they aasped simuitaneou.
md sswe arc lost, broke up, bust up, all @
the to smash. Macbeth won't put up
DOODLE"
The shock was "a terrible one, but b
in. up, and suddenly q magnificent thou
the burst upon me.
,ass s.Quiek," shouted; "change
names. u
what do you meant" said one.
iei. why, don't you Sec Macbeth and
ats bot look IKE one ahothert ~ lehso NY
traits Of them do, and tine articles vii
for one Just rs well as tho other with
names charged. Run out the rev
proof take it to Talbot and SEQ if he
mir. come down with the stuff. "
Play The coinpositors, who looked SUSPECT
, ,,as ly, like the editors, changed the MAJ
a. made few alterations in such word
rlss "Democrutie, y and In two hours the ?
yood was submitted to Talbot, who put III
with rather down. 5000
d 1t The nozt morning, to tho indescrib
:, tpe rage of Macbeth, tho paper came o.
,h n.r haring Republican sheet. Talbot, the
,icbt publican, won by large naJori
ting through our lliuehee, Wo u" aSs cAAi'
y I'll In one political electiont however
ns5l. did not come out on top. No paper {
l9htt ont at all, in fact, as four of the op
ton were sitting in our printing
With loaded Winuhrstcrs and Colts.
cditer was in jail, and besides we wer
of paper.
ter ~ am -, i1,IIaa
ends low Wholh No hhu c5AAuhliS hilhu'o
, AMI "a mean spirited hog, with a nature
fAtixs a coyote and a smell like a dead grea
M were locking for us, so we took pros
ing trip into the mountains, retul
~, after the election was over.
and We were stanch Democrats Wheh
CLASSY john b. Cocker In Detroit IriDun