Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-13
.BARTEMUS CONGRATULATES '
 No Political Changes Save an h.
 crease in the Silver Craze. A BANKER COMES OVER
Afraid to Crticise Cuba Grey-SimpIy Makes a Few Suggestions-Let Up on the War
 and Go Cunning for Goldbugs.

you on your absorption of the Age Herald, for she was wandering far away from the democratic fold. But now that she has been snatched as a brand from the burning let us not remember her re- cent failings, but think of her as she formerly appeared before the world, true exponent of unterrlfed, unfaltering democracy. In commingling with that lusty younger, the State. she regains much of her former glory, and to that part of her that died, let us say "rest in peace"
 Since writing you last there has been no political changes save an increase in the silver craze Many people thought that Capt. Burke Johnston was on the fence, but he has removed all doubt as to his position by coming out squarely for free silver. have often and often talked to him like father, and prayed with him that he would not worship the golden calf or any other false god and my prayers availed and UnfontoWn can boast of banker who is not a gold-bug. We have been worrying over one vex- ing problem in Trickem in the person of Capt. Frank Cooke. He is almost as tough as the nigger problem. He had played the solitaire game Of gold-bug In Trickem until patience ceased to be virtue with the people, and committee armed with a plow-line, waited on him to find out how long he intended to sin against light and knowledge and violate the fair fame of the community. Captain Cooke was at the time can didate for superintendent of education for Perry, and he begged for time, and the committee. swayed by the sparkling eloquence of Col. Bob Craig, granted him. time enngh to hear from Governor Oates. Frank. being a gold bug, of course, could not be trusted, so l was requested by the committee to write to Governor Oates to find out if he was going to appoint Frank Cooke. I did write, and was informed by Major Vai- den that Trickem was too late, MT. Cross had been appointed.
 Now, we don't propose to waste any more ammunition in the way of argu- ment on Frank Cooke. He has three alternatives left him. viz: Advocate free silver. skip out by the light of the moon or be strung up for political heresy "Who killed Cock Robin?" was once asked, and a game little sparrow spoke up, acknowledged the corn, and said, what are you going to do about it?' The question agitating Trickem and Uniontown just now Is, who knocked out George White for superintendent of edu- cation in the last state convention? The little blue-eyed boy that people down here accuse says it was some other fel- low, and not he that killed the canebrake
 cock robin.
 Say, Bob Loveless, you were in Mont gomery at the time of the tragedy, tell
 us who killed cock robin?
 Col. Billy Lisdale has spent some time | this fall on his estate near Trickem. His l lovely and charming wife was with him. I believe Colonel Tisdale will yet make Trickem his permanent home. for there are but few places that are possessed of more varied charms than Trickem The gold bugs, although few in num-
 | Der, are up to snuff on bluffing, as proven
 l by my friend and comrade, Maj. Joe Sel-
 1 den, telling me- in the strictest confi- dence, that the silver craze will be dead
 as a herring before the campaign opens
 1 next year. The ma jor's solemn predic-
 | tion has troubled me considerably, be-
 | cause being a blue blood Virginan after
 | the order of G. Washington I know he
 would roast in hades before he would
 | tell lie. But when think of the unful-
 | filled prophecies made to the Uniontown
 and Demopolis Jews I become skepti-
 | cal as to the inspira tion of my friend,
 l Major Selden. and still have hopes for
 | the silver craze.
 Trickem is for General Pettus for the
 senate. We have nothing against Sena-
 | tor Pugh, but it's no use talking to us
 | about anybody else if old Edmund Iron
 | sides, the black prince of democracy,
 runs. He has been true and loyal to the
 | democratic party, and the people of Ala
 | bama. and he has never asked for any
 | thing Let him say he will run and Perry
 | will nail his flag to her masthead. No one
 | more richly deserves the office, and it
 will be the crowning glory of a noble life. The old veterans will rally to the old
 | hero in solid column.
 Several weeks ago 1 was fearfully
 tempted to let in on Cuba Gray for the
 | gross injustice and almost islander she heaped upon the devoted head of my dear old friend and schoolmate, Bob
 | Moseley. But since I have seen the way
 | she rode that donkey, Ben Adhem, like
 | a jack-o'-lantern hog hunting am proud
 l that let her alone.
 I have thought all along from the forci- 1 ble, bulldozing, knock-down-and-dr l out style of Cuba Grey that she was a
 | rip-roaring, cantankerous, fre-eating 1 fellow, who had waded knee-deep in | blood during the late unpleasantness, and who was after seeding again in or der to get another gorge of gore. Who would have thought that Cuba Grey was woman? And, by Jings, she aint any ordinary woman, for the way she strikes out for herself shows con
 siderable signs of the new woman. and l Irish to boot.
 By the way, we all ought to be proud to be Irish. for they Ire the most unique people on the earth. They have gauantly opened up the war with England and routed her, foot, horse and dragons, the other day in Chicago.
 Victorias throne is tottering, and
 | when the next battle is fought in New YofK the British empire will be wiped off | the map. 1 am part Irish myself and
 1 am proud to be of kin to a brave and wonderful people, who can conquer their | enemies onf neutral ground without the l loss of a single dollar or drop of blood | on either side.
 The Chicago campaign cost nothing but
 | little gas. and was conducted by ge- nial Barley-corn, and under the same gallant leader another signal victory will l be won most anywhere.
 Now Cuba Grey, after complmentins my friend, Bob Moseley, as sunny, ge-
 i nial. clever fellow, spells it all by -inti- | mating that Bob is dad-bamed hypo- crte when he plays the republican dodge She says Bob ain't honest in his polit- ical profession, and there is where the slander comes in.
 The last time saw Bob souhded him thoroughly on that subject by asking him if he was just making believe" for office or had he really evoluted into
 black republican.
 heard him talk to the coons in Union- town and he convinced me that he had ba pf and tbpV