The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-11-02

boys who are not usually interested in
politics suggested that | would be 1
good man for the office to which / an
now supposed to aspire. ! mildly pro
tested that l wouldn't take the best Of
fee in the gift OF the city Of Omaha oil
county OF Douglas, but these neighbors
Of mine insisted and said they were 60,
ing to mention il to so-and so who run;
politics in our ward for our party. They
evidently did mention it, for in day or
two began to receive visits from a
class OF gentlemen who / have since
learned are the individuals known to
the initiated in politics as ward heel.
ers.' This brand Of distinguished
highwaymen has been camping on my
trail ever since. Their interest liz me
first in my nomination and subsequent
ly in my election, is Of character truly
touching" and their assurance of con-
fidence in the probity Of my character
would seem to entitle me to an immense
majority il expert testimony of this ma.
ture is entitled to any credence, and
who can doubt it?
One OF the first gentlemen to call
upon me with view OF impressing me
with the idea that was a born states.
man was a colored man by the name Of
Henry Tarbox. Mr.. Tarbox insisted on
shaking hands cordially and proclaimed
confidentially and reassuringly that he
was friend OF mine. 4 intimated that
had no reason to doubt it. He
thought that the people wanted just
such man as me to occupy a certain
Office in their gift and assured me that
1 should have his support for it, and
that Of forty six other colored men who
always had him tell them whom TO vote
for and support. He made it a point to
only recommend good men to this class
in Political science Of his, and was glad
Of the poitnnity tosee that they voted
for such an exceptional candidate as J
would undoubtedly be. felt fiattered
at this spontaneous Endorsement, intro
duced Mr.. Tarbox to my partner in bus.
mess and invited him to sample box
Of clear Havanas which l had in my
desk. told him would give the mat
ter Of my proposed candidacy due con-
and il l concluded to run he
would undoubtedly hear Of it. I then
began to handle the papers on nv desk
as an intimation that the interview was
nearly over, when Mr.. Tarbox came
nearer and in a burst of still greater
confidence informed me tn At his house
rent was due and unpaid, and that as
he had not done any work for long
time he was a trihe short OF money. II
| could let him have s. for a few DAYS
It would save him moving expenses and
would be an incident which his memory
would retain till time should be no
more. let him have it. His memory
is not any more retentive than he lie.
he still mas II.
Before the day Of the primary rolled
around had made SO many little in
vestments like the foregoing-tributes
II grateful candidate to devoted and
'airly worshipping constituency-thatI
concluded to allow my friends to go
ahead and amuse themselves at my ex-
oense and see what they could do to-
ward getting the nomination for me.
They are good rustlers.
As l had never been in politics before,
he various candidates for other offices
lad nothing against me, and so long be-
ore my friends had made offensive and
defensive alliances with some OF the