Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-02

mission was Of course granted, but
the embarrassed and hesitating man
ner in which he began to speak bodied
hut little goad Tor the party whose
interests he had undertaken to cham
pinn,
Il am. as you all know" said he,
IAN old line lifelong Republican. nut
even with all NV tmt to my credit
land here his bright gray eyes took
on a mjSrhtevouS twiuklel, shouldn't
burst hey shown up among these big
trllerS. but for the fact that I've lived
an proSpered an suffered with ye
most all my life, an that most Nv MY
m'trcStS are putty wen mixed up with
Yer own. Aside from that there ain'k
no pertickler cause fur talk. scetn as
how hewitt no political AK to grind,
nuther am ! huntm' NV 4 Siuucrcors.
NOW we all muSt how this mtst-
ms been 4 rouStn' one, that there's
been some mighty fine Speakiu' oil.
an lhat enthusiasm ran pcrtietler
high, Things couldn't hey gone let-
ter that is fur them as got this
mcetn' up had they arranged ct al
beforehand, Jest to suit themselves
nN course they never thought ny
Stco thing as that But even then.
not IT, montlon the wonderful dspau
sion NV Providence that dropped these-
hiG speakers we've been lSteutu eN.
all aNrrdruml like inter the meet IN,
cts my belief that we wsrntcr $40
mighty slow. There Amt no cause ais,
| can see fur MS to 40 galivauttn-
over inter 'other fold, afore we know
fur sure what Kind nv pasture they've
got Ia oNCr, We've lived prcttv tnE-
able comfortable on our own side Of
Their fence fur number NV years. 1n'
! fur one don't see no Sigus NV
drnth ytG Mehhc I'm old Fashioned.
an all that, but I tell yer | cant
ahcar these Suadtu hops. most 'sptN-
cally when there amt no cali fur
rm
"F'ur nigh on Il quarter Nv ccu~
try we've worked an fought to-
gcther tin we got clear atop NV ttter
huh hln', an there by rights we
onShtrr stay. Why, Jest thnk Nv At:
this here party's been haugin 10
gctacr s. long that cts come to he ike
A reIlar fanny. I'm fanny, you're
4 FANNY, the njggcrs Il family m
though there's them IA hey tricT t@
do Z, with their who famly2 am
what tamly? an why family? they've
never been able to bust that MISTER
toottor ny. ia like to talk tonight
bout lots nv thugs finance IN pew
ljckler fur that's my holt but tltete
amt thor tine. | want yW 81 gta
home, quiet like, an think ct all
over, nv Their work you've done an
what il still to be did. ThinI nv an
these things, an aS mauy moro rs You
wanter hut above all, remcmi1r,
that the Republican partys au m~
stertootion what has cume to stay.
Why, cts Jest ms much NV n llNtcr m
Is Their sun rlsin' in all cts glorious
beauty IN the east, setttn IN nll cts
splcndilrmons magnIf'cemcc In thrr
west an red hot 10y gosh, at els nlr-
rIddprun."
Not a breath OF applause followed
this remarkable outpouring Of the
spirit, l>ut motion to adjourn was
hastily adopted, the audience quietly
retiring to await the conflict Of the
morrow.
The next day was busy one for
Ill concerned, although the Democrats
seemed easy and confident; M uudzr
the circumstances they, Of cuunsc,
had a perfect right to do. 'rh!s fccl-
ing was considerably Atrengthcncd sts
returns from the outlying districts pe-
gan la arrive, showing but little. II
any change In general results, franH
those Of the previous election. And
so matters went, until the scvcnthl
alone, remained to be heard from
with that solid for them. the Demo
Gratis well knew tina they had crrrlch
the day, On the strength of this the
members Of that party adjourned la
u body to lake q drink and await
that final scene, which was to throw
The enemy into state OF incXtrlcablc
confusion.
An hour Inter the expected courier
arrived so the boys made a bee liue
for the courthouse arriving JUST In
time to see him hand sealed pick
age to the chairman Of the board,
who opened the same, and then an-
nounred. that the seventh had gone
soidly Republican, The Democrats
were defeated by just twenty.
The results made known, old mfn
Gray Immediately became the center
OF group Of excited Democrats.
whose angry voices and gesrlculatidnS
implied a remarkably inharmonious
condition Of affairs.
"What in" shouted one Of the
group, "dId you mean by selling uS
out in that wayY'
And the old man slowly and sorrow-
fully replied Yer warn't sold, | tell
YER Of war thct damned mirrldderun
bzness Nv old Tony's what done ct."
Harry II. IIemng
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