Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-09-03
GLOVER ON THE BOILERS.
Wants to Hire a Detective to Identify
Some Parts of Their Ticket.
From the st. Louis Post. Dispatch

future onicers OF this Republic, from
Constable up to President, all the
{ same like any other party. To me
who had stood by the cradle of the
Democratic party when 1t was incu'
bated six months ago under Colone
Lehman's hat, it was a supreme anc
terrifying moment. understand tina
nobody could borrow any money or
chattel mortgages during the progress
of the convention, and the banks were
seriously crippled, as for instance in
Springfield, where as delegates we
had Col. Jones, president of the only
national bank in Springfield, and Col
McDaniels, vice-president of same,
although for wise and strategic rea-
sons the cashier wasn't able to come.
All the Herman Haeussiers and all
the Tom Skinkers from all over the
State were there in convention as
sembled, and I understand that
the forces of gravitation were per-
ceptibly weakened in all other places
of the State, because of the gathering
of persons of extreme weight in En-
tertainment Hall. All the dear, de-
lightful Democrats who spit on the
party and platform and nominees, and
thereby prove that they are DEM
ocrats, were strictly in line. And all
was peace, virtue and holiness. When
the smooth -shaven Col. Lehman called
the convention to order he looked to
me just like a cherub peeping over the
battlements of heaven. And there
were no maddening crowds besieg-
ing our convention. Only a solitary
policeman at the far entrance to tell
suspicious characters to keep away
from us. And there was no furious
lobby seeking to sway the course of
public events! 1t was the first con-
vention In the history of the Demo-
cratic party that never had a contest
ing delegation. 1t was the first con-
vention of the Democratic party in
which every nomination was made by
reclamation. And barring Col. Dan
Mcintyre, who knocked out Col. Alex
Lesueur for State Treasurer, in order
that he might get the Office himself,
there was no unseemly greed for place
and power. And Col. Mcintyre was
not wen pestered with the usual
questions as to whether he would give
a good bond, or what bank he would
deposit the State funds in. Nobody
even asked whether he was an honest
man. 1t seemed to be entirely i'm
material. But if any unforeseen acct
dent should prevent Col. Mcintyre
from getting his certificate of election
we felt sure he would lay up a treasure
in heaven, and that was enough. 1
fancy an election in heaven for leader
of the choir would hardly have had
less of the elements of base and selfish
competition. In fact, there was more
of the office seeking the man than I
ever saw in my life before, and when
the man was found, there was no self
ish qualification in his face-more Of a
resigned expression-oh! it was beau
tiful.
Always excepting Galloway. CAL
laway was greedy. Galloway made a
dead-set for General. The
orator who nominated Thurmond was
eloquent, persuasive and persistent.
And when he said that Galloway had
always been faithful and had never
received anything, and he thought
cit was now Callaway's turn" and it
wanted Thurmond, we gave him to
her. We trust Galloway will be sat
isf1ed with this substantial meal, and
not be sending up her plate again like
Oliver Twist, asking for "more." Let
the kingdom always remember that
it has at least had Attorney-G General
on the sound money ticket, and not
be hoggish in future Democratic con-
ventions.
And when Col. Broadhead got up
and said sit was the first heavy cheer
he had heard for Grover Cleveland
for the last two years." and we had al
vision of poor Grover a-fishing at
Gray Gables, and nobody to cheer
him but US, we simply broke down
and blubbered out loud on each 9TH
er's shoulders. The religious feeling
got so strong that Col. Haeussler and
Col. H. Miller, of Springfield, both
got religion, and agreed with each
other not to take over 16 per cent
hereafter per month, except in un-
usual cases 1 tell you it is d%angerous
to get so many of the truly good to-
gether in one room. Under the tu-
multuous emotions of the moment,
Col. Tom @. Rainey,of Saline County,
vas about to join in and break down
the money market, but Col. Dick
Nicholas "arrogated to himself the
proud prerogative"to pull Col. Rainey
by the coat tail Just in the nick of
time. And 80 we escaped another of
those panics which the Wall street
fellows are always threatening us
with.
l had a little talk with Col. Mcintyre.
Says ], "Col. Mcintyre, 1 know that
you had Attorney Genera, State Rep
resentative, State Senator, Justice of
the Peace and Prosecuting Attorney,
and 7 know thoaa wara- all the oARoA.
there were in Audrain County, butt"
says l, 81 fail to recall which particu-
lar Office it was that you did not get
that made youa Democrat. Is it pos
says /, ''that those measley pi-
rates which are now masquerading
under the name of this party refused
TO create some more offices for you9"
why" says he, "CoL. Glover, I am
surprised that you don't know. 1 ran
Tor Congress against Col. Dick Bland,
Ind as he was for free coinage at
Is to 1, / made a bid at s to /, and as !
lid not get it, ! refused to associate '
my longer with the followers of a J
dishonest dollar" says he. Says 1 :
Col. Mcintyre, your devotion to =
principle is sublime" and says I,"Col. =
Mcintyre, what do you think our 9
respect of success is?'sCol. Glover,u
avs he, squeezing my. hand with an .
encouraging smile, "we will push the ?
,hristian Scientists and the Fifth Ad- y
rentists hard" says he. This is the y
host encouraging news that / have q