The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19


on their coats, % that they may. and
they do readily change them when
ever they may thereby increase the
profits Of the machine. Their coiiars
too are not metallic nor welded round
their necks. but are only clasped BY
secret spring. secretly and 1t heart,
these machine men have great con-
tempt for the genuine voter, and when
among themselves, they ridicule HE
pride eigotry. and simplicity
Another very interesting operation
Of the machine 10 the practice OF sham
lighting between the bogy men They
aGht lively too, and make every body
feel like lighting. After long fulmi-
nations OF platforms and challenging
and denouncing each other In the
most menacing manner, Gin all oil
which the ventriloquist operator shows
his genius TO advantage by his change |
Of manner and voice, they finally |
| come to blow, tearing each Others
| hair and lashinE each other most I'M |
mercifuliy. During this operation, 10 |
prevent detection they are kept rapidly |
Whirling round and round the upright |
bar TO which they are attached, and
great number Of the machine opera
| tors are kept busy among the voters
throwing dust in the Air and sand IN
/ tie cy CD vi all " uO ~ u lux W Sec, w
who seem too impertineutiy curious
about the working Of the machine.
Great clamor and quarreiing arises,
abuse fills the air on every hand, fight
ing and violence and even bloodshed
follow.
The attention Of the people is kept
90 much distracted by these artful
contrivances that they cannot see even
when the bOgies strip each other
naked and show their real nature. Az
ter the sham fight is over, and ere the
people have had time TO get the sand
out Of their eyes, the bOgies are taken
behind the scenes, reyAmped and re-
painted, and put back in their places
before the campaign dust settles.
Now begins an operation which Is
the real purpose Of the machine. Ii is
called feeding the bogies or rather the
successful bOgy, for one of them is al
ways made to whip the other, ana is
: officially declared victorious. A long
high counter is moved up in front OF
J the bOgies and between them and the
voters, SO that the latter can only see
their heads down to their mouths
which are very capaciOus. The chief
operator then declares in loud voice
ITO the victor belongs the spoils."
sistant machine operators begin to
withdraw from among the voters and
60 behind the scenes. The successful
bogy eats nothing but pie which has
been taken from the voters and placed
:, at his disposal on the pie counter by
, the machine operators; and by . chief
I operator elected for that very purpose,
J, this pie is put in into the bOgy' &
. mouth. In his back there is q large
= opening from which the pie is taken
9 by the said operator and distributed
o among his faithful assistants behind
a the scenes. Some of the pie is passed
q Through the secret connecting pipe.
Q and out through the other bOgy.
oil The most curious feature of the bogy
b men is their tails. Each tail has elers,
10 joints, One tail is white and the Othel
r is very dark. One is labeled with TIN
ID the letters IS. R. F." The last join
'e on each tail is also labeled IN. c.,
8 and is now partly broken off. Tn
ID other joints on both tails are labele,
Is rs. c., a,""Fla.," etc. Both tails ar
re adjustable, are put on during the figh
es and taken off during the feeding
., This adjustable feature has given ris
= to many bitter controversies and fight.
{; some voters cOntending that the tail
he grew naturally out of the bogies, Will
ne others maintain they are only screwe
u on for show and to deceive those voter
ne who are only or mainly tail-worshiI
rs pers.
IL Another fierce controversy arises q
- to whether the tails receive any pal
On of the pie given to the bogies. Th
1g black tail, attached to the bOgy labele
ne Republican Party" is VIGOROUSLY thi
r. / nd In f0 or both 10 h1onk
e. the white tails receive SO little sust,
OF nance during the feeding time tn,
"a they have to be CREASED" just befOI
a. the great quadrennial sham fight
ed order to be Timber enough for us
40 During this fight they are each carrie
Dy higher than any real part OF the bog
lis to which they respectively belong; q
w account of which some of the tail pa
no tisans are very much elated, becau.
'e- there is one whole section of vOtel
e who would not belong to any bOgy
20 all but for it's tail attachment, whic
no indeed they deny to be tail at a.
y and even affirm that it wags the bog
OF Desperate efforts are now being mac
We to wrench off the white tail in order
'c- show that it is adjustable, and in IA
Vn no part Of the bOgy. But IL
ey tail is kept so well CREASED" on IL
OuCoANC, AAu Vic OPcHoVOIo SAc
OF, chine throw up so much dust and kee
no up such confusion and strife anon
OF the voters that they cannot be got
" pull together. The last joint, with
ny G. marked on it, has indeed been mo
'rs nearly broken off than any other, b.
,e- 1t is generally believed that most of
,us will hang on and continue to be curl,
IS highest during the fight and lie lowe
ne during the feeding.
The last "pie distributor" has cause
IRE great scandal by his contempt for ii
ie- bogy with the white tail (who
me partisans elected HIM, and for Il
70 tail also. He has Outrage
ee- the feelings of its worshippe
IRE by attempting to saw this pOpul
ne idol, tail and all, into two parts, for Il
:. VI purpose of makinga new bOgy, by joi
~ ing one-half Iof it to similar later
. ~, half of the other bogy, which he int
,eo mates will be sawn asunder for Il
~ he has also mingled freely and fr
: : quently with certain machine oper
Try tors, supposed servants of the DO,
!, with black tail, whom he has be-
u, elected and hired to hate. Such CO
et duct has tended to expose the who
1 ne game. A sincere bOgy worshipper to
seu me the other day, pathetically, that
had almost broken up bOgy worsh
'su A practical pie-ester whispered to
, NC pal that the election of another sue
leu Pie-distributor would destroy the pr.
its of the machine.
w. j, PEELE
m We do the best We can. We of
~. the paper at cost. Let every !
6.t former now do the best he ca
M We must hang together now,
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