The Florence daily tribune., 1898-03-29
TO THROW oyT JONAH
And Pick Hin Up After Election
as Before

AhiS WON no NJ an. 0unUiuulc
McGuire is supposed to have said
to the town attorney. Here are
friends of mine who would have
voted for me if q public meeting
of decent people had nominated
me, but who swear they'll help
turn me down because of your
gang and its manipulations.''
The town attorney is said to
have turned his massive brow to-
ward the ceiling, spread his fingers
underneath his coat tails and paced
the luxurious carpet. He tried to
think. But that ever-recurring
problem as to whether his unriv-
aled Imitation of the supposed
manner of great men should be
labeled Napoleon" or just carried
along as original, interfered with
the process. When the Napoleon
idea was uppermost he would halt
and rest his cheek in his hand. BY
that is meant his facial cheek. OF
course he couldn't begin to get his
all-pervading check into anything.
His new partner, clothed
and inhis right mind, watched
him anxiously. They are
supposed to take turns watch
ing each other Either is
liable to make a bad break but
they're different brand of breaks.
For instance, the town attorneys
worst break was on that illegal
water bond election, which cost
The town so much money. The
new partner was quite instrumcn-
tai then in warning the town attor-
ney that he was about to make a
bad break. He didn't heed the
warning. He knows better now
and having an opportunity to get
a lawyer cheap he took him in.
The partners breaks are different.
They're of the hydrophobic var
iety.
"From information that has been
brought to ME-" said the town at
torney, ut would appear in the
highest degree probable that
Squyres is the antagonislic ele
ment to which objection is raised
by the other side. Squyres is MY
friend. | don't like to prosecute
MY friends but when | have a
duty to perform, when in ME the
majesty of the law is vested''-
Then, suddenly, he came back to
earth, or rather the carpet, by fall
ing over chair. "The fact is he
continued, as he shook himself and
rubbed bruise, eve must sacrifice
Squyres. What of it? An egg by
any other name would smell as bad
but the dear voters won't notice
the smell until its broken and that
won't be until after election.
'We will announce, WE, the
Union campaign committee, that
we renounce Squyres and all that
is his. If you will search the re-
cesses Of your memory you will
probably recall that WE did the
same thing last year and thereby
accomplished the end in view.
But the voters have forgotten that.
1t is easy to renounce and equally
easy to put man back 'on proba-
tion'-after election, as we did be-
fore. He is still 'en probation
Mr.. Squyres will not under any
circumstances accept another term
as marshall That's settled. And
now, why did I redeem my prom
ises to the railroad boys by which
| was elected to the Legislature,
by appointing Stewart? Is not
Stewart mine? What's the matter
with Stewart? Sqyures made him
deputy and ran him for sheriff
when he couldn't get show him
self. True, CLEAN of popular in
telligence illuminated that trans
action and it is painful to recall
the majority against 'em. But we
are not compelled to place them in
the bright glare of publicity at
this moment. You are posing