Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-07-18
THE CANDIDATE


kick me. lWhoops and shouts In othes-
words. yere am three or TO presidenshuai
candy dates waitin to glib us DER heeas
All Of 'em has got "A policy, but no policy
says anything bout us. tGroans.l We
don't count. II dey kin hit of de whit
man. de black man kin chaw sassafrass
or go hungry. tYeils.l What's de mao
ter wild our tnkin de kick out Of dows
nevis by nominatin our own /.E6
date fur PRESIDENT tSpontaneoxs and
tremendous applause.l OATS de crisis
de white man amt lookin fur. an It's
crisis dat will shake down de possunsS
an persimmons till cherry pickaninny II
de land Will shout fur gladness. Ter
rife outburst. with band playing
"Whar's Dat Coonf' and the stovepipe.
wabbling.l Yo' know what precipitateI
am. of co'se? Precipitate means tn
jump In an hit de odder Teller On
nose befo' he knows yo'va got mad DatJ
what We want to do In dis case. wa
want to precipitate de crisis. YIELD
of satisfaction and encouragement Il
"Mind yo', my fr'en's. we amt gwfn
to come out ON top In dis fight. We.
simply gwine to scare dc white man h1
set him to fggerin out what our sher
amounts to. II we yell loud huff
fight hard 'nuff, ives gwine to Rst>A
slice of dat watermillyon. tWils~xy. al
b : smart aaR, Hsi IT,
an he's got to pour out dat money ~ I
water. [Cheers for pour.l He car |
sleep night or day. He's got to hab q |
de cullud churches at his back an all d |
cake walks an camp meetin's ON his rigN |
hand. He's got to be respected fur hts
integrity on de one hand an be beloved ca |
de odder fur hevin invented a way TO |
capture razorback hawg. IDeafeniAg |
and long continued applause.l He's gbt |
to use up his health. break down his CON
stitushun an I'LL an airly grave. Yes. be |
must sacrifice his life to precipitate dis /
crisis an jump yo' ober de fence whar
20 kin git a far show. |
Heroes of darkness, do yo' know sieh |
a man? fShouts for Brother Gardner. /
Am dar a pusson in de United States
who am willin to undergo dis sacrifice
fur yo': t'Brother Gar,lnerr1 an
swer dat dar am SIGH pusson. [YeIls
lie will feel II II privilege an a duty to
bust hisself all 10 pieces dat yo' may pre-
cipitate. l"Brothcr Gardner.'l Dat
pusSon amt fur Off. Life am sweet to
tinl. but he am gwine to lay it down fur
90 Behold him. l"Brother Gardner.'l
lie stands befo' so. His name are Bur
lock Johnson. an yere an now, in de
presence of dis multitude Of
The audience rose to its feet with
sells and shouts of protest and dissent.
the band added To the noise and il was
i've long minutes before the orator eouId
be heard again. His oratory was oil
right. hut his display of cheek had Gre
tied feeling of indignation. When he
.ould he heard again, he went on in the
'ame strain:
Yes, ! am de man. and de only man
lNong de cuilud miIlyons, to lead de |
hosts to victory. Protestsl In NO.
'eptin dis nomination at yo'r hands |
assure yo' dat l am actuatcd by no self- |
sh motives. Oar am cuIlud men who
would soil so out fur hundred dollars |
IN use do money to whitewash de fence
IN cabin. Take him off, No man |
lbin kin iru5hfully charge me wild sellsn
ny political influence. l"Run him outr,l
IN yere an now l pledge yo'"-
There was another and a greater up
ear. but the orator folded his arms and
ssumed pose and waited for order
o be restorea~ He was still waiting
Then Samuel Shin and Waydown Bebee
ppeared from the rear Of the platform {
nd he'd him off He objected to being
ID. but was obliged to submit and ives
once taken to the head OF the alley | 6
tairs and hit with boot and warned
D jog along. /.
The Hon Burdock was found and In |
erviewed In the middle of the road hy
ur reporter at a later hour and he wish .
] ii TO become publicly known that be
TaS candidate for the White House
nd would run an independent ticket
4 midnight he was engaged in writing | '
ut platform and had got as far as | g
free chickens for all H. QUAD. d
Poor Ar and Poor Livfnx.
When Jim Bridger, the famous scout !;
the plans, grew old, he thought he II
'ouid Hike to retire from the somewhat
rducus life Of plainsman and settle y
own to the ease OF ..the east" which O
him meant Missouri So he used his u
est endeavor to find competent man
J ill his place and went back to Mis-
,uri n
A year OF two passed, and one aay a.
aptain Russell, the eonnmandaNt af q
lie post which Bridger had left. was ~
To see the old scout heav.
sight When he came In. the can, :
In asked.
We'll. Bridger. what brings you back
,re.-
Captain" said Bridger, Il want to y
} back 70 scouting again"
''Indeedf Why. l thought you had a
tiled down In the east for the reex Of 9
.ur Efer' q
Well cap'n, I'll tell you how n IS
Went back to old Missouri. and II
'u'n believe il they've got a railroad
alton within ten mile O. the old Mace
yes. sir, railroad station. And 8
bats more. they've got a ranch now y