The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-09
A VISION BY AN EX.CAN.
DIDATE.
Campaign Reflections From
Deep Down in the Soul
of GuV.

ness, and we'll notify 'em that the
voters are organized and are ready
for business. Come out and come on
ye sfacted bretheren, afflicted with
what the doctors might term scabies
MANILA. which is q biennial epidem.
ic that regularly attacks the commu
si.y. more or less severely, and is
simply an itching desire to quit
plowing and 10 suck at the public
pap. The candidate stage of this
affection ia quite serious, tho never
fatal. The most serious and trying
stage is after you are completely
cured. (Those patients who are per.
mitted ever to get taste of the pap
are never cured) The cure consists
10 wading into q stream called Pri-
mary creek There are three Of
these creeks Most of you afflicted
brethren will receive your cure 10 the
very aidge of the first stream, and,
for your consolation, we'll state that
you'll be the most thoroughly cured
and will not probably ever contract
that type of scabies any more during
your natural lives-and be safe after
death Others will wade in more or
lees deep before they are healed and
restored to their right mind A few
may be able to cross over, and this
only aggravates the symptoms for q
little while, and until they reach
second Primary creek and still fewer,
may be, will have TO paddle q little
in the rill called Sd Primary, but
most of you will be prone to stand
on the windward banks and sing,
"On Primary's stormy banks stand
and cast Q wlstful eye. Oh, bow wist
fol !" Well. We don't blame you, for
that pap 10 mighty sweet diet--we
sucked at it once, 10 the long ago.
and still cay "You may break, you
may ruin our hopes if you will. but
the favor Of that pap will hang
around still" 4" Well, you are .
mighty sweet set. Q mighty promis
ing % job lot of suckers. you are.
and you'll fiud Q mighty promising
(?) assortment Of voters just 80 lay.
ing for suckers" Mind what We
tell you. You remind % much of
pack at fox hunt. only you are of
oil breeds and qualities Some of
you have already broke cover and
given tongue to that resonant "(a)-
n-o-u NC . !" and are spread over
the field. some after big meat and
come only "smell . rat' Of an Office
somewhere. others are still 10 the
woode trying to strik some moro or
less hot little trail and then they'll
also break cover aud "(s) q o.u.n.
G !" Then soon we'll blow you all
up aud the timbre of your voice will
change to that shrill yeIp, liability.
ability, ability" Some of you, per.
chance, will want to be sent to the
state house when that other institu.
tion across town might be more ap.
propriste and more beneficial TO you
and to us 1--WE think this last
suggestion will apply to a large
portion Of the recent occupants of
the state house Bill Arp says "lbe
Georgia Legislature 10 composed of
240 mepbers-mostly fools"-and
there are others. Others of you will
offer for Bro Nssh's place, and itch
to sign yourself &C @ P and G
8. and haply don't know what it
signifies, and possibly your ooncep
ton of the duties 10 some undefined
idea that they will consist in furnish
Ipg Bro Brsdwell with plenty of ink
and stub pens and your own portion
will be only to pose your osbum cum
and diguitsty in front of the judges
bench and learn to cay "Youwillwell
sndtrulytryandtr deIiveraucemake,"
and 90 forth. Well. Bro Nash might
lot be selected 40 q model for q
statue of Apollo, but bis oshum and
dignitaty and suavitu in mode has
passed satisfactorily end compehsa.
toriIy thus far. Some of you may
possess more physiognomicsl pull
cbritude, but then do you know the
difference between viniry fsshus
and addimus protestatim, or words
to that effect ! Others of you will
want to be sheriff, and We bet you
don't know how to handle a double
back action brass rife howitzer can
non if Simon Cooper was to rise
again Some more of you would
like to draw Bro Rembert's cup sal
sry and lick pot luck among the
patrons. Yes, aud there'll bt ne
more of you wanting Bro ID Moses
shoes (and sox. too, We reckoni and
be quite anxious about killed people.
and heart failure and congestion of
the gizzard aud sicb. and you'll!
promise Ito the beat of my ability"
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