The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-01-15
COL. BILL WEBB AGAIN.

AS TINS Is canuiuate year please |
let me tell you how Oak Groves
Tammany Boss and Col. George
Webb induced Old Bill to go out
aud vote in the last electior-the
Boss by fine line OF reason
ing, and the Col. by a certain
kind of liquid persuader.
They had found out some how
that Old Bill was kicking up a
row because they had voted tor
man for President that was in
favor OF the q. S. government
buying tax on all incomes over
| tour thousand dollars. The state
and county had already taxed bis
property till his income was not
much above ten thousand dol
lars, and it the U. s. mast get
! a whack at that he feared he
!: must drink cheaper brand than
that to which he had become
! accustomed. So he had sworn
/: in his wrath that he would not
i vote for any such a Popocratic
mob. So they sent Col. George
; down to fix Old Bill. When Col.
George b-oached the subject Old
| Bill came back at him hot and
heavy; and among other things
asked him what kind of Demo-
crat he called the Gentlemen
from Texas who wanted a little
protection on wool, and the Gen.
tlemen from La. who wanted a
, little protection on sugar, aud
the gentlemen from Ala. who
wanted protection on iron soon
after getting elected on Uncle
Henry Watterson's platform OF
a tariff for revenue only. Old Bill
mentioned the fact to him that
, there were other sins almost as
grievous as boiling the party.
} Old Bill had his back up for sure
and Col. George sat with his
mouth open with a sort of q how
the d-l-came-you to know so
much about-it look on him, and
took his leave; and went back
!. and told the Boss the great dan
! ger that was threatening the
! Democratic party; so next day
the Boss came down himself and
E by bis fine reasoning powers soon
: convinced Old Bill that it was
> his duty to 60 out and vote, and
let me say to the boys it he tails
to convince them then their case
is hopeless. Well Col. George,
not learning that the Boss had
fixed Old Bill, prepares new
Q line OF battle and comes back to
l renew the attack with more
. hopes OF success. Old Bill know
q ing his resourcefulness, was ex-
pecting him back and sure
enough he came driving fine
pair of greys, himself reared back
with a long cigar in his mouth
and feeling as big as Grover
Cleveland is. He held his horses
I, up short, signaled tor Old Bill to
come out and, without saying a
word about elections or voting,
reached back and pulled out a
long bottle OF never failing vote
persuader In liquid form, and
and-well you you all know
what happened after that. He
knew he bad Old Bill fixed tor
sure. l have a confession that /
wish to make TO my fellow DEM
ocratic voters that has been
} weighing on my mind for o long
time. ! allowed my self on one
and only one--occasion to be
persuaded to vote for candidate
with 80 weak q beverage as lem
onade. ] hope the boys will par,
, don this one offense, and if an.
other candidate tries to come
that kind OF game on me, 80
help me, I'll shoot him on the
spot He bad some circum-
stances in his favor; / was walk
ing around with q solemncholly,
don't drink don't gamble boys
look on me and / guess he took
me for preacher.
/ think ..me and Grover aud
Uncle Henry Watterson have
about gotten the Democratic dog
wagged back on the right track
aud all the candidates will need
will be plenty OF liquid persuader.
The ones who have the most aud
the best, and know when and
how to use it to the best advan-
tage, are the ones that are the
most likatv IA, .sUif tharo Aod