The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

THE HONORABLE j. NJ FOOTE
AND Mr.. PEVELY SAOOERS
The Honorable j. " Foote Visits Pcvey Who Delivers
orOmDtu Speech the Republican Pro-
pounds the Question What Office Walbrdge Running

mighty nigh all belly. Didn't I tell 30,
ne was Republican polilician?'
IN truth the man did possess a remark
abie abdominal protubcrancc. and 81 &c
CURED 10 me that Peyeiy had uncon
sclousiy guessed the real meaning Of ae
publican be-iicoslty IN Aissouri-it is most
( iy appetite.
Tn- HisAcockoiorun, having finished hi.
| preparations. Eow came toward US bu
seated himself on "A dry goods box a
some little distance removed: where h,
Wis joined by thc Republican editor a:lt
the Postmaster Tn.y he'd clos. con
verse for several minutes. apparently H.
duiginS in various arguments pro and COZ
concerning TN. proposed Castisati0n oi ms
qu0naam controveTsl.list. but now Is
teeinec friend. feveiy Sad3ers- Meanwhii.
! our group said nothing and did not even
| glance toward the Republican conference
| silence and suspense gave the situation
al OF that t=nseness OF the dark noun
which ptecedes the Lightning eo!i-bai
nothing happened
Eventually, after a period OF almost ex-
| cruciating quiet. a man near ME g-anced
| toward the Republican contingent and re-
marked. in disappointed tone: Way.
! he ain even got a whip This depressin 6
| observation left its effect for some mo-
| ments. Then gradually the conversational
| quality was restored to the occasion.
II was at this juncture that d negro ap-
| preached from the other end OF the ue-
POI and Joined the ReP.hI,san group s; at IT.
| and the Postmaster. They introduced him
| to Hishcockoiorum. who shook hands VITA
him cordially.
THAT THAR" said Pevely. is the nisser
] toll you about that's turnin while.
| Sure enough. there appeared some crscOi-
Grafton OF the individuals epidermis about
| his forehead. as / noticed when he re-
moved his nat.
10 make two bits?"
'Yassuh.' the negro answered.
Come in the mailin rom and strip
of your shirt. This gentleman wants TO
see your back
"Yessah." The negro promptly arose
friends.
and his fine Ethiopian torso barred TO the
light. there appeared only light yellow
streak. running the length of his sI.ine.
why I exclaimed: hes not turning
Well PeveIy assented. ~ reckon
they's still enough Niger in him TO vote
the Republican ticket, And what amt
Niger is yaIler streak: 50 ! reckin he
vote IL anyhow"
This was the spark needed to explode
the mine OF bad feeling which had been
pIoded. H.ghcockolorum swore. The Re-
publican editor fiared up and cinched his
fist But the Postmaster fairly roared. He
torrent Of incoherent abuse. BY common
consent all had adjourned TO the platform
outside: and the Postmaster'S noisy wrath
dltraCteQ numerous OtneIs tI.c eCrI.c.
so that the place soon became as populous
and as crowded as at evening train time.
surgtng around the Postmaster and watch
Ing his series OF hydrophobic. protane ex-
plosions and windmill gesticulaiions as
they would bend over a dogfght or gather
about a man In ft- When his rawlings
had subsided. another voice drew sudden
attention. and, turning. the crowd oo-
served Peveiy Sadders mounted upon the
dry goods box Immediately they suTged
close about him.
"Gsn;ienen." he began In his inimi'aoly
nc heap G pleasure to i.ssen 10 the
representative voice OF the three thousan
Postmasters who constitutes the mos: o
the great Republican party in our glorious
OF Commonwealth. but II pains me like
everything to hyear the party voice ut
term such sunerin' azonies and n1iser.es
Of defeat and Disappointment and despair.
like oI hen gone crazy from settin' on
somethIn' that won't hatch The OF Re-
publican party has been settin on a door
and she's Test now firdin' out they amt
nothin' in IT." tumultuors cheer broke
from the crowd. You could have heard II
up on the square in town. and Il drew
more listeners to the scene. The Repub-
licaD editor. however. started to leave.
when Pevelv called out:
"Hol' or: dor.'t go away. want you to
take down this speech and print H. I'm
comm Directly 10 yore Republican candi- |
dates. and III say somethin' yo:e readers
Yes" Peveiy resumed. "the Republican |
party has wore hersef out on a forlorni- /
scheme and can't hatch nothin' more'n
Again a great yell resounded from the
And" he continued. shes got the hun
griest lot OF or chickens forastn' in this
campaign she ever had In FER life
swanser r.. FER seresary ars;ayy Q, ., sia,.
-the champion pie bitter. editor and ex-
Postmaster OF Milan. that's sobbled ever
Thing ,a. ever come h,s way from sI0ns sSFds
kerens throwed In. and Is honin' fer more.
"And there's that great patriot fer pie.
Gmelich Of Boonville. runnin' fer state
Treasurer like famine sufferer to feed
And Wilder Of Ste Genev,eve fer Au-
ditor! He's brewer and was th'owed
who was Jest maturity thirstin' fer his
nomination while he was hunserin fer
office. and they tell me the Ste. Genevieve
campaign is so wet the voters carries 1t
home in buckets. but I reckin IL will leave
Wilder to!lable dry and still hungerin'.
Swanger and Gmelich and Wilder is
great trio. and when you git Nishtnsn
got four that's hard to beat-fer some
things, but not fer Office. I expect.
"Wightman's conductor. and seems to
II. on MsyS. rae nlo
rome nice easy Federal Job before he gils
1ff. or maybe he'll ride II into Colonel
kerens's bank account. .bein' a Ksrens man. |
,r maybe he'll Jest ride the railroads.
"Gmelich. Swanzer. Wishiman and
and Gimcracks and Whet-
stones and Jumpinjacks, Amt that fine
icket for the glorious OIL Republican party |
" Missoury? With the Metropolitan Street
Company th'owed in, Thair's
Hadley runnin for Attorney General like
/ claim agent after a plaintiffs witness.
And right hyear want to ask you II you
hink it's a good thing TO have a defend
ints attorney repsentin' the plaintiff UP
hair in the State Board Of Equalization
,ecausc when II comes to tayin' the rail-
-oads the State is the plaintiff and TIE
ailroads Is the defendant Ard Mr.. Had
ey. IL he Is elected. would pass on the |
assessment Of that THAR street railway. |
lest as Hon'able Walbridge would pass
N the assessment OF his telephone COM
ANY when the State gifts to taxin' IT,
And Jest to think OF it-Hadley used TO
,e Folk man! Why. II amt hardly over
year since he made a terrible big Folk |
;peech UP THAR at Lone Jack. Law. Law,
5melich. Wilder. Gimlet. Swanger
Whangdoodle and Hsdley-ain't that
icket fer the grand OF Republican party
n cur glorious Commonwealth Of or Mis-
'oury? By cracky and Jimmy Christmas.
md when you top II OF with the Eon'abIe |
Nalbridee. what more is they TO say?
The Hon'abie CsbbaRe-I mean the
Ion'able Wilbridge-is a tried an trusted
ervant o the party. He amt never led
10 charge up n Cubyan hill. but he has
;teered a garbage bill whair others fall
cred Three cheers fer prosperity and the
ul garbage patlr' |,