The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19
sus-rELEGRAM MONDAY

for the "Anti-Nebraska-Kn Nothing
Prohibition" party throughout the
state, and in no county more signid-
cant than in Wayne. Dalton was the
hammer township of the county. the
Democratic ticket polling but one soli-
tary vote
The ticket printed by the Eagle
created quite little stir, some Of the
leaders of the party being charged Of
responsibility for it; but such was
not the case, being solely RESPONSE
BILE. The attention it created seemed
to furnish call for another issue Of
the Eagle. C. R. johnson was good
on writing and burlesque, and at my
solicitation prepared a good story on
Burial of the Old Line Democratic
Party which was published under
the pseudonym of &c Beesom Squi-
bob, Esq"
Brings Out Early Characters.
In the story Mr.. Johnson very aptly
brought in some OF the characters who
We're prominent actors In the party
was David T. Smith, young lawyer
of Irish extraction who rated himself
much higher and Of greater import
ance than did others, and his advice
and representations, which were al
ways ION tap" we're we'll disposed Of
in the story.
An Irishman and German had been
prominent actors with hopes Of reward
in political preferment, were made to
lament the fact that men from the old
sod and the banks of the Rhine were
relegated to the rear, and instead Of
enjoying political berths Of ease would
have to content themselves with labor
ing with pick and shovel. and carrying
the hod. There were some illusions
to the Democratic organ and its editor
James Elder who was postmaster.
The paper had come out with an edit
orial assigning causes for the defeat
and speaking of the Know Nothing
party as combination Of ''tle clergy
man, black-leg, gentleman ard de-
bauchee bound together in one COM
mon brotherhood" Lawyer Bickle
was credited with the authorship of
the editorial, and in the Eagle story he
was made the orator of the funeral oc-
quoted from ard burlesqued
Davis Writes An Article
There was also an article of which
B. w. Davis of the Palladium was the
author, which also made some good
hits and take-offs.
The night before the publication of
this issue Of the Eagle there was
meeting CT the Know Nothing Lodge,
ard Mr., johnson took occasion to ar
nounce the coming issue of the paper,
and something Of its contents. He ad
vised me to be out early next morning
to sell the paper on the streets. I did
SO. and though it was sold at five cents
q copy it went off like hot cakes"
and third edition was printed during
tho day, and by night my pockets were
full Of small change. AS boz just
tur~ed in his savenf senth year, receiv-
ing hut q snail salary as an appren-
tlce. | priced my wealth much beyond
the no'oriety | received
Fer the campaign. and during the abb
sence Of NJ. Holloway in his con-
gressional canvass. BENJAMIN Wrigley,
who had been during the past school
NSai teS~ItiVi. d SSI-.o Aldli "AooC
fluency as 6 writer was overweight
with q floNery and highfaluting style
was engaged to Go some editorial work
along with keeping open the sanctum
and business room on the second floor
Resort &c Town Pump.
During ar extremely hot day in
August a fire was discovered issuing
from the roof Of the store Of ". C.
(Ceph) Watt. As there were store
rooms adjoining, and it being before
1ha days of steam apparatus for fire
fig htirG, great ccmmotion was
created, and beside the carrying out