Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1899 — As It’s Done in Sid’s Town. [ARTICLE]

As It’s Done in Sid’s Town.

In the neighboring town of Morocco the democrats have nearly all the offices while the republicans have the most votes, and it has been thusly for some years. In conversation with a Morocco republican the other day we asked him the whys and wherefores of this peculiar state of affairs, and this is the story he unfolded: “Republicans don’t like whis—, that is they don’t ‘rush the can,’ to hear them tell it. That is left for democrats to do. But at Morocco there is quite a number that enjoy an eye-opener very much, and democrats were not long in devising a scheme to utilize this desire to their benefit. They got a brand of ‘fire-water’ that one drink made a democrat out of a ‘subject’ in less time than it takes to tell it. They then allowed some of the republicans into —well into —where they kept this whis—er —democrat maker. The republican would carefully survey the room to see that no one was in sight, then he would take the bartender aside and carefully whisper his wants into his ear. The barkeeper ‘was on.’ He quickly produced the ‘juice;’ the subject quickly gulped it down. Its deadly work became effective instanter. He went straight up as far as the ceiling would let him. Fifteen or twenty somersaults were no uncommon thing for him to turn before he reached the floor. After this experience be would go straightway and vote the democratic ticket, . “An instance is given where a subject was under ‘treatment.’ He stepped into the place where the ‘medicine’ was kept and cautiously approached the keeper of the great seal. He made his wants known in a hoarse whisper; the medicine was placed at his disposal; he disposed of a goodly portion; he looked for water with which to cool bis oesophagus. None was to be found. He frantically rushed about the room, stuck his head out of the window and yelled ‘fire,’ at the top of his voice.”