Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1884 — Too Good a Democrat for That. [ARTICLE]

Too Good a Democrat for That.

'‘Well, Mike, ybu played the deace at the election the other day.” PHow so, sor?'’ “lyby. by splitting your tickel. You voted at least half Republican. And you profess to be a Democrat.” “I am, sor. I’m a Dimmycrat to the backbone, sor.” “You’re an honest man, Mike’’. “Honest, is it? I’m too honest, sor., That’s what's the matter wid me. Does ye thine that I’d take money from this mon and that mon to vot. e lor him and then pot to do it? No, sor, 1 voted for every Republican that I got paid fur, pnd not a dom one more, son The scalawags: I’d loik to see limy of them gittin my vote widout payin’ fur it. I’m too good a Dim mycrat fur that, sor,” —Kentucky State Journal, (Deni.)