Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1873 — The New Gyasticutus. [ARTICLE]

The New Gyasticutus.

A few political bankrupts, renegades froindwth parties, met at Columbus, 0., Wednesday. The result was simply the beginning of an attempt to play over again the old Gyasticutus dodge. They evidently reasoned that what other deadbeats had done they could do. The original Gyasticutus play had three acts. First, the rustics were excited by’ the announcement, “ The great Gyasticutus is T coming;” second, “ The great Gyasticutus has come,” and third, “Men, women and children, the great Gyasticutus is loose; run fur your lives 1” Each; cry had the desired - effeqt. The gulls bit the hook, temptingly baited with the promise of a new sensation in the sight of a "something, bird, beast, fish or reptile, which had never been heard of before in those parts. When the motley had been gathered in, [and it was desired to scatter the crowd, that the liumbugs might get away owi th? the h grab- ” -before, the-se-cret of their trick had been discovered, the alarm cleared the way for it. The curtain-has now 'fallen upon the first act of the bogus Ohio showmen.. A grand political revolution is announced. A nondescript new partv, without a name, but as puissant as Richard of the Lion Heart has sprung, full-grown and armed cap-a-pie, from the Olympian brow of the Allen County Democracy. From this time on until after the election every device- will be resorted to, in the hope of gulling the unsophisticated Buckeye votert. Unfortunately for the showmen, the public has free access to the “tent” in advance, and, before stepping up to the boxoffice for a ticket, can satisfy themselves as to the genuineness of the promised exhibition. No clap-trap of lying streamers and flaming posters can fool them, if only they are disposed to investigate. There are two months or so during which the

■ dead-beats will vociferate “The great Gyasticutus has come," and that will afford ample time for ventilating the real facts in the case. We are greatly mistaken in the intelligence, judgment and- patriotism of the people of Ohio if they suffer themselves to be fooled by this self-evident piece of trickery. “Toothin!” will be the epitaph on the grave of this new Gyasticutus. The stone will be lettered and set in its place by an overwhelming Republican majorityon the second Tuesday of October. — Chicago Journal.