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How To Run A Campaign

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Parent Issue
Day
13
Month
September
Year
1878
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tha National County Committee are perplexed. They assessed their noininees on the county ticket proinptly and in due form $1,200 in the aggregate. So far, howevor thuy have boen unable to collect 1,200 cents, and they aro now reading up the history of the Bank of Venico to see if a precedent was estabto enable toom to proceed intelligently under euch circumstancos. The agrarian candidaie for County Clerk Í8 auxious to havo tho capitahst of the ticket - liichard ïownley - divido up for the good of the cause, but as people are not anxious to apportion out their estates as long ns they enjoy passablo health and are in thuir right mind, relief cannot bo oxpected front the nominee for Troasurer. Wo suggest that the County Committee and the candidatos might bridge over tbis difficulty by issuiug notes payable 011 presentation at hoadquarters in other notes of the sanie deuomination. This with a "fiat" that all national speakers, Hveryuien and printers shall roceivH thom as a legal tender, backed up by the entire credit of the national council and leaders of this city, ought to furuish the " siuows" necessary to swamp tho corrupt opposition. Let us, fellow citizens, in the emorgency issue Rufficient currency, to support our needs and conduct tbo campaign on a cash basis - Jackaon Patriot. As the Nationalist candidates all profusa to be working men, they go to meetings carrying a tin diuner-bueket. Tho spectaclè of Ben Butler with a tin dinner bucket on his arm and nis good oyes searching around in search of observers, would be asight to make angels weep. Wonder if it is is a silver-plated bucket, and, if so, how much will it - Grand liapidu Vemocrat.

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Old News
Michigan Argus