. Congressman Pumphrey, the people's friend. CONGRESSMAN PUMPHREY tain him—^what does this ungrateful viperdo? Straight as a buzzard flies to its carrion,this false Sextus returns to his home, and,with his lips still moist with my bounty,he writes about me thus: Listen to thiseditorial which he has written in the Gad-fly, the unscrupulous wretch!Dear Readers: We have been down to Washington tovisit The Peoples Friend, he writes inhis scurrilous sheet, and found himintrenched in the camp of the money-changers, the men who change the moneyfrom the peoples pockets into their is the blind f
. Congressman Pumphrey, the people's friend. CONGRESSMAN PUMPHREY tain him—^what does this ungrateful viperdo? Straight as a buzzard flies to its carrion,this false Sextus returns to his home, and,with his lips still moist with my bounty,he writes about me thus: Listen to thiseditorial which he has written in the Gad-fly, the unscrupulous wretch!Dear Readers: We have been down to Washington tovisit The Peoples Friend, he writes inhis scurrilous sheet, and found himintrenched in the camp of the money-changers, the men who change the moneyfrom the peoples pockets into their is the blind fool of that crafty oldFagin, Senator Octopus, but he doesntrealize it. He was going down to Wash-ington to rout the money-changers from 94. Straight as a buzzard flies to Its carrion, this falseSextus returns to his home, and, with his lips stillmoist with my bounty, he writes about me (.Page 94) ^^ ^ ^s THE PEOPLES FRIEND the Temple of Liberty, and now he is inwith them, boot and glove, body and soul,smoking their cigars, drinking theirdrinks, and feeding his inordinate vanityon the crumbs of flattery that they jest-ingly cast down to him. Oh, Pumphrey,Pumphrey, Pumphrey 1 Where are thosenoble sentiments that we heard ringingfrom your lips, the day you left yourhome town to carry the sword of the peo-ple against the mighty vampires who aregorging at the throat of American free-dom and justice? He introduced us to his friend (I)Senator Octopus 1 Senator, said thepompous little Pumphrey, *I want to in-troduce my fellow townsman, Mr. Ed-ward Steele, who, Im sure, is delightedto meet you. Yes, thats what Pumphreji97 ^ CONGRESSMAN PUMPHREY said as he introduced me to the prince ofpickpockets, the senator who has conse-crated
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