Punch: Punch (96.1889)

January 19, 1889.]

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

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Me—“ unemployed ” ? Oh, no! I labour pro bono
Er—Publico—yet I’ve some leisure,

And if you elect me, the task you expect me
To try I shall tackle with pleasure.

I am not a lackey, nor faddy, nor quacky,

I ’ll work for our big- busy hive.

You see, Gents, my case is upon a broad basis,

For London, not Party, I ’ll strive.

A well-meaning “ toff” is as worthy of office
As any good soul not a nob.

Public spirit I’d kindle, against knaves who swindle,
And rascals who rob and who job.

My broom, I may mention, will work for prevention
Of dirt piles—that’s better than cure.

Sans Party or passion, I ’ll work in a fashion
True Sweeping Reform to ensure.

Then vote for your Rosebery—good Little Rosebery,

I have explained to you why;

So vote for your Rosebery—smart Little Rosebery ;
Come Little Rosebery try!

Mr. Punch. Aye, Little Rosebery—and well called—
for you ’re the roundest, the rosiest, and the raciest can-
didate in all the City.

Little Rosebery. Round, am I ? and rosy—and racy ?
May be, for I have temper and humour ! But hark ye,
my merry friend—bast ever thought that beneath a gay
and genial exterior there may lurk a force that is slowly
but surely working its way to the very front ?

Mr. Punch. Rather, my Little Rosebery. Here’s
success to your candidature ; more power to your
energetic elbow, and free play to your New Broom !

[ Gives hitn a vote, and exit.

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the pockets of the ratepayers of the nearest borough. Remissions of
rent to farmers I theoretically approve of, when possible; hut I think
that “ grants in aid ” should be employed to compensate landlords for
any loss of revenue they experience on this score. I may add that I
shall be much surprised if anybody has the assurance to offer himself
as a rival Candidate to myself. Mowbray de Boots Proudfoot.

To the Same.

I offer myself for the County Council of this Division of the
County because I am a Dissenter, and because religion has nothing
whatever to do with the contest. I rely for getting in on the dis-
content of the labourers with things in general, and on the fact that
there is a very large Anabaptist community in the various villages
of the shire, who may be confidently counted upon to vote for any-
body who will promise to have a slap at the Squires and Parsons
whenever practicable. Of the details of County management I am
absurdly ignorant; but I would pledge myself, if elected, to impose
such a rate on country houses as would cause most of them to be at
once shut up ; and I am perfectly indifferent to whether or not such
a state of things would mean loss of employment to hundreds of
families in the counties, with corresponding increase of business to
shop and hotel-keepers in London, Nice, Cannes, and elsewhere.

Ebenezer Muttoned.

To the Electors of South Clamberwell.

I offer myself for the Metropolitan Council on a frank political
basis. I am an out-and-out Democratic-Conservative-Radical-
Unionist. I am aware that all enlightened citizens depreoate the
intrusion of politics into these elections, and that if political con-
siderations are allowed to be paramount, jobbery will flourish, and
the ratepayers’ interests will go to the wall. The Caucus of mv party,
however, are of opinion that it will look well if it can be said that a
majority of the new Councillors belong to their own political per-
suasion, and they also believe that a distribution of future contracts
among business men of the same party will tend to an increase of
public virtue, and of Electors devoted to its views. As I happen to
possess what is called local “influence,” consisting of three breweries
and a hundred public-houses in the district, the aforesaid Caucus has
requested me to stand for the position which I unblushingly solicit
at your hands. Guy Partiman {Ex-Col. 21th Free Lancers).