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Within its piiges you shall find enshrined Tlie wisdom, concentrate, of many years ; Tlie which if you do carefully peruse, And mark and learn, and inwardly digest, You shall enough of " Flapdoodle" absol'b Each fool in your constituencies to feed. 1 .s. TIk' followliin- jii'c a ft'w of the nninri'oiis testimonials rcccivct) tVtuii pioiiiincnt ]ml>lic men to wlioni tlic advance sheets of tllis little work llUN'e Itecll suldllittlMl : " I could aliiKist fancy T liad written it myself." J(>M>f A. M.\en()NALU. " If F could have read this ln»uk in early life, 1 think I woidd have been in otlice now. " A l,K\ANni;i! iVlAeKI'.NZIK. " The tone of this little vt)lunie is uniniiieachaMe. No moral poli- tician should I»e without a copy." S. L. Tihi.KV. " Till' author knows nearly as much aliout contracts as I do." Cm \i!i,r.s Ti ri'KK. " Till' vei'ses have the rill'.'; of true poetry. " I should, like to know the author." .1. i; l*i,r\ii! .) AMKS Cotton. *' 1 think the autlinr v oiild h<' a iiiec partner for my i'apa. ('has. WiI'TKIIKah FLAPDOODLE. /../ tl,r ,jnllr,( j,„lr ,rioO, olH .rif /,.■,:<„ rr ,nnrr,nn,: '''l'^- P"wor of K.sino Loth Lands - .loul.le- AMBIDEXTERITY. • lealiiig. This faculty is in.lisp.nsal.l. to success in political life It .s a .no.lcr„ ansi.lemt.M«,H In n>n.ot.T tn.u^s, certain ^ay an.l gallant ..nti. , ,na.U u practice of reli..vino- the po..r with the n,on..y .>f ^hini they ha.l rol.l.e,l tl... ri.-h, hut wh.-n cau.ht, they were lian.-..! neverth..l..ss. We are n,<>,-e ...lighten,.! n.,wa;iays. APPOINTMENTS.- Political sto...k in tna.Io, of which the supply i. never e^ual to tho clon.an.l. Political p,onus.sory notes Mith T large nc.Iat.on suppose! to be p.aya.>lc on .le.na.nl, hnt i,. poi.,t of fact irri'fleenialile. * A« a i-urting tra.lesMian will a.lv.rtis,. for sale fifty thou- sand gm,t..oats or «vehun.lre.lthousan.l blankets, although 8 FLAPDOODLE. his whole store, crainined from garret to haseinorit, would not contain a tithe of the (juantity, so a politician who understands his business will not hesitate to promise appoint- ments to ev-ery one of his supporters who may demand them, without regard to the possibility of fulfilling his pledges. Of course whi'n your party is out of power you cannot be expected to do anything, and when you are in, the deuce is in it if you can't fir^d some means of stopping the mouths of your friends. At any rate you will be in, and canncjt well be tui'iied out for a while, durini'- which time you will have; an opportunity of fulfilling the object for which you went into the jniblic service — rcrh. s>ij>. " My son,"' said a Scotchman to his boy who was going into the world, " mak' money, honestly if you can, /w/ umL-'' ASSEVERATION. An .-irt, w ratlRi- urtilico, of imiiKMi.se value to a politician. A pei'tiiKU'ious asseveiatdr i.s almost a.s important to Iiis party a« a ready debater. The modus npa'/riii/i is ns follows: \'ou make an accusa- tion damaging to tlie reputation of a 2><>litical opponent; youi' assertion is distinctly refute(l. At th(> I'ai'liest o})poi'- tunity you vepcat it ii. a slightly moditied foi'iii. By fre- (|uent repetition and judici(»us \aiiation of the original statement, you are certain to gain a considerable amount ol' credence in many (piarters. This facidtv, like most others, is vastly imitrox cil by use ; by constant pi-actice you may e\i'ii come to belie\e in the truth of your own faix'icatioiis. " liiUr one Who liaviiii;' unto trutli, liy ti'llini;' utt, Made siieli a sinner of liis memory To ei'edit Ins own lies." Wlien fully develo])ed, this accomplishment is of inestim- able \'al"'e to its possessor. FI^APDOODT.E. 9 (' We cannot too strongly recommend our yonnjif friends to cultivate assiduously this important qualification. Besides being of great use to their party they wii^ supposing by any accident they are left out in the cold, always be an acquisition to the party press. Immoral Maxim. — Tell a lie and stick to it. BABBLE. (Derived from the Hebrew word ''Baltel") — confusion — disoi-der. See Debate. BENCH. A place of rest or I'etii'ement for weary or worn out poli- ticians. N.B. — Legal knowledge not insent improved system fai- exceed any little defects to which we have I'eferi'ed. 10 KLAPDOODI.E. COMMITTEE -(Parliamentary).— A number of gentlemen selected from the whole body of sitting members to examine and report as to the truth of certain charges or statements. As these Committees are usually demanded by the Oppo- sition, and the party in power invariably has a majority of votes, the result may readily be conceived. The report of the minority is frequently read, and serves as a striking exemplification of the adage, that " opinions differ." The composition of some of the^e connnittees forcil»lv re- calls the lines of Shakspeare : " The jury passing on a prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a rogue or two Guiltier than him tney try. " DEBATE.— See Babblk. ELECTIONS. What theij ought to he. — The election l)y the voice of the people of the most proper men to represent the country. — What they arc. — A vulgar struggle for the loaves and fishes. GOVERNOR-GENERAL. Politically — a buffer to soften collisions between adverse facticms ; a guard whose duty is to apply the bi'ak<' when- ever the national train is running at too high a speed. GOVERNOR-LIEUTENANT. A very expensive and unnecessary adjunct to provincial governuuuit — seldom ornamental, and still more rarely useful. HUMBUG. This word comprehends most of the definitions contained in this volume, and many others too immerous to mention — it comprises, in fact, the whole essence of jmrty government. It is, however, never referred to by this designation. LOBBYIST, OR WIREPULLER. -/'PAz///oj7'»« PolitkalU) As the human frame in cei-tain stajjfes of disease is in- fested by vermin, so the body politic, when iu an unhealthy // V i I FLAPDOODLE. 13 condition, is preyed upon hy noxious parasites, known by the generic name of " lobbyists " or " wirepullers." Like the potato bug and other kindred pests, these crea- tui'es, when allowed to multiply, are extremely difficult to get rid of. The only effective method is to s(|uash them as fast as tliey put in an appearance. Unlike the potato bug, they are not particular as to what they consume— as a rule they " prefer cash," for which pre- ference they have liigh authority; but in the absence of this they have been known to put up with promissory notes, and even witli artichis of wearing apparel. The increase in the number of these pests during the last few years would seem to indicate that thy national health is hardly in a .satisfactory condition. Moral.— Fii-st catch your lobbyist, and then put your foot on him. OFFICE. 'I'lu' Mecca of political pilgrims. The motive whieh impels the devout Mus.sulman to un- dertake liis long and painful pilgrimage, differs, however, in some impoi-tant respects from that which actuates his Chris- tian l)j'other. OFFICIAL (Government).- A person paid Ijy the pul)li(3 to per- tonii certain duties, more or less important, eonnectetl witli the all'airs of the country. While it is incumbent on the Government to see that these persons aiv {uhMpiately— nay, libei-ally— remunerated for their services, it is e(pially the duty of the office-holder to perform his functi(jns without fear or favor. In fact, govei-nment officials should, like Cesar's wife, " be above sus])i('ion." \\^e confess that these are old-fashioned notions, and that the more modern idea is that public officials have a pe^fp-f riyht to use their iuHuence in any way that may tend to their 14 FLAPDOODLE. *f personal advantage ; provided always that it does not operate at^ainst the interests of the party in power. The public voice has not yet been made clearly manifest on this question, but we are bound to admit that a consider- able number of gentlemen connected with the public service are strongly in favor of the " old fashions." ORATOR. It is very difficult to define precisely what constitutes an orator. Eloquence, which is one of the chief essentials of oratory, has been said by some writers to be merely a " determina- tion of words to the mouth." Accepting this as a sufficient definition, we can claim to have manv orators in our lej^isla- tive assemblies. l^EMosTHENES was one of the most famous oratoi's of anti([uity, and there are many points of resend)lance between tills celebrated man and some of our modern public speakers. Foi' example, we have it on the authority of Li'mprierc that " his education was totally neglected;" and it is further stated that " his rising talents were impeded by weak lungs and a difHculty of pronunciation." We cannot say that we have ()bser\e(l that many of our parliamentary orators are troubled by "weak lungs," but in the other peculiarities referred to we have tVeipieiitly noticed a sti'iking resemblance. We also learn on the same authority that tlie ancient oi-ator " shaved one half of his head." One of our most elo- ([uent representatives from British Columbia has improved on the example of Demosthenes, by proposing to shave the heads of other people. PARTY. -A wonl of such signiiicaucc, that in the minds of some politi. oians it stands for country, friends, family, and sometnnes even for self itself. It exercises the same fatal fascination over the minds and mcjrals of its votaries that li(juor does ovei' the senses of a 4t d I— I xn Q a Xfl ►^ O o M <1 O -• • ■. • "j JT -* - ' I) FLAPDOODLE. 17 o w I— I 'hM confirmed dnmkai'd. In its name, and nnder its sway, men will commit acts wliicli, apart from itN dcltasinLT uitiiirnce, they would shrink fnjm with ahhoi-rencc. They worship it as the African nci^i'o woi-sliips \\\sj'litie is heir to, includinu' those brouii'ht about by misij'oveiiiiiient, extiava- gance, and over-trading. A natural and ])erfeetly i-easoiiable method of adding to the wealth of the country by ai'titieially raising the prices of everything it produces or consumes. It fosters home manufactures by preventing the intliix of cer- tain articles which would probably be supplied morechea))ly or of better ([uality by foreign counti'ii's, and thus gives em- ployment to a nmuber of jieople who would otherwise be compelled to seek a different occupation. It also enables manufacturei's to accumulate large foi- tunes which cannot fail to be of gieat benefit to the countiy, and must of necessity be eminently satisfactory to the com- nmnity at lai-ge. It is more than probable that this gi'eat discoveiy woidd never have been made but for the temporary retirement of 18 FLAPDOODLE. the Conservative party from power, which gave theni leisure to concentrate their powerful intellects upon the causes and proper method of cure of the the., prevailing depression. Carking Liberals, however, mamtain that the genuine motive of the policy is more accurately defined in the follow- ing dialogue— after the manner of Mrs. Hemans— lietween young Canada and her guardian. Canada — I hear them speak of a Policy That " National" is said to l)e ; Which will drive away from our suffering shore Want and depression for evermore. The nature of this policy, Sir John, I would now inquire of thee — • Sir John — Inquire— inquire, my child ! Canada — Will it duties place upon everything Which foreign countries to us bring ? If this be so, it seems to me Tlie cost of living increased will be ! Shall I pay more for my sugar or tea Under the National Policy ? Sir John — I think you Mill, my child. Canada — To the working man do you mean to give Sufficient wages whereon to live, Or do you think that his extra pay Will on increased prices be frittered away ? If this be so, I fail to see The benefit of this Policy ? Sir John- And so do I, my chihl. Canada — If the farmer gets more for his corn and oats— ^Vill it cost him more for his hats and coats. Will his mowers and reapers dearer be Under the National Policy ? If this be so, I pray explain What by this "policy" he will gain I Not much, not mucli, my child. Sir John Sir John S -My child, I will now explain to thee. The motive of this our Policy, The N. P. cry was just the thing Our party back into power to bring ; This policy, my verdant elf, Was to turn out the Grits and get in myself ; That's all, that's all, my child. 4 ^ t « I \ ^ FLAPDOODLE. 19 POLITICIAN — (As opposerii- l>ahli/ nlliiitfth tn ''.foil II. null.-' The port tr/l.th how thill it<'iiari,,j J'l'om (JtirOrc, and hitir tloji rr- fri'sliril f/iciiixclri's. PART I. It is a wily Premiere, Ami he goeth across the sea. And with him go two Mynysteres Almost as deep as he. Thi'ee cuter gentlemen, I ween, I)|<1 never the billows l»rave, And ".lolm " must look exceeding sharp It he wishtth his purse to save. The ship was cheered, the harbor cleared, 3Jerryly did they go Along the deck, adown the stairs. To the steward's l)arl)clow. And one of the Mynysteres took " rye," And the Preniiei'e he took "Hz;" Hut the other Mynystcre did take 'I'hc beer which gingered is. For tliis Mynystcre was a moral man. And held it was not right That any public man should get The very least bit tight. 22 FLAPDOODLK. 77i(' tihi/t panitelh thnnijh the Stniil>i II ml I'titi'rn till' Atlantic Ocean. A stiirm arisi't/i, and f/ii' mural Miini/xli'i'i' hf- fiiiiii-tli yi'd-aick, mill iiiii>th hack nil /lis liiii/ii'rancr /ii'iiiripli'x. Hut till- l'iriiii,Tc mill till' vthir MitlijI.itfTi' arr lint aiJrCti'd III/ tilt' trial lii'r, ami jilaii " j.l0l\l'l\" ami till' Miihi/kIi'i-i' " xciiuiirtli " till- Pn'micri'. I'licji arriri' na/cb/ at tlii'ir di'Ktiiia- tion. The white steam blew, the good ship flew, Tile furrow followed free, And swiftly througli the Straits they went Into the Atliintie Sea. And now the storin blast oanie, and made The billows swell like hills, And the moral Mynystere became (i>uite blue about the gills; And he leaned his head upon his hand, And mournfully cried he, "Oh! Steward, pray, bring right away A glass of the Eaii i/i- rii\ " Por tlie gingered l)ee and the lemonade, Tluiugh on shore they good may be, Are not the drink, I soothly think, For a sea-sick man like me. '" But Sir .Folin and the other Mynystere Did laugh at the tempest's flaw. And to the smoking-room did go For a (juiet game of "draw." A smarter man than the Premiere was At "draw '■ there is sehlom seen. But in less than an iiouv that Mynystere Dill ".scoop" him completely clean. Then the Premiere he sadly shook his head. And sa'd, "Oh! .[ohn HeiRHvr, I would v,e may scoop John Bull as clean As thou h;. t scooped me. " And John Henerec on his nose did i>lace His finger, and closed his eye : " We cannot tell how the game may go. But 1 guess we will surely try. " And ever anon the siiip sailed on. And over the billows sped. Until tliey came to the Mersey shore, And anchored otl' Birkenhead. Till' /'co/i/ov and A/.V Mjiniinli'iyn in- ti'rrii'ir a warp old capitalist, ((lid till' i-iijiitatisl I'.v sln'lthniinil hii till' (■//,■ of th I'ri'- mil re, PAKT II. It is an ancient capitalist, A wise and wealthy man. And ill his oHice in l^ombard Street Syi' .bjlui and liis Mynysteres do meet To "scoop" him if they can. "1 fear thee, wily Premiere, I feai' thy tisliy eye; r fear tiiat thou some artful dodge Math come on me to ti'y." 4) ^ FLAPPOoni^F. 28 J And in nnislrahirri tn lifftr his lichpwf. And till- /•)•.'»)(•,•)•,• tn'i-th to jirrmindr the rojiifalinf that hi' trill hfifi' "a Kii/f thin;/,' and that thri/ arc " i/iiiini/ mi /nun fhr coiintri/."' Thi' moral M;/ni/x- tl'i , -'•'_" •■■"•1 //"v rj 1 1 ' svupicionx of their uiotiveti. and assert.'^ their iinselti.thne.is. Hilt the eapitali.it faileth tn see it. and nia/cefh tin- l>leasnnt nlln.iitniii; and Una III/ "hniineetii " l/ie f'retniere and his }f!iii>/steres. t^. He holds him with his fisliy eye, He cannot choose l)nt hoar; And thns spake on that (h)wny man, Tlie Avily Premiere : "Tliore is a raih'oad must Ik; huilt To Britisli Cohimliiar; It will i)ay. " "Xo douht,"' uoth the capitalist, '•As well as the (i. T. H.!" "If you this task will undertake, ^Ve will on you bestow An area vast of fertile; land, Whereon will all things grow. "And some of tiiis land you may quickly sell, And the balance you may liold IJntil the prices rise, ami till Your pockets with good red gold. " We are simple men," .[Uoth the Premiere, Who come from a far comitree. " "No doubt, no doubt," said the capitalist, " Ihit you can't get over me." Then said the moral Myuynstei'c : "I pray thee, tliink no ill. For we have come across tlu' sea Thy pockets for to till. " For thine and for our countrv's good We have braved tlie billows "wilil; No sellish ends liavc we to Min." l»)uoth the capitalist, "Tiiis is too thin; I pray thee, draw it mild. " M(>tiiiuketii, oil! my moral tVicnd. I have heard of tlice liefore; 'Twas with a tale of Spring Hill coal. Some years ago, that in a hole, \'ou put us oiicc l)eforc. " Now tiiis advici 1 give to tliei' ; Tiiat luimc you ijuickly hie, And pcrliai)^* tJie X. I'', the means may briui;, Or pcn'han.'i' Sir Hugh and liis ^■ank'ce ring' Will step in your lands to Imv. " Then from tic roiun (,t thf ca|)italist Forth sti'ppcwn sky-liigli — A weary time! a weary time! No loop-hole could they spy, Till looking up, Jolui Heneree Did catch the Premiere's eye. At first it seemed the lid thereof Did give a little l>link; It nu)ved, and moved, and tlien l)ec:nne A most decided wink, Denoting that just then was hatched, Within that fertile brain. Some artful dodge w herei)y at least Success they might attain. Tlien spake the wily I'remiere : " My friends, it seems to me Tl)at on f/iis side of the herring pond The game is all U I'. "Now, this at least is very clear, And needs no speech to show Tliat back with our tails between our legs It will not do to go." "You are right," said the moi'al Mynystere, (^)uotii .John Flencree, "That is so." "And as (mr friends in Loudon tctwn Our otl'ers do deride, Our only hope is to close at once With those on the other side. He ailiiiitteth that the teniiK an' smiii'- lehiit onerous, lint iiiyeth the neeesniti/ of reiniiiniiii/ in ojliee. One of the Mi/ni/n- teret! if xtartieii; " 'Tis very true tluit through the nose The country will ha\'e to pay: IJut we ;//».s'/ keej) in at any prici', And ahout tiu' tci'ms cannot lie nice, So Til cable Donald A." "(Hi, Lord! oh, Lord !" (piotli .lolin ilcncice, " Hut the terms are mighty lough: JMir what with the cash and tiie land, I ween A contract like this was nevi'i' sc^(ui, And the country will cut n[) rough," ' I ail 4l v^ ♦^ Hi Ijuf the (it/„r Keeth a chance of pickinyx. and the Premiere (Ulcmeth itx heln« 01/ a deputation of adiiiiniri ciiiis/it'ii. '■'Its, who want to «■"""• all about it. And the I'reiiiier,. naminoneth them faiixiderahhi, and dropp.th ml,. Jioelri/, tLA PDOODLE. ^ niiger ui tiie pie." Il:ro!i;.r[;;";;:;,';!™''^'''"-'«-'My"ystere. PART IV. No nS-, ?{-;;;;:— '--thing. r!!ff ^''"r?""'.' ^'^^*^ "»'I^''- Heaven) Lnto a politician given ' In this our fair countree. Of tliis ni,)st precious gift, I ,veen aj>e Premiere ha.l full store- And neer More in all hi,s life iH-ough all the stress of ^Jll ,t,if^ Had lie re.juir.nl it more. •>' ^""«» t-"" l'''^"'/"< I<""1 I'e set his foot _His fne.Hls all gathered roun.l' ''Nu-rn''''''''>''"'"' '"*"•■'•'''''' '"they W tell us .straight Mi,.t did betid: ^^hat fortune hast thou found •^" ','.'','", they cried, " 'e- AmlthenM,..)ohndidsu-eetIv.^„iile. .^MvM-orthyfriemk-.juothhcs '.' givt. yo„ full partieuhirs >>ould most iiiipi-o],er he; "Boci I Th**'!?^''*''"^*;''''''^yt'''n..theo: "lo tiie I ariiaiiK ut |ut this at least] may tell to th( '!''■ railway w,l].o,..stn,..ted he And won t eost us a cent. "And ! fidiii nut thi' ■^liall liappily lo,,ii ,1 And proudly view ti., (.'areering all aicimd.' j'-fi'appiiy, „.;,;■, ;;;;i:;''^''''-' And proiidlv 'iew fin. i.. . i ,. '. : !, "-^^ '"* "on horse 25 26 FLAPDOODLE. S' ,\ The wily Pri'mim-t' falU'th anU'pp, and 171 a dream lie hearet/ttwo voices — utw of the " Globe and the other of the ''Mail," "And twang upon my goklen harp, And joyfully shall sing, To tliink that I such benefits Did to my country bring. " The people cheered, and shook his hand, And loudly cried "Hooray;" And the Premiere winked his artful eye, And gladly went his way. But when witliin his car ensconced, He fell into a dream, And all about him in the air Two voices there did seem. Quoth one : " This man hath ruin brought His work v\e all shall rue." The Premiere shivered in lus sleep— The voice of tlie (j/oIw he knew. Tlie otiier was a softer voice, As soft as honey dew — Quoth he : "The man hatli done full well, And better still will do. " ^ who dineiisH the question after the uxual manner qf party organs. The flrnt voice (inestionerh tin J'retniere's '■ raeitir tint the other retorteth ii'ith the ii'tiial til ijii'iiiue. Ixf Voire. " But sure you know this Syndicate Will rule tlie whole North-West; No man can prosper on his land, No grain can reacli tlie ocean strand. Unless at their behest. " i'li'l Voice, " What l)etter Imrgain could be made? The railway innM be l)uilt — Vou have yourself admitted this— And if this chance we now should miss. On you will be the guilt," l-^t Voir,; " But only now you heard him say It would not cost a cent. And sure you know as well as T 'i'hat statement Avas an awful Fiction, was what I meant. " 2nd Voice, "That was a pious fraud, and you E.xception should not take To any trifling slip of tongue (Tlie s line tiling jioh iiave often done) Which publi(' men mav make." 4' A ^ FLAPDOODLE. ,??,' 27 The one thinks that the party won't stand it; but the other knoweth better. I.>^t Voice. "One comfort yet remains to us, VVhea otlier hopes are flown : The contract will rejected l)e, ^Vllen all the terms are known." :'ind Voice. "I pray thee, brother, do not lay Tliat unction to tliy soul ; We liave our party well in hand, ihey 11 g,ve the cash, and eke the laud, A nd ijulp the contract whole. " WHIP. An adjunct of great inipor-tanco to the machinery of party government, the necessity for wlio.se existence can only be explained on tlie assumption that a large proportion of mem- bers ot Parliament a,o not to be trusted to attend to their duties but require to be ''whipped in" like a pack of ill trained tox-hounds. The qualifications necessary for a competent "Whip" are numerous. He must be active anntly expect so soon as his usefulness has cease. 1, to be rewarded with a snug post for which he is more or l.>ss unfitted. 28 FLAPDOODLE. WORDS. Tlie 2Mum or ^' FlardoocUc " us^aJiy proffered by politi- ejans or the sustenance of their ..nsHruents, who/thono-h they devour . w.th great avidity, cannot be said t. derive nnich beneht from their diet. 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