April 9, 1858: “Daily Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin” by Damphool.
The anonymous Damphool promotes a news organ.
Daily, tri-weekly and weekly we appear,
And thus we have progress'd, year after year;
In reviewing ourself that we may start fair,
Let us notice friend King In the Editorial chair.
Years have passed o'er since he first mounted guard—
Sentinel so faithful deserves meet reward.
Enquiring for Langton—he’s gone out collecting
New Locals for Jermain & Brightman's dissecting.
The electioneering tricks are worthy of mention,
In exposing the amount of Party invention;
Now, friends, don't hanker for municipal trophies,
Eschew all party catering for a fat city office;
Let no Lager Beer get into your "knob,"
Mkakavey then can’t lock you up in his job.
If Charter Elections will better the times,
Let's have 'em every day, and all run for dimes.
W heat is telling cheap—navigation is open—
And Ice Banks as well as other Banks are broken;
Uncle Sam's getting mad as a spinning-wheel spindle,
Kase the people busted up the ’Lecompton swindle;
Events are progressing and drawing to a head,
Even the Mormons seems stricken a little with dread;
Winchell’s in town—the comical wight—
In Young’s Hall he hold, his Loves to-night,
Some say he’s funny, but I say he’s more,
Cause his audience he'll keep in a continual roar.
Onward we push, without farther ado,
Now Hamilton's face comes full into view,
So calm and serene—no sign of a storm—
Intent on some job that must appear in the morn,—
Now Hamilton, my boy, just lock up your form.