The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-09
AFTER "PAP."
Rocsut,on OF Police Applications by
MAYOR Fox.

ointments that they could not be admitted TO |
ssaterTed. sa however. by this Kind caution, the
multitude of hungry seekers after place CON
selves, in lieu Of hobnobbing with the Mayor, |
by vacanty gazing at the WINDOWS lmPeoiinS PinS
hours From early in the morning until late In |
the evening there they stood Apparently e Gney
encountered the same faces. and wedged your
way through the same crowds. or course, tney
s ed hs Sss tSem
S1ty My in sne defiance or under the noses
ex pected to take. Well. yesterday at III A. M"
the hour arrived Ye gods what what oSHs sSrsmSIS %Ss
first ''peep o. day' beheld them still constant
the cprbsone stu elingng like l0c1sts t dS to
sat that man. The FOX" was In trepidation:
He had gained his refuge before the press had
sigh not altogether devoid of apprehension,
into, the embracing arms OF the Mayor
sStS Se had Su"f adopted every every expedient to
avoid it.had intrenched himself be-
had a Gordon Of Reserves stretching from the
sidewalk to the ssnctum. Was he safe? Not
deserting the trees In front of the "Row offices,
-ebbing from the taverns and restaurants In
which they had been fortified-rounding the
their wonted positions in every doorway near
blythe rabble came. Twas sight as good as
q circus. Like crows to the carcass they had
scented out the game, andnot one of the motley
throng detected from straight line leading
into that door of happy entrance" on Chestnut
street The pest man wins! The first bite gets
the choice bit! Hats in hand. away they sped
II in ll;mell race to the stairway. The mud
flew in flakes from their hasty feet like The
drops from rapid water-wheel-the dust rose
in clouds up the steps: In second after the
steeple clock had struck eleven the place was
jammed. A spectre couldn't have insinuated
itself anywhere. The banister along the stairs
was strained so that 1T creaked again-and the
plaster of the walls was dented with the impress
of hard-pushed shoulders over faces fiery red
with eagerness the perspiration flowed in oily
streams, and hair, which the occasion had
combed for the first time in twelvemonth
twisted up by the roughing into wonted knots
and bushes. Up stairs to the landing they 60
but here the current is suddenly checked. A
dozen or more policemen-1nured by years of
experience to Withstand just such a pressure
stood arrayed in phalanx against the painting
crowd and kept it at bay.
Now the Mayors office can be reached by
said the captain Of the defense unto the first
thou in sngly. So 1t is ordered"
And the whole host heard these words of the
captain, and restrained themselves. A deep
fe ear and awful expectation fell upon all. They
questioned among themselves.-'What manner
OF man is he we are to meet? What will come
of all this?'
But no one could give answer, and so they
communed in their own thoughts.
And time passed away. But 10! one youthful
Of the unterri1ied. grew impatient, and opening
his mouth spake.
His prophecy was this:-"I say unto you. run
not off my brethren; for, as our apostle Jack
SON has said. Unto the .vlctors belong the
spols.' So be not dismayed by our adverssries
loins, and the days our own, my braves "
And the host hearkened unto these sayings
of The beardless youth, and was encouraged.
Now murmurs arose against the captain OF
the defense. and the Philistnes pressed hard
saying TO his faithful few. LET not y Your iivers
| quake, nor your bowels fail you" he drew forth
gently .r0n the sconce OF the most onward of
the host
And the battle waxed hot and fierce.
| But The defenders held up the hands OF their
| captain, and right valiantly they kept the
way against the Philistines.
the i inner ,t temple. why poiiute ye these holy
precincts with wrathful words and deeds of
arms? Let peace come upon these troubled
And the armies rested from their work. and
| were mighty glad. ,
| voice was heard saying
| "Make way for some more of the Phlis.
their importantly. For valiant nave been their
| deeds-for many have been the votes they
| polled-for worthy is their cause-for theirs is
| the government OF the circumcised white man
| for none OF Afric's dusky hue shall WELD the
municipal baton SO let them come In by twos
and threes. Tor they shall all be clrcumcsed into
And the voice spake no more. Aud the host
| raised song of rejoicing-and they sang all,
| both old and young-both the weak and the
strong. And The uncircumcised Philistines
| ioicing and answered back "hunkey dory"
And JOY reigned throughout all the host.
by twos and threes, and there met the reward
OF their laboIs.
The side door leading from the Mayors pri-
| vate Office upon the landing was closely shut
4 and guarded. The applicants were admitted,
| two orthree at a time. through the door open
| ing into the main office, thence by side door
into the presence OF the Mayor himself. What
| q spectacle the mass OF them presented as they
packed themselves away between the two
lines of policemen which guided the
stream into the, doorway OF the, private
| office! Old and young-fat and lean
| tall and short-white faced and red-faced-
| all hair and no hair-respectable and rough
compound The heat in the place was intense,
| ana they were intensely jammed, consequently
| sweating like coal-heavers They could do
! nothing but mop and murmur The process of
| going through the sprouts" was agonizlngly
| slow-not more than three in about five
| minutes-and therefore they had to console
| themselves with the cheerful prospect OF wait
| ing for hours before reached in their turn. And
| when once they had succeeded in reaching his
| Honor what did th ey receive? Anappointmenl?
Nary time Mr.. Fox simply took their aplica-
tiops in the coolest way imaginable, had them
marked and put away, and then bidding the
poor wret tches good morning. kindly pointed
the way to the other door; the one opening
upon the stairway. Not much satisfaction
that, and still 1t was all the miserable walters
and hopers obtained. Thus the string con-
| tin ued, and thus the process continued: NO
thing was done save the reception OF their
applications. No policemen were actually
made, none unmsde. After lingering for day $
around the office the Democratic asplrants had
TO depart yet suspended In incertitudes
The Age, which may be fairly suppose TO re-
fleet the purposes and sentiments OF our newly
elected Mayor, in its issue of yesterday morning
contains the following
1.-THE uncement of the Mayor. that no applica-
tions would be received until Friday did not dimin'
tsh the crowd In attendance at the ONCE yesterday,
Hosts of applicants swarmed in aud around the
building 9eessTns from the yaGSns S wards s ana
upon his II onoI, but stl 10 appointments were made
There is much dissatisfaction expressed about the
MayOF.