The New York herald., 1871-11-05

cast OF FEATURES, whose gaze rests on the trsnspa-
rency or Crime" IN front OF the Bowery Theatre.
would ever suspect nirn TO ne the man who has
thriyen, as some one says ION the distributed divi
dcnds OF rascaity and on percentages OF steang.u
II Is singular fact tnat al the banners proclaim
the beings whose likeness and cognomina they
1.-THE PEOPLES FRfEND,r
and the peoples cnoice,n and perfect models OF
people Gould only grow into nrm belicr in the
reality OF these Wanted friendships And, better
, it would indeed be q changed world. some OF the
men who thus delight In parading their affection to
tine oo eeo nc, s bsaa
In public seryiyc. light up each poverty sirlc1en
tenement home in TINS great city with Its scores
OF thousands Of the miserable and The unfortunate,
"''' w -" CAR cSNDucroR's cRowL.
sEvcry one on 'em tells me now that ne - my
frend," says the conductor. as you ride mp town
with HIM on the front platform. In the bleak winter
and and swears ca % he likes me better than any other man
In the world. But see him after election, when lvc
lost my JOB ana 60 TO MIN to Peg MN ever 70 se saM
you psster or per4aps Il PC Is asEent %saa ,G ;e
you lose your job forr forr Well n has od1 to Say Say
Oh day 1--WE only have one of them month";. An ]
SAYS ne, am very sorry cant heip you; whisney
yoH wlas jon 1s Fa,sor Mathew socesy Oh Ses
they're my friends. you bet. They can all go To
before ore votes ior EN- Joe KNOWS HicS worm TWO
And as to
If these placars could but be believed this city has
the purest and most mcOrruptiDle and most unim.
peacnablc crowd Of candidates for ofice tnat
munity. They say, though, that IN Chinese towns
II is common practice for each store
to put up outside is doors notice @ IN huge CHAR ar
custom Is that all the tradesmen are dishonest,
and, rs the proverb says, Good WINE needs no
Smith being honest and Brown being unimreach-
able and Robinson above SUSPICION may nave as
melancholy motive cause ca the universally i3~ t%s
sLEcrIoNEERINa VANS
are perhaps among the most amusing features OF
the election. Here comes one numbering along
unsteadlly ahoring to get over Z car rail ana re-
HOW il jots and aroans ana % crouches down upon
the hard stones ere 1t succeeds And row loudly
that harsh bell, which forms the music OF its trium
plnl progress rings diScOrdantly out upon the
crisp, cold airl That 10 ANDY Garvey's' bell
Wonder II he hears 1t, sounding out with menacing
Outcry, as he PAGES to and fro. with uneasy steps,
tho floor or the public dining room or
the little Swiss dube'ge in which It Is SAID ne mas
| taken up his inglorious abode. But what wonder
| ful monument OF vehIcular engineering these vans
| are when you stop TO closely examine Them. A
| huge and stupendous growth Of
CANVAS AND BUNTING
towers up from the body of the vehicle and c0mpels
the admiration OF the behOlter. Just think OF the
weight OF nonor the four miserable hacks in front of
the wagon have to draw in stars and Stripes
alone score OF national nags, counter
marked with the name Of the candidate,
are adrOitly stuck all over 1t, and ensnrne with q
wreath Of glory the Inscribed appellation and
virtues OF the w0uld-be lce-holder Curious in
deed, must be the thoughts OF the man who drives
| 80 pOnderous q political machine, freighted so
marvcllously with ambitious hopes and visions Of
patrlOtlC fame.
And so the work OF the coming contest goes
bravey on. May the best men win, and may no
seventh OF November In the unknown future find
us less free or less prosperous than viii Tuesday
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